The Sony Cybershot DSC-L1, is available from £175 | $229 - and is an ultra compact 4 megapixel digital camera, with a 3x optical zoom lens and a 1.5" TFT screen. The camera is enclosed in an ultra compact silver metal body. The Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 3x optical zoom lens is equivelant to 32-96mm on a 35mm camera. It records unlimited 640x480 / 30fps videos with sound. The camera's size is: 95 x 44.3 x 25.7 mm, and the camera weighs 122g (without batteries).

Specifications

 More information :   Announced 30-Aug-04  Max resolution      2304 x 1728
 Low resolution  :    1280 x 960, 640 x 480
 Image ratio w:h  :    4:3, 3:2
 Effective pixels  :    4.0 million
 Sensor photo detectors  :    4.1 million
 Sensor size   :   1/2.7 " (5.27 x 3.96 mm)
 Sensor type  :    CCD
 Colour filter array  :    RGB
 Sensor manufacturer   :   Sony
 ISO rating  :    Auto
 Zoom wide (W)   :   32 mm
 Zoom tele (T)  :    96 mm (3 x)
 Digital zoom :     No
 Image stabilization  :    No
 Auto Focus   :   Yes
 Manual Focus  :    No
 Auto focus type :     Unknown
 Normal focus range :     12 cm
 Macro focus range:      12 cm
 White balance override   :   5 positions
 Aperture range  :    F2.8 / F5.1
 Min shutter  :    1 sec
 Max shutter  :    1/2000 sec
 Built-in Flash :     Yes
 Flash guide no.  :    2.0 m (6.5 ft) 0 m
 External flash :     No
 Flash modes  :    Auto, Red-Eye reduction, On, Off
 Exposure compensation  :    None
 Metering  :    Multi-Segment, Spot
 Aperture priority  :    No
 Shutter priority :     No
 Focal length multiplier       
 Lens thread  :    No
 Continuous Drive :     No
 Movie Clips :     Yes, 640 x 480, 30 fps
 Remote control   :   No
 Tripod mount   :   Yes, with adapter
 Self-timer  :    Unknown
 Timelapse recording   :   No
 Orientation sensor   :   No
 Storage types :     Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo
 Storage included   :   16 MB Memory Stick Duo
 Uncompressed format  :    No
 Compressed format  :    JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
 Quality Levels  :    Standard
 Viewfinder  :    No
 LCD  :    1.5 "
 LCD Pixels  :    78,000
 Video out  :    No
 USB  :    Yes, 2.0
 Firewire (IEEE 1394)  :    No
 Battery / Charger :     Yes
 Battery   :   InfoLithium (NP-FT1) & charger
 Weight (inc. batteries)  :    152 g (5.4 oz)
 Dimensions  :    95 x 44 x 26 mm (3.7 x 1.7 x 1 in)

Review

The DSC-L1 is the full featured Cyber-shot® digital camera that is small enough to take anywhere. With a 4.1 Megapixel Super HAD™ CCD, a Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens with 3X optical zoom and Sony’s own Real Imaging Processor, the DSC-L1 features image capture quality on par with a camera twice its size. Other features include PictBridge™ compatibility for easy printing without a personal computer and MPEG Movie VX Fine video recording when used with Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media (not included)