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General

Series	Cyber-shot
Model Name	DSC-H300	Coolpix B500
Sales Package	AA Battery, Lens Strap, Multi USB Cable, Shoulder Strap, Lens Cap, Instruction ManualView More...	Camera Strap, LR6/L40 (AA-size) Alkaline Batteries (x 4) (The Included Batteries are for Trial Use Only), LC-CP31 Lens Cap (with Cord), UC-E16 USB CableView More...
Type	Point & Shoot	Point & Shoot
Effective Pixel	20.1 MP	16 MP
Wifi	No	Yes
Screen Resolution Type		Full HD
Optical Zoom	35	40x
Maximum Shutter Speed	1/30 sec	1/1500 sec

Focus Features

Focus Mode	Multi Point AF, Center Weighted AF, Spot AF, Tracking Focus, Face Tracking FocusView More...
Focus Range		(W): 30 cm to Infinity, T: 3.5 m to Infinity, (All Distances Measured from Center of Front Surface of Lens)View More...
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes
Manual Focus		Yes
Focus	Auto	Auto / Manual
Focusing System	Auto Focus	Autofocus System: Contrast-detect AF
Digital Zoom	70x	4x
Other Focus Features		Digital Zoom Magnification: Upto 4x (Angle of View Equivalent to that of 3600 mm Lens in 35 mm (135) Format), Focus-area Selection: Face Priority, Manual with 99 Focus Areas, Center, Subject Tracking, Target Finding AFView More...

Dimensions

Camera Body Weight	590 g	542 g
Dimensions	127.5 (W) x 89.0 (H) x 91.7 (D) mm	113.5 (W) x 78.3 (H) x 94.9 (D) mm
Weight Without Battery	495 g

Additional Features

Tripod Socket		Yes
Wide Angle		Yes
Temperature	0°C - 40°C	0°C - 40°C
Brightness Adjustment	5 Level Manual Adjustment	5 Level Brightness Adjustment
Supported Languages		Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Marathi, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (European and Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, VietnameseView More...
Microphone	Built-in Mono
Red Eye Reduction	Yes

Warranty

Warranty Summary	2 Years Sony India Warranty	2 Years Nikon India Warranty and Free Transit Insurance
Covered in Warranty	Warranty of the product is limited to manufacturing defects only.View More...
Not Covered in Warranty	"The warranty does not cover accessories and consumables, like case, strap, lens cap, charger, batteries etc.The warranty does not cover the replacement of the product(s) Warranty does not cover warranty of functionality of the Product(s).Warranty does not cover damage caused due to act of God & force majeure events including but not limited to fire or water damage, electrical disturbances etc."View More...
Warranty Service Type	CARRY IN

Sensor and Sensitivity Features

Sensor Type	CCD	CMOS
Sensor Size	7.76 mm	1/2.3 inch
Maximum ISO	1600	6400
Metering Modes		Matrix, Center-weighted (Digital Zoom Less than 2x), Spot (Digital Zoom 2x or More)View More...
ISO Rating	ISO 80 - 3200 (Auto)	ISO 125 - 6400 (Auto)
Maximum FPS	0.8 fps
Metering	Multi Pattern Light Metering, Center Weighted Light Metering, Spot Light MeteringView More...
Other Sensor Features	Super HAD CCD
Sensor Technology	Super HAD CCD
ISO Speed Range	Still Images: ISO 80 3200, Movies: ISO 200 1600
Minimum Illumination	28

Lens & Exposure Features

Type of Lens	Sony Lens	NIKKOR Lens
Lens Construction		12 Elements in 9 Groups (3 ED Lens Elements)
Lens Focal Length	4.5 - 157.5 mm (35 mm Equivalent to 25 - 875 mm)	4.0 - 160 mm (Angle of View Equivalent to that of 22.5 to 900 mm Lens in 35 mm (135) Format)View More...
Aperture Range	F3.0 (W) - 5.9 (T)	F3 - F6.5
Shutter Type		Mechanical and CMOS Electronic Shutter
Minimum Shutter Speed		1 sec
Shutter Speed In Different Modes	iAuto: 2 inch - 1/1500, Program Auto: 1 inch - 1/1500, Manual: 30 inch -1/1500)View More...	1/4000 sec (Maximum Speed During High-speed Continuous Shooting), 25 sec (Nightscape + Star Trails and Star Trails in Multiple Exp Lighten Scene Mode)View More...
Exposure Compensation	1/3 EV Steps +/- 2.0 EV	1/3 EV Steps in 2.0 to +2.0 EV
Exposure Modes		Programmed Auto Exposure
Other Lens Features		Type: Electronically-controlled ND Filter (-2 AV) Selection, Range: 2 Steps (f/3 and f/6 (W))View More...
Manual Exposure	Yes
Smile Shutter	Yes
Lens Color Filter	ND Filter
Dynamic Range Adjustment	Yes

Modes and Functions

Built-in Flash		Yes
Flash Range	0.4 - 6.8 m (W, ISO Auto), 1.5 - 3.6 m (T, ISO Auto), 13.7 m (W) - 7.2 m (T) ISO 3200View More...	ISO Sensitivity (Auto): (W: 0.5 to 6.9 m, T: 3.5 m)
HD Support	Yes	Yes
Self-timer	Yes	Yes
Macro Mode		1 cm to Infinity (Wide-angle Position)
Other Features	Advanced Flash Technology, 20.4 Total Megapixels, Focal Length (35 mm Conversion) Still Image 16:9:(27.2 - 954 mm), Focal Length (35 mm Conversion) Movie 16:9: (30.3 - 1060 mm), Focal Length (35 mm Conversion) Movie 4:3: (27.8 - 973 mm), Minimum Focus Range (iAuto): 1 cm (W) - 150 cm (T), Focus Range (Program Auto): 1 cm (W) - 150 cm (T), Precision Digital Zoom - Still Image: 70x (20 M), 49x (10 M), 69x (5 M), 280x (VGA), 93x (2 M, 16:9), LCD Brightness Setting: 5 (Bright) / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 (Dark), Focus Mode (Multi-point AF, Center Weighted AF, Spot AF, Flexible Spot AF (Tracking Focus), Flexible Spot AF (Face Tracking Focus)), Exposure Compensation: +/- 2.0 EV in increments of 1/3 EV, Shutter Speed: iAuto (2 - 1/1500), Program Auto (1 - 1/1500), Manual (30 - 1/1500), Auto Macro, Auto Focus Illuminator: Auto / Off, Aperture: iAuto (F3.0 / F7.7 (W), 2 Steps, With ND Filter) / Program Auto (F3.0 / F7.7 (W), 2 Steps, With ND Filter), Face Detection Mode: Auto / Off, 8 Maximum Number of Detectable Faces, Dynamic Range Optimiser: Standard / Off / Plus, Scene Mode (High Sensitivity, Night Scene, Night Portrait, Soft Snap, Landscape, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Gourmet, Pet, Soft Skin), Picture Effect (Toy Camera, Pop Color, Partial Color, Soft High-key), Movie Recording: 640 x 480, 30 fps, Other Features (Still Image Recording During Movie, Smile Shutter, Grid Line, Beauty Effect, Date View, Slideshow, With Music, 1 sec Start-up Time, 0.5 sec Shooting Time Lag, 0.15 sec Shutter Release Time Lag, 1.8 sec Shooting Interval, 70x Optical Zoom During Movie Recording, Histogram Indicator (On, Off)), Playback (Slide Show: Video Out - SD, Movie, Effects (Simple, Nostalgic, Stylish, Active), Slide Show Music - Number of Tunes: Select / Off, Download Music, Automatic Image Rotation, Movie), USB Connection - PTP/MTP, USB Connection - Mass Storage, Tripod Receptacle, Battery Life: 350 / 175 minView More...	Vibration Reduction: Lens-shift VR (Still Images), Lens Shift and Electronic VR (Movies), Self-timer: 10 sec, 2 sec, 5 sec (Self-portrait Timer), Tripod Socket: 1/4 (ISO 1222)View More...
Auto Mode	Yes	Yes
Other Flash Features		Control: TTL Auto Flash with Monitor Preflashes
White Balancing	Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, White Balance: 1 - 3, Flash, One Push, One Push SetView More...
Scene Modes	High Sensitivity, Night Scene, Nigh Portrait, Landscape, Soft Snap, Soft Skin, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Gourmet, Pet ModeView More...
Flash Modes	Auto, Flash On, Slow Sync, Flash Off, Advanced Flash
Shooting Modes	Intelligent Auto, Easy Shooting, Program Auto, Movie Mode, Panorama, Manual Exposure, Scene Selection, Picture EffectView More...
Photo Modes	Still Mode
Red Eye Reduction	Yes
Still Image Mode	Yes
Panorama Type	Sweep Panorama

Sports and Action Camera Features

Spot Meter

Yes

Yes

Audio and Video Features

Video Format	MP4	Movies: MP4, Video: H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC
Recording Features		Battery Life of Movies (Actual Battery Life for Recording): 1 hr 30 min when Using Alkaline BatteriesView More...
Audio Format		AAC Stereo
Audio Video Interface	NTSC

Image Features

Maximum Resolution	720p	4608 x 3456
Still Image Size	5M (5152 x 2896), 2M (1920 x 1080)	4608 x 2592
Image Size in Megapixels		16 M (High) (4608 x 3456 (Fine)), 16 M (4608 x 3456), 8 M (3264 x 2448), 4 M (2272 x 1704), 2 M (1600 x 1200), VGA (640 x 480), 1:1 (3456 x 3456)View More...
Image Format	JPEG	JPEG
Aspect Ratio	4:3, 16:9	16:9, 1:1
Gross Pixel	20.4 Megapixel	16.76 Megapixel
Face Detection	Yes	Yes
Continuous Shots	Yes, 0.8 fps
Other Resolution Features	5152 x 2896 (15 M), 3648 x 2736 (10 M), 2592 x 1944 (5 M), 1920 x 1080 (2 M), Sweep Panorama 360: 11520 x 1080, Sweep Panorama Wide: 7152 x 1080 / 4912 x 1920, Sweep Panorama Standard: 4912 x 1080 / 3424 x 1920View More...
Image Stabilizer	Yes
Image Stablizer	Yes
Image Sizing	5152 x 3864 (20 M)

Storage & Power Features

Inbuilt Memory	55 MB	20
Upgradable Memory	Yes	Yes
Card Type	SD / SDHC / SDXC	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Power Supply	DC Adaptor	LR6/L40 (AA-size) Alkaline Batteries
Battery Type	AA Battery	AA Alkaline Battery
Battery Life		600 h
Power Requirement	DC 6 V
Maximum Images Shot	350

Connectivity & Display Features

PictBridge		Yes
USB	Hi-Speed USB	Hi-Speed USB
HDMI		HDMI Micro Connector (Type D)
Wifi Standard		IEEE 802.11b/g (Standard Wireless LAN Protocol)
Wireless Connectivity	No	Yes
Wifi	No	Yes
Display Size	3 inch	3 inch
LCD Display	Clear Photo / TFT LCD	TFT LCD
LCD Display Image Resolution	460,800 dots	921,000 dots
LCD Display Video Resolution	1280 x 720, 30 fps	1920 x 1080
Other Connectivity Features		USB Connector: Supports Direct Print (PictBridge) Audio / Video Output Connector (NTSC or PAL can be Selected), Operating Frequency: 2412 to 2462 MHz (1 to 11 Channels), Security (Authentication: Open System, WPA2-PSK), Communication Protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 4.1View More...
Other Display Features	Beauty Effect, Date view, Slideshow with Music, Automatic Image Rotation, Image Processor, Optical Steady ShotView More...	Frame Coverage (Shooting Mode): 99% Horizontal and Vertical (Compared to Actual Picture), Frame Coverage (Playback Mode): 99% Horizontal and Vertical (Compared to Actual Picture), Wide Viewing Angle TFT LCD with Anti-reflection Coating, Tiltable: 85° Downward, 90° UpwardView More...