Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 is the oldest camera in our current digicam shelf and, for a lot of people, the one that looks most like the thing they remember. It is a 2007 compact with a CCD sensor — the sensor type the whole digicam revival is actually about, with the contrast and slightly cool, punchy colour that no phone will replicate. On the front is a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar opening to f/2.8, which is bright for a compact of any era, and behind it a real optical viewfinder, which almost nothing has any more.

Specifications

• Released: 2007
• Sensor: 1/2.5" CCD, 7.2 megapixels
• Lens: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar, 38-114mm equivalent, 3x optical zoom, f/2.8 wide to f/5.2 tele
• Macro: Focuses to 2cm
• Viewfinder: Optical, in addition to the LCD
• LCD: 2.5", 115,000 dots
• ISO: 100-1000
• Video: 640x480 at 30fps
• Storage: Memory Stick Duo / PRO Duo, plus 56MB internal
• Battery: Sony NP-BG1
• Weight: 147g with battery

Condition

• Cosmetic: Excellent++ condition, with very minimal signs of age or use.
• Functional: Fully functional.

Included

• Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 camera
• Memory Stick PRO card
• Battery
• Charger
• Pouch

This generation of Sony takes Memory Stick, not SD — which is why we've included a Memory Stick PRO with it. Those cards are no longer made and sourcing one afterwards is the fiddly part of buying a W-series Sony, so this arrives ready to shoot. Load it, charge it, and you have a genuine 2007 CCD compact with Zeiss glass.