| key specs | 
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 16.1 MP | 16.2 MP | 
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| general | 
| Brand | Sony | Sony | 
| Model | CyberShot DSC W690 16.1MP Digital Camera | CyberShot DSC WX220 16.2MP Digital Camera | 
| Model Name | CyberShot DSC W690 | CyberShot DSC WX220 | 
| Color | Black | Gold | 
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 16.1 MP | 16.2 MP | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 2.2 x 9.4 x 5.6 cm | 1.9 x 9.2 x 5.2 cm | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| Series | - | Cyber-shot | 
| Face Detection | - | Yes | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS | 
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 1600 | 
| Other Sensor Features | - | Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS | 
| display features | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 460800 dots | 
| Other Display Features | - | Picture Effect HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature, Toy Camera, Pop Colour, Partial Colour, Soft High-key, Water Colour, Posterization, Retro Photo, Soft Focus, High Contrast Mono, Illustration, Slideshow with Music | 
| storage and power features | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes | 
| Card Type | - | Memory Stick Duo Still Image / Movies / Memory Stick PRO Duo Still Image / Movies / Memory Stick PRO Duo - High Speed / Memory Stick PRO HG Duo / SD / SDHC / SDXC / Memory Stick Micro / Memory Stick Micro Mark 2 / microSD / microSDHC / microSDXC | 
| Power Requirement | - | AC 100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz, 70 mA, Output Voltage DC 5 V, 0.5 A | 
| Other Storage Features | - | USB Mass Storage | 
| lens features | 
| Digital Zoom | - | 102x | 
| Optical Zoom | - | 10x | 
| Aperture Range | - | F3.3 - F5.9 | 
| Other Lens Features | - | Focal Lenght 35 mm Conversion 27.5 - 275 mm Still Image 169, 25 - 250 mm Still Image 43, 27.5 - 275 mm SteadyShot Standard, 27.5 - 380 mm SteadyShot Active, 30 - 390 mm SteadyShot Intelligent Active Movie 169, 33.5 - 335 mm SteadyShot Standard, 33.5 - 470 mm SteadyShot Active, 36.5 - 480 mm SteadyShot Intelligent Active Movie 43, Precision Digital Zoom Still Image 18 M 40x, 10 M 53x, 5 M 75x, VGA 153x, 13 M 169 40x, 2 M 169 102x | 
| focus features | 
| Focus Range | - | iAuto and Program Auto 5 cm - Infinity W, 150 cm - Infinity T | 
| Auto Focus | - | Yes | 
| White Balancing | - | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluor Cool White, Fluor Day White, Fluor Daylight, Flash, Custom | 
| Other Focus Features | - | Auto Focus Illuminator Auto / Off, Face Detection Mode Off / On, Face Detection Maximum 8 Faces | 
| exposure features | 
| Exposure Compensation | - | 1/3 EV Steps +/- 2.0 EV | 
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes | 
| shutter features | 
| Self-timer | - | Yes | 
| Other Shutter Features | - | Shutter Release Time Lag 0.11 sec | 
| flash features | 
| Flash Modes | - | Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Flash Off, Advanced Flash | 
| image features | 
| Gross Pixel | - | 18.9 MP | 
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes | 
| Still Image Size | - | 4896 x 2752 13 M, 3648 2056 7.5 M, 1920 1080 2.1 M | 
| audio and video features | 
| Microphone | - | Built-in Microphone Stereo | 
| modes and functions features | 
| Shooting Modes | - | Superior Auto, Intelligent Auto, Program Auto, Movie Mode, Panorama, Scene Selection, Manual Exposure | 
| Scene Modes | - | High Sensitivity, Night Scene, Night Portrait, Portrait, Landscap, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Advanced Sports Shooting, Gourmet, Pet, Soft Skin, Handheld Twilight, Anti Motion Blur |