Sony's 2006 budget compact — 6MP CCD, Carl Zeiss 31-93mm zoom, AA batteries, Memory Stick Duo
The Cyber-shot DSC-S600 was announced at CES in January 2006 as the top model of Sony's budget S-series compacts, offering six megapixels and a Carl Zeiss zoom at a low price. It sat below the W-series, trading metal build and bigger screens for AA-battery simplicity.
Specifications included a 6-megapixel 1/2.5-inch CCD, a 3x Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens covering 31-93mm equivalent at f/2.8-5.1, and a 2.0-inch 85,000-dot LCD. Sensitivity reached ISO 1000, storage combined 32MB of internal memory with Memory Stick Duo or Pro Duo cards, and two AA batteries gave around 160 shots on alkalines or up to 440 with NiMH rechargeables.
A slightly wider-than-usual 31mm lens end and brisk handling made it a solid family snapshooter. It offers no manual exposure control and only basic video, so its appeal today is mainly as an inexpensive CCD-era compact with dependable AA power.
Look for corrosion in the AA compartment from leaked cells, confirm the flash and lens barrel operate correctly, and expect to source a Memory Stick Duo card, since the format is discontinued and the internal memory holds only a handful of full-resolution images.