Sony Cybershot DSCW1 5MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

Manufacturer:	Sony
List price:	~~$449.95~~
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Sony Cybershot DSCW1 5MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

Average rating: Stars

A great digital camera

I don't write a lot of reviews. But after using the DSC-W1 for the past six months in all types of conditions and saving a bundle on 35mm film development, I had to add to the rave reviews.

The best feature of this camera is the huge display. How many times have you tried other people's cameras with the little display and had to squint to make sure you're getting the picture you wanted?

The only minor issue I've had is an occasional blurred picture. This usually happens if my hand moves while shooting or the person/object in the picture is moving very fast. But this only happens in 1 out of 50 shots or so...

Our digital family pictures come out better than the 35mm ever did. I highly recommend the DSC-W1!

Sony Cybershot DSCW1 5MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom - Sony

Great consumer-level point-and-shoot digital camera

If you are just an amateur photographer that is either finally switching from analog to digital or just want a decent camera to take on family vacations or school projects, this is a great camera. It is small, lightweight, and does just about anything you could possibly need it to do. It won't take pictures of hummingbirds feeding across a forest bed, but it will take a decent photo of the grand canyon. The quality of the 3x optical zoom is really good, but the picture is sacrificed slightly as you try to artifically enhance it with the digital zoom. The battery life is good enough to take on extended trips from your hotel or on a hike without having to carry around a charger or spare batteries. If you plan on taking lots of high quality large photos, you will need to get a larger memory stick (64 MB will work, 128 MB even better), but the memory stick it comes with will be enough to photograph your child's birthday party as long as you download the photos onto your computer afterwards. At 5 MegaPixels, this camera will pick up hairs on a persons head and it will even be able to define a flea in the hair. 5 MP is enough to make clear 8x10 prints. There are 6+ MegaPixel cameras out there, but at the consumer level there is really no point in spending the money on one (7.2 MP won't come in handy unless you are making 15x20 prints or are a student taking pictures through a microscope or a telescope--it is more of a prosumer level) All around, while Sony's camera lenses may not compare with Canon or Olympus, Sony makes up for it with their superior knowledge of how to make a great consumer digital device and turn it into a decent digital camera. It is a great value for the price.

Sony - Sony Cybershot DSCW1 5MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

Excellent Camera

A bargain 5.0 mp camera. I would never buy anything other than a Sony camera and this was too sweet a deal to pass up on. I got it for $250.00. It real easy to use, the batteries last a long time before needing to recharge. Lots of great features, I'm still learning to use, takes excellent color photos. and the LCD screen is pretty big so you can get a good preview of what the photos look like before you save them.

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