Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W1 Silver Digital Camera

i have had a nikon swivel, canon powershot (a80 an ...

Pontos Fortes: takes great pictures; hard to mess up; camera makes sense; lightweight and pretty loaded with stuff. plus the gigantic lcd screen is the GREATEST!

Pontos Fracos: while supposedly easy to understand, i found the screen with the various settings, etc. very confusing at first.

Resumo: i have had a nikon swivel, canon powershot (a80 and g5), a fujifilm s3100 and even a mavica -- this camera by far and away if the best digital i have ever used. i use digital photography in my art, so i am a bit picky about the quality of the shot after i download it from the camera to my PC. seriously, once you master the settings (it isn't as hard as i make it sound) this camera becomes like a second skin.

and i kid you not, the gigantic lcd screen is a godsend. it really does make a differnce both in setting up a shot and in reviewing it. i also really dig the zoom options (safe, none, precision). it takes good night shots -- not panoramas at night or anything like that but nice moonlight shots in the park kind of photos.

this is a great digital.

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I have used this camera extensively and have used ...

Pontos Fortes: Small and lite enough to fit in shirt pocket. Fast shutter speed. Excellant in low light (with tripod). Cheap batteries that last 200-300 pics. Very sharp and clear pictures in P mode.

Pontos Fracos: Soft pictures in all full auto modes (but great pics in P and M modes)

Resumo: I have used this camera extensively and have used all its features. I was worried at first by reviews of blurry images and soft pictures. I've read professional reviews stating similar weaknesses. So then why do my images turn out so great. Well, because all magazines reviews only evaluate the full auto settings. This camera has great sharpness but in auto (A) and other auto modes the default sharpness is set to normal instead of sharp. If you are the kind of person that will use auto settings most of the time don't buy this camera, buy the cannon A95 5M instead. It has great auto settings. But really, you can buy a cheaper camera that has no manual settings. Why spend money on manual (advanced settings) if you never use it?

Well program (P) mode is where you can easily take great sharp pictures. Set the sharpness to "+". If you are taking landscape shots change the contrast and saturation to "+". You will take beautiful shots. Now with increased contrast you may (as expected) experience white out if the picture contains a lot of white. In such cases turn contrast to "-" to eliminate that effect. The auto settings have a default (unchangeable) contrast of "+" so you may experience the whites being washed out. Sony does this to (rightly so) give their pictures better colors then most camera's.

In (P) mode you can also select the ISO setting. You should do this because the auto settings tend to pick the lowest ISO setting for you to give you the highest res possible. The downside is that a low ISO setting (say ISO 100) will also force a lower shutter speed…thus produces some blurry pics. If you are indoors set the ISO to 200 to eliminate this problem. As it will double your shutter speed. If it is low light conditions set the ISO to 400. The grainier pics won't be noticeable in a 4 x 6 printout.

I also like the no limit high res video mode at 30fps. Wow, it looks great. I went to a robot expo and captured some great video. I captured about 20 min in 15 fps. Something you could not do with a cannon. They limit the length of your video to 30sec.

In conclusion, I am really happy with this camera. Its small size means I can put it in my shirt pocket. And as long as you use (P) mode you will get great pics. Luckily this camera is so easy to use that you will want to try out various settings for fun.

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I was very excited to find out about this camera. ...

Pontos Fortes: Size, battery life and features

Pontos Fracos: Picture Quality is poor for such an advanced Camera

Resumo: I was very excited to find out about this camera. It had everything I needed plus more. The excitement ended very quickly after taking picture after picture and about 85% turned out dull and lifeless. I returned the camera and purchased another one as the sales person said they have had some trouble with the W1 model. The second was no different. I did everything to try and get good consistance pictures from a W1 and had little luck. My old Kodak DX 4900 beat the W1 handsdown....It was amazing to me. I returned the second W1 and I'm now waiting for the W5. I hope Sony has fixed the picture quality as I truly think the W1 or W5 has eveything a photograher needs in a digital camera except the most important part...THE PICTURE!!! Here's to hoping Sony hits a home run with the W5.

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My first purchase and use of a digital camera. Thi ...

Pontos Fortes: "BIG" LCD screen, ease of use, endless feature options, close-up photos, and of course PRICE

Pontos Fracos: small memory card, difficult battery release door

Resumo: My first purchase and use of a digital camera. This is one great camera for the price and what it has to offer. I was up and using it in no time at all. The movie option is great as long as you have a large memory card and record in standard mode otherwise the download to a device to play is quite large. Only thing I noticed when the batteries are low is that the lense motor slows down to a crawl and acts differently than with fully charged batteries. Sony has made a great little camera in the DSC-W1.

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This is my 2nd digital camera. It is one of the be ...

Pontos Fortes: Size, controls, ease of use, features

Pontos Fracos: Only 3x optical zoom; placement of speaker (extremely minor)

Resumo: This is my 2nd digital camera. It is one of the best purchasing decisions I have ever made. I call it a hidden gem. The quality of the pictures is excellent & features, including manual control, is great. What really sets it apart, though, is that there are additional lenses available.

The menu structure is easy to follow & even when I haven't used the camera for a few days, the camera remains easy to use.

I am only a "middling" photographer, but, because of its tremendous versatility, I have captured far better pictures than I could with my previous camera. I have already recommended this to several other people and one of my clients went right out and bought the DSC-W1 and is equally ecstatic with her purchase.

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this is a great camera! i take photos with it all ...

Pontos Fortes: Large 2.5" LCD,compact size,loaded with features,easy to use,fast on/off.

Pontos Fracos: none except that it only comes with the 32MB memory card, and the 256MB is about 60 dollars.

Resumo: 2005-01-04 16:42:23 this is a great camera! i take photos with it all the time.

it is very compact and looks shiny and stylish. it is loaded with features like a large 2.5" LCD. it is very fast at turning on and off. it takes photos pretty fast.the only thing that i dont like is the 32MB memory card that comes with it. the 256MB is about 60 dollars and the 1 gig is 300 plus! i was surprised at the amount of money memory sticks are. other than that, i would recomend this camera to anybody.

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I never thought that this point and shoot camera w ...

Pontos Fortes: Resolution is excellent for a point and shoot camera. Battery life is very good.

Pontos Fracos: i did not find any weakenesses for this point and shoot camera.

Resumo: I never thought that this point and shoot camera will give you such an excellent resolution. I did not find any image distortion at high resolution. I love the battery life too. For over two hundred shots, i never had a problem with a single charge on the batteries. One thing i love this one too is you can use a AA batteries. The flash is good too using at low light should not be a problem.

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I moving from a SLR to a digital camera. I also bo ...

Pontos Fortes: Very easy to use. Fast response time. 2.5 in image viewer is very nice.

Pontos Fracos: None

Resumo: I moving from a SLR to a digital camera. I also bought a 1GB memory pro. I have been impressed with the quality of the pictures. I have in the past used my friends Cannon. I found that the response time was much superior. I am really thrilled.

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I looked at many cameras before choosing this one. ...

Pontos Fortes: Large LCD. Takes high quality movies that are as long as the card can hold (unusual!). Fast shutter release.

Pontos Fracos: Major weakness to me: once you have begun shooting a movie, you cannot use the zoom to zoom in and out. You are "stuck" using whatever zoom setting you began with.

Resumo: I looked at many cameras before choosing this one. I take a lot of movies with my camera but did not want a camcorder. I wanted high quality/resolution movies that were not time limited. A previous camera I had would only take 1.5 minute movies and then stop, even if there was plenty of space left on the memory card. The Sony DSC-W1 camera will take movies up to the full length of what the card can hold! It's great, and many digitals do not offer this feature. Movie quality is very good and you get the movies out in an MPEG format, rather than some less common format like MOV or AVI. My big complaint is that the zoom feature of the camera can not be used once you have begun shooting a movie. You are just stuck with the zoom power you began shooting with. Major flaw. I would not have bought this camera if I had discovered this about it beforehand.

Beyond that one limitation, however, I have been extremely happy with this camera. The shutter release is very responsive; the autofocus works well even in difficult lighting conditions; and the large LCD is wonderful for those of us with failing eyesight. Also, the quality of recorded sound that you get when you make a movie is VERY, VERY good. They have a good quality audio recorder in that camera. Since I take movies at concerts, this is an important feature to me, and one that drew me initially to the camera.

Camera has a nice "feel" in the hand. I rejected another Sony model because it didn't feel good to hold.

I like that you can purchase extender lenses for this camera, although I haven't done it yet.

I take a lot of photos and movies in dark lighting situations. The LCD is very helpful to me--it shows what "mode" you are in on a "dial" on the screen that mimics the physical dial that you turn with your fingers. This is invaluable in the dark.

Batteries last a long time before needing to be recharged. They are very cheap so having a second or third set is not big deal. I prefer using batteries to the expensive, specialized "battery packs" that some digitals require.

The 32 MB memory stick that comes with the camera cannot hold very much. You will need to purchase additional memory sticks, especially if you are taking movies. The Sony ones are very expensive. I purchased 2 SanDisk 256K memory sticks for $50 each at a discount retailer.

The other accessories I purchased are a neck strap and a small case (not Sony--again very expensive).

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After searching for a replacement camera for my Pe ...

Pontos Fortes: large lcd, fast start up, pretty fast multiple shots

Pontos Fracos: slow shutter speed, not very natural colors

Resumo: After searching for a replacement camera for my Pentax 3.2 meg camera I decided on this one.

I shopped around and found a great deal at Fry's, and with a $50 rebate to boot, But...the very first shots I took came out blurred and these were stills of my grandkids...well almost stills !

I rechecked the auto mode controls, same thing.

Also, the colors very not as natural looking as my

original camera.

By the way I took identical pictures with both cameras to compare, the older Pentax came out clear, no movement in the picture detected.

I was very disapointted and am returning the camera.

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First thin that I suggest you do when you buy this ...

Pontos Fortes: >Great MegaPixel count for the money >Easy to view Screen >All metal body made to (pysically) last a long time >Hystogram feature is pretty swell >USB 2.0 compatable

Pontos Fracos: >Battery Charger that comes with the bundle charges slowly. I would like an AC adapter instead >3x zoom could be inadiquate in some situations that arn't point and shoot >No option to save under tif

Resumo: First thin that I suggest you do when you buy this camera is purchase a memory card with some actually storage. The 32mb memory stick is inadequate. Maybe a 256 or a 512 would be more suitable for this camera if you plan on taking a lot of high resolution pictures.

The focus isn't as sluggish as other ulta-compact digital cameras (Nikon 5200), however it could be just a taaad quicker.

Movie mode is of high quality (640 x 480) and records with sound. The 640 x 480 resolution requires a memory stick "pro" card, but movie mode doesn't require a pro card. For instance, the sick that comes with it is capable of movies, however there aren't as high in the quality rating.

I’m looking forward to the longtime ownership of this camera.

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This is the first digital camera of my parents. Th ...

Pontos Fortes: Fast response time and turn around time between shots. Large and clear LCD. Provide optical view finder. Reasonably priced for the features

Pontos Fracos: Slow charging with bundled charger

Resumo: This is the first digital camera of my parents. The criteria in my mind when searching for such a cam are: 1. Large LCD so that parents can read the menu easily. 2. Good picture without doing complicated setting. 3. Have optical view finder for taking photo under strong sunlight. DSC-W1 is the only camera that fall into this category in my search. My parents take my suggestion and bought it. They are now enjoying taking photos using the default mode. I am sure they can explore the other features easily. The price is reasonable. HK$2395(US$307) with extra sony bag, 2 AA rechargable batteries, 128MB memory stick and a cooking pot(that's the free gift chosen by my mom).

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This is a great little camera . I was a little lea ...

Pontos Fortes: All of it. Size, 2.5 LCD, Quality, features, battery life,on and on.

Pontos Fracos: None for the Camera. Get a larger memory Stick.

Resumo: This is a great little camera . I was a little leary about it at first because I had a casio Qv700 which I was very unhappy with, being that it was my first digital camera. This camera is the best. I love every thing about it. The pictures are outstanding. I love the fact that you can do movies with it. Theres not much that this little hony won't do for the price and quality.If you want a complete system get the sony DDP-F30 priter with it. which is also outstanding just like the camera. You will be very pleased.

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I have a great camera here. Compare when i had t ...

Pontos Fortes: awsome camera better than a pentax optio s50

Pontos Fracos: none i love this camera

Resumo: I have a great camera here. Compare when i had to Pentax Optio s50 take it was not focusing correctly it was a disapointment entirey. for the price this is a great camera it has a lenses good value. i dont like the mem stick price but what can you say.

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best camera on the market so far.. i compared m ...

Pontos Fortes: Huge LCD works every well under the sun..fast start up, long battery life, and it is cheap

Pontos Fracos: stupid memory stick... i got a 256MB pro costed me 50 dollars..

Resumo: best camera on the market so far..

i compared my camera with my cousin's P10, it is way better than p10, W1 is faster,cheaper, longer battery life and pictures are sharper than p10...

if u shake ur hand while u taking the picture, most likely u will get a blurry pictures... but u can adjust the exposure to fix that problem..

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