Sony Cybershot DSC-W7

Review Date
June 21, 2007

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by
Anjila Singh , Casual

Price Paid
$0.00

Photography Experience
2-5 years , Other

Summary
I really enjoy these Sony Cybershot models, I have purchased 3 over the past five or six years, and they are really outstanding quality cameras! I have dropped them on countless occasions, and they have still worked perfectly (except for my 2 mp sony cybershot, but that one died on me this year, and I have had it since as long as i can remember). This one is a really great all around camera, and it did have a fast start up time, and it has a great battery life. I do a lot of aviation photography, and in aviation, the weather is either really bright, or really low, and this has helped me take good photos in all kinds of lights. I really like the sony cybershot family, and I recomend them, and this has to be the best of all of the cameras. This is all I remember about this camera, my dad ran over it with his car, and it broke, but it was the best camera I have ever known.

Strengths
startup time, battery life, photo quality, sharpness, and the different shooting modes, and it even had great quality movies with audio in them!.

Weaknesses
it sometimes had some lag while it was taking the photo (about 1-2 seconds), but it did that about 2 years after I bought it, and my brother spilled coffee in the shutter, so I think hat might have had something to do with it.

Similar Products Used
Sony Cybershot DSC-P5
Sony Cybershot 2 mp camera

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Review Date
May 4, 2006

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by
SaltyKayak , Intermediate

Price Paid
$289.00 at CompUSA

Photography Experience
21+ years , Outdoor

Summary
I have the disease of 'upgrade itis' and this is my latest edition. I have a Canon 20D as my 'beef' and this W7 is my carry around camera.

I have had several Sony's in the past starting from the 3 MP to the 5.1MP and all were enjoyable but the clear advantage with this 7.1MP is that it also will shoot movies at 640X480 at 30 fps and give better than I expected results. Of course the stills were good but not 'incredible' like you can get with a pro SLR with an image stabilization lens but with the 512 meg memory stick you will get plenty of great photos and even several 2-3 minute movies.

Te one slight drawback I have noticed with the camera in the movie mode is that as you are making a movie, there is a noticable constant focusing problem. Not that it is a real problem but the slight focusing attempts (slight softness) while the movie is being shot can be noticed but is not critical to the capture.

Good carry around camera...

SaltyKayak

Strengths
-Better than average pictures
-30 fps 640X480 movie mode
-press the power button and the lens immediately activates
-feels like a camera and not a toy
-nice big viewfinder which is great for us older camera dudes.
-AA batteries are a BIG plus. I have 2 sets of rechargable 2500 mAh and have not had to change the batteries due to them running down during use.
-Great price per pixel

Weaknesses
-barely noticable focusing challenges during shooting of movies.
-there is a speaker under the bottom left of the camera body and your thumb can easily cover the opening and it is difficult to hear the 'in-focus' beep. You have to consciencely remember to leave your thumb off of the bottom left of the camera so you can hear the in-focus beep.

Similar Products Used
Sony DSC P92
Canon Pro1

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