Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 (silver)

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4.5 stars

"Great Point n' Shoot"

by socerguy243 on April 1, 2007

Pros: Price, easy of use, versatility, battery life

Cons: USB port location, included software, online support
Summary: I bought this camera the month it came out since Spring Break was just around the corner. I'm glad I waited for this camera! It did a magnificent job on the cruise I went to. The multiple photos (especially beach and twilight) worked very very well. While the photo modes don't allow a tremedous amount of user inputs, the options that are there are easy to understand and easy to change. I essentially filled my 1 Gb stick and the image quality is outstanding; as long as you stay in the optical 3x range since you'll always lose image quality when using digital zoom. Camera starts up quick to allow you to start shooting and there is little shutter lag or delay between pictures. My battery stayed charged over the 7 day cruise.

The only gripe I have is the placement of the USB port on the bottom of the camera. You have to lay it down on its face or on the LCD on the back once its plugged it.

The software that comes with it isn't amazing either. Sadly (for those that like it) the date stamp can only be superimposed using the software and only one by one. This can be a real pain when you have 150+ pictures from vactaion. Additionally you can't change the folder the pictures are imported to; although you can just navigate to the Stick using windows.

Additinally online support is minimal but I suspect this is only because the product is so new.

Overall, a great investment! Its quick, compact, easy to use yet verstile camera and you'll get great shots!

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