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16 out of 19 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
"Excellent High Quality Camera"
Pros: Sleek compact design, Great Interface, Simple to use, Face Detection and Various Extra Settings, Nice brushed metal plate, Build Quality, Size
Cons: Charger(I dont like how its directly against the outlet, the older cybershot cameras had a charger that was connected to a cable)
Summary: Before I purchased this camera I bought the Sony Cybershot DSCT10. I later exchanged it for this camera; the T10 lacked many features of this camera and showed orbs on many of the pictures. So I experimented with the W80 if it had any of the flaws the T10 featured and so far I have found no problems. I really like the design of the camera and the size is just right. The screen is crystal clear and bright. The cameras brushed metal finish is beautiful looking and overall everything works like a charm. It has a nice clean menu and it even explains every setting on the camera. This feature is excellent since on my previous Sony camera you would have to assume what the setting does. The camera is quick at taking shots one after another and the photos come out great. The macro photos look nice and sharp as well. The battery lasts fairly long and face detection is really neat. For the price I think this camera is an excellent buy and I recommend it to everyone who is looking for a point and shoot camera that?s affordable and works great.Updated
I had not mentioned the image quality of the camera, but now since I have experimented with it...I must say I am impressed with the quality of images this camera produces. When the camera is set to auto it takes excellent pictures in every environment. There is no delay when taking pictures. The macro mode on this camera produces amazing detail and quality. Overall I have found nothing wrong with the pictures and I am extremely satisfied!
- 4 replies to this review
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Anyone who thinks a Sony camera is spectacular doesn't know anything about photography. Anyone who uses a Sony camera AND thinks it's spectacular should be banned from photography.
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What exactly do you mean by "fairly long battery life?" I'm a little paranoid because my old digital's battery lasted about ten minutes.
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How is the quality of night pictures on this camera? I have used camera's before with a "night" setting, but still the pictures came out horrible. Any luck on this camera?
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nice review but the one thing you didn't mention is photo quality (the most important thing to me). I'm trying to choose between this and the Canon SD750, and the only thing holding me back from this one is that Canon has a reputation for amazing photo quality.
So do the pics come out great on this camera? thanks for any help!
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W80 (silver):
$498.66
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