Sony Cybershot DSCW80 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom and Super Steady Shot (Silver)
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Sony Cybershot DSCW80 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom and Super Steady Shot (Silver)
Customer Review: Viewing on television?
Summary: 5 Stars
Has anyone tried viewing the pictures on a television screen? I cannot get this feature to work.Customer Review: Camera is very nice
Summary: 5 Stars
I love the camera and thanks. But the Shipping was really slow this time.
Jun
Customer Review: Very Solid Camera for Everyday Use
Summary: 4 Stars
This camera is a bargain for what you get. I've had it for about three weeks now and am very pleased with the purchase.
The pictures look beautiful with a little in-camera tweaking (I set my program mode to -.3EV) and the camera starts up very quickly. I highly recommend taking staggered pictures indoors & outdoors at every setting and comparing it later to find the look that you like. Then lock in the settings for your favorite picture in the program mode and you're golden. The Zeiss lens is sharp, battery life is very good and the movies come out cleanly.
The in-camera photoshop feature is quite entertaining (although a little pointless if you have Photoshop or ACDSee). My friends and I had a little fun adding dumb fisheye and B&W effects and viewing them back on the huge crystal-clear screen. I enjoyed the in-cam cropping until I realized that the cropped photo is the same size as the original. Doesn't quite make sense.
At first I was a tad annoyed that there was no dedicated 'delete' button, but I quickly got over that with the 'multiple picture delete' feature, which speeds things up in the long run.
I like the fact that it has a separate viewfinder, which is a feature that needs to be in more digital cameras now. It's not always appropriate to look at a LCD screen in bright light.
One absolutely useless feature is the High ISO setting. The pictures look horribly grainy, but this isn't either a spy camera or a digital 12 megapixel SLR and the flash works wonderfully.
The lack of a true high ISO setting is offset with the 'Twilight Portrait' mode, which takes a flash picture while keeping the shutter open for a second afterwards. This can bring out dark backgrounds for proper exposures or allows you to make cool 'artsy' photos where the person or object is prominently in focus while there's blur all around.
The steady shot feature really does work well. The optical zoom is only 3x, but I bought this for convenient, everyday use. The display is splendid and very resistant to scratches.
Overall, this is a very good party cam. It's small, the screen is bright and big, the very basic settings are super easy to understand & tweak and, most importantly, the pictures come out well.
Customer Review: Simple Small Basic
Summary: 4 Stars
We recently went through the research process regarding a digital camera; no one camera suits all needs. They all seem to offer something. It's give and take, knowing that whatever you decide it will be obsolete by the time you receive it. There are hundreds of them to choose from and they just keep getting better and better.
We put off our decision long enough, and it was time to buy. We ended up with a basic Sony DSC-W80, because I wanted something small enough to fit into my husband's pocket since he has a habit of loading up my purse. We read reviews, and Amazon reviews for this camera were not that great; but it received higher ratings on other websites. It was the right camera for us.
Relatively inexpensive, so if I lose it I won't be suicidal. Tiny enough to forward the task of carrying it onto my husband. Long battery life so we don't become frustrated. Sufficient picture quality for a quick shot on the spur of the moment. A variety of settings to keep us entertained. It does have a mediocre macro and a zoom.
Motion artifact causing blurs become apparent when pictures are viewed on a large monitor, even though our model has Sony's version of image stabilization, "Steady Shot". As with all cameras, zoomed pictures become increasingly blurred to motion without the assistance of a steady foundation, such as a tripod.
We are having fun with it, my daughter bought one. My son borrowed mine and is considering one for himself. He described it as a basic, simple, decent camera.
We paid around $180 at Best Buy on Black Friday, plus tax. The 2G memory sticks were half price that day, for $20. The memory stick deal helped sway our decision at the time.
If you want gorgeous high-quality pictures, get an SLR and have fun creating unique images with manual settings and lenses. The sacrifice for this decision includes: More expensive. Won't fit in your pocket or a purse. Someone's going to have to lug it around and take responsibility for it.
Customer Review: Another Great Sony Digital Camera!
Summary: 4 Stars
I've had this camera for a year, and all I can say is WOW. This is my third Sony digital camera, and I have never been disappointed with any of them. If you're an amatuer photographer, just looking for something to take pictures for the web, or you want to get good family shots, this is a fantastic little workhorse at a price that will fit almost any budget.
My biggest reason for loving this camera is the double anti-blur technology. The drawback of these newer, lighter cameras is that they are more diffcult to hold steady, and I have always had trouble getting a good, clear shot without shaking a bit anyway. How many times have you taken a dozen shots of the same thing in the hopes of getting one decent, clear picture? You'll never have to take more than one shot again with this camera-- you get crystal clear results *every single time*, even if you purposely wave it around. The 7.1 megapixel images are MORE than plenty to get great printed images (and the video is nothing to sneeze at either!).
Don't be thrown off by images of the camera itself. It's actually very small and lightweight. The battery lasts a long time, but takes a long time to charge (one of my only complaints), and you can get a single memory stick PRO duo in a 1 or 2 gig size at a low price, which will hold LOTS of pictures. I do wish it took a standard SD card. That, and the long battery charging time make this a four star product instead of five for me.
If you're shopping for a digital camera, this is a great choice even though it's been out for at least over a year. However, be sure you also check out the updated model, Sony Cybershot DSCW150 8.1MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot (Silver), and compare the features. Overall I still highly recommend this camera!