Sony CyberShot W170 Digital Camera - Silver (10.1MP, 5x Optical Zoom) 2.7" LCD

Sony CyberShot W170 Digital Camera - Silver (10.1MP, 5x Optical Zoom) 2.7" LCD Reviews

Pretty decent
takes really good quality photos in daylight. good and powerfull flash, however not so powerful in large rooms. good selection of functions. the zoom is effective and powerfull, definite a plus point having 5x optical.

sleak and slimline so very transportable. However if you forget to buy a memory card at the same time you can only take 3 pictures! long battery life which is really handy for holidays.

A slightly negative point is that a few times it has froze for no apparent reason.

Overall a good quality camera at a good price.

STUNNING!
I love this camera..i cant tell u how long i wanted this sooo bad! im glad i bought it now..gr8 quality pictures/videos also perfect gift for a friend! defo recommend ne1 to get it!

A great little camera
This is a great little camera, we bought this after quite a bit of research, to replace our very aged (but still functional) Nikon Coolpix. The camera is clear and simple to use, and using the automatic settings can pretty much be used straight out of the box. The battery life seems very good and with 4GB memory (extra) there is no worry about running out of space.

Whilst the camera is 10.1 megapixels I currently have it set a 5 which is more than adequate. The camera is compact yet still manages to pack in a 5x optical zoom. Two features that I particularly like are the ability to set the camera to shoot a continuous stream of photos and the smile recognition system. Basically the camera takes a photo every time it detects a smile. Whilst it does have a problem with detecting young babies it works very well with everyone else.

Overall this is a fantastic little camera, perfect for family use and great value for money.

Broke in my pocket
I can't say that I got very far with the W170 because it broke in its first day of use. I am an everyday photographer, not an enthusiast. I still own a conventional SLR but since my first Finepix digital I have found that compact digitals fulfill my needs. My last Canon Ixus was very good but I wanted a wider angle lens and better LCD display. The Sony seemed to supply this and I took some lovely landscape shots before putting it in my jacket pocket (otherwise empty) and walking 3 miles to a pub for lunch. On arrival I tried to take a group shot and found that the lens cover was only partially opening. Inspection suggested that it had been distorted. I emphasise that it had not been struck or misused, it had just been in an otherwise empty pocket for a country walk.

I had bought a case through Amazon, but it arrived separately 2 days later. Perhaps if they had arrived together I would be writing a rave review instead? Certainly the few shots I took were in a difficult light across water with a low sun and I thought that the W170 performed very well with a clear image and good definition. As it is I can only say that the lens cover seems remarkably vulnerable to damage compared either to the Canon or Fuji in both of which it retracts much further into the body. If you buy a W170 I advise that you treat it very gently and keep it in a case at all times.

memory cards ...
I bought this Sony Cybershot to replace my three-year old Sony Cybershot (which had stopped working - it shouldn't have, should it?!), thinking that at least I could salvage my expensive 1 gigabyte memory card. No Sir!
Sony have deemed it necessary to change the size of their memory cards ever so slightly, so that the old one doesn't fit by about half a milimeter. That's such a cheap an blatant money-seeking exercise, that I can't help feeling cheated by the company. And that's why I can't give this product more than 3 stars!