| Sony Cybershot DSCW150 8.1MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot (Silver) | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 47 reviews)
Sales Rank: 136
Category: Photography
Publisher: Sony
Studio: Sony
Brand: Sony
Label: Sony
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: 0
Memorabilia: 0
Batteries Included: 0
System Memory: 15
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Monitor Size: 270
Included Software: Yes
Optical Zoom: 5.1
Digital Zoom: 2
Connectivity: AV
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Focal Length: 25
Minimum Focal Length: 5
Maximum Resolution: 8.1
Has Red Eye Reduction: 1
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 3.6 x 2.3 x 0.9
MPN: DSCW150
Model: DSCW150
UPC: 027242724006
EAN: 0027242724006
ASIN: B0012UZMUU
Release Date: April 28, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 8.1-megapixel Super HAD CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 16 x 22-inch prints | | • | Carl Zeiss 5x optical zoom lens; Smart Zoom feature | | • | 2.7-inch Clear Photo LCD display | | • | Face Detection; Smile Shutter mode | | • | 15 MB internal memory; capture images to Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo media |
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Product Description
Take stunning shots in a variety of conditions. The Sony DSC-W150 Cyber-shot(R) 8.1-Megapixel Digital Camera features an Intelligent Scene mode, which automatically selects the right settings for your environment. Smile Shutter technology lets you instantly capture smiles the moment they happen. A Carl Zeiss 5x optical zoom lens and Sony's Double Anti-Blur solution provide crisp, clear images. Because an off-center subject can make your shot more interesting, a 9-point auto-focus measures the focus at 9 precision points instead of 5 for a greater creative freedom to compose your image. A large, bright 2.7" Clear Photo LCD display includes an anti-reflective coating that provides for excellent visibility to help you compose, view, and share photos with superb clarity and color reproduction, even in bright sunlight. Face Detection technology automatically controls focus, exposure, color, and flash to help reveal faces in shadows, make skin tones look more natural, reduce red-eye, and eliminate harsh facial glare, so your photos bring out every expression on every face in every shot. A built-in optical viewfinder lets you compose your photos in traditional rangefinder camera style and helps save battery power by turning off your LCD display. Shutter Speed - Auto (1/4 - 1/1,600) / Program Auto (1 - 1/1,600) ISO - Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, and 3200 Flash Modes - Auto, Flash On, Slow Syncro, and Flash Off Scene Modes - Auto, Easy Shooting, Program Auto, Movie, High Sensitivity, Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Soft Snap, Landscape, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Smile Shutter, and Underwater Movie Modes - MPEG VX Fine with Audio (640x480 at 30fps), MPEG VX Standard with Audio (640x480 at 16fps), 320 (QVGA, 320 x 240, Approx.8.3fps) Operating System - Microsoft 2000 Professional, Me, XP Home and Professional, Macintosh OS 9.1, 9.2, and OS X (10.0-10.4)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 42 more reviews...
Optical image stablization and 5x zoom make for a nice point and shoot. November 23, 2008
Got this point and shoot for my high school aged daughter who wanted a camera to take pics of friends and places that she's visited. She had been disappointed by other point and shoot cameras that we had tried in the past, because the pictures would always come out blurry - the only way that we could take non-blurry shots was to use the countdown timer to take the shot, so that the act of pressing the shutter release wouldn't cause the camera to move while taking the picture. This is something that she couldn't be bothered to do, so she hated the pictures that she took.
This camera has turned out to be great for her, and she is quite happy with it. She gets lots of candid and posed shots, and almost all are blur-free. The extra zoom range works out well, allowing nicer closeups that you would expect in this class of camera.
Note that my older daughter, who is a camera snob (takes very pretty "artsy" shots) doesn't like this camera, because she feels she doesn't have enough control over her shots - her Canon PowerShot Pro Series S5 IS 8.0MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom is the one for her.
Pros:
Optical image stabilization works quite well.
5x Zoom is better than standard for this class.
Face finder and "smile detection" seems like a gimmick but works surprisingly well.
Large screen AND zoom optical viewfinder cover all situations.
Cons:
Sony memory stick means less choices and higher prices, can't as easily find a replacement.
Not taking AA batteries means you should probably get a second rechargeable battery.
Not all that good in lower light without flash - ISO 400 is pretty much the limit.
All-in-all, I'd buy this camera again. I've been quite happy with the value and performance, even when keeping in mind the Cons listed above.
 Inconsistent quality, very disappointed, ended up returning it November 20, 2008
I do not like returning items, I hardly ever do it. I prefer investing time researching reviews and comparing products before committing to buy. This camera was an exception. I ended up returning it to Amazon. This was my first venture into Cybershot point-and-shoot cameras. This camera is very attractive, it looks really good in paper and given the features provided (e.g. 5x optical zoom and nice display size) it beats similar cameras in price by far. However in practice I have to agree with several other reviews, the quality of pictures from this camera is very inconsistent. I understand if quality is inconsistent taken in low light pictures, that is expected from most point and shoot cameras. But the inconsistency is noticeable in pictures taken in good lighting. On average only 2 out of 5 pictures taken were worth keeping, the remaining 3 were either blurred or with a lot of noise.
I upgraded from a Canon A530, even comparing several shots from that camera, the quality of that old Canon beat this Sony; most of the Sony pictures had noise in it. I tried really hard to keep this camera, I tried several different setting with no success. In the end I ended up settling for the Canon SD1100IS, which only has a 3x optical zoom, but the picture quality is far better and very consistent. I was not surprised to see the DSCW150 camera as low as $170 in brick and mortar stores such as Target. The launching price was $249. This was a very poor first impression of Cybershot cameras for me. Hopefully the inconsistency of quality is limited to this model. I am really surprised that at the time of this writing this camera was rated at 4 stars.
 A Little Gem of a Device... November 17, 2008
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Pros: - Clear detail & high quality in both photos & videos
- Good battery endurance
- Helpful onboard Menu Guide & Menu System
- Facilitates Automation well (No knowledge of how to set up your shots necessary)
- Compact size
- Feature loaded! Great onboard interactive & PC features...
Cons: - Small onboard memory. It IS necessary to purchase a Memory Stick to coulpe with the Camera
- The sometimes grainy look of the LCD Display (though this is not an indication of how the shots/videos look)
Hope this helps!!!
great little camera November 15, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
We have had this camera for about a month and really love it. It's super fast, really small, and has a nice view screen. I like the fun slide show option where you can download your own songs and play the pictures to music. How fun. It takes wonderful pictures too. We took it to the beach and got some wonderful sunset pics. It has a nice zoom too. The only thing we don't like is it doesn't take double a batteries, and the place to plug it into the computer is on the bottom which isn't very convienient. I would highly reccomend this camera to anyone who wants a really nice point and shoot camera with lots of fun features.
Perfect! November 12, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I got this for my husband and for work. We needed a wide angle lens and this one was the biggest I could find in a camera this size. It's working great and we're totally pleased. You will definately need a memory card for taking lots of pictures, but that's with any camera. The only thing to be aware of - the "Red" camera was a little cheaper, so I went for that - but my husband and everyone says it looks like a dark pink. Luckily my husband is secure! So, if you're getting it for a man, be aware that the red is pink.
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