Taking great pictures is easier than ever with the DSC-W290 Cyber-shot digital camera. The iAuto mode adjusts the settings for you based on your surroundings, so all you have to do is press a button to capture shots with the right amount of light and beautiful clarity. And with the ingenious Face Detection mode, faces in your photos will look more realistic with natural skin tones and sharp details. Tired of blurry photos? Optical SteadyShot image stabilization minimizes blur for better results. You can also connect your camera to a compatible HDTV and show off your shots on the big screen in high definition.
User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars So-So
The camera is pretty, but does have a bit of short comings.
The camera feels it was created for casual to non-important photos. During low or indoor lighting there is a lot of noise in the image. It’s auto focus feature also struggles a lot. On outside, bright, images you don’t notice the noise as much until you start to zoom in into the image.
The camera works relatively well in outdoor, open events and for the casual shot. I don’t recommend it for indoor use as much. Color and noise will be a problem.
The image stabilization works most of the time, but only when the auto focuses onto something narrow.
You’ll want to get a second battery just in case because I’ve experienced 180 shots per charge, and lower when Flash is used.
The burst mode is fun, but only when the auto focus centers on a narrow object and not on a wide focus.
The buttons are small and not easy to use with one hand.
It’s hard to keep clean from smudges.
4 Stars I love the color!!!
I am totally satisfied with the camera. I love the video quality and if you set it up right, the pictures are phanominal. This camera is definitely a value at the price. The color is a very sharp, ice blue, I love it.
4 Stars Just an average novice camera owner review
Hi
overall i would have to say this is a good camera and a worthwhile investment for your average everyday snapshot photographer.
It is worthwhile to read the manual and get accostomed to the controls although you can basically power up and take shots without worrying to much.
the interface is fairly easy to navigate although i did have a problem one night turning on the flash in a dark area because i couldn’t see the screen so sony might want to take that into consideration.
the HD video was quite nice, better than i expected, go to youtube and search for bball finals night in barbados to get an example. it functioned well in a low light setting although i was disappointed that there was no zooming in video mode, something to fix in my opinion.
regular snapshops were fine and i think the detail on the highest resolution we exception.
well done sony
minor issues to sort out only
thanks alot!
4 Stars Camera for Hawaii
The pictues from this camera are awesome. The only complaint I have – sometimes it doesn’t take the time to focus and I get an occasional blurry photo. It could be me, I want to click quickly, but the quality of the photos are unbelievable. I use this camera as an additional one since I have a Nikon D300 too. So glad I bought it to take to Hawaii. It’s lightweight and easy to take anywhere. The 5X zoom comes in handy. The flower pictures are clear and crisp.
4 Stars A great gift!
I bought the camera and I sent it to my daughter as a gift. My intention was to give her something that I could have back: too many great cool pictures of my 6 months grandbaby-girl! And it worked!!! She just loved the gift and told me how amazing is to use the camera and to get shots of the baby’s smile! Now I can see all the “faces” baby is making for grandmma!
I do recomend this product especially if you live faraway from your family!
