Sony Cybershot DSCW80 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom and Super Steady Shot (Silver)
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Digital product summary information
Manufacturer: SonyRelease Date: 2007-04-18
Model: DSCW80
Color: Silver
Product features:
- 7.2-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 15 x 20-inch prints
- Carl Zeiss 3x optical zoom lens; 2.5-inch LCD display
- High Sensitivity Mode (ISO 3200) allows for shooting even in low-light conditions
- In-camera red-eye reduction and retouching functions
- HD output; HD slide show with music feature
- Serif PhotoPlus X3
- Adobe Photoshop CS4 Upgrade [OLD VERSION]
- Aperture 3
- Pixelmator [Old Version]
- AmazonBasics SDHC Class 4 32GB Secure Digital Card
Digital camera reviews of Sony Cybershot DSCW80 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom and Super Steady Shot (Silver)
Digital camera Review: "Underwhelmed" with this camera
Summary: 1 Stars
We bought the SONY DSCW80 Camera prior to a family trip to Disneyworld this Fall. We wanted a smaller camera with the verstility to capture all of the excitement of such a trip. We left plenty of time to develop a feel for the new features and options that this model had over our older Olympus model. We mostly point and shoot, but hoped to have the versatility to customize shots when we had the time and calling to do so. Although we're not a shutterbugs, my wife and I are not Techno-dunces either, (we are engineers with plenty of camera, microscope, and endoscopic experience). In part, we based our decision to buy this camera upon the favorable recomendations of a leading consumer reporting magazine.
I must agree with several other reviewers that this camera produces pictures that lack clarity and focus. It works best outdoors when shooting with a lot of natural light. Even then, action shots are always blurred - even when employing the faster shutter speeds available via selectable pre-programmed exposure modes. When the light begins to dim - pictures get progressively more grainy, blurred, and frustrating.
I was convinced that operator error was the main cause of our problems, but I have now passed the camera around at enough soccer games and basketball games to ensure this is not the case. I have read and re-read the users manual and found that nothing seems to help.
I hate to sound overly critical of SONY, but I would also add that the software that came with the camera was quite cumbersome. It took a long time to load and causes operating system errors with my IBM Laptop.
In simple summary, I would not recommend this camera to anyone. You can only imagine the frustration of having 400 images from a Disney vacation of which only 100 are worth printing. Many of the candid shots that would have been most memorable - on rides, at parades, during shows - have the worst clarity.
This camera was not the right choice. I will probably replace it with a similarly featured Olympus or Cannon Model.
JL
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Summary of Sony Cybershot DSCW80 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom and Super Steady Shot (Silver)
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W80 makes shooting and viewing more fun with Face Detection to bring out the best in faces, in-camera retouching and red-eye reduction, and HD Output1 for sharing memories with family and friends in spectacular high definition clarity on HDTV screens. Double Anti-Blur Solution allows low-light shooting without flash -- and theres a top-quality Carl Zeiss 3X Optical zoom lens, Stamina power for up to 340 shots3, 31 MB Internal Memory and large 2.52 LCD screen.Digital Cameras
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