Sony DSCW730S Voucher

Karen in Mommyland (USA) : I found this camera to be a pain in the rear as far as navigating the menu to change settings was concerned. They make it near impossible to play with the settings easily. In that area, every Canon and Kodak point and shoot I've ever operated has Sony beat. The irritating toy like sounds this camera makes drove me crazy and convinced me that it was just a cheap camera that looked nice, but I still needed to take some pictures and see how they turned out. I wasn't impressed. The camera just doesn't take a very impressive picture. I think my iPhone 4s takes a far better picture, and I'm really not all the impressed with the pictures my phone takes. I honestly expected better picture quality from a dedicated point and shoot camera. I'm sure there have to be a better compact point and shoot camera out on the market than this one. I would honestly keep looking if you're considering this camera.

Personal Robot (Always here, sometimes there) : The big draw here over other low-end cameras is the 8x zoom but my title says it all: I'm not real impressed with the quality of the images, as I think the Sony firmware compresses the images too much which compromises image quality, making them murky and blobby when viewed close-up, but my 7 year old daughter took to the camera right away, figuring out its features and falling in love with it immediately. That zoom lets her get up close to all the things she wants pictures of - birds, bugs, trees, etc. And in her hands, over less expensive but less-capable cameras, she gets some great stuff. She's even had fun with the panorama feature, which she just stumbled on and figured out by the on-screen instructions.

VW Smith (Eastern Idaho USA) : This camera wants to be the answer for adults who want a very compact point-and-shoot, but it simply isn't good enough for most adults when we all have smartphones that have similar quality cameras built-in and which are lacking only the zoom. I think most of us, if we are interested in good photos, are willing to shell out a bit more and get a better quality camera for that kind of zoom (or more) and better quality pictures. You're not going to find it here. But if you're looking for a solid "second camera" for you school-age kids, this might suit your needs.

Sony a7K Full-Frame Voucher

someonetofind : The screen protectors don't stick very well. I put mine on there, fairly easy after you cut it, fit it to the screen, especially if you have other devices that you protect. Mine fell off once I set the camera back down on the counter. I didn't even get a chance to carry it around with the protector on (this is not a no sell for me, I have never protected the screens on any of my cameras, and have never scratched any of them).

Paula L. : I haven't had the camera very long. It works a lot like my Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-H20 only on a grander scale. It doesn't seem to take as sharp pictures as my Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20. It may just be I need practice. The scenery shots seemed to look flat...not high definition. It may just take time. I didn't like the charger that came with it. It charges great, but the lights never go out to let you know when you are charged. It is going to take some practice to get on to the settings, but what fun.

G. Perez "Always having fun!" (CA) : Let's get one thing straight, more megapixels DO NOT mean better picture quality, and this camera proves my point. It sounds great on paper, it has all these awesome features, but what good are they if the picture quality is mediocre? Is it really worth carrying this extra bulk around as opposed to just using your cell phone? It's not. In all honesty, iPhone 4th generation and above, takes better pictures.

Sony DSC-W730/L Voucher

M. Kelly "Life is a Cabernet" (Wonderful NJ) : This is a great little point and shoot. It's easy to use, has good picture quality and is small. The only negative thing I can say about this camera so far is that it came with a rechargeable plug that connects to the camera itself. This means if your battery dies you can't charge it while using a back up battery. I personally like to do that very thing and find it annoying I can't.

JM : (Not Amazon's fault; I bought it locally.) The camera seemed easy and intuitive enough to use, but the latch over the battery and memory card was so flimsy that with the card inserted, the pressure (spring) from the card pushed the door outward enough that the memory card no longer made contact. Granted, even great things can have a defect now and then, but this just seemed cheaply constructed.

error : I his camera is just fine for someone just starting out, someone who doesn't take that many pictures and just wants something very portable around just in case, or for the kids. However, if you're looking for consistently good pictures without weird blurriness/fussiness and something that takes good night shots, look elsewhere. I have tried adjusting the settings but for some reason half of my pictures just come out fuzzy looking. They're not utterly blurry by any means but you can clearly tell the difference between this camera's images and my other camera. I'm guessing there's something wrong with the lens or some sensor

Sony FDRAX1 4K Camcorder Voucher

Sibelius (Palo Alto, CA USA) : Sony's FDRAX1 4K provides decent, all around point and shoot functionality with respectable image quality thanks to good image stabilization, intelligent flash lighting and a Carl Zeiss (licensed) lens. While most of the unit is housed in a metallic plastic case build quality seems decent for the price point. What I appreciated the most was its compact sizing (slightly smaller then a deck of cards) and speed at which the unit can go from power-off to photo taken in less than 2 seconds. The 8x optical zoom goes through its progressions smooth and quickly and the 3 inch LCD display is adequate when considering the devices size. The menu and options UI is mostly standard and intuitive if you've used other point and shoot cameras over the past 5 years. Overall, a handy little camera with image quality that will surprise you if you experiment with the manual settings.

Richard J. Brzostek (New England, USA) : As with pretty much all cameras, you will have to get a memory card (which for $10 to $35 you will be able to get a real decent one). Again, like most cameras, this one doesn't have a case. It does have a strap and a recharge cord for the battery (which is nice as it is such an improvement from the days of having to buy batteries that last for about an hour in a digital camera)

Mark Perry : I am a little disappointed with the quality of this point and shoot. First, the pros are that it is light, attractive, small and easy to carry. Everything else, in my opinion, really revolves around what you get for the money. Quality of the pictures is just ok, I honestly think my Apple iphone takes better pictures (even in dimly lit areas). But for those people who want to take a lot of pictures on a trip and need memory card, then a camera would be a must have. Not crazy about the zoom capability, seems to definitely be less than advertised. As I mentioned, in low lighting camera stabilization seems low. Overall, if this was in a gold box deal for $99 I would jump on it for the name and durability of a Sony product. But not for $20-30 more than that. I think you can do better.

Sony a7R Full-Frame Voucher

Raul Colon (Puerto Rico) : While this camera is intuitive to use, transferring images to my PC was not. I expected to connect it to my PC and find it as a drive (like with every other camera I've used) but the DSC-W730 will not show up under File Explore by default. It required me to download and install the SONY "Play Memories" software for transfer of my photos and videos.

Koala1356 (FL, USA) : There are some photo effects, like those you might normally apply via additional software on your PC, that you can apply directly on the camera as you take the shot. I particularly like the Partial Color effect. It takes a b&w shot with the color of my choice highlighted. EG: a red rose, only the rose would be red and the background would be b&w. This makes for some truly striking imagery. Can be applied to stills, movies, or panoramas.

William Polm (North-western Oregon, USA) : Some reviewers concluded that the image quality is poor. I found just the opposite. Now this is not a technical review, like some others on this page, but I tested this camera against my phone camera (Samsung Brightside SCH-U380, 4 MP), a Canon Elph (Sd8009is, 7.1MP), and my Canon SX30is (14.1MP). Frankly, the Sony's photos came out clearer than all the other cameras. I was a bit surprised (after those negative reviews), so tried the the test a second time. Same result. Also the colors were right on when compared to the scene (using my eyes to view it).

Sony DSCRX10 Voucher

cacat : We bought it at BestBuy then returned it the next day. The picture quality is awful. The size of the picture files are at 6MB. But the quality of the pictures is obviously much much worse than that of the pictures taken from our Nikon Coolpix S6200, even though the file sizes from the S6200 are in the range of 1MB.

ACustommer : The auto smile detector is kind of creepy, but I think it could be useful in some situations. Also, the red laser beam scanning thing for the smile detector is kind of annoying. The camera did not come with a memory card, as far as I could tell, and without one it only holds 4 pictures on the default quality setting. So definitely bigger memory card is needed.

MM (Bellevue, WA) : Very easy to use for a beginner like me who has no photography skills what so ever. Just put it in automatic mode and start snapping pictures. Zoom function, panoramic, etc were all self explanitory and worked well. Easy to charge and get pictures from the camera onto the computer. Picture quality is pretty good too.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200/B Voucher

Lily : My only downside is the 16 megapixel images. The files are large, and to upload them to an online photo service takes more time than my previous Sony. A 6.5 meg picture is a lot of megapixels. Clear, sharp, absolutely, but my previous camera with 14meg was just as clear. The good thing is you don't need to shoot in the 16meg mode. You can reduce it to 10, and even further down. I would have wished the gap from 16 to 10 wouldn't have been so distant from each other. A 12meg setting would have been a better choice.

Ashley Mott (United States) : I have a current generation smart device that I was using to take pictures prior to receiving this camera, and I will probably continue to use it for snappy pictures since I usually have it right beside me. However, the flash and image optimization can leave a bit to be desired at times, and this camera avoids that *in most instances*.
I'm generally a very pale person, and I have a hard time with point-and-shoot and smart phone cameras leaving me with white ghost face, but the automatic image optimization and flash adjustment of the Sony actually left me looking the way I look in the mirror. Ditto for my husband, though his problem isn't paleness -- cameras usually just make his wrinkles look more prominent than they are because of a hot flash -- this doesn't.

Anonymous : I had a Panasonic Lumix briefly last year and returned it because it was overkill for a point-and-shoot and required too much work to take good pictures consistently. If I wanted that kind of trouble, I would invest in a DSLR and dedicate time to learning how to operate it properly. I don't want that. I have only ever been interested in point-and-shoots that let me get the picture I want within a few shots if I'm doing something posed or that will take nice pictures for reproduction as 4 by 6 (and occasionally 8 by 10) prints for a scrapbook. This camera does that.

Sony a7 Full-Frame Voucher

daniel : I am a regular traveler, who uses the camera on these travels only, and for me that camera worked perfectly. It's light, easy to deal with and lots of mpixels for you to have fun. The quality of the pics is something that has amazed me compare to my old digital camera. Overall, Im very satisfied with this product.

Nerd Alert (USA) : Panorama mode is a major bullet point in the advertising and has its own button, so I played with it in different environments. Overall, it works, though the focus and contrast issues of the still images can be exacerbated. It is a fun effect, but for a photo that you want to keep of family or a cool nature spot, I suggest taking a series of pictures and using software to do the panorama. The difference for me was night and day, and you can even do it in free software like the photo editor that comes with Windows. One caveat: do not use burst mode to take the pictures. The focus is far too sluggish for that and the software is not smart enough to keep up. Even with the super slow burst rate, the pictures look like a mess.

Tom Zeni : The Sony DSC-W730 is all I could expect from a point and shoot camera. We travel extensively, and my wife enjoys scrapbooking, So this light, flexible use camera is perfect for taking all types of photos. The mode of picture/pano/movie is easy to change. The 8x zoom is as much as anyone with normal photographing needs. And with the lithium battery and a 16gb SD card, you are good to go for the entire day. After years of carrying bulky Nikons and Cannons with various lens, this Sony, and others that I've had previously owned, is a joy to own.

Sony FACS1M Voucher

Katharena M. Eiermann "Existential Diva -- Pr... (1,000 miles from Nowhere...) : I chose the Silver Cyber-Shot, which has a sort of brushed satin, finger print resistant finish. Sleek and classy, goes with most any outfit! The screen is large and (for Me) easy to view without using a magnifying glass. The slightly recessed buttons are easy to press, respond well. The camera navigates from mode to mode, function to function et al with ease and is pretty fast. When powered on, the navigation icons, are good sized, colorful and invoke a sense of fun -- and, have readable balloon pop ups that explain what each selection does.

Paulette L. Hand "sixhands" (Williamstown, NJ) : I love my new Sony digital camera. So many people are just using their phones for pictures, but I like an actual camera and this one fits the bill perfectly. It is small enough to slide into a pocket, but the quality of the pictures is great. The screen is large and very easy to use.

L. Steiner (nj) : I am not a photographer, and I don't understand very well all of the differences between different models and brands. I just want an easy to use camera that takes clear pictures, and this camera does it pretty well. It also takes very good videos. I love the small size and solid feel and how quickly it turns on and is ready to go. I also appreciate the rechargeable battery, which for my purposes lasts a long time. Im still learning how to play with the visual effects, and will update my review after I've had the camera a little longer.

Sony PCKLM16 Voucher

Jeff Kraus (Orlando, FL USA) : Unfortunately, they did it anyway. And probably because of the increased sensor noise, they decided to really crank up that in-camera noise reduction. It looks awful, and it's evident at all ISO settings. This NR cannot be reduced or defeated. It's there for good, and it's even noticeable when viewing an image on my computer at 50% of its original size. Of course, the higher the ISO, the more destructive they get with the noise reduction, which just makes matters worse. The issues are somewhat less noticeable when shooting low ISO outdoors with the lens at its widest setting. In fact, in that specific scenario I'd say the image quality is pretty good. Once you change any of those parameters though, you start to see more problems.

Lala : In the majority of cases, indoor flash photos are exposed pretty accurately. Outdoors without flash, I noticed in many cases the camera underexposed by 1/2 to 1 stop, and sometimes even more underexposed that that when trying to shoot indoors without flash (especially when zoomed in at all). Combined with the existing noise from the ISO setting and the very heavy handed application of NR, trying to bring up the exposure of those ambient light indoor shots to normal levels is going to increase the shadow noise quite a bit. It's not pretty.

Edward : My suggestion? Honestly, if you're determined to find a camera in this price range and you can't save your pennies for something better, I'd recommend looking at the used/refurb market. For example, top-of-the-line Canon Powershot SD cameras from late 2009 were about the same size and weight as this DSC-W730, around 12 megapixels (still more than enough for any camera this size), built like small tanks, with better optics and overall better image quality. These days even those high-end models can be bought for less than this camera. A quick search shows that an excellent condition Canon Powershot SD980 IS can be had for around $60-$80 (or refurbished by Canon for $129 which I think includes a warranty) and that was the best, most expensive Powershot SD model of its time. It even has a big touchscreen display.

Sony DSC-W730 Voucher

Jeff Kraus (Orlando, FL USA) : The DSC-W730 contains a 16.1 megapixel sensor in the 1/2.3" format (about 28 square millimeters, smaller than a fingernail). The obvious drawback here is noise. The more pixels you cram into a small area, the more digital noise that will be evident in the resulting file. On its own, that's a reduction in quality that negates the need for such a dense sensor; who cares about the extra megapixels if you're not getting any more actual information, just noise? All it's doing is filling up your hard drive faster. In the case of the DSC-W730, you're talking about around 6.5MB per image. You'll even hit the limits of the optics well before 16.1 megapixels, so there's absolutely no reason (other than marketing) for Sony to put such a sensor in this camera.

Katharena M. Eiermann "Existential Diva -- Pr... (1,000 miles from Nowhere...) : I chose the Silver Cyber-Shot, which has a sort of brushed satin, finger print resistant finish. Sleek and classy, goes with most any outfit! The screen is large and (for Me) easy to view without using a magnifying glass. The slightly recessed buttons are easy to press, respond well. The camera navigates from mode to mode, function to function et al with ease and is pretty fast. When powered on, the navigation icons, are good sized, colorful and invoke a sense of fun -- and, have readable balloon pop ups that explain what each selection does.

L. Steiner (nj) : I am not a photographer, and I don't understand very well all of the differences between different models and brands. I just want an easy to use camera that takes clear pictures, and this camera does it pretty well. It also takes very good videos. I love the small size and solid feel and how quickly it turns on and is ready to go. I also appreciate the rechargeable battery, which for my purposes lasts a long time. Im still learning how to play with the visual effects, and will update my review after I've had the camera a little longer.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V Voucher

TechGuy (New Zealand) : It starts fast, focuses quickly, does not have shutter lag and is easy to handle and has tons of functions. It handles well for its size and does not feel heavy. Having the zoom on the side of the lens is great - makes it more stable to hold the camera. I've taken some pretty amazing shots with it - the zoom allows good creativity and the low light capability produces detailed and pleasing shots. How much different this camera is to the previous model I'm not really sure in terms of the additional megapixels via the new sensor. My previous camera was a Olympus E620 DSLR - in comparison there is less detail with the Sony, although not hugely noticeable on a 23" LCD computer monitor. The camera is a lot of fun to use and it just begs you to be more creative when shooting. The partial colour shots are great. The LCD screen is very good, nice and bright. Nice touch to use the optical viewfinder and have the screen turn off. The built in user manual is great - to look up what a function does without having to refer to the manual. Also when you find what you want it provides the option to go to that function right away - so for example I wanted to look at the ND filter function, once I've read what it does I can then select to open the function from the help screen rather than exiting help and then trying to find it through the menu system.

pcarnut "Roger" (Sacramento, CA)

: Wanted a superzoom with Panorama mode so the choices are fairly limited. This week both the Sony HX200V and Nikon P510 came out so bought them both to compare. The first review by "techguy" gives some nice details about the camera so I won't repeat his comments. I've played with them now for a couple of days and do not claim to be an expert by any means so take these comments with a grain of salt. These are just initial impressions.
I found overall the Sony took nicer pictures than the Nikon which tended to give a slight yellow hue on grass. And when enlarging the pictures the detail was better. The Sony produced slightly clearer pics both indoors and out and skins tones were a little warmer and more natural. The Sony also allows you to adjust the color and vividness to personal taste, don't believe the Nikon allowed for this.

YnotMe : I decided if I was spending $400 to $500 on a camera I was going to try them out in stores first. I like to buy things
online, but I don't like returning items, so off to the local shops.
First I'll have to say that I drove about 90 miles to look at cameras. Unfortunately I couldn't find 2 cameras, the
Fujifilm FinePix HS30EXR or the Panasonic DMC-FZ150K no one carried either one.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20 Voucher

H. Hristov "HKH" (Dallas, TX USA) : I just received my DSC-TX20 (Black) yesterday and I've tested it and compared it to the previous DSC-TX10 that I had for one year and I gave it to my brother in law. I've been very happy with the DSC-TX10 and I like the new DSC-TX20 a lot. There is no significant changes, the main ones are that the shooter speed is increased to 4 sec (from 2 sec) for night shooting and the new one has video recording in 60i in 1080 AVCHD. Also the panorama option has been boosted since the DSC-TX10's entry, offering solid panoramas of up to 360 degrees. Sony also increased focusing speed. I think these are basically all the differences. Waterproofing and the design hasn't change at all. I red a lot of comments about the waterproofing on the TX10 - both good and bed. I am scuba diver and I've been doing underwater photography for several years now. This camera is not designed for that, it's rated only for 5 meters (16 foot) which I tested in our community pool and it works just fine. Of course you will need to read the instructions and make sure that the seals are properly closed. The camera is great for any pool and for a lot of fun with the kids. Bottom line - it's awesome camera. For it's class I think it's the best on the market for now. If you are looking for very good pictures from a small camera - that's the one.

Tech-Guru (Northern California) : I purchased this camera after trying (and being disappointed with) the Nikon Coolpix. The picture quality from the Sony camera was light-years better than the Nikon.

The "good":

Very small.

The moveable metal cover did a good job protecting the lens, and was easy to open with one hand.

Superb picture quality and superb videos

16Megapix quality

A good zoom feature

The "bad"

Pricey (most expensive in its class?)

The record, on/off, display, picture buttons are all WAY TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER...It is sometimes hard to press just the button you want

The documentation is not great (the documentation is stored electronically in the camera and is not very comprehensive

The lens is located very close to the top-left of the camera and your finger will make its way into too many of your photos

The electronic viewfinder is difficult to see in bright sunlight (all cameras that have a similar viewfinder will have this problem)

Harkanwar Anand (New York, New York) : I don't use SLR cameras because they are too much to carry around and I am a little shy. I need a camera which is better than an SLR and if my ignorance can be ignored i dare say, this camera for what it's worth is better than buying an SLR for your travler, photo enthusiast, keen spirit hippie tree lover. Two years back I tried Canon for digital cameras. They make some amazing ultra compact slick scratch free easy to use cameras and I was immediately a fan. Those cameras would cost around $200 and the battery life was decent enough. My cousin visited me from India and we went to Vegas, Georgia and Orlando and all this while we used his Sony Camera. I was so impressed I decided to buy the Sony TX 10 (previous model of the camera you're reading about) and the relationship was beautiful.

Sony DSC-HX300/B Voucher

Thomas N. Wheeler (Raleigh, NC) : Over the years as a serious amateur photographer I have owned and used extensively Nikon and Hasselblad film cameras and lenses and when digital cameras arrived I began with the Nikon Coolpix 900 and 950, then DSLR's including the Canon EOS 10D, and today I am using a Canon 5D Mark II equipped with L lenses (Canon's premium glass). The Sony HX300 is my first super zoom camera, and as such I spent several hours after receiving the camera from Amazon on March 14 thoroughly reading and studying both the Sony pdf manual and the Sony User's Guide in html format. This was time well spent as there are many useful features on the HX300 that are not found even on my much more expensive Canon 5D Mark II. During this study with both manuals, I tried each feature in the quiet of my living room making sure I understood exactly how the feature worked and what it did. Only then did I set out to explore the performance of the Sony HX300 under "real world" conditions and to compare it to the Canon 5D Mark II under controlled conditions.

Douglas W. McKeehen (Seattle) : A couple of things about me, and what I needed in a camera. First of all, while I have some basic understandings of how these kinds of cameras work, I am not a professional techie guy, and I usually have to look up every spec I read and usually end up not getting it entirely. I did do a lot of research, but the Camera Spec Snobs in some of the review sites just go to an extreme that will never, ever matter to me. Second, this camera was a replacement for my old bridge camera, a Sony DSC H-5 (12X optical, 7.2 megapixel). That camera served me well over the past 6 years, after thousands upon thousands of images. I bring this up because there have been a mountain of improvements on all technological fronts since then, which has resulted in an entirely and spectacularly different photographic experience I am having with this new camera after only a few days, and may explain my giddy five star love-fest I am having with this thing! I use my camera for everything from artistic photos to nature photography to family events, so I want a camera that shoots great, better than average pictures in a variety of circumstances over a specialized camera that takes outstanding pictures in limited circumstances.

PhotoGraphics (Arizona) : Recently, adding to my collection of little pocket cameras, I acquired an Olympus XZ-1 in an attempt to get better results than I've previously experienced with low-end pocket cameras and it does an admirable job while still remaining portable. The DSC-HX300 is not pocketable, it is what is known as a "bridge" camera. I've generally thought of bridge cameras (SLR-like with non-detachable zoom lenses) as a compromise ... almost as large and heavy as a real DSLR, lacking the versatility of swappable lenses, tiny sensor, mediocre lens and much too automated. But I do realize that all consumer-grade cameras just keep getting better and better and if you read on you will hopefully get some insight about the capabilities of the Sony HX300 and how it compares to state-of-the-art.

Sony DSC-H200 Voucher

RSD : This camera was pre-ordered from Sony and it arrived yesterday (2/20/13). I have been very impressed with the Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-TX10 that I bought here at Amazon a little over a year ago in their "Today's Deals" that it might be worth the shot to give this a try. The software and hardware components must be very similar since the interface and pictures that both cameras produce tend to be very similar too which can be both good and not quite so good.

Andrea Polk : I received this camera from the Amazon Vine reviewer program. Unlike many of the reviewers, I'll not be going into lots of technical information with my review. While I have used many digital cameras, I don't consider myself a photographer, but rather someone who delights in great photographs. I am typical of a digital age intermediate user who snaps photos of scenery, pets, family and life events

Kent J. Smythe (CA USA) : I've played around with the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200 for the past three days, to get a feel of it and I'm truly impressed.
I have several cameras that I use quite often and they all cost several times the amount of this camera, but it's been a pleasure discovering all the things I can do with this great economical camera.
This is NOT a camera where you look at the list of creative effects in the menu and get scared off, once you click on the effects for the first time, it all seems so simple and fun.
The DSC-H200 is a wonderful first camera that won't scare the new photographers off, and it has many impressive features to grow on.
I was really impressed with the 720p HD movie mode and was doing great movie stuff right out of the box. I played my creation on my 60" Sony HDTV after burning a Blu-Ray disc on my computer and it looks amazing. Some of my other cameras do 1080 HD, but the 720p looks mighty good.
I LOVE the 4 AA batteries that power it up, they last a long time and replacements are EVERYWHERE.
The pictures I've been taking look great, the 20.1 Mega pixels make the pictures look like you spent much more on your camera and I LOVE the 26x Optical zoom for really getting in there.

Sony DSC-HX50V/B Voucher

anonymous "anonymous" (United States) : I am a gadget geek, so I like buying the new version when it gets released. This year I was waiting for the new HX series and usually Sony announces something in March at the latest. But this year they announced the HX50V in late April. By that time I had already purchased the new Panasonic ZS30 which is the Panasonic's version of a compact long zoom camera which competes with the HX series. After receiving the HX50V and doing some comparisons, the ZS30 is no where near the image quality of the HX50V (Or even my older HX20V for that matter). IQ on the ZS30 looked out of focus and fuzzy when you compare the image of the HX50V. The HX50V images were sharp and more detailed.

Eager Beaver : The first photo I tried to make was of a target about 70 cm (28") wide at a distance of about 1 m (39"). The camera wouldn't focus. I tried my HX9V and it focused perfectly. I called Sony and asked what was going on and the nice man suggested my camera must have a manufacturing defect and I should send it back to Sony for a new one. Eventually I figured out that this is complete nonsense. The compromises required to get a 30x zoom into such a small camera meant that the minimum distance at any given zoom just has to be more than the zoom on other cameras. Bummer, but in practice, you don't normally have to get very close with a high zoom.

Lon Townsend : This camera is great. I can not describe all of the features, but for this price you do not have to go any further. I had one problem with the speed between taking pictures if the camera was on auto mode. This mode fixes any errors, blurs, etc and it gives you a clean sharp great image. It was a class 10 high speed 32 GB SDHC card I was using. I ordered the SanDisk Extreme 64 GB SDXC Class 10 UHS-1 Flash Memory Card 45MB/s SDSDX-064G-X46 card and this fixed the problems. I can take pictures almost instantly after each other and I get over 1000 shots. Put this card with this camera and you could not ask for better. Now I have not had this combination long, but I love it. I've had multiple cameras for 50 years, I used to teach the old film photo at a community college. Read the features you get with this camera, but I also recommend putting the faster card in. Before I had to wait a few seconds between shots. With the faster card, almost 0 waiting.

Sony DSC-WX300/B Voucher

APC Reviews "APC Reviews" (USA) : The Sony DSC-WX300/B 18 MP Digital Camera with 20x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3-Inch LCD is a strong entry from Sony against other cameras in this market segment and price point. It meets and beats several features of competitors, but also fails to be quite as much as it seems to be at first glance. Nevertheless, anyone considering what to take along for photo making on holiday should seriously consider the Sony DSC-WX300.

rbhatta "A Dinosaur you can trust!" (Sunnyvale, CA, USA)  : The quest to find the perfect compact digital camera which takes excellent Photos and 1080p videos at the same time is no easy matter. I have tried various models from various manufacturers (primarily Canon & Sony) each one seems to contradict each other. While one model impresses you with Photo quality but fails miserably in video. There is always one thing or the other that disappoints me. May be it's me or I am too picky when it comes to quality or my expectations are too much to ask for in this price range & form factor.

EJon : Here's the problem, at least on an iPhone: because the hotspot is not a fully functioning WiFi server, the phone sees it as a limited function connection and will eventually switch over to another server if it's available, which will interrupt the transfer. That means that if you try to use this feature with a known server nearby, you have to *tell the iPhone to forget that server first*, or the transfer will fail after a picture or two. If the server has a password, it will be kind of a pain to reconnect. Once I solved this problem (by trial and error), it worked fine and the pictures copy directly to the camera roll, from which you treat them just like pictures taken with the phone. I think this problem is ultimately due to the stovepiped architecture in iOS, so it might work better with Android.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80/B Voucher

Ginnie Norrgard :This was an incredible deal. I had gone into Best Buy to look at this camera. The camera in store (with no memory storage or extra battery) was as expensive as this complete package. I was a little hesitant about the deal as it seemed too good to be true, but I'm so glad that I went through with buying this camera on Amazon. The only thing that I am struggling with is the WIFI setting. It claims I have found an access point, but always that the signal is too low. I still find it easiest to just plug in the camera to the computer, so I'm not too concerned about this. I have owned sony cyber shot cameras before, and they have really made some great improvements with the many settings this camera has to offer. I am also a fan of the setting wheel rather than the menu keys as well as the zoom knob around the capture button. This camera has both of these qualities I like.

~Shawn~ (Vermont) : Some complain about no charger, but I have one in my camera box that CAME with it. So I am not sure. You can do it 2 ways, with your computer via USB or with plugging it in and charging it that way. The charging of the battery is done with the battery IN the camera. I also purchased This..."EZOPower Battery Charger with EU / Car Adapter + Accessory Pouch Case for Sony DSC-TF1, TX30, WX80, W730, W710, W670, WX150 Digital Cameras *Compatible with NP-BN1* (from Amazon)" as a just in case because people had said there wasn't a charger. With this, I can now use in the car too, but so far, once I charge the battery, it lasts me all day.

Ricky : I was recently in the market for a new camera after destroying yet another one (yeah, I'm a klutz), and especially wanting to get something that would take excellent video. I'd been using Canon Powershots for several years, and originally I had been satisfied with them, but more and more I was becoming frustrated with the video limitations. I like to shoot live musicians in dark clubs and with the Powershot it was tough to get it to focus quickly in dark conditions; plus, once you started shooting video you could still zoom but there was no way to refocus. Seeing better videos produced by others that had been shot with different cameras, I knew there were better options out there. Plus, the older Powershot I had was pretty heavy and hard to hold steady for long periods if recording several songs. Which was probably one reason why I kept dropping the damn thing. My criteria for a new camera were: 1) Excellent video capability; 2)Lightweight; 3)Reasonably priced, ideally under $200.

Sony DSC-RX100M II Voucher

Pro Photog : As a professional photographer who mostly carries a 36 megapixel Nikon D800 SLR, I also needed a strong ultra-compact camera for those times when the big camera is just too much or I need to be inconspicuous in my shooting, and also for convenient personal/family use. For both uses, I find that the RX-100, Model 2 really exceeds all of my expectations.

MyKeyReviews (Hampshire, UK.) : The interface is pretty much identical to that of the RX100, with the addition of a few extra available settings located within the menu, for those who haven't seen it before all the settings are changed within the main menu, unlike the other cyber-shot cameras where a side menu pops up allowing you to change settings whilst being able to see what the camera is pointing at, this one has a solid menu that covers the whole screen, which is very appropriately tabbed making it easy to navigate.

Pat J. Dooley (NE Ohio) : My primary camera is a Sony A65 with a G Series 70-300mm zoom, a macro prime, a wide angle prime and a 18-135mm kit lens. I shoot wild life, ultra marathons, sunsets, friend's weddings, events and anything else that takes my fancy. I keep buying point and shoot cameras because I love the idea of a pocket sized camera that is always ready. But the image quality is never good enough and I end up selling them. I read the reviews of the RX100 and decided to go all in on the RX100 II. Maybe this time I'd find a worthy compact camera to supplement my A65.

Sony DSC-W710/B Voucher

Mark Berela (Duke City, NM) : If you want a low-cost, decent point and shoot, this is a good choice, particularly if you want to stay in easy mode most of the time. If you end up loving photography, or if you are already an experienced photographer, this camera will feel light on features and customization options pretty quickly.

A. Dent "Aragorn" (Minas Anor, GD) : This is a 'cheap' little camera price-wise but it's a quality build takes surprisingly good pictures when use on full-auto and even better ones if the operator has some basic skills. Yes, it's not a DSLR and it doesn't support Wi-Fi or Bluetooth or 'location' but if you can live without it and you have a kid that wants a camera and don't want to spend a lot getting him one, this is as good a pick as any.

Liv : I got this camera on sale for $65 and think it's definitely worth what I paid for it. At the retail price of $98, I think it's an okay buy, but I probably would not pay that much for it. This is an entry-level camera with a handful of special effects. If you're looking for a fancier camera that takes sharper photos, you should probably look at cameras over $100 retail. Even though it's a 2012 model and not being made anymore, at the time I'm writing this review (4/6/13) I recommend the DSC-W650 model over this one for an extra $21 (or less). Though megapixels and zoom are the same as this camera, the nicer lens on the 650 will give you sharper pictures. That being said, this camera also takes some pretty nice pictures. Images on the LCD screen may appear low quality while taking a picture, but images definitely look sharp once they've been taken. The menu is easy to navigate and it's simple to change between effects like toy camera and partial color mode. Videos look pretty nice as well. The camera is small and thin enough to fit in your pocket. The zoom feature, image quality, and special effects take this a step above many cell phone cameras. If you have a decent cell phone camera and don't care about the special effects of this camera, I recommend looking for something more expensive or just sticking with your cell phone. For a budget camera though, you get a variety of nice features and good image quality. It's good for kids and teens and for people who want something very portable and easy to use.