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.