I gave it a 9 rating b/c I found it to be better than expected. when I
saw lori grunin's rating I had to try it out at the store. First off,
the viewfinder is fairly centered when you use it for snap shots, and
it's great when you want to lengthen the life of your battery by at
least 4x. I do admit the zoom controls were a bit awkward, however,
after using them so much I found that they were placed in the right
spot and after zoom, taking a pic was a cinch. the lcd is great(only
two settings, normal and bright) in the room, but on a bright day with
sun reflection, it's a bit difficult to see, but what camera lcd isnt
hard to see unless it's actually a viewfinder lcd? the auto shoot mode
is great as well as its active subject tracking(focus area folows the
subject you plan to picture). the beach and landscape modes seem to be
fairly similar, when I was on a plane, both seemed to be the same(the
beach mode is supposed to give more depth at blue colors). I had a
chance to use the manual aperture mode. as some would say that it is
insufficient- well i'd agree if I were a professional. however, since
i'm an enthusiast and a crazed tehcie, I find that the iso settings are
exceptional for the price that I paid(~$310@bestbuy) my proof is found
within fireworks pictures from 4th of july. they turned out fantastic
with little to no noise in the'black' area of the picture. in the
cnet.com review it was mentioned that the small buttons on the back of
the camera were too small and that you couldn't press the settings or
mode that you wanted with precision- that is seriously not an issue b/c
it is an ultra compact model and the canon elphs, casio's and nikons
(which i've been able to try as well) have similar setups. if you
really feel that buttons pressing precision is your thing, go buy a
disposable 35mm camera: 2 buttons, picture capture and flash
I found that if you are a sony consumer, this is one toy that you'll
enjoy having. due to it's duo memory stick, its compatible with many
other sony products, psp, laptops, tvs, etc. the casing is fairly
sturdy, however there are two things that may become a problem in about
5 years of constant use: the battery cover(can easily open) and the ac
power slot cover may break off(due to the small rubber piece holding
it to the camera). power up and power down of the lens . I believe
it's 1.5 sec or faster.and camera is quick. having the ability to see
your pics via slideshow is great when you want to delete pics for quick
space, or show friends when they bug you for a glimpse, or to pick out
the picture among hundreds you've already taken(with a 2gb duo stick)
and alter it right on the camera. sony is a great choice for those who
like easy menus and great quality products. the menu is nearly the same
as one of the early sony cameras I used to use, sony p5. to give you a
backgroun d on the cameras i've owned and used here they are. sony:
p5, p9, p150, v1 and w100. minolta dimage f100, canon powershot g2, and
currently checking out nikon 7900 and the L series. as you can see I
like my cameras to last and if you get this w100, the 8.1mp sensor will
last for several years to come and you won't have to replace it for a
newer digicam. btw, this is a phenomenal camera for what it was worth
when I bought it mid june 2006. By Vikas 9892484303
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