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Oct 31, 2008 10:42 AM 1745 Views

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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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