Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-W5

Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-W5

User Rating: Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-W5 (16 reviews)
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Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Great but if taking shots of fast moving things not for you

, Jul. 8, 2005
Comments:
Great camera took it to Mexico and I have great pictures. Not enough standard zoom and I can't seem to take any fast moving shots. it seems to take to long to capture the picture. Other than that it is everything I could want in a camera.

QuickTake:

Pros: It has a huge screen and it does take nice pictures.
Cons: Not enough zoom , and no fast action picture taking
Has Owned Product: 7 months
techradar.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W5

Comments:
The 3x zoom lens is very sluggish.

Review Verdict: A dedicated button gives access to image size (but not quality) in Capture mode and delete (but not delete all) in Playback mode. You can also call up a live histogram with the Display button

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QuickTake:

Pros: Excellent processing, Little noise, Power options
Cons: Disappointing 38mm wideangle setting, Pedestrian 3x zoom lens
cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.5 star(s) Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W5

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Review Verdict: A 2.5-inch LCD, decent image quality, and both automated and selected manual controls make the Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W5 a competent camera for the casual photographer.

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QuickTake:

Pros: 2.5-inch LCD; quick burst mode; flexible controls; solid image quality.
Cons: No shutter- or aperture-priority mode; manual focus limited to six preset steps; subpar optical viewfinder.
cnet.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.5 star(s) Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W5

Comments:
The affordable, compact Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W5 combines responsive performance with solid image quality

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QuickTake:

Pros: 64mm LCD; quick burst mode; flexible controls; solid image quality
Cons: No shutter- or aperture-priority mode; manual focus limited to six preset steps; subpar optical viewfinder
cnet.com.au Professional Review.

Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W5 Review - Digital Cameras

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The affordable, compact Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W5 combines responsive performance with solid image quality.

Review Verdict: A 2.5-inch LCD, decent image quality, and both automated and selected manual controls make the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W5 a competent camera for the casual photographer.

Read full review at cnet.com.au

QuickTake:

Pros: 2.5-inch LCD, Quick burst mode, Flexible controls, Solid image quality
Cons: No shutter- or aperture-priority mode, Manual focus limited to six preset steps, Subpar optical viewfinder
asia.cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.5 star(s) Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W5

Comments:
A 2.5-inch LCD, decent image quality, and both automated and selected manual controls make the Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W5 a competent camera for the casual photographer.

Read full review at asia.cnet.com

QuickTake:

Pros: 2.5-inch LCD; quick burst mode; flexible controls; solid image quality.
Cons: No shutter- or aperture-priority mode; manual focus limited to six preset steps; subpar optical viewfinder.
goodgearguide.com.au Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.5 star(s) Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W5

Comments:

Review Verdict: This is a great 5 megapixel camera, highly recommended unless you want a lighter model that sits comfortably in your pocket. Its image quality problems can be overcome with a little tweaking.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Very little image lag, looks great, full set of functions, large LCD
Cons: Image quality is a little lacking on default settings, camera could be a smaller
maxpc.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.65 star(s) Cyber-shot DSC-W5

Comments:
Without a doubt, the W5 has inherited Sony's winning formula.

Review Verdict: It's not the best 5-megapixel compact at the price ? that title must go to Nikon's svelte Coolpix 5200 ? but the lure of the big screen, chunky design and easy-to-follow menu make the W5 a serious rival. Undoubtedly, it will sell by the bucket load.
whatdigitalcamera.com Professional Review.

Review of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W5 - Digital SLR Reviews

Comments:
At first glance you could easily confuse the Sony W5 with the Sony W7 we looked at in our June issue.

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digital photography blog Professional Review.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W5

Comments:
The Sony Cybershot DSC-W5 is a 5 megapixel digital camera with a 3x Optical Zoom - perhaps an update of the DSC-W1 with a few minor changes. It is priced at $350. Buy the "SONY DSC-W5 5.1 Megapixel Cyber-shot(R) Digital Camera" Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-W5 Revi

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steves-digicams.com Professional Review.

Sony DSC-W5

Comments:
The Cyber-shot DSC-W5 is an affordable yet high-performance 5-megapixel digital camera that offers a Carl Zeiss 3x optical zoom lens, large 2.5-inch color LCD, automatic simplicity and advanced features that you can "grow into" later, housed in a very com

Review Verdict: Bottom line - the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W5 is a durable and stylish digicam that offers great image quality and robust performance. With 5-megapixels of resolution, you can create photo-quality 11x14-inch or larger prints; just make sure you spend a few sec

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imaging-resource.com Professional Review.

Digital Cameras - Sony CyberShot DSC-W5 Digital Camera Review, Information, Specifications

Comments:
As the lower-resolution sibling of the DSC-W7, which we also reviewed recently, the Sony DSC-W5 offers all the same features, but with a 5.1 megapixel CCD (vs 7.0) and at a list price that's $100 lower. As such, I'm a bit more enthusiastic about it than t

Review Verdict: Similar in shape, size, and overall design to the DSC-W1, the new Sony DSC-W5 digital camera continues the more traditional digital camera styling that differentiated the original W1 from the rest of Sony's popular Cyber-shot line. The W5 is basically an

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QuickTake:

Pros: Very fast, excellent shutter response, excellent shot to shot speed
Cons: So-so handling of household incandescent lighting
dpinterface.com Professional Review.

Sony Cyber-shot W5 Review

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The new Sony Cyber-shot W5 still has the features that made the W1 great, including excellent battery life, unlimited VGA movies at 30 FPS, that high-quality Carl Zeiss lens, 5 megapixels, a large 2.5 inch LCD and compatibility with conversion lenses. The

Review Verdict: The Sony Cyber-shot W5 is a camera with great photo quality, excellent battery life, lots of accessories and solid build. What the W5 lacks is real manual controls, a LCD of higher resolution, better continuous shooting and some better photos

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QuickTake:

Pros: Excellent battery life Rechargeable batteries included in the box Large and clear 2.5 inch LCD Many of scene modes Lots of accessories Excellent movie mode USB 2.0 High-speed interface
Cons: Limited manual controls Too much red-eye High noise levels Low resolution LCD Mediocre continuous shooting feature No fast shutter or portrait scene modes
cameras.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.2 star(s) Sony DSC W5 Review and Where to Find the Best Prices

Comments:
Sony DSC W5 Review. This camera is well build and has a really solid feel in the hand. It has seven megapixels and a three times zoom lens.

Review Verdict: Excellent all round camera. Good indoors and outdoors. A good set of features are supported by an excellent build quality.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Good picture quality, Good build quality, Rechargeable AA batteries supplied,
Cons: Indoor portraits suffer from red eye.,
alaTest.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.3 star(s) Review summary of Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W5

Comments:
alaTest has collected and analysed 439 reviews of Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W5 from international magazines and websites.

Review Verdict: Experts rate this product 77/100 and users 85/100. Comparing these reviews to 396332 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 86/100 = Very Good.

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digitaltrends.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.5 star(s) Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-W5

Comments:
The Cybershot DSC-W5 is a digital camera that provides 5.1 effective Megapixel resolution as well as a very high level of Stamina battery life, easy-to-use functions, 32MB internal...

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cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.5 star(s) Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W5

Comments:

Review Verdict: A 2.5-inch LCD, decent image quality, and both automated and selected manual controls make the Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W5 a competent camera for the casual photographer.

Read full review at cnet.com

QuickTake:

Pros: 2.5-inch LCD; quick burst mode; flexible controls; solid image quality.
Cons: No shutter- or aperture-priority mode; manual focus limited to six preset steps; subpar optical viewfinder.
pcplus.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.65 star(s) PC Plus review: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W5

Comments:
It's not the best 5-megapixel compact at the price - that title must go to Nikon's svelte Coolpix 5200 - but the lure of the big screen, chunky design and easy-to-follow menu make the W5 a serious rival. Undoubtedly, it will sell by the bucket load.

Read full review at pcplus.co.uk

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