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Sony-Cyber-shot DSC-W55

Sony - Cyber-shot DSC-W55 Review

Price (MSRP): $199
Megapixel: 7.2
Type: Ultra-Thin Digital Compact
Submitted by: Mon from Baguio, otherCountries
Date Reviewed: 5/2/2007
Months Owned: Less than 1
Photos Taken: 501-999
Skill Level: Amateur

What's Hot: Very compact and stylish.

What's Not: Very noisy images at ISOs 800 and 1000

Review: The Cybershot DSC-W55 takes great pictures especially at ISO 100 and 200 and you can take is with you everytime. It is stylish looking, very compact, looks durable and you won't even know it's with you until the time you need it. Less than a month with me and I've already taken 900 photos with it. The first several shots taken, I've noticed blown out highlights so I usually set EV compensation to -0.7. ISO 400 is a bit noisy but I usually use it regularly when light levels is low but you need to bump up the saturation to get the colors back. The LCD is big and bright and you can easily compose your shots with it. Good thing because the optical viewfinder is VERY small.
Overall, the DSC-W55 is a great compact camera to carry around.

Overall Ratings
Overall quality
7
Ease of use
8
Fit and finish
10
Click-to-click speed
6
Display quality
6
Flash quality
7
Image quality
9
Overall value
8
RATING SCALE: 1 = WORST 10 = BEST

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