Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W80 Digital Camera - Silver (7.2MP, 3x Optical Zoom) 2.5” LCD
Staying true to Sony’s tradition of style and performance, the Cyber-shot DSC-W80 digital camera has a number of great features in a compact metal case. The Cyber-shot DSC-W80 comes with a high-quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens, a 7 million-pixel Super HAD CCD sensor and a Super Steady Shot stabiliser, enabling you to take magnificent photos that are rich in colour and packed with details. Meanwhile, its high sensitivity (of up to 3200 ISO) reduces the effects of blur when taking photos in low lighting conditions without your needing to use the built-in flash, and its BIONZ processor contributes to increasing the camera’s speed by optimising the processing time of images. Despite its compact size, the Cyber-shot DSC-W80 still manages to include both an optical viewfinder and a 2.5″ LCD screen, allowing you to choose your favourite shooting mode. The built-in face recognition mode maximises focusing so you can highlight the faces of the people you?re taking photos of, and the available scene modes let you quickly adjust the camera to suit your needs. The built-in retouch button is really handy for last-minute touches on your photos and the Full HD output lets you enjoy your photos on a high-definition television (HD cable not included). To sum up, the Cyber-shot DSC-W80 has all the essential elements for those of you who like to keep up with digital technology and style!
Customer Review: “Shooting some animals”
Firstly I chose this model because I wanted a viewfinder on my camera and secondly because I wanted to be able to take widescreen photos to ‘fit’ my computer screen otherwise I would probably have kept what I already was using, Sony DSC-72. Anyone familiar with Whipsnade will know you can walk miles and the animals will nearly always be on the opposite side of the paddock, but I was lucky when I went to test out the camera - the lions were sunbathing by the viewing screen and focus and colours were amazingly good with it set on auto, detail was excellent especially as I had to shoot through the glass. Being that close to a lion family was somewhat awesome. The camera focused well through the massive bars of the elephant paddock and picked out the new baby trying to hide under its Mother better than I had expected. All sorts of animals and birds “were shot” that day and almost all photos were up to a reasonable standard, for an OAP amateur that is
What I wasn’t so pleased with was when trying out the movie clips I had made, I couldn’t find a way of deleting a wobbly bit at the beginning of one. Trimming seems to only be available for still photos. I was also surprised to find a flock of flamingoes walking towards me kept going out of focus. Maybe they were so brilliant in the sunshine it affected the monitoring. My previous camera allowed a divide and delete option, no hunting through the camera manuals for this one, paper or on screen even mentioned the subject that I could see. In the end I managed to find an editing prog. on my laptop - DVgate where I could trim and convert and send back to add to my DVcamera tape which I had also taken to write the whole lot to disc.
The controls on the camera are rather close together and move very easily, making double checking before you shoot that you haven’t slipped the mode dial round when taking the camera out of your pocket a good idea. The screen is very clear and of a reasonable size if you want to take macro. I have bought a 4GB MS pro duo to allow plenty of movie recording if the occasion demands. Nice little camera, lightweight and easily slides in your pocket and the additional case which I bought from Amazon along with the MS pro duo has a belt loop which undoes to become a carrying handle if you so wish. Rated at 4 star because I feel contrary to my expections there are less options on it than my previous camera, the photos are more than satisfactory.
Customer Review: Good camera fair price
My Camera arrived on time ready for Christmas. I had two emails confirming the camera had been sent and the expected day of arrival. This gave me reassurance as I have had many bad experiences when ordering gifts from the internet. The camera arrived in perfect condition. The camera has very good photo quality and relatively easy to use. The only negative is that there is a short delay before the camera takes the photo. Overall very good and probably the best camera within its price range.
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Canon PowerShot A560 Digital Camera - Silver (7.1MP, 4x Optical Zoom) 2.5″ LCD
The Powershot A560, successor to the Powershot A540, marks the arrival of AiAF face detection and out-of-this-world sensitivity to the famous A-line of Powershot cameras from Canon! Weighing 20 grams less than its predecessor, the A560 has kept the same compact casing but has added some new and improved Canon-exclusive technical functions. The Powershot A560 uses the same DIGIC III image processor as its predecessor for more detailed shots, and it has an AiAF face detection mode, which is able to recognise up to 9 faces in a single photo, highlight all of your friends’ and family’s faces and correct shadows or reflections. In addition to its 7 megapixel sensor and 2.5? TFT screen, the Powershot A560 has several scene and colour modes, such as sepia, indoors, landscape, night, and underwater. Plus, the ISO 1600 sensitivity ensures excellent pictures even in low lighting conditions. Thanks to its in-built flash you?ll be able to take all kinds of photos without blinding your subjects. You can use the red-eye reduction function to improve the quality of your photos,?and even record up to 1 hour of video in resolutions of up to 640 x 640 at 30 fps thanks to its SDHC compatibility. The Powershot A560 digital camera allows you to take high quality photos that are richer and more colourful than ever before!
List Price: ?189.00
Amazon Price: ?81.95
Customer Review: Excellent value for money
I purchased this camera just over a week ago and I am extremely pleased that I did. Having been disappointed with the results of other cameras in this price bracket I really am impressed with with the A560. For sheer picture quality I haven’t seen better in the ?100 and under range, and the video capability is also very good though the sound is a little ‘tinny’. Very simple to use straight out of the box. Only a couple of niggles which is why I didn’t rate this camera as five stars: 1. Low battery sign very soon after installing new batteries, though camera keeps taking pictures 2. Lovely large LCD but it is grainy and you really need the viewfinder in bright sunlight 3. A camera case would have been nice but really at this price I guess thats pushing it. All in all if you are confused by the huge amount of cameras out there and really don’t know what to go for, I would recommend this one. It may have less features than some, and it is larger and less attractive than many but for picture results I feel its excellent.
Customer Review: Great for the money!
Build quality is great. Camera feels sturdy. Picture quality is fantastic for the price. Got this for my wife and she’s a bit of a technophobe having used a 35mm point and shoot until now. She’s taken to it like a duck to water. This may not be of benefit to everyone but this camera takes two standard AA batteries. We use rechargables but if the batteries run out when we’re out and about then we can just buy standard duracels etc. The only downside I can see is that with a 2GB card you can take more than 1000 photos and this means that my wife is snapping pictures of everything.
You will receive one Power Rechargeable Battery. This Rechargeable Battery 100% fits and is properly matching !
Ex-Pro Battery charger - Ultra Pro Travel Charger - Simple design including In-Car Adatper, European and UK Plug. Charges in an average of 2 hours ! Automatic Cut-Off on completion of charge, Charge indication lights. Works on 110-240v, Travel anywhere and use with ease ! 1 Year Warranty.
You will receive one Power Rechargeable Battery. This Rechargeable Battery 100% fits and is properly matching !
