Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W7 Digital Camera

The BIG Picture!

By Yahoo! Shopping User  May 10, 2005 | 67 out of 77 found this Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W7 Digital Camera review helpful

Pros: Fantastic features, every feature imaginable, supurb quality.

Cons: None so far

With the DSC-W7 Sony has introduced an amazing piece of technology in a beautifully designed and and crafted package. At 7.2 Megapixels and about the size of a pack of (non filter non king size) cigarettes, the W7 occupies a lofty and lonely position... in the melange of compact digital cameras. Sony went for the best and has collaborated with Carl Zeiss for their unsurpassed Vario Tessar lens system. Sony provides the best and largest (at 2.5") LCD in the business providing all the information one needs to master just about any shooting condition. The W7 features extremely fast recycle times and has a multi-burst shoot mode capable of 16 shots per second. The W7 uses rechargable NiMh AA batteries so there's no hassle with proprietary batteries. Sony claims 380 shots from a single charge so batteries should never be a problem. Virtually unlimited programmability with a plethora of presets for particular or difficult shooting situations (everything from on the beach, backlit night portraits, florescent lighting, to skiing in the mountains and many others). I highly recommend getting the HVL-FSL1B slave flash which will extend the W7's range and capabilities for night shots. The W7 includes Pictbridge for interface with a printer without using a computer but I won't know how well that works until I receive my (yet to be released/shipped) DPP-FP50 printer. Having the ability to turn off the sound is a nice feature for nature shoots. Menus take a minimal amount of time to learn however, the W7 is NOT for people who's clock on their VCR flashes 12:00!. If you are techno-challenged do yourself a favor and get one of Sony's less full featured point & shoot Cybershots. Technology is continuously on the move but for the time being, I believe the DSC-W7 sets the industry standard for high resolution compact cameras Read more Less