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| Sony Cyber-shot W170 Digital Camera - Silver (10.1MP, 5x Optical Zoom) 2.7" LCD | 
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| Brand: Sony
Category: CE
Buy New: £144.01
New (26) from £137.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 62
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 6.7 x 2.6
MPN: DSCW170S.CEH
Model: DSCW170S.CEH
EAN: 4905524502855
ASIN: B0013IQKES
Release Date: April 30, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Very Happy Indeedy August 10, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Had this for about a week and I'm really impressed with it. Pictures look very good (yet to print anything off mind!)& the x5 zoom is excellent. I was very surprised by the size of this little gem, much smaller and slimmer than I thought. Have had lots of laughs with the smile detect feature(which actually works). Quality of video capture is also excellent.
Only negs are it can take a second or 2 to focus when zooming in & the vertical streaks that appear on the screen during bright settings (a built in feature of the camera)take a couple of seconds to disappear but certainly wouldn't put me off purchasing it (if I hadn't already!)
Overall, excellent camera at a great price.
Aren't these cameras getting good? August 7, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've been addicted to the cheaper Sony cameras for some time - not that there is anything unreliable about them, it's just the one daughter who thinks they should bounce off concrete and have some magic retrieval system for when they are left on buses in another country.
The last camera I had was the DSC-600, which was good, but did distort noticeably on wide-angle shots.
The gadgetry on the W170 is good. There are a few features which I have been impressed with:
* The ISO setting lets you take blur-free pictures without grain in low light settings like church interiors. Not sure why it does not automatically kick in in its auto mode as it is so effective.
* The focusing works well, with the feedback squares picking out what it is thinking about, and the shutter press easily distinguishes between the pre-focus and the picture take. Biasing towards faces seems to do the trick. Out of the 500 or so pictures I took across a couple of weeks, I never had a focus problem, which is a first for me.
* The simplified menu system with big graphics makes it easy to know how it is set up. Also, there is an integrated menu so you can find all the options rather than trying to remember how to get into the menu to pick up a particular feature.
* The lens is a big wide angle lens - a proper 28mm equivalent which any 35mm camera person will know is the mainstay of that format. Though there is some pincushion distortion, it is reasonably well contained, especially compared with others.
* Super bright large screen, visible even on bright days.
* Super long life battery - over 300 shots means that you don't need a spare as there is always time to charge up before it runs out (unless you really, really want to bore someone).
Minor negatives - poor, small, viewfinder (but not really needed with the screen working so well), custom battery (but probably do not need a spare as it works so well), non-standard complicated USB cable with delicate looking camera connection. Arguably, the W150 would have done just as well - I don't need the extra couple of million pixels.
All in all, another gem from Sony.
 Very disappointed August 6, 2008
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
I've only just bought this and I really don't know what went wrong. Most photos (8 out of 10) are either blurry or grainy. Yes it has a fantastic 3200 ISO but all the photos are extremely grainy (ie: no better than taken with a camera that has an 1000 ISO).
I've tried all light conditions (dark, light, very light) and instead of getting the lovely crystal clear crisp images I get images like the ones I get with my mobile.
If they don't take this back I'll try to get rid of it on ebay....
very happy August 5, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
i had a lot of problems with a olympus camera i had for a christmas present last year.in the end i took it back and got a refund.
then i chose the W170.i have to say i'm more than happy with this sony,absolutely fool proof.picture quality is excellent and a real joy to use.much,much better than my old camera.i want to use it all the time.
not many down sides that i have found yet,the only thing i dont like is when you turn it off it takes 3 or 4 seconds for the lens to shut.other than that its a great camera. i would recommend it to anyone.
Outstanding July 3, 2008
68 out of 71 found this review helpful
I've had my W170 for about a week now it really is an outstanding camera. I view my pictures on a 37" HDTV and the quality is amazing. Small enough to fit in your pocket, packs the punch of cameras costing twice the price.
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