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Enter the world of digital photography with this impressive all-around performer. The DSC-W230 Cyber-shot® digital camera combines point-and-shoot ease with a host of advanced features in a sophisticated, compact body. A 12.1 megapixel image sensor and a Carl Zeiss® 4x optical zoom lens offer ultra-crisp shots and quality close-ups. Not sure which mode is best for your shot? Intelligent Scene Recognition automatically detects the surroundings and adjust the settings for you. Face Detection capture faces with natural skin tones, while Smile Shutter" technology capture a smile the moment it happens. To minimize blurry photos, Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization is included for great-looking pictures. You can even hook your camera up to a compatible HDTV and show off your shots on the big screen in high definition.
A powerful 12.1 megapixel 1/2.3” Super HAD™ CCD image sensor helps you capture gorgeous images with superb contrast and clarity down to the finest detail. With 12.1 megapixels, you can create stunning, photo-quality prints up to A3+ (13x9”) size, or crop your images and still come away with high resolution shots.
Generous 3.0”1 (230K pixels) Clear Photo LCD™ display features sharp, natural color that makes it easy to compose shots, read menus, and view photos, even in bright sunlight.
Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) Mode automatically detects five different types of scenes conditions (Backlight, Backlight Portrait, Twilight, Twilight Portrait, and Twilight using a Tripod ) and within 1/30th of a second selects the appropriate camera settings:. iSCN has 2 modes: Auto and Advanced. In Auto Mode, the camera takes a single shot using the optimal settings. In Advance Mode, the camera takes a photo with the standard automatic settings and, in difficult lighting (low light or back light) immediately takes a second photo with optimized setting so you can chose which to keep.
The combination of Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization and High ISO sensitivity helps compensate for shaky hands, minimizes blur, and allows flash-free shooting to preserve the mood.
Choose from 14 convenient photo modes to quickly adjust for specific shooting conditions. Photo modes include Auto, Program Auto, Easy Shooting, and Scene Selection such as Smile Shutter, High Sensitivity, Landscape, Soft Snap, Twilight Portrait, Twilight, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Underwater and Gourmet Mode. Gourmet Mode lets you capture mouth-watering culinary creations with all the color and clarity of images you see in gourmet magazines.
This beginner-friendly optional function helps navigate through the various functions and settings displaying the description of chosen functions or settings on the LCD screen.
The Cyber-shot® DSC-W220 camera accepts Memory Stick Duo™ media or Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media (both sold separately).
View your photos in glorious high definition on a Sony® BRAVIA® or similar compatible HDTV using the included HD
To use the entire image area of the compatible HDTV screen (sold separately), Wide Zoom display automatically expands standard 4:3 and 3:2 images to 16:9.
A wide angle lens (30mm-120mm) shows more of the scene you're shooting, helping you capture more complete images when shooting indoor group portraits, expansive landscapes, or architectural scenes.
Auto Mode automatically adjusts exposure and white balance settings for better pictures, and can be enhanced further with a simple change in the settings menu. When Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) and Face Detection are activated in Auto Mode, the camera goes a step further, automatically adjusting to scene conditions and capturing faces naturally. Whether you’re shooting landscapes, capturing playground action, or taking pictures at a birthday party or wedding shower, the intuitive Auto Mode will optimize your camera’s settings to help ensure you come away with a great shot.
The popular Smile Shutter™ technology automatically detects and captures a smiling face. Simply activate by pressing the Smile Shutter button and the camera will capture a smile the moment it happens. You can also select subject priority (Adult or Child Priority or touch subject on screen) and indicate the degree of Smile Detection Sensitivity to high (small smile), medium (laugh) or low (grin). Smile Shutter also makes a great substitute for the self timer. Just smile once everyone is ready, and the camera will automatically capture the shot.
High ISO allows for faster shutter speed, so you can take photos indoors or in low light without the need for a flash. In addition to High Sensitivity Mode (ISO), you can select up to eight ISO settings (Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200) when shooting in Program Auto Mode to adjust sensitivity to your shooting conditions.
Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO) Standard and Plus uses a sophisticated algorithm to determine the best exposure and contrast settings for almost any shooting environment. The result is more natural images with clearer details that more closely match what your naked eye sees. DRO is particularly effective when shooting backlit portraits or any scene with a dramatic contrast between background and foreground lighting. DRO Plus allows for even greater optimization by analyzing each region of an image and performing additional image processing.
Using the 16:9 High Resolution Mode, you can record high resolution images in the 16:9 aspect ratio favored by HDTVs. This setting is ideal if you plan to view your images on a compatible HDTV3 and invite friends and family members over for a slideshow.
Retouch and enhance your photos on the go with in-camera Trimming and Red-Eye Correction functions.
PHOTOMUSIC6 combines images with music to produce fun and entertaining slide shows. The five standard visual effects (Simple, Basic, Nostalgic, Active, and Stylish) are supplemented with three face priority effects: Face1 (Basic), Face2 (Nostalgic), and Face3 (Stylish). Select from eight pre-loaded tracks on camera or transfer your own from your compatible PC (sold separately).
Sony® PMB (Picture Motion Browser ) PC software7 provides a simple, easy-to-use way to transfer video and still images to your compatible PC, as well as sort, edit, and output to data disc and the Web. Finding your images with PMB is easy with Calendar view and Face Search. Face Search allows you to filter by faces (one or many) and also a specific person’s face. Share images and videos on popular sharing sites with Media Services function (internet connection required).
The professional-quality Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® 4x optical zoom lens brings distant subjects closer for great outdoor, sports, and travel photos.
The BIONZ™ image processor delivers the high resolution and fast performance you expect from a Sony® digital camera.
Face Detection technology detects up to eight individual faces and controls flash, focus, exposure, and white balance to deliver accurate, natural skin tones with reduced red-eye for beautiful images of family and friends. Face Detection technology can even distinguish between children and adults, so you can prioritize the camera’s focus on children in the scene for clear images of their memorable moments.
Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization uses a built-in gyro sensor to detect camera shake and automatically shifts the lens to help prevent blur without sacrificing image quality.
Easy Shooting Mode: With Easy Shooting Mode, even beginners can take great photos. In Easy Shooting Mode, easy-to-understand basic instructions are displayed on the LCD screen and the camera switches to all automatic settings so you can just take the photo without worrying about settings.
Capture VX Fine (640x480) audio/video clips at a high frame rate (up to 30 frames per second2). The maximum length of time you can shoot continuously is approximately 10 minutes.
Provides extended battery life and shooting capacity when using a fully-charged lithium-ion battery. The included battery supports up to 370 shots.
Bring your photos to life and enjoy highly detailed, Full HD 1920x1080 images with PhotoTV HD-capable Sony® BRAVIA® HDTVs5 (HDTV sold separately). PhotoTV HD fine tunes settings on your HDTV, such as sharpness, gradation, and color to display images that look more like actual printed photos.
The Multi-purpose Resize function lets you change the aspect ratio of an image right in the camera, so you can adjust images as necessary, whether you want to display them on a compatible HDTV3, e-mail them, or upload them to a blog (compatible PC with internet connection required).
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( Rated 4.3 out of 5 Stars AVERAGE RATING | 8 REVIEWS Ratings Snapshot)
9 of 10 (90%) customers would recommend this product to a friend
Rated 5.000000 out of 5 Stars Ratings Snapshot
Reviewer: Toast (Davis, Calif.)
Date: Aug 23, 2009
I've had this product for 1-3 months
23of 23 people found this helpful
Pros: Easy to use, excellent pictures
Cons: None
My last camera was a Sony 4.0 Megapixel DSC-P9. I had decided to buy a Cannon since they are so popular and everyone has loved them. I could not find the Cannon I wanted and found the Sony DSC W230 at Costco. I liked the 12.1 Megapixels and the viewing screen. Then when I read the directions and found how is it was to use I was thrilled. Finally when I started taking pictures and found that all the old problems of glare with the sun etc have been corrected I fell in love with this camera. My wife and I both use it all the time and could not be happier. I have never written a review before on anything!!!! Davis, Calif
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Reviewer: Dilenny (New Jersay,)
Date: Aug 7, 2009
I've had this product for 3-6 months
2of 3 people found this helpful
Pros: Love how wide and clear is the screen is and how great the photos look.
Cons: Dont really like how my fingerprints show so noticeable on the screen. And dont relly like the material of the camera.
Over all this camera is really good!!!
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Reviewer: SPYER231 (Albany, NY, 12205)
Date: Jul 29, 2009
I've had this product for less than a month
4of 11 people found this helpful
Pros: Good picture quality, good looking camera
Cons: picture size is huge, and the material of the camera is like dollar store plastic, video quality isent good.
I bought this camera because it was a cheap and the best digital camera I can find. I also bought this because all the camcoders are like $700, and I'm not paying that kind of money, that's insane. Definetly not as good as I thought it was going to be. So I would definetly recommend this to everyone!!!
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Reviewer: bdell2296 (Charleston, SC)
Date: Jul 8, 2009
I've had this product for 3-6 months
6of 6 people found this helpful
Pros: Large LCD Screen, Great Pictures, Size, Amazing Features.
This, personally, meets all my expectations. I recommend that, if you want a nice, great camera, that you buy this camera! Don't waste your money buying non-Sony cameras. Don't even spend to much on later models of the DSC series. This one is perfect! It takes wonderful pictures, has a big LCD screen, is the perfect size, and has amazing features. I really suggest that you buy this camera. Even though I am new to whoever is reading this (you), TRUST ME!
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Reviewer: albert (Michigan)
Date: Jun 21, 2009
I've had this product for 1-3 months
17of 50 people found this helpful
Pros: it looks as if it had good performance
Cons: Garbage quality photos
When compared to the old 6Meg cybershot we had (before it was stolen in a trip abroad), this much better looking camera is pure garbage. Too bad for the fact that the 12 mega pixels just make the images larger; albeit completely fuzzy and pixelized. We are so disappointed that newer meant worse and that more pixels only delivered such a poor quality picture that even the thumbnails of the jpegs look fuzzy. The camera is very slow and you can't zoom into any image (using Photoshop or any other program) at less that you are happy with a completely distorted image. If you are happy with a cool looking camera that your friends would like to have, this is for you. But if you want pictures that are much better than what today's phone cameras take, then stay away from this camera. It is pure Garbage.
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Reviewer: cyril
Date: May 12, 2009
6of 6 people found this helpful
* Handy Nice model with 12MP/4X zoom *smile shutter is good *good scene recognition *affordable price *i suggest this model who needs a best model out of sony with mid range *best value
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Reviewer: kiwi15 (Seminole, TX)
Date: May 11, 2009
I've had this product for less than a month
11of 12 people found this helpful
Pros: big screen, great battery, awesome slide shows
Cons: no panorama mode, no copying from card to internal memory.
First i had a kodak v1003 but the screen blacked out. then i went right back to kodak, with a kodak v1073. it was great but the zoom control button broke twice within a year!!:( well, i figured i'd try something else...thank you sony!!! i luv my camera so far! the only things are with the partial color feature, i was expecting it to outline the subject better, but for some things it still works. also, the screen is a little bit too glossy which makes it get dirty so much easier and with me...yeah its always dirty hehe=) one thing i always liked bout the kodak is that you could copy images from the memory card to the internal memory. with this camera there is no such thing. you can copy them from the internal memory to the card but thats not what i was hoping for. Those are all the disappointments, but i can still live with them. Oh the slide shows are so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!! even the music!! and the pictures the camera takes.....wow! crisper than ever! almost every outdoor pic turns out perfect, and most indoor ones r good too. overall.. i must say i'm very happy with my new sony cybershot W230 digital camera!!
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Reviewer: TAZ12 (Arizona)
Date: May 10, 2009
I've had this product for less than a month
54of 56 people found this helpful
Pros: Takes good clear photos and has amaizing resolution and zoom!
Cons: Fingerprints show eaisily on shutter botton and screen and are difficult to remove.
Takes great pictures and has a amazing, bright, and easy to see screen. The zoom is great and the pictures come out very clear and show up good on a T.V. The picture software is outstanding and the pictures have great resloution on the computer. Overall the camera is outstanding and takes great and very clear photos and has good video recording.
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