Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W170 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Plain Jane styling and cluttered controls belie a wonderfully intuitive graphical user interface and some clever features.

Pros:  Good user interface; lots of options; impressive burst mode stamina.

Cons:  Frustrating zoom rocker switch; cluttered controls; proprietary Memory Stick format.

Verdict:  Plain Jane styling and cluttered controls belie a wonderfully intuitive graphical user interface and some clever features. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W170 is a surprisingly adaptable camera that can be tweaked to take decent pictures in various environ

Review summary: Underneath its plain exterior, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W170 hides a wealth of clever features and an extremely intuitive graphical interface. It also includes a viewfinder -- a compact rarity, these days -- and good a face detection system among its many

Pros: Good user interface; lots of options; burst mode stamina

Cons: Frustrating zoom rocker switch; cluttered controls; proprietary memory stick format

Verdict: Plain Jane styling and cluttered controls belie a wonderfully intuitive graphical user interface and some clever features. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W170 is a surprisingly adaptable camera that can be tweaked to take decent pictures in various environments

Review summary: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W170 couples a 10.1-megapixel sensor to a Zeiss-branded 5x optical zoom and a generous 2.7" LCD display. The Sony W170 also has an optical viewfinder, an increasingly rare feature that's useful when the LCD is difficult to see, or

Verdict: The Cyber-shot W170 includes Sony's latest face detection technology, which can now distinguish between the faces of children and adults. "Child priority" or "Adult priority" modes are available and the camera will detect up to eight faces in a frame and

Review summary: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W170 is a 10 megapixel point and shoot digital camera with a 5x optical zoom lens. It features a 2.7 inch LCD, face detection technology, scene recognition, ISO of up to 3200, stead shot image stabilization and much more. It comes