Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: In conclusion, the Cyber-shot DSC-W300 is a great point-and-shoot camera that can play with the big boys. It offers users a wealth of handy functions in a great package. If you are looking for the portability of a point-and-shoot with the added ...

Pros: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 3x optical zoom, 2.7 in Clear Photo LCD Screen, Face detection, In Camera Photo Retouch, Intelligent Scene Recognition

Verdict: If you like the simple look and feel of a point-and-shoot camera, but love

Review summary: With 13.6 megapixels, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300 certainly packs the resolution to handle just about any shooting situation you can throw at it.

Pros: Compact ; 13.6 megapixels ; Excellent images with fairly neutral color ; Simple operation ; Broad appeal

Cons: Expensive ; Clunky menus

Verdict: Sony Electronics, Inc

Review summary: Sony's Cyber-shot W series is the one to choose if you just want a top-quality everyday camera. For around £190, the top-of-the-range W300 gives you an amazing 13.6-megapixel sensor, a titanium-coated body, advanced face and smile detection, ISO 6,400 ...

Pros: Size and finish ; manual controls ; fast auto-focus

Cons: Average lens ; gimmicky features

Verdict: The W300's real qualities are its design, build, finish and responsiveness. The features are fun, but don't expect them to change your photography. And don't expect too much from that sensor, either, despite its stratospheric 13.6 million pixels and ...

Review summary: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300 is the top of the range model in Sony's W-series of premium compact digital cameras. The W300 is a new 13.6 megapixel model with a scratch-resistant titanium coating, 3x optical zoom lens equivalent to 35-105mm, and a ...

Verdict: As ever with Sony's Cyber-shot range, the DSC-W300 is as much about style as substance. The metal build quality suggests this is a camera that you'll still be using a few years down the line, a feeling backed up by that whopping 13+ megapixel ...

Review summary: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300 features a 13.6-megapixel 1/1.7-inch CCD image sensor which is coupled to a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar-branded 3x optical zoom and a 2.7-inch LCD display

Pros: Titanium body resists scratching ; Image-stabilized zoom lens ; Extra high-speed burst mode captures five 3-megapixel shots per second ; ISO extends to 6,400 but shows improved noise and detail at lower sensitivities ; User-selectable noise reduction ...

Cons: Menu system with Home and Menu options is confusing ; Only a 3x optical zoom ; HD output but no HD movies ; No HD cable or dock included ; No zoom in Movie mode ; Optical viewfinder is extremely inaccurate ; Sluggish startup and shutdown ; Slow flash ...

Verdict: The Cyber-shot W300 includes Sony's face detection technology, not only capable of detecting up to eight faces simultaneously, but of differentiating between adults and children, and of automatically triggering the shutter when your subject smiles. ...