Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: This month we had the chance to check out the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300. A sleek model with a whopping 13.6 megapixel sensor, a Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens with 3x zoom and nifty gadgets like face and smile detection, new dynamic range optimizer and image ...

Review summary: Sony's new Cyber-shot DSC-W300 digital camera is expected to be among the industry's most pocket-able, high-resolution point-and-shoot digital cameras featuring niche performance options

Verdict: The W300 camera newly features an "extra high-speed" burst mode that can shoot three-megapixel photos at five frames per second, ideal for fast-action shooting of sports, pets or children

Review summary: An upgrade on the less-than-a-year-old W200, the W300 sees improvements in several subtle forms

Pros: Design, Image quality, Resolution

Cons: Price, Unintuitive menu system

Verdict: A pricey option, though good results and handling make this a competent compact.

Review summary: It's hard to believe you can buy a 13.6-megapixel point-and-shoot digicam for under $349 USD from a top brand-not simply a piece of junk from some godforsaken outfit working...

Pros: Affordable ; responsive 13.6MP compact camera

Cons: Noisy in low light ; LCD hard to see in direct sunshine

Review summary: Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-W300 is a pocket-sized camera that offers one of best balances of size, performance and ease-of-use we've seen.

Verdict: A great image stabalisation system and offer of full manual overide are useful features on top of the excellent picture quality. It's not without flaws, but overall the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300 is a cracking little camera.