Features:

  • MP Super HAD CCD sensor for beautifully detailed images. Blink Detection
  • Sony Lens w/ 5x Optical Zoom and 360 sweep panorama
  • Reduced blur with SteadyShot Image stabilization
  • Capture your videos in 720p HD Movie mode
  • Simplify camera menu with Easy Mode; Digital Zoom- Still images: 20M approx.10x, 10M approx.7.1x, 5M approx.9.9x, VGA approx.40x, 2M(16:9) approx.13x, Movies: Digital Zoom approx. 10x (*1)
  • Super HAD CCD 20.1 MP sensor
  • Sony Lens with F3.2 (W) – 6.4 (T) Maximum Aperture
  • Focal length: f=4.6-23 mm
  • 5x Optical Zoom
  • In the box: Battery (NP-BN), AC AdaptorAC-UB10C, Wrist Strap, Multi USB cable, Instruction Manual
A good snapshot device for its price...

I am an amateur photographer and own three DSLR cameras with a selection of lenses. However that collection does not eliminate the need for a handy item for just daily needs. I keep this one especially in my car's glove box as a reserve for occasions which require something better than my cell phone camera. For that purpose it meets my expectations and even exceeds it. Yet, this is still a snap shot device with a relatively low price tag and therefore a DSLR level quality (like background blurring, high shutter speed, high level of low light performance etc.)should not be expected. Pros: -Lightweight slim and stylish design: It can fit in small spaces and look and feel like a high quality item. -USB charging ability: That is one of the selling points for me. I keep it in my car and I don't want to run out of power any time or go through the hassle of removing the battery and charging it separately ,which requires carrying the charging adapter all the time and also the ability to plug in that adapter. Instead. all I do is to connect it to my 12V car USB charger and it pretty quickly accumulates good amount of charge level... It comes with a wall adapter (5V 0.5A) which connects to a detachable USB cable (so you can use the cable and attach it to any USB charger). But be careful about the USB cable. The standard USB-micro B cable that charges most mobile devices do not work for this type. If you need a replacement or an extra you need to buy a USB-UC E6 cable. -Easy menu mode: Practicality should be the main focus in a snapshot device and even my grandfather could get through this menu. One of the most user-friendly interfaces I have seen so far. -Panoramic shoot ability: That was a surprise for me. I had not read the product description in detail before buying and that was such a handy function. I used to take panoramic photos by taking tens of photos with my DSLR and stiching them with a software which was both difficult and time consuming. This function does it instantly and produces comparable quality photos. -5X optical zoom: When it comes to zooming, in photographic terms, the less is often more. The best lenses even come with no zoom at all. However for a practical item like this, zoom is essential and 5X is a good range for the optical zoom (it is also critical that you compare the optical zoom capacities of devices and not the digital zoom before making a judgement.) -Image quality: As I said above, it does not match the quality of a DSLR and I don't care about the high pixel size either. For cameras with small sensor sizes like snapshots, it is actually better to get a low MP device for sharper images, but this one not bad at all especially in daylight. HD Video quality is also good but again depends on the light... -Price: the $78 price tag as of august 2014 makes it one of the most affordable snapshot cameras in the market. You can get better deals from time to time but this is quite appealing too. Cons: -Low light performance: Again, I want to stress that I am not expecting professional quality from this device, but I found the low light performance moderate at best. The noise was somewhat irritating even with flash. -Slow shutter speed: It has a continuous shooting mode which is supposed to take multiple frames in a short time as long as the shutter button is depressed. However this device has a long long refractory period between shoots that it is not even worth bothering with that mode. You need to decrease the image quality 3 steps to be able to notice some multiple shooting effect and that is not worth it. So if you wish to take a photo of a flying bird or a running person or a passing by car, you don't have much choice to take multiple photos and decide later. -Zoom buttons: I like the zoom to be a ring style beneath the shutter button but this is like a plus and minus at the back which is not very convenient. -No optical viewfinder: This is not a problem for this model only. Most recent cameras sacrifice from an optical viewfinder and all you get is a digital image on the screen to help you adjust your photo before taking it. First of all it does not give the sense of taking a photo but more importantly digital screen viewfinder drains battery and also performs bad in bright light. -Video focusing sound: While recording video of a closely located object (where there is a constant need to re-adjust autofocusing) and if the surrounding is silent, you can hear the sound of focus adjustments in your recording. But as I said that is only obvious in full silence and for short distance recordings. Overall you like it or not depends on your expectations. For me it is a handy and adequately performing device with quite useful features. I am happy with this purchase

Exactly what I was looking for

I wanted a small camera to take everyday pictures with that would fit in my purse. I wasn't happy with my low quality iPhone 5 pics - this is a great quality photo for the price. I'll include two pics - one taken with the camera and one taken with my iPhone. Same lighting

Great Little Camera

Love this little camera . It replaced my Kodak Camera which I never really like. This one is so easy to use and I think takes great pictures.

and very good pics.

small, very light 4 oz. and very good pics..20 mega pixels and a 5 X zoom.. real easy set up and I got a 32 MG card which holds a ton of shots..haven't used all features yet. bought for my wife's trip to London..in September.. .set up is right on the screen..so you can get it going in no time..EASY mode make flipping it up and shooting with no mistakes, but you can use the setting yourself for exactly what you prefer.. manually if that's your bag....compares very well with Nixon cool pix at 1/3 the price..

wonderful snapshot camera 5 GOLD stars

I got tired of taking photos with my phone , i wanted a real camera , that had a real zoom . I have a number of very expensive SLR's but they are heavy to carry around all the time . This is the perfect mix of convenient and efficient . To look at copies of your photos , all you have to do is simply take the card out of the camera and put it into your computer , and you have them ready to transfer to your hard drive . plus if you want you can use a cable like you would do with a phone . it is a cheap camera , but it takes expensive photos . it doesn't do the same as my $3000.oo NIKON's , and the reviews here seem to think it should . but to take great snap shot photos it is as good as any cell phone camera , and it very small easy to carry thus you are going to take more photos that you would not do other wise , even with a cell phone camera . For what it is designed for , it gets 5 gold stars

Great camera, had an issue but Amazon's great customer service solved it painlessly.

I wasn't expecting much from this, I only wanted a camera that was a) cheap and b) would provide a better quality image than the average smart phone camera. But the image quality is truly amazing. I will upload a few customer images of my hiking trip as an example. An SD card is absolutely necessary, the internal storage can only hold 3 maximum quality images. I did have one problem with the camera, the battery that came with it refused to take a charge. Amazon made up for this by offering me a 40% refund to buy a new battery, and the battery was much cheaper than the $31 refund I got so this issue wasn't even reason enough to take a star off. Overall great camera and great customer service from Amazon. I've only owned this for a month and only used it for 2 days for a hiking trip so I can't speak on long term survival of this camera. I will update my review if I have any other issues. Be sure to check for my customer images if you want an idea of the maximum image quality.

Excellent camera!

This is my first full Digital camera I have ever had. I always loved photography, and I have been using all kinds of different types of smartphone and tablets for taking pictures. While lots of those handheld mobile devices did very good at taking pictures, this SONY DSC-W800 beats all the smartphone and tablet cameras especially with the image processing like (exposure etc.) Also the 5x Optical Zoom is awesome lots of smartphone cameras don't have any Optical Zoom and the ones that do are very limited on the distance because of the focal length. Most new high end smartphone cameras have 1x-2x Optical Zoom which is barely noticeable. And digital zoom just sucks. So coming from tablets and smartphone cameras I have to say this is my best first digital camera I have ever had! The camera has auto focus, 5x Optical Zoom, has a proprietary USB cable for data transfer and changing. The pictures are very good which I will attach in this review.

Handy and dandy!

My old digital compact camera didn't have a USB charging cord and we were on our way to a once-in-a-lifetime tour of Scotland, so I ordered this at the last minute. Great little camera takes wonderful snaps. Rode in top pocket of my pack through trains, planes, busses, taxis, etc. and never a hiccup. Really simple to operate. Just what I needed!

Sony DSCW800/B 20.1 MP black digital camera

After I finally got it (took a week to ship it, 2days to get here), I am real pleased with it. It's easy to use. It stays charged well, though I had read reviews that it didn't. I'm no photographer, I just wanted to take some pictures of sun rises and my family, pets, etc. and it does a good job of that.

BIG, BIG bang for the buck!

It seems that point and shoot cameras are going the way of the dinosaur thanks to smart phones, but I still like dedicated products. I bought this little jewel specifically for going on a vacation in the very near future. It will save wear and tear on my smart phone. The camera images are SHARP and there is very little learning curve involved. It is compact and easy to handle. I purchased the 3 year protection plan at a very cheap price. For $102 (including tax and protection plan) out the door, this is a sure fire win. Buy one or two at this price!

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