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Sony Cybershot DSCW70 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoomx
    (36 reviews)
Best Price: $249.99
MPN: DSCW70 - UPC: 027242682245
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Customer Reviews
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Holy Macro!      By A1WOJGU205SKD9 on 2006-07-07
I wanted to buy a compact slim d-camera. Those with larger zoom are quite bulky, you can't carry around all the time. I think a slim camera is a better choice. I slip into my pocket while wondering around and come across something nice and take a picture of it. You can't do it with a huge camera.
After I made up mind about a slim camera, my choices were either Casio Exilim or Sony DSCW series. Casio Exilims are very sexy. They have a lot of mode scenes. They also function as voice recorder. You can take pictures of book pages etc. They have anti-shake capability which is said to reduce blurred images. I was almost buying a Casio Exilim. Being a diligent person I wanted to search more and more.
I found out that the so-called anti-shake feature is a bogus. Many people found it useless. That was a good reason to choose Casio. Then I found the picture quality of Exilim is not really good.I found some pictures taken with Exilim. They were soft, not crisp colors. Search the web reviews made by photo professionals. Casio Exilim is rated significantly less than Sony in picture quality. With ISO 200 noise was still detectable in most reviews . Those same reviewers however found Sony DSCW doing a better job . There was no noise with ISO 400 which means even in lower light condition Sony did a better job (less granularity in pictures with low light). Big difference!.
One feature of Sony that made it very attractive was its strong macro. It is 0.74 inch which means you can bring your camera 0.74 inch (2 mm) close to an object (say a bug) and still take a brilliant picture of it.
Now comparison of Exilim and Sony to summarize:
Casio Exilim
Anti-shake (it's a bogus)
Slim
Lower macro (2.5 inches)
Lower picture quality (detectable noise at ISO 200)
A lot of scene modes
Quick shutter
Sony DSCW Series
Slim (in fact it is slimmer)
Higher macro (0.74 inches)
Higher picture quality (No noise in ISO 400)
Not a lot of scene modes
Quick shutter
So.....I purchased a Sony DSCW 7 Mp. I took lots of pictures.
They are all brilliant, detailed and crisp, true colors.
I tried macro and took pictures of bugs. You can see the hairs on the legs of bugs. Absolutely no noise whatsoever, no blurry.
It's a marvel of technology. I took pictures of fireworks in July 4th using high ISO setting. They came out brialliantly like professional pictures.
It also uses a different kind of battery that you can't buy at your grocery which can leave you vulnerable. So you may wanna buy a spare one (about 40 bucks). But you can always recharge it. And it lasts much much longer than AAA or Nimh batteries.
It was a perfect choice. I highly recommend it.
AWESOME little beast!      By A26O2HDQS35EN4 on 2006-05-14
I've had this camera for a week and taken a plethera of pictures and little movies. The 7.2 pixels and zoom work great. It's about the size of a deck of cards, but has all the big camera features. Use it in automatic mode, or adjust to manual for you camera pros. I put in a 1 Gig memory stick and haven't run out of room yet! Downloads are easy or you can print directly to the printer. If you have big fingers you might find the buttons a little difficult. Too many features to mention, I'm still finding them. Want something small enough for a little purse or pocket with all the big camera features? This is it!
Poor Customer Service and Not Worth It      By AQ5EQEH6IAWAZ on 2006-08-28
Don't buy this camera really. I had it for a month and was taking good care of it. I was initially thrilled. The LCD screen got damaged -- no I didn't drop it. The treatment from customer service was so poor and disturbing that I was shocked. The customer service representative actually questioned my integrity and proceed to talk to me as if I were an idiot. A $181 repair bill for a $300 camera is not feasible. It was a great camera at first, but I demand better treatment and respect from the company. Look for a better camera, look on the web for comments on their customer service and don't buy this camera. I had read very negative things about Sony but didn't think they applied -- they really are true. I don't like being called a liar by anyone especially when I am the customer. The camera is a month old and it is now garbage. While I understand policies are policies in terms of a warranty, I will not accept such poor treatment and customer service. I teach photography and will tell my students the same thing -- if customer service and respect matter to you, then do not buy this camera.
A Great Camera      By A6VHNTNE6T8E1 on 2006-06-27
I originally had the Sony DCS W50 but returned it to get the W70.
Pros
7.2 Megapixel
Small and Light
High Quality VGA Video Recording with sound
3X Optical Zoom
Optical Viewfinder, you'd be surprised how many companies are doing away with the optical viewfinder
Great Battery Life
Big LCD Display
Cons
Non-Standard USB port on the camera
Pro-Duo Memory Card, come on Sony! SD Cards own the market
No QVGA Video mode. VGA (640x480) is really nice, the low quality mode 160x112 is also a good feature to have but why not QVGA (320x240), it would of been a nice to have that extra feature.
Sony I am very impressed The negatives of the camera are negligible in the long run, sure I would of liked an SD card slot, but Pro Duo cards are coming down in price. The quality of the photos are incredible. The camera is small and sleek. This camera also offers several different photosizes. 7 MP, 3:2 (6 MP), 5 MP, 3 MP, 2 MP, VGA, 16:9 (2 MP). All the standard features, Macro (which is incredible), red-eye reduction, low light, etc. There are three other camera's in Sonys W Line. The DSC W30 and W50 which are both 6 MP cameras, and the W100 which is an 8 MP Camera. As I stated before I originally had the Sony W50, the 6 megapixel version, but decided that I should of spend the extra $50 for the 7 MP one. The LCD is prone to fingerprints, but they are easily wiped off. For the price and the quality this camera is a steal all other 7 MP cameras are currently much more expensive.
Very Good Picture Quality      By A3OG7JCKUT3X70 on 2006-06-30
PROS:
- The picture quality is very good, but a 7.2 megapixel picture is about 3mb wich is pretty big and thats a reason you might want to buy a bigger memory card.
- Big 2.5" LCD that can get you some attention from bystanders around you.
- The video mode in High Quality is very good! This feature impressed me, and i use it the most ( depening on the occasion ). This camera has better resolution than my brothers sony camera recorder. For some reason my baterry seems to drain a little faster than taking pictures.
( I own a 2GB Memory Stick Pro Duo, wich is enough to record and take pictures for a day, but i don't think the battery will hang in)
CONS:
- There isn't that many cons for me, becuase i was looking for a point and shot camera with a 2.5" LCD or 3"
- The only thing i didn't like about video mode is that you can't zoom while recording, other than that this camera is a nice and great pocket camera.
- Pictures come out blury at times when you are really shaky but sony does a pretty good at image stabilization.
(This is also a great sport camera wich you can capture pitures of a fast moving object.)
- AWESOME little camera
     By A2CZE9WHD7ZOTR on 2006-08-11
I absolutely love this camera. I've told everyone I know to buy it. The picture quality is amazing. There are so many options with this tiny little camera! You can edit pictures before you even print them. Zoom in on a picture already taken and save it that way, and so much more. I take pictures of everything!
I charged the battery when I got the camera, which was about three weeks ago, and it's still going. I have 7/8th of battery life left. I haven't had to charge it again.
I am so happy with my purchase! I hope this helps you.
- Fantastic compact digital camera
     By A3NA0EXSW0Q7AC on 2006-05-31
Though I expected more, the W70 is a worthy addition to our camera collection. It is best in sunlight. Flash pictures are sometimes blurry in automatic mode due to the strange use of high ISO settings.
At the same time, the 7 megapixel shots are occasionally spectacular with the right settings. 13x19 printouts are not grainy. We are almost finished with a 13x19 photo album of a recent trip and the shots are all very good for a compact camera.
If I could change my rating, I would now upgrade it to four stars. Maybe even 5. This camera has turned out to be much better than I originally expected. Having worked with it for a few weeks, the settings are not buried as deep as I originally thought and after some experimentation, my wife and I have found excellent settings for all circumstances that we've encountered so far.
- Great deal
     By A3DF0O9423EGZ on 2006-07-25
This camera is very slim like the Canon Elphs but costs much less. It has very high resolution and is easy to use. The battery lasts a long time and the 2.5" LCD screen is very clear and big. It has a lot of different shooting modes, including a custom mode where you can set specific parameters like infinity lock or ISO speed. For convenience, every time you switch modes, the screen tells you what the mode should be used for, so you don't need to carry around a manual to figure out how to shoot your pictures.
- love this little camera
     By A2B697OG5E6SFF on 2006-08-18
i have another camera w/ 12x optical & tons of features but i wanted something compact & ready to take quick snaps. this fits the bill. on my recent vacation i was impressed with how quickly it booted up and focused in to get those unplanned shots. the x-large screen makes it really easy to see if you got a good one and the image stabilisation seems to work better than on my previous camera (canon A80)...either that or my hand is steadier. last but not least - the battery life was impeccable. I took a nearly 200 photos, plus spent a lot of time reviewing and showing off pics to friends with no need to recharge. the battery is a 'custom' one which concerned me but the charger is VERY compact and travels well. it has integrated prongs that fold flat when not in use - no cables :)
- Great outdoors, not so great indoors.
     By AN2ZZVZBVOWVD on 2007-02-18
I purchased this camera to take on a family vacation to Disney World. I needed something small to fit in my purse. I chose Sony because I'm a proud owner of a Sony Mavica MVC-FD95. I've been using it for about 8 years, and I think it takes the best digital photos indoors and out. It's only cons for me is the long processing time between photos, and it's just too large to bring on vacation. Anyway, I found this Sony Cybershot DSC-W70 to take very nice pictures during the day in natural sunlight. But was disappointed with the overall brightness of the shots when used indoors in a low-light setting -- specifically indoors with no natural sunlight. Every picture just seemed too dark. I tried every reasonable setting on the camera to try and force the flash when I wanted a well exposed photo, but I never did figure it out. With my trusty old Mavica, just pop open the flash and it will go off. My old camera also has a great zoom lens. I didn't think I'd miss it so much, but I did. I decided to return the Cybershot DSC-W70 to Amazon after taking a whole bunch of indoor photos (taken in the evening) at Christmas time. Again, I tried several different settings, attempting to get the brighter exposure I wanted, but every picture wasn't worth developing. That was such a huge disappointment for me. I took the time to take so many photos of my extended family and not one was decent. For now, I will continue on with my trusty old Mavica. Maybe my next camera will be the Sony Cybershot DSC-H5. It's not tiny, but I think it's the next best thing to my Mavica. My opinion of the DSC-W70 camera is it is a nice slim camera for natural sunlight photographs. It served my needs for my vacation, but was not serving my needs in my every day life. My main use for the camera was not to take pictures of landscapes, etc, but to take photos of my young children and family.
- My first and best digital camera!
     By AQEABEOTTQXJP on 2006-08-14
This little camera may be small (great feature) but it is loaded this goodies. This is my first adventure into digital photography and I would recomend this one to any first time user. Very easy and lots of fun to use.
- Very poor at action shots
     By A27PWEVY0C967T on 2007-01-12
I am not the type of person who has "issues" with a camera. Although I am not a professional photographer, I find the amateur pictures I have taken in the past have served both myself and family/friends well. I would not consider myself a bad picture taker.
I have a 7 month old son, who is currently my favorite photo subject, and I am hard pressed to take a picture that isn't blurry. The focus takes FOREVER. Even if I am holding the camera perfectly still and focusing on a rock the "motion artifact" icon will blink. The good pictures I do get are quite nice, but that is perhaps 20% of the shots I take.
I had a Kodak EasyShare 2 megapixel that hands down took better pictures.
Although I do like the large LCD screen and the rechargeable batteries are also a big plus, this camera has not been great overall and I certainly don't recommend it for anyone with small children who are unpredictable subjects.
- Fabulous Deal
     By A2Q2R1E1MCVK2U on 2006-12-08
This little camera has it all. Large view finder, all of your favorite 35mm menu options. Easily fits into an evening purse or pocket. The functionality is great. Picture quality is excellent. Easy to use, download pictures quickly and admire your results.
- I DEFY you to take a clear picture in 3x zoom...
     By A3NQSMTG612AF on 2007-01-07
This is the first ultracompact camera I've bought, and I hope that I don't have to throw down over $100 more to get a Canon with Image Stabiliation to find one that can take a clear picture. This one is unacceptable. It is nearly literally impossible to take a clear, blur-free picture with any amount of zoom unless you set the camera down and use the timer (even that's debatable), or unless you get lucky with the second of delay the flash provides. You can try all you like; even at 2x zoom I could only get about 1 out of 5 pictures to focus properly, and I have very steady hands. At 3x zoom, maybe one of fifty pictures I attempted wasn't blurred. Yes, I tried every possible adjustment, including max ISO, all in futility. Riddle me this: what is the sense of having 7.2 million pixels that add up to one seriously blurry image? I've seen 2.0's that take clearer shots (they don't default to a shutter speed of 1/40th of a second). Yes, for close-ups, it's very good. For everything else (90% of your pictures), it's utterly and surprisingly useless. I'm trying a Canon SD600; if that doesn't cut it, then I'll shell out more (way more) for the 700is.
- Ok for Outside - Not ok for indoors
     By A3OUZKZV34F3IE on 2007-03-05
I bought this camera since I always buy Sony products. I have a H5 and it's the bomb! But this W70 camera is SOOOO disappointing... if you only plan on taking pictures outside, then it's fine - but indoors I cannot get a quality picture. No matter what setting (and we have tried them all) - pictures are too dark, or either completely white... I got it for my daughter's birthday a month ahead so I'd have it - but we tried it out for a week and hate it and now cannot return it since it's been over 30 days :( My opinion... there are other cameras that are way better ......
- Simple, Great!
     By A2SEWMPIDK469Q on 2007-03-19
My beloved Cybershot 4.0, purchased in 2000, was on its last leg, so I purchased the Cybershot DSCW70 7.2MP yesterday (with a 1 gig Memory Card). I love it! The salesperson said that if I was ready for a new camera, but not a slew of new-fangled upgrades, this is a great, inexpensive choice. It's very similar to my older model, though smaller, and, of course, my old Memory Stick is completely obsolete. My favorite features are 1) when you turn the dial to select different shooting options, a succint explanation of the feature pops up on the LCD screen. So, the little icons on the dial are no longer mysterious! 2) There is also a separate Review button, making editing and deleting faster.
Overall, this is a basic, quality camera with simple use and editing tools. Love it!
- Sony, honestly no baloney
     By A1DCRRL7U6S73F on 2006-12-15
I own this camera, and have since this summertime. I adore this camera. It takes excellent photos, is compact enough to slip into any sort of case, or sleeve, and it works flawlessly. I have had Sony digital cameras for a decade now. Three Thumbs Up for this specific camera.
- Excellent camera. Good relation between price and benfits
     By A1TLO7IMDV3IL7 on 2007-01-15
Very good image and very simple interface. If you don't like or want a VERY small camera, this camera is perfect. Very resistant, it takes very good photos.
- sony take note
     By A35TJMOQ9R8M85 on 2006-11-22
I was going to buy this camera for my teenage daughter today, but after reading the reviews I decided that it is not a god risk if the customer service is that bad and the screen seems to break without any kind of impact.
I'm sure it takes nice pictures, but a lot of cameras take nice pictures. I have to go where the service will at least respect you.
- Great photos; fragile camera!
     By A1O9WKMYTISIFJ on 2007-05-24
I would advise people to look elsewhere for a digital camera. Although I do like the Sony's menus, features, and photo quality, the camera is simply too fragile to be of use to anyone who plans on taking it into an active environment. Don't ask me how, but I managed to break the LCD display while the camera was in my pocket. I didn't drop it, didn't bang it up against anything, or create any type of impact. The cost to repair the LCD is $181. If it weren't for the fact that I invested in a Sony-style memory card, I'd be looking at Kodak's and Canon's. This isn't the first time that Sony has sold me something that was pretty rather than functional, and it will be the last time I invest in their electronic equipment.
- Leading Edge Compact Camera
     By AVU622J9C9O0 on 2006-12-24
Before buying online, I tried all the leading brands in B&M stores. Sony felt best. I was looking for a small lightweight camera that could easily be put in a pocket or hung on a belt. After six months of usage I am still impressed:
* Modes are easy to select using the thumb wheel.
* Zoom is right next to the shutter button.
* Movie mode allows good 640x480 MPEGS to be shot.
* Picture quality is excellent
* Using the ISO mode you can shoot in low light levels with the penalty of grainier images with less color.
My only complaint is lack of zoom while recording a movie.
Just bought the W100 for my wife!
- slower than the 6MP
     By A1FY16I9YSZ6NK on 2007-01-11
A digital camera in my family is used primarily by my wife and I to take pictures of our two children, ages 2 and 4. I bought this camera, but returned it for the lower resolution DSC 50 6MP, which I am fairly happy with. My two primary criteria in choosing a camera were intuitively obvious ergonomics (my wife tends not read the manual, and not to remember the instructions if she does read them), and a very short lag before capturing the image. When shopping stores, salespeople steered me towards the newer Sony DSC series or Canon Powershots for speed. I chose the Sony because I found their operation to be much, much more intuitive. I particularly like the feature that, as you change the shooting mode, the name and description of the mode come up on the screen. This allows basic features to be used without any reference to instructions. Since buying my camera, I have found that the menu system is difficult to negotiate even with the instructions. Most of the time, though, we just point and shoot at rapidly moving children. When the DSC W70 arrived I was disappointed to find that it's response time was noticably slower than the DSC W50 that I had looked at in stores. I took my new camera to a store and tried it head to head against the W50 to make sure I wasn't imagining things. In fact the, 6MP DSC W50 is consistently, noticably faster to capture an image than the 7.2MP DSCW70 despite their otherwise identical design. Setting the resolution of the W70 to 5MP did NOT resolve the problem. Since a high resolution picture of the space where my son was doing something cute a few seconds ago is not much use to me, I returned this camera. Both the W70 and W50 are faster in strong light and with distant subjects, so if you mostly shoot outside you may not have the same problem I did. For me, it was an important enough issue to pay return shipping, which more than wiped out any savings from buying the lower res camera. And did you know that if you return an item bought with Super Saver shipping, Amazon charges retroactively for the original shipping? I was VERY irritated by that.
- wasted money
     By AABLOW309QW7D on 2007-01-11
Bought this on a recommendation from the salesperson at best buy & bcz it's a sony in the price range I wanted. This camera repeatedly got out-done by all of my friends cheaper cannons and kodaks (in the $100-150 range!)even on autofocus! Took it back & got most of my money back. I'll save sony for my mid-high end music equipment. But when it comes to camera's, stick with the "camera experts"!
- Speechless...
     By A2MVO2ZV58WX8S on 2006-12-21
I recently bought an Olympus 6mp Digital Camera, and after playing with it for a day or so, I returned it to the store. The picture quality was terrible and even with the anti-shake mode on, the pic's came out blurry terrible. I went back to the store and doled out an extra $100 bucks for the Sony DSCW70. I fell in love with it straightaway because of it's tiny size, nice 2.5" LCD and excellent design. I took some pictures. When I uploaded them to my notebook, the detail took my breath away. I've never seen better quality images. At 7 MP you can blow the shots up to full screen size and still get unbelievable lossless quality. I took a picture of my eye with the macro on. I could see into my brain. I don't know what kind of magic the folks at Sony used to create this little beauty...they must have some brilliant elves somewhere with tiny fingers. If you are debating between this, and some other similarly priced DC, do not hesitate. I don't think there's any way you can own this camera and not marvel at what Sony has accomplished here. With a 1 gig memory stick pro duo, (which I purchased on sale for $29.99) I have taken hundreds of high-def shots and lots of great quality movies, and still have lots of room to spare. This is the best toy EVER.
- Last model was better.
     By A38L3BY869FLDL on 2007-01-10
I had the same Sony CyberShot 7.2 MP in the model before this latest one and I loved it (until I dropped it and the lens bent and never worked again). Sony's service is so expensive that it just made more sense to buy a new one. I opted for the newest model in the same 7.2 MP capacity. I liked the older one better, even though it had a smaller viewing screen. The newer one seems a little more fragile than the last one. I have been handling it with kid gloves yet the screen is already scratched. The zoom button doesn't work very well and sometimes I have to move it several times to get it to work. It's really frustrating as this wasn't exactly the cheapest of all cameras. I miss my older model and wish I would have gotten the same one.
- Great Camera, Not For Action Shots
     By A1GP8UC15LBA8T on 2007-01-12
This camera is great and I love its size. It will fit in any pocket with ease! The only complaint I have is that when taking pictures with a flash, it has a long delay making action shots basically impossible. However it does have a Burst & Super Burst mode that will take multiple frames without a flash. The battery life is okay but I would invest in a second battery if you're planning on using it a lot. A memory stick is a must because at 7 megapixels, it will only hold 10 pictures on the internal memory. Sony makes the camera very easy to operate and it's size makes it great for taking anywhere!
- Sony Cybershot 7.2
     By A2WWYWIH0DCZZN on 2007-01-14
Really love the ease of use, the size of the camera and the results. Definitely recommend.
- RIcardo Antonio cybershot
     By A2AEVZY5XASNE6 on 2007-03-17
I had one, so I lost its. I bought an other one. I'd like it had a image stabilization.
- WAY BETTER THAN EXPECTED!!
     By A3LAXAY4BLEHK5 on 2007-10-13
Since, I myself rely on customer reviews before I make a purchase, I figured I should also leave one as well... Well, first off if I had looked at these reviews before this purchase (my husband surprised me with this camera) I might not have bought this one. So here goes:
My first sony cypershot was a dsc-p92 5 mega pixels and in all fairness I guess it was a "good" camera at the time.. I've had that one for a very long time, problems arose so much with that camera, such as dead batteries (used AA's) within an 1/2 hour of placing new ones,, but I am getting off subject.
The sony cypershot dsc-w70 camera is GREAT. well mostly anyway.. I have had this camera for about a year, so I have had lots of uses for it.
PROS:
---LCD screen is a good 2 inches. great size!
---small enough to fit in a pocket.
---lithium battery is way better than those AA's
---quick to turn on
---quick time between first picture taken and next
---great pictures in any light. I have taken pictures in a very dim lit room late at nite and pictues came out great. Don't understand how others are having such a big difference in their pictures.
---does take great action pictures.. My daughter and her friends, do a jump and flip with their skateboards mid-air and this camera has stopped the action in its tracks without it being the least bit blurry, and that's with a bunch of 13 yr olds taken them
-----I have taken many pictures while driving and they too come out without a problem. What I have found that works great is to push the shutter button halfway down then take the picture. Not one bad picture while in a moving car since then.
----video playback works very well, microphone works decent enough that you don't have to be right on top of who you are recording. Though if you talk it will pick that up. Records concerts, plays, anything your kids or whoever might be performing.
----Battery lasts a long time before a charge, videotaped approx 1 1/2 hrs of a concert(non-stop) and didnt even go to a half charge (while using the lcd)
---Has been dropped by my daughter and has not been damaged or scratched at all.
---Easy to set up to download pictures and such into your computer, but with just one cord hooks up to your tv to view pictures there..(my other sony this was not an option just the computer you could view)
---Has a viewfinder! So many digital cameras out there now no longer offer a viewfinder, which most of us probally don't use, but if your batteries are getting low turn off the lcd and that battery will last longer
CONS:
---If you want to videotape, you must remember to zoom if you choose BEFORE you start to record, because you cannot do it once you start.
---The spot where they put the dial for the different types of settings tends to get moved around when you remove camera from either your purse, camera bag or pocket, so be sure to check setting before taking that picture.
---Twilight setting is not good at all unless you have a tripod. camera takes way to long to take picture and if you move even the slightest the picture will be very very blurry. you would be better off using the auto setting and hoping for the best. which pictures do come out just fine IF subject is close to you, far away it would be black, though it only has a small flash built in and is not a 1,000 dollar camera.
All in all, I am very glad my husband just happened to pick out this camera. Extremly happy with the camera and am not even thinking about getting a new one yet. (Knock wood) LOL
Are there better cameras out there?? Most likely, but there are worse ones also. The price was right and the performance for me has been great!
Hope this has helped.
- Pleased with purchase
     By AA178JKLYY7PS on 2007-01-26
Item arrived on time and in condition as advertised - NIB.
Thanks.
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Sony Cybershot DSCW70 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom Accessories
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| Product Features |
- 7-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 15 x 20-inch prints
- 3x optical zoom; 2.5-inch LCD display
- High Sensitivity Mode (ISO 1000) allows for shooting even in low-light conditions
- User-friendly controls and simple on-screen Function Guide text
- Powered by a lithium-ion battery (battery and charger supplied); stores images on Memory Stick DUO or Pro media (includes 58 MB internal memory)
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