By lloraine (Boulder, CO United States)

This camera is great in low light. I shot pictures in an auditorium with regular stage light in “High Sensitivity” mode and was able to get 4×6 prints of people (as long as they weren’t moving too much) without a tripod and WITHOUT a flash! I did use the 2 second timer so I could hold the camera still while the shutter went off.


I also love the macro setting. You can focus on your subject less than an inch away.I like the “Advanced Sports Shooting” mode, but I’ve actually gotten better action shots by putting the camera in “Manual” and setting it to the fastest shutter speed possible. The other advantage of using “Manual” is that you can use the flash.

Speaking of the flash, I absolutely love the quality of light from this flash. No blown out subject in front of a black background. There’s even a setting for the flash called “keep subjects and distant background bright” that keeps the ambient light even brighter and makes the picture a lot more natural looking.

The picture quality is amazing!! I haven’t done any enlargements yet, but when I zoom in on the computer screen, a lot of my shot seem to be as clear as my SLR shots!

The only problem I’ve had is that there are a lot of buttons on a little camera so every once in a while I accidentally hit the dial or a button and have to re-set it. But having said that, I definitely wouldn’t trade this camera for one with less settings. It’s well worth having to watch my fingers more closely.

All in all I’m very happy with this camera. It’s by far the best point and shoot I’ve owned.

By J. A. Parkyn (New England)

I purchased this camera last week and am already blown away! This camera was to replace a previously purchased DSC-H2 - while I loved that camera, the delay time was unacceptable - not to mention design flaws causing the shutter button to need to be replaced more than once on two of the H-2’s.I was skeptical in purchasing another Sony since having the above experience w/ the H2 - I tried an Olympus and a Fuji - neither could hold a candle to the Sony’s picture quality -so, back to the store those went and I decided to roll the dice on another Sony…I just couldn’t get over the saturation of color and the crispness of the photos you get with the Sony and Carl Zeiss lens…not to mention the advanced sports mode ( I take alot of action pics ) All pics come out spectacular and clear! This camera also has many programming features - I especially like the face detection and the “soft shot” mode.

For a 10x zoom - this camera is TINY! I was concerned with the size, but Sony made it happen and it’s quite an impressive little gadget.

I’d recommend this camera - it was a good find and a good buy for me…hopefully this will end my perpetual hunt for the perfect point and shoot ( I think it will! )

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