- CMOS 16.2 MP
- 5X Optical Zoom
- 25mm Wide Angle
- 3.0" 921k LCD
Decent Everyday camera
05/29/2011
This review is from: SONY DSCWX9/B Black 16.2 MP 5X Optical Zoom 25mm Wide Angle Digital Camera
Pros:
Clear Pictures - not a lot of blur or mirroring.
Wide angle lens - little to no barrel distortion
Captures nice detail - took a picture of a grass field, you can generally make out the blades of grass. Many cameras fail here.
Fast camera - Very responsive, you press the button and your picture is taken.
Handles light and dark very well - takes decent night time photos. In areas of light and shadow. Generally handles well.
Colours - I'm sure an expert would disagree here, but generally I found the colours of the pictures to be really life like.
Zoom during video
Good image stabilisation - I have shaking hands, so this is a must for me.
I-Auto tells you what scene selection it's using for the shot before you shoot - So, if you don't like what it's done, you can correct it and micromanage.
Almost full blueray movie definition - videos are excellent, sometimes even better than the photos if the light sources are unfavourable.
image stabilisation seems to work with video.
Cons:
Only a 5x zoom. A downgrade from my last camera. I wanted a higher zoom, didn't like any of the cameras with a higher zoom.
Sony battery that needlessly costs $50 if you want an additional battery
Sony over priced proprietary cables/batteries and other equipment.
Images are way over processed - All cameras reveal there challenges if you zoom in on them. Zooming in on this camera, some things like walls or very distant objects that don't have a lot of detail look painted. But, unless you are going to print extra large copies of your pictures, like almost poster size, it's generally not noticeable. Pictures where most of the objects are distant/hard to resolve detail wise this may be noticeable. The largest print I've done is 8x10 and nobody in my family could tell.
Blueray burner need for best video results - Pretty modern computer too to watch video. Video is choppy in Atholon 2 processor as well as a pentium D. Got good performance with newer processors.
Overall Review:
I do recommend this camera, but... it's not an over exaggeration about how over processed the images are. Like I've mentioned, for the most part you can't really tell it if you keep your prints around 8x10 or lower (I haven't tried higher prints yet). It seems to struggle when there is a lack of detail in what you are shooting, and I have noticed that camouflage can pose challenges. Sony's in general produce over processed images. But, if you just want a good camera to take every day photos, maybe some vacation/sports shots. And you don't want to worry about after processing the images. You just want to hit the button, then go to the store and print the results. It's a great camera for you.
But, if the over processing and the occasionally almost painted look really bugs you. Or if you like after processing your images. You will hate this camera.
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- Ryan G.
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