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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 Digital Camera

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 Digital Camera

CCD sensor, 7.2 Megapixel, 3.0 x optical zoom, Compact, Released: Jan 07

Average

50% Positive

Video:

Average

Battery:

Below Average

Optics:

Average

Image:

Average

Interface:

Below Average

Based on 2 expert reviews.

"If you're a typical point-and-shoot user who wants a stylish, compact camera for everyday picture-taking, then I can definitely recommend the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 to you."... DcResource

"Build quality is very good for the most part, save for a very flimsy plastic door over the memory card/battery compartment."... DcResource

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lens

1.	"built-in lens cover"... DcResource

color

1.	"Powerful, colorful and pocket-sized"... Tigerdirect.com

2.	"As is usually the case with cameras lacking a custom white balance setting, there's a nice brown color cast in our macro test image"... DcResource

flash

1.	"Despite being an ultra-compact camera, the W55 supports a full suite of accessories, including conversion lenses"... DcResource

2.	"built-in flash"... DcResource

battery

1.	"proprietary batteries"... DcResource

lcd

1.	"On the back of the camera you'll find a large 2.5" LCD display that has a relatively low resolution of 115,000 pixels."... DcResource

image

1.	"photos were well-exposed, with pleasing colors and low purple fringing."... DcResource

2.	"offers good photo quality and performance"... DcResource

3.	"The images are very clean at ISO 100 and 200, with a some detail loss at ISO 400."... DcResource

shutter

1.	"Single AF is just like you're used to: press the shutter release halfway and the camera locks focus."... DcResource

video

1.	"The MPEG Movie VX Fine mode records video at 640 x 480 (30 fps) with sound until either the memory card fills up, or the file size reaches 2GB (that takes about 25 minutes)."... DcResource

resolution

1.	"If you go one image at a time, the next one appears instantly, without any low resolution placeholder."... DcResource

focus

1.	"lets you enlarge an image by up to five times, and then move around in the zoomed-in area -- perfect for checking for proper focus or closed eyes"... DcResource

2.	"Low light focusing was slow (1 second waits are common), but the camera almost always locked focus."... DcResource

button

1.	"It's easy to hold and operate (even with one hand), without a lot of buttons to confuse you."... DcResource

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