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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

Image:

Average

Video:

Average

Optics:

Average

Interface:

Below Average

Battery:

Below Average

Based on 4 Digital Camera Reviews.

"Shot-to-shot speeds were excellent, with a delay of just over one second before you can take another shot."... DcResource

"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

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image

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

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

3.	"Fairly sharp images"... Imaging-resource.com

4.	"Good print quality, great color, crisp prints at 8x10 inches"... Imaging-resource.com

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

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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

color

1.	"Overall color accuracy was very good though, easily in the top 10% of cameras we've tested."... Imaging-resource.com

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

3.	"highly saturated colors"... Imaging-resource.com

4.	"bright but natural-looking color and good-looking skin tones"... Imaging-resource.com

5.	"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

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lens

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

product

1.	"This is a good compact camera that we enjoyed using"... Dpexpert.com.au

2.	"The Sony DSC-W55 had somewhat limited low-light shooting capabilities"... Imaging-resource.com

exposure

1.	"average exposure accuracy"... Imaging-resource.com

2.	"The W55 required less positive exposure compensation than average"... Imaging-resource.com

battery

1.	"proprietary batteries"... DcResource

performance

1.	"Fair low-light performance, capable of capturing bright images under average city street lighting."... Imaging-resource.com

resolution

1.	"Resolution of fine detail is very good"... Dpexpert.com.au

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

iso

1.	"shots at ISO 800 and 1000 have so much noise and blurring that they're practically useless for printing."... Imaging-resource.com

2.	"The Sony DSC-W55's lower ISO settings produced low to moderate noise, with little impact on detail."... Imaging-resource.com

3.	"Higher ISOs are usable but noisy at 5x7 inches."... Imaging-resource.com

4.	"(Even at a print size of 4x6 inches, ISO 1000 shots are soft and muddy-looking.)"... Imaging-resource.com

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shutter

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

buttons

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

other

1.	"This compact camera has a 7.2 megapixel sensor and a Zeiss lens with a zoom range of 38 - 114mm"... Dpexpert.com.au

focus

1.	"Colour and focus are good"... Dpexpert.com.au

2.	"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

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

auto focus

1.	"With the AF assist lamp enabled, the camera focused accurately down to the lowest light level we test at."... Imaging-resource.com

contrast

1.	"Here, the W55 produced good looking skin tones, with just a slight warm tint that most consumers should find quite pleasing."... Imaging-resource.com

Image : Average

59% Positive

1.	"Overall color accuracy was very good though, easily in the top 10% of cameras we've tested."... Imaging-resource.com

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

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

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Video : Average

57% Positive

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

Optics : Average

56% Positive

1.	"Resolution of fine detail is very good"... Dpexpert.com.au

2.	"average exposure accuracy"... Imaging-resource.com

3.	"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

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Interface : Below Average

49% Positive

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

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

Battery : Below Average

48% Positive

1.	"proprietary batteries"... DcResource

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Key Features
Image Sensor Type	:	CCD
Resolution	:	7.2 Megapixel
Optical Zoom	:	3.0 x
Camera Type	:	Compact

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Expert Reviews for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 Digital Camera

1. DcResource - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 ($199) is an updated version of last year's popular DSC-W50 digital camera. That means that the W55 is an ultra-compact,...

» Read review at DcResource

2. dpexpert.com.au - DPexpert: [ REVIEW -- SONY DSC W55 camera ]

Price: $450 Highly Recommended The low-down: This compact camera has a 7.2 megapixel sensor and a Zeiss lens with a zoom range of 38â€“114mm...

» Read review at dpexpert.com.au

3. imaging-resource.com - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55

Slight oversaturation in red and blue tones, and somewhat warm, dark color overall. In the diagram above, the squares show the original color,...

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