Sony - Cybershot W80 Digital Camera Review

Well, this Sony Cybershot W80 is not brand new off the market, BUT if you do come across wanting to buy one I would suggest it. I am not super camera technical, but I use my camera everyday so I'm not dumbfounded either. I basically use the camera for chasing my kids around and toting it every where for great scrapbook shots (which by the way if you scrapbook or have kids a digital camera is the way to go), and I think the quality of the pictures is outstanding. Anyways, it gives you a lot of options, such as 5 different sizes for the photo ( 4x6, 5x7 etc), it has face detection, red eye reduction, 3x zoom, 7.2 mega pixels, you can customize your exposure and that sort of thing, 9 different options for taking pictures ( landscape, low light, whites whiter, beach water bluer, auto etc), and it records video. I love the video mode because when put on the HD ratio the quality it great for a camera, you only get about 10-15 minutes of footage, but if you use a lower quality record it has specks and looks like its from the 1970's, which could make a cool vintage feel. Its pretty easy to manuver, and it has a rechargable battery which should be a priority if you are buying a new camera these days, in my opinion. I've dropped this many times, my kids have played with it, tried to take pictures with it, its gone in messy diaper bags, and made it through many days at the beach and long camping trips, overall its pretty durable but it does not look brand new any more.

Oh also, I see as a con listed at the bottom that you can not zoom in video mode, which is true, but you can zoom before you start recording and it will hold the zoom through the video.