Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W270

I own what I call my big camera, which although great for quality, is too big to take everywhere. However, when my small Casio packed up after 8 years I decided to go with a Sony as my bigger camera (DSLR A200W) proved to be a great buy. After quite a bit of shopping around I decided on the W270 although it's a little bit on the pricey side I figured it was worth it. Thankfully I wasn't wrong! Okay the first thing I noticed was the sleek design, it looks smart without too many complicating buttons to get to know. The screen is 2.7 inch LCD which is clear and bright (this setting can be changed so your display is bright, very bright or has extras on the ...  Read the complete review

I bought this camera just before several Summer holidays this year, to Cuba and Canada, so understandably there was a bit of wear and tear and lots of travelling. Although it has acquired a few scratches these don't detract toooo much from the fairly impressive clarity of the screen. The user interface of the camera is very intuitive and its easy to navigate your way through menus, access playback and select different options for exposure/flash/white balance etc - or just leave it to the intelligent iso mode like I tend to do, which produces excellent (and very stable) pictures. There are some fantastic extra features - smile detection (and whether you want to detect a ...  Read the complete review

The Sony W270 is the latest addition to the cybershot range of compact cameras. It's packed full of features, taking images at a resolution up to 12 megapixels, featuring a 5x optical zoom & also giving you the ability to take wide angle shots. But the big question is beyond these specifications, how does this device actually perform? Well the image quality is good producing sharp & detailed photos when taken at the maximum resolution. This is down to the superior Carl Ziess lens which is featured. However I did notice that the camera seems to struggle under low light situations. The 5x optical zoom is very useful indeed and more than the usual zoom ...  Read the complete review