Excellent budget camera (Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55)

Member Name: ukboltonboy

Product:	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55
Date:	22/06/09 (11 review reads)
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Advantages: reliable, good quality photographs

Disadvantages: none

I received this camera for christmas and it has been ideal. The picture quality is good, at 7.2 mega pixels it means that most photos will be fine as an amateur user - if you are thinking of taking professional photos then this is probably not for you. The picture quality is brilliant - better than a couple of other cameras I have tried which have a similar spec but the photos didn't seem as sharp with the other cameras for some reason.

You can store some photos on the camera but not many but mine came with a 512mb memory card as part of the deal. The features on the camera are really easy to use with a wheel showing the functions such as night, landscape (distance), portrait (close ups) and video. The video function is good although takes up a lot of memory as expected. The screen on the back of the camera provides a clear picture both for taking photos and checking they are ok.

The camera looks good and can easily be carried in your pocket without too many problems.

One down side for me is that I accidentally broke the battery holder lid and it will cost about a quarter of the value of the camera to replace it but it was more my fault than the product.

Overall, I would definately recomment this this camera to anyone as it is available for a decent price and there is no real need to splash out loads of money on something else when this will provide you with all that you need in a camera.

Summary: Good camera to use for amateur use

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