Sony Cybershot DSC-W7 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

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• Product Dimensions: 4 x 2 x 2 inches ; 12.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007S8C7I
• Item model number: DSC-W7
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (85 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,021 in Camera & Photo (See Bestsellers in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 4, 2006

Product Description

Product Description
The DSC-W7 digital camera combines the some of the most desirable characteristics of a fully featured camera in a compact metal-alloy body wrapped around an impressive, 2.5-inch LCD.Powered by Sony's Real Imaging Processor circuitry, this camera delivers extraordinary performance, including lightning-fast camera response times and extended battery life with approximately 380 shots between power charges.This model comes with a full 32 megabytes of internal memory (30 megabytes available). As a result, it is bringing new meaning to the term "worry-free" digital photography. Even if you forget to bring a memory card, or your Memory Stick media card runs out of capacity, you can still take great pictures thanks to the camera's built-in memory.The camera sports a Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar 3X optical zoom lens that fully extends in about a second, as well as large 2.5-inch color LCD screen for optimal picture taking and viewing.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Long Time owner who is still learning..., January 7, 2006

By	Brian Green (Tallahassee, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've read all the previous reviews on this site and it seems that people are upset at this product because it can't widthstand being dropped??? or that customer neglect isn't covered by their warranty... either way the blurry pictures are purely user error, if one bothers to read the manual it can be clearly found in either the how to section or trouble shooting section if one is trying to take what would amount to be a high speed or possibly in my own experience a tightly zoomed in shot it would benifit that person to set the camera to manual and adjust the shutter speed. I've played with this setting and can take a picture of a ceiling fan at high speed while moving my hand back and forth and it comes out clean and clear. This is an excellent camera for a novice like myself or anyone who wishes to have a high quality piece of equipment to learn with. But with most digital cameras nowadays taking the picture with the camera is 75% of the process i'd recommend becoming comfortable with a digital photo software program (I prefer Adope Photoshop) yet paintpro and others are just fine. So my final thoughts on this camera are that I've owned it for almost a year, taken shots from the mountains of alaska to the reefs of maui and the keys (with the underwater case) to just random college parties and never had a major problem or a minor problem that was due to anything with the camera... mostly my own ignorance of the equipment. Either way i'm no professional yet i've been complemented by folks who have $1,500 plus set ups by just learning how to use the settings and playing with the software. This is a great piece of equipment for learners if you are willing to learn yet also a good simple point and shoot camera

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT CHOICE FOR A DIGITAL CAMERA, March 5, 2006

By	Guy Dannehl (Carson City, NV) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After much research and putting my hands on virtually all Digital Cameras in the $200-$400 range I settled on this one at around $250. Best web site for research is imaging-resource.com. There you can see real tests and photos from every camera currently on the market, not a bunch of dumb opinions from idiots who won't read manuals and can't figure out how to use the camera. I found this camera easy to use, with a super, large and clear LCD screen. I tried photos in all modes and noticed no blurry pictures.(check web site noted above for sample test pictures) the menus were fairly easy to navigate and easy to see on the monitor. Here is what I like and don't like:
Pro: 2.5" LCD, easy to use, nice size and form, Good shots in all modes. takes 2 AA batteries not 4 or a expensive LiIon that needs a charger....and battery life is great
Con: Small optical viewfinder... I had to have a optical viewfinder because no matter how bright the screen is you will find a time that you cannot see the picture on it.
Memory Stick. Guess Sony still hasn't learned the BetaMax lesson . would have a SD card instead.
chose this over the Canon A620 and Casio EXZ750 right now I am pretty happy with the selection

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great upper-class digicam! , January 12, 2006

By	Alex (Bristol, TN) - See all my reviews

Bought this as a replacement for the dreaded Nikon L1, for my fiance, with a 1Gig MS Pro and couldn't be more happy. The pictures are VERY clear, colors perfectly saturated and the processor is pretty darn speedy! The only reason I rated this a 4 star instead of a 5 is the 3x zoom is still a little short for a camera in this price range. The camera is also not too bad on batteries, although not as power-savy as the Canon, you can expect about 125-175 photos on a set of 2000mah NiMh batteries and about half that on Alkalines(NOT reccomended). This camera also has a GREAT video mode and the AF assist lamp makes pictures taken in "less than optimal" lighting conditions darn near blur-free! 7.2MP photos(I leave mine on 5MP as not too many people actually NEED 7.2MP) and the Mpeg Movie VX take a LOT of space so make sure you get a Memory Stick Pro with at LEAST 512mb of storage. If you can afford to do so, the Gig card should be the minimum. Although a little pricey a GREAT camera for the novice-advanced user!