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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W230 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom and Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization (Black)
 
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Technical Details

  • 12.1-megapixel Super HAD CCD image sensor
  • 4x optical zoom, 30mm wide-angle Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens; Optical SteadyShot image stabilization
  • 3.0-inch LCD display; Face Detection and Smile Shutter technology
  • MPEG Movie VX Fine Mode
  • 15MB built-in memory; capture images to Memory Stick Duo/PRO Duo Media (not included)
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Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 2.2 x 0.9 x 3.8 inches ; 1.1 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
  • ASIN: B001QWG20I
  • Item model number: DSC-W230/B
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,080 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: February 17, 2009

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The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W230 is W-Series opening price point camera, and combines point-and-shoot ease-of-use with a host of advanced features in a sophisticated, compact body. A 12.1 megapixel image sensor and Carl Zeiss 4x optical zoom lens offer crisp, clear images at high resolution. Intelligent Scene Recognition automatically detects scene conditions and adjust for best camera settings. Face Detection capture faces with natural skin tones, while Smile Shutter technology capture a smile the moment it happens. In addition, Optical SteadyShot image stabilization helps prevent blur without affecting image quality, and HDTV compatibility offers a great way to view and share photos in high definition.The DSC-W230 offers a step up in features and capabilities from the Cyber-shot S-Series models, with a professional-quality lens, optical image stabilization, and a powerful BIONZ image processor that allows for advanced Face Detection, Smile Shutter technology, Dynamic Range Optimizer, and Intelligence Scene Recognition.

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35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best camera for its price., June 5, 2009
This review is from: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W230 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom and Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization (Black) (Electronics)
I have tried Sony W290, Canon SD 790 and SD 1200, this is the best camera of all. Beautiful and vivid pictures, time to start up is very fast. in burst mode, you can take several pictures, and I mean it's take very fast, I love this. compare with W290, W230 is better and it's cheaper. I have both, but I have returned the W290 to Dell.

For performance, I give it 4 stars, but the price is better than W290 so I give it 5 Stars!

Excellent device for the price.
I highly recommend it.
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21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment, May 10, 2009
This review is from: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W230 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom and Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization (Black) (Electronics)
I bought this camera after having experience with my friend's touch screen model from Sony from a year or so ago. The touch screen aspect wasn't crucial to me, and I thought Sony would be the way to go to replace my old 6.1 megapixels Kodak.

I've been looking around for a while, and after seeing that this model has an ISO up to 3200, I thought it would be ideal for taking photos in low light. Sadly, that is quite the contrary. While the DSC-W230 can take images without flash inside, the quality is poor. There is noise in nearly every shot, despite the camera being on the ISO setting. I've tried many other settings, including twilight and fiddling around with the manual programming mode, and yet the camera just doesn't deliver.

Even when taking photos outside, as soon as I zoom in just one, the image becomes fuzzy. The screen is great and the quality looks wonderful at first, but upon the first zoom in, it is apparent that the images just aren't as crisp as they should be. Sadly, it is comparable to my old Kodak.

The quality when uploaded to my computer shows its true colors. Images that seem lovely on screen are just not up to par.

One other small annoyance is the fact that you cannot delete an image immediately after taking it. You have to go to review.

Some aspects of this are really nice since there are many modes to play with and slideshow mode is fun, but if you are looking for crisp, clean pictures, save your money.

I am sadly going to return this model.
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27 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Expected a little more, June 1, 2009
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For the price and the 12Mpx, it's a pretty good camera. I bought it for my Grand Canyon trip, an obvious picture-taking mecca. The camera can be fairly easy to use, if you choose the most automatic options. If you want to experiment and go more manual, there're a myriad of options for that, too. However, as a former camera geek, I would have liked an option to go completely manual and be able to choose my own iso settings for further experimentation (hence, the three stars). You are able to adjust aperture settings (or at least it can mimic that). But even with the options I did have, I was able to play around with it and take some very acceptable pictures. Not pro-level, but enough to impress family and friends. And at 12Mpx,, there's a lot of latitude for cropping, blowing-up, etc.
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