Sony Cybershot DSC-W510 Point & Shoot

this was my first dig camera bt i had already viewed cameras frm my friends.. and i find it little more superior to those in terms of...
1.sound quality of video
2.video quality itself
3.sweep panorama
4.clicking modes
5.picture quality at night (high iso)
6.easy to handle
7.tv/av cable is aslo provided
8.image stabilisation
9.value for money
but it also had few limitation namely .......
1.no zooming while taking video
2.pic r brighter dan natural (which can b handeled by pgm mode or by adjusting settings)

so i reccomand dis product 2 all ........

This is a feature packed camera which is alot of fun and easy to use.

Pros
Good Video.
Good pics outdoors.
Smile Shutter is amazing. Snaps the pic as soon as the smile is detected. Fun to use esp with kids photos.
Sweep panorama is pretty cool. Clarity though not the best.
Quick to focus and fast camera performance esp with flash.
Wide angle lens to fit in large groups esp indoors.

Cons-
-Indoors pics and low light pics come out too bright or over exposed. Image quality is weak at night and esp indoors. Flash not controlled well by camera.
-Overall image quality is disappointing in auto mode when compared with other brands esp Canon.

Pic this camera if you need a fun camera only for outdoors. Its fast and packed with fun features. If your needs are very good quality pics esp indoors and in low light you'll be better off going for CANON.
Have given a 2 star rating because the overall picture quality esp indoor photos are terribly disappointing.

I purchased this camera just before a road trip to Alleppey and Munnar and trust me, it has made it a memorable experience. I could capture every moment and it gives me joy when I look at the pictures taken. Flash is really good for low light photography.

The best thing I liked about this camera is that it is very handy. Perfect for people who like to capture moments without thinking they could do better. I mean to say, there are not many options which allow you to take control, for example you can't keep the flash 'on' forcefully but there are only two modes - AUTO and OFF. I could not find ISO settings as it is automatic.

I am a person who likes to play around and explore various options but this camera is loaded with sensors and automatic settings and therefore did not give me much of freedom. But as I mentioned earlier, I could capture images of good quality and hence it overshadows the fact that I could not take control of the settings.

Battery lasts pretty long and you can take about 50 images with flash and more than 100 without flash. The videos taken were also good except the fact that the camera doesn't record sound well. My phone can record better audio that what I could get through this camera. Panorama images were also of good quality. But the camera does allow taking panorama shots only in one direction (towards the right). Well my phone (Nokia E72) beats this as well, as it allows both directions but definitely not the image quality.

You can consider buying this piece of good engineering only if you are interested in taking images and do not bother about the settings etc. It is also fit for a novice if you want to explore photography without facing the intricacies of keeping the right settings.

All the best!!

this camera is excellent in terms of clarity and easy to use and multiple options for different requirements. But the battery is a big minus point. It losing its power very fast, i cant able to take more than 30 pictures using a fully charged battery. I asked my friend, who also using this same camera, and he gave the same review - Camera is Gud, but battery is not long standing !!!!

the worst battery backup i have ever seen.even after charging it full for 4 hours ,the battery drains in few shots.with in only 1 year ,the battery is not getting charged as the charger light keeps on blinking and the camera gives a error message use compatible battery which means its almost .rest the pic quality is ok not great.

i regret buying this product.