Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W7 review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Shams Tarek

Reviewed on: 24 May 2005

Tags: Sony, Sony UK, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W7, menu system, white balance

We like:

Solid image quality; fairly quick and responsive; big 64mm (2.5-inch) LCD; uses standard AA batteries

We don't like:

Limited manual control; minor vignetting and significant softness around the edge of the frame; poor optical viewfinder

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High-capacity Memory Stick Pro

CNET UK judgement:

An appealing 7-megapixel model for those who like their prints and their cameras large

Full review:

Sony's 7.2-megapixel Cyber-shot DSC-W7 has the same great 64mm (2.5-inch) LCD, metal-alloy body, and 3x Carl Zeiss zoom lens as those of its predecessor, last year's DSC-W1, but the W7 improves on it with 2 more megapixels and plenty of extra speed. This compact digital camera shoots and processes its bigger images in less time, making it easier to get that fleeting shot of baby's first step or your boss taking a spill after too much eggnog at the office party. Keen-eyed photographers might find the photos a bit too flawed, and enthusiasts will miss the manual controls, but it's a fairly quick and responsive camera with very solid automatic settings and respectable image quality, making it perfect for mainstream users looking to point, shoot, and make large prints with minimum fuss. Continue Reading...