Sony DSC-W510

Zitat: Recommended Pro: + 26mm super-wide-angle. + Slim and light, easy to pocket. + Easy to use Sweep Panorama feature. + Dedicated still/movie/pano mode switch. Contra: - Poor high ISO performance. - Poor screen viewing angle. - Exposure data only on bright screen option. - Digital Steadyshot relatively ineffective. The Sony Cyber-shot W510 is a 12.1 Megapixel compact with a 4x optical zom and a 2.7inch LCD screen. It´s the cheapest of four W-series Cyber-shots launched in January 2011, the more expensive models adding higher resolution sensors, bigger screens, better quality video and ultimately a slightly longer zoom range. The Cyber-shot W310 can shoot VGA quality standard definition video at a size of 640 x 480 pixels. Compared with the previous year´s model, the Cyber-shot W310, the W510 sticks with a 4x optical zoom but starts at a wider 26mm equivalent field of view. SteadyShot image ´stabilisation´ gets its own exposure mode and Sony´s Sweep Panorama feature makes its first appearance on a budget Cyber-shot.

Zitat: Pro: + Ease of use Contra: - Overall picture quality, pictures too bright, very basic movie mode Even taking into account the Sony Cybershot DSC W510 is a relatively inexpensive digital camera picture quality could be better. There is a lot of competition at the entry level of the market and you can find better all round cameras at roughly the same price.

Zitat: The Good: + Fairly stylish for the price + Reasonable macro performance + Facebook photographers won´t find too many image quality issues The Bad: - Terrible LCD screen - Very pronounced barrel distortion - Crunchy, over-processed images - Sweep panorama is slow If you have a limited budget or need a cheap camera for a gift, there are lots of better options than the W510.