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Sony DSC-W30
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Review
of the Sony DSC-W30 Cyber-shot
The Sony DSC-W30 is a sleek and compact digital camera measuring 89.8 x 59.0 x 22.9mm with an aluminium face. It has 6 megapixels which is excellent. The 3x Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar optical zoom lens is operated by a push-button functionality. The camera also has 6x digital zoom. The TFT LCD monitor is 2.0" in diameter and is therefore slightly smaller than the 2.5" screen offered on the DSC-W50 and DSC-W70 models. However, it still offers 100% field of view.
The camera has an "anti-blur" ISO1000 high sensitivity setting. The NR Slow Shutter function will reduce noise from the image when taking pictures with a very low shutter speed and the Hand Shake Alert feature will help prevent camera shake. The camera has an optical viewfinder which can be used instead of the LCD screen in conditions when the LCD screen may be difficult to see. Additionally, using the optical viewfinder instead of the LCD screen will reduce power consumption. The histogram indicator and exposure warning indicator ensure that the image has the right exposure levels before you take the shot. Pre-set scenes provided with this camera are Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Soft Snap, Landscape, Beach, Snow and High Sensitivity. 16:9 Mode is available for wide screen TV.
The camera is supplied with 32MB of internal memory which you can increase by using a Memory Stick DUO or Memory Stick PRO DUO. The recording formats are JPEG and MPEG1. The camera will shoot in Multi Burst mode when means that it will automatically take 16 shots and save them in one JPEG file. Images taken in Multi Burst mode can be viewed on the camera in a 0.8 second interval sequence or as a 16-image montage on a PC.
The camera uses a USB 2.0 connection for high speed transfer. It is also PictBridge compatible meaning that it will print directly to a PictBridge compatible printer without the need for a PC. The camera comes with Cyber-shot Viewer software and a USB Driver. Other included accessories are a rechargeable battery(NP-BG1), battery charger (BC-CSG), power code, multi cable and a wrist strap. The menu operates in 15 languages - English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Hungarian and Czech.
This is a well specified camera at a reasonable price.
Features of the Sony DSC-W30 Cyber-shot include:
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