Sony Cybershot DSCW300 13.6MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot: Customer Reviews & Product Details

Outstanding camera in every respect. I've owned several digital cameras in recent years, both Nikon SLR as well as Sony point & shoot. The W300's large LCD, the quality Zeiss optics, and the overall ease of use top any of my previous small cameras.

I use the W300 for both land and underwater photography and it performs flawlessly. As an accomplished photographer, I'd rather admire my photos than fiddle with equipment -- so for me, the simplicity is good. The close-up capabilities and the high-resolution images rival some SLRs. Good job Sony!

Amazon lists this camera for $799.82! It sells anywhere else from $265 to $310. Reviewers are complaining that the camera is not in stock but that Amazon does not reveal this clearly - a great disservice to customers. When I phoned Amazon to question why a "great" company such as theirs would even put on line a seller's price at three times the usual cost, I must have been talking to robots or people with low IQ's. The people I spoke with were indifferent, rude, and stupid in their comments. Each tried to school me in Marketing 101. None could deal with my direct question about why Amazon on their network would allow any seller to offer a $300 camera for $800. This is an insult to buyers. When I asked a "manager" for Amazon, who insisted that no one was higher up than he, whether they would allow a listed price of $10.000, he said that no one would buy it at such a price. I said, "Exactly, and who would buy the camera at $800?" Like a robot, albeit not a smart one, he took me back to Marketing 101. He kept trying to explain the free market to me, which was never my point. The issue is whether Amazon should allow any vendor to advertise such a price on this camera through Amazon. The camera may be wonderful, but Amazon has really disappointed this former friend and and frequent buyer. I am appalled. Shame on Amazon. I expect better.

The product did not have a memory card enclosed, otherwise it is a good camera.

I purchased this camera around the mother's day. I haven't had a lot of experience with it yet. This camera is very easy to use. I took some pictures of the flowers, the color is very real. I tried to shot a short video, the quality is better than what I got from the mini-DV.

So far I am happy about this product. It's amazing that the price is up to $700s. I got this one about $300.

I use this Cybershot W300 in auto mode at an 8M setting. It replaced a Panasonic Z3. The W300 takes outstanding crisp colorful indoor people shots w/flash (this is what I most enjoy as the Panasonic gave me many grainy flash people shots at more than 4 ft distance). The outdoor pics are also great.

The high speed burst mode has helped me capture wonderful pics of a baby that won't sit still whereas the Panasonic would miss more shots to blurr. The burst mode uses only 3M & no flash but looking at the resulting clear indoor day pics I don't miss the extra megapixels or the flash.

The limited 3x zoom is annoying particularly for video recording. This is one of the areas where my Panasonic is superior. The W300 video quality is excellent --you just can't zoom in much at all. Another negative is the battery charger provided takes 5 1/2 hrs to charge. You can buy a rapid battery charger. Also be aware this camera doesn't come w/a case.