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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W70 Digital Camera Review
May 11, 2006 by Ben Stafford Reads(6, 068)
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The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W70 is an excellent, very compact performer. The 7.2 megapixel sensor, 3x optical zoom, nice 2.5 inch LCD, and “Stamina” battery life produces good images and excellent battery life. About the size of a deck of cards, it’s easily pocketable and still performs well indoors.
Sony cyber-shot dsc-w70
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The W70 is only one of several models in Sony’s Cyber-shot W line. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W30 features 6 megapixels, 3x optical zoom and a 2 inch screen. Step up, and you get the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W50 with 6 megapixels, 3x optical zoom, and 2.5 inch screen. The top of the line is the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W100 that captures 8.1 megapixel images with a 3x optical zoom, has 64MB of internal memory, and a 2.5 inch LCD.
NUTS & BOLTS
Image Sensor
A 1/2.5 inch Super HAD CCD has an effective resolution of 7.2 megapixels(3072×2304 pixels). You can also capture images at 3:2, 5M, 3M, 2M, 2M, VGA, and 16:9. Two quality settings(Fine and Standard) vary the JPEG compression rates.
Viewfinder/LCD
The W70 sports a very nice 2.5 inch LCD with 115K pixels of resolution. The colors on the screen are accurate, but it’s not completely fluid with some minor lag time while the screen updates. In bright sunlight, it remains very visible. You can use the Display button to cycle through screens of varying amounts of information, with the most informative display showing the shooting mode, flash status, battery status, image resolution and quality, folder name, white balance setting, metering mode, ISO setting, auto-focus type, and a live histogram.
A small optical viewfinder is also available if you’re in a pinch and can’t see the LCD(or are saving battery juice).
