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Sony CyberShot DSC-W5
Sony CyberShot DSC-W5
D
HQ Grade: D
A is outstanding and exceptional, rated in the top 10% of digital cameras.
B means they are good, with some standout features.
C means they are mediocre, and probably more trouble than they are worth.
D & F mean they are absolutely awful or old. Avoid at all costs.
  • 5 out of 5
"the Sony DSC W5... i call it the "set, point and shoot camera"!!!"
  • 4 out of 5
"experiance"
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Sony CyberShot DSC-W5 Reviews

  • 3.66 out of 5

Rating: 3.66 of 5
(232 user reviews)

Sony DSC-W5 Reviews by DigitalCamera-HQ Users

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  • 5 out of 5
the Sony DSC W5... i call it the "set, point and shoot camera"!!! (vimmm - 7/11/07)

i'm just one among those who love gadgets... (a typical male! :D) i decided to go for a digital camera and was out here on... read more

  • 4 out of 5
experiance (REnskat - 6/4/09)

I have never had a bad picture come out when i snap one. This is one of the best cameras i have ever owned and... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Could have lasted longer (Levent Ileri - 6/2/08)

I had this camera exactly 3 years from the date I purchased it at BestBuy. It stopped working all of a sudden on my last... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Never had a problem with this camera. (John P. Lambert - 6/7/07)

I've never ever had a problem with this camera (Cybershot DSC-W5), but I'm now a bit apprehensive about it from all of these other negative... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Very Good Camera ( - 4/21/06)

Very good camera. Nice pictures.read more

  • 4 out of 5
manual on sony cyber shot 5.1 ( - 4/7/06)

I need to find a owners manual just bought this camera and what kind of memory card it takes anything else i can find out... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Good Camera but... ( - 3/6/06)

Some trouble with the red-eye-reduction. Even with the pre-flashes the indoor pics still suffer from red-eye. Fixed in Photoshop. Other than that - great camera! read more

  • 4 out of 5
The Best Cam (Picture Quality Wise) ( - 2/27/06)

Everything on this cam is perfecto the only reason i didnt give it an excellent is because i felt it was a bit to bulky... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Red Eye ( - 1/20/06)

I could fixed the problem with red eye, I initialized the camera in Menu.read more

  • 4 out of 5
Pretty good except for RED-EYE and lack of sufficient manual mode settings ( - 12/14/05)

Sony ALMOST did a great job.

Battery life, shot-to-shot delay and flash
recharge cycle times are vastly improved over
older sony models.

The camera... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Great for point & clickers ( - 12/1/05)

I put my new Sony W5 Cybershot up against my 2 year old Kodak CX6330 (3Mpix). I LOVE the features of the Sony. Being a... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Follow up to "Broke in less than a month" ( - 5/25/05)

This is a follow-up to a review I submitted last month titled "Broke in less than a month";. I was able to get it fixed... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Nice Camera ( - 3/24/05)

I started using the CyberShot U10, and started monitoring the performance of W1. Apart from 32mb internal, I find it easy to use. I have... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Great camera ( - 3/16/05)

This is a great camera for the price. Nice picture quality, great features, very long lasting battery. My only complaint is that reds tends to... read more

  • 3 out of 5
lens problem solved !!! (marc - 10/2/09)

i had the same problem with the lens as so many people , i almost gave up, until i read reviews on http://www.pechorin.com/m/2006/08/24/Re_Sony_DSC_W5_lens_problem-270736.html
The solution... read more

  • 3 out of 5
What's up with the Power Problem!!! (John Farrell - 7/9/08)

My camera just started behaving strange. New batteries and I just shuts off. Now I don't think it's a battery problem... especially after reading that... read more

  • 3 out of 5
it was great when it worked.. no power now. (Tiff Mitchell - 4/28/08)

i put fresh batterie in but it just dies after 2 pictures! this is awful :( i have a baby! i need to take pictures. read more

  • 3 out of 5
My experience with this camera. (Gustavo - 11/24/06)

First of all, these are only my personal opinion, taken from my own experiences using the camera.
In a 10 scale, I give this camera... read more

  • 3 out of 5
Disappointed in long term - will go to Panasonic or Canon ( - 5/15/06)

Nice LCD display, OK photos, but... Sticking lens cover!- have to jiggle with finger most times I power up (build-quality issue), poor auto white-balance so... read more

  • 3 out of 5
focus problems ( - 4/7/06)

I've had this camera for a couple of months now, and have taken hundreds of photos. I owned a Kodak DC3400 2MP before this, and... read more

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