Sony Cybershot W90
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Editors' Comments
The Sony W90 isn't as outlandishly featured as the 12.1 megapixel W200, but it's probably a better buy for consumers who want to take good photos with a small, compact camera. The W90's 8-megapixel sensor is more than enough to give you stunning, highly-detailed photos and prints, and Sony's Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization works to make sure each shot is blur-free and crystal clear. If you're still a little unsure whether you need so many megapixels, the 7MP W80 is nearly identical in every way to the W90.
Specifications
- 8.1 megapixels
- 3x optical zoom / 6x digital zoom
- JPEG file format
- Super Steady Shot image stabilization
- Auto focus
- Auto and manual exposure
- ISO 80-3200
- 2.5-inch LCD
- Memory Stick storage (31MB internal)
- Lithium-ion battery
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Sony Cybershot W90 Reviews
- 4.07281553398058 out of 5
Sony Cybershot W90 Reviews by Digital Camera-HQ Users
- 5.0 out of 5
To say how much i love it. I always have it with me because i never want to miss any thing in my life. My Cam help me to keep it memorable for ever.....!!!
- 5.0 out of 5
I picked this unit up as the store have several brand new units left over from last year. This Camera takes grrat pics and I was able to get it for $74.00 bucks. The price was so good that I got two. One is still sealed in the box and will be given as a gift.
Oh, I love the black over the silver..... Great deal.
- 5.0 out of 5
This is the best digital camera I have ever had and the picture quality is astounding with very vivid and vibrant colours, which make the pictures more 'alive'. I love the face detection and anti-blur features and all who see the camera and pictures are impressed. I think a lot of the people are not using the features properly and not referring to their manuals otherwise they will have nothing to complain about.
- 5.0 out of 5
This is one fine camera. I have or still do own 10 different digital camera's. I love my Pentax K100d for serious shoots, but this W90 is just excellent for carrying in your pocket to an event. Every shot is perfect..low light, action, depth of field and so on.
- 1.0 out of 5
I owned a Sony Cybershot DSC T10 and it was incredible. I had people asking me what camera I had based on the emails they received from me containing my pics. It had the best clarity, maybe even too much! You could see every pore and zit on a person's face! Once I sent out a great pic of my son at the age of 1 years old and I was so pleased with his smile that I failed to notice a line of drool coming down his chin. When I emailed it to friends, I looked at the sent email and opened it up to see how it was sent and there was the drool! Unfortunately, I dropped it on a concrete floor and the local camera store said it wasn't worth fixing for the money it would take. That camera was 10 times better than the new Sony Cybershot DSC W90 I just got for Christmas. I took pictures on Christmas day in the Automatic mode and they were so blurry and grainy and I losted precious memories on a horrible camera! It was not the person operating it either because my husband and I both used it! If it doesn't point and shoot and look clear, it's going back to the store!
- 3.0 out of 5
I did experience some grainy pictures I will take the suggestions of Joseph Fedevich and try to get some help from the owner's manual I didn't see anyhting specific about the ISO settings, but I will look again. Previously to this I had a 6.1 MP Olympus which I loved and took some awesome pictures. I presumed with a higher pixel rating I would take better pictures. I don't won't to give up yet, but it is tricky not knowing what your pictures are going to look like. I would appreciate any advice dtolbert7@gmail.com
- 5.0 out of 5
I don't know about all those people complaining about blurry pictures. Read your owners manual. The ISO is the trick on clearity. I have owned Canon from the start and 1st Sony and it is wonderful. Most people never read the manual but if you do, the world is yours and you can take the best pictures.
- 5.0 out of 5
I have been researching point & click type cameras for the last couple of months planning to upgrade from a Sony DSC-W1. I am quite pleased with my selection. To be so small, it has a lot of nice features similar to the larger cameras, but without all the bulk and high price tag. As a mother of a preschooler - I have a camera with me all the time. It does what I need it to do and expected it to do. I definitely would recommend it.
- 4.0 out of 5
We purchased the W90 because our old camera took horrible pictures. We own a business and take lots of photos of our product to put on our website. This camera is great and serves it's purpose-take great quality photos. I would suggest this camera to anyone.
- 1.0 out of 5
Well, I have to agree with the other reviews, most of pictures are blurry. It's very difficult to get good shots even in good light.
I've had oter models from sony but I'm very dissapointed with this one. Since I can't return it I'll sell it on the cheap. Very sad with the product.
- 1.0 out of 5
Sony is cheating the customers by saying that W90 is Double Anti Blur with Super steady shot. This will be the last and request other customers to buy the sony product. I paid 20k and wasted some many days going around the sony servicing center. The pictures have no clarity as the sony shows in the add films or shown in the website. I bought this camera by seeing the Brand name as well, but now if I need some other electronic product, then sony will not be in my list. Thanks for the stupidest camera in the world.
- 1.0 out of 5
I bought this over the Canon SD800IS. I loved the solid metal construction and the terrific screen of the w90. It was stylish yet rugged and fit in my pocket without a problem. The battery life was fantastic. Unfortunately, most of my photos were blurry. Even in broad daylight, I'd often get shots that were out of focus. Image stabilization was useless and lowlight pics were terrible. Another issue I have with this Sony is that almost every picture needed the colors adjusted in photoshop. Most pictures had a blue-ish tinge. Very disappointing. I returned it and plan to get the Canon.
- 4.0 out of 5
Like the features the W90 has. A better value than comparable cameras. Easy to use for the novice.
- 5.0 out of 5
this camera is amazing. i want this type of camera because his 8.1 magapic. i think this is sufficent 4 normal picture.
- 5.0 out of 5
I own a 5D and this little camera. Of course the 5D annihilates it, but I enjoy using this thing. It is somewhat counter intuitive but used properly it works pretty well. My biggest gripe is that the high ISO setting not only introduces noise but it changes the white balance.
People with blurry pictures don't know how to use their camera. Also, some reviewers don't understand shutter lag. Shutter lag does NOT include FOCUS TIME. All point and shoots have to take a second to focus, its how they operate.
Overall its a solid little camera, 5 stars to offset the jerks who can't even learn to use their camera before complaining.
- 1.0 out of 5
This was my third Sony point-and-shoot camera and it will be my last. Picture quality of this W90 was very poor. Most shots inside were blurry and grainy. Outside shots were marginally fair. After only 3 days of trying to get better images, I finally decided to return it. I exchanged it for a Canon SD750 and there is NO COMPARISON. The picture quality of the Canon is near SLR quality. I am really disappointed in Sony as I usually am very satisfied with their products. Not this one. DON'T BUY IT!
- 5.0 out of 5
I do not understand how so many people can say their photos are blurry. Are you using a flash at all? I hardly ever have blurry photos. I would say above 95% of my photos are great quality! I work in tech support, and work with about 30 different types of cameras, you can't get much better than this for the price!
- 5.0 out of 5
i owned this camera.its really very great.its 8 megapixels.pictures are great even in low light.picture quality is 100% excellent.in this price u will never get a camera like this.
- 1.0 out of 5
I was using a cannon. It was only 3 Mp so i bought this .... how can sony ever make something like this. 9 out of 10 pics are blurry. It is supposed to be anti-blur crap.... man...don't buy this
i was traveling all around the world with this crap.. i have like 4 gig worth photos and only 1 10th of them are useful now :-( SONY RUINED MY WORLD TOUR. when i look @ the pics in the camera screen they look ok, but when i get them onto my comp they suck
- 1.0 out of 5
pictures are soo blurry..90% of snaps are blurry and waste of time and frustration..in low light the pictures are terrible.shutter speed is awful
need to throw back this camera..got fooled by the advertisements..
- 2.0 out of 5
Hated spending the money on a camera that no matter how hard I tried would not capture clear pictures. Asked the store manager to take it back and after they used it a few times agreed that the images were too blurry. Bought another model dsc h7 and pictures are no longer blurry.
- 2.0 out of 5
I've had many digital cameras but his one fails to capture the precious moments with my active child or not so active family. Pictures are consistently blurry even when stabilizing myself. I should not have to try so hard to get a focused piture. It's not worth the money. A true disappointment.
- 2.0 out of 5
shutter lag is unacceptable,it blurs seven out of ten pictues.sony even tells you in the cd manual,not even in print, to brace yourself while taking pictures! my kodak ls 443 4 megapixel takes better shots and is quicker on the trigger. thank heavens I bought the sony from costco and you have 90 days to return it.monday it's going back and I' going to get a cannon.
- 3.0 out of 5
T traded in a perfectly good P93 sony camera for
this? What a mistake. There is no way the pictures from this camera compae with my previous Sony.
This is my third Sony and if I can't figure out how to take a good clear picture, out it goes. The
instruction manual is very sparse but the CD with
how to do all of the new features is very good.
If I could I would gladly turn this back in, I would do so. Anti blur features, boo hiss , no good. Tripod pictures are barely acceptable. Sony's help desk is a joke.
- 2.0 out of 5
THis camera was sold to us as having "anti-blur features". Perhaps someone who reads this review could let me in on how to prevent blur, because since owning this camera, 8 out of 10 pictures is blurred!!! Did I get a lemon?
This camera is WORSE than my 5 yr old digital sony. I can't rely on it all to get a shot.
- 3.0 out of 5
I bought this camera so I could get good shots of my 1 1/2 year old. I am very dissappointed with the shutter lag time. I can never capture the precious moments with my son. I'm afraid I got sucked into the all the fancy Sony advertising. I'm going to exchange it for a camera with a faster response time.
- 5.0 out of 5
All I can say is WOW! This camera is one of the best I have seen and used at any price. The pictures come out very crisp with excellent color and contrast. The optical 'steady shot' works great and ISO3200 lets you take bright pictures in low light conditions without a flash. Another great feature is the ability to actually see the LCD screen in bright sunlight. If you are looking for a new point and shoot camera then buy this model - you will not be disappointed.
- 2.0 out of 5
This camera has a lot of great features, but what's the point of having them if you can't get great pictures? I have tried everything to make this camera work well, but it only works OK outside and in a daylight. Night pictures with flash have a lot of noise, the colors are not realistic. The IS doesn't seem to work well, most zoomed pics are blurry. I am returning it back to the store. Looking for a replacement.
- 5.0 out of 5
An excellent digital camera.We are happy to have it.It is handy,nice and produces good quality pictures.You can also try to have one,its worthy.
Sony Cybershot W90 Comments & Questions (write your own!)
Also, which camera do u think is better, the W90 or the T20? I will still be taking pictures, day and night.
I suggest the Canon. In my opinion, it's a good idea to steer clear of SONY, as they tend to force their customers into proprietary technologies such as the memory stick, their own spin on formatting, and a host of others which the Canon won't do. Canon relies on SD cards, which are pretty much the standard in point and shoot for memory cards. This means you can use any you happen to currently have and they are much cheaper than memory sticks. You can also use them in other technologies like PDAs, DMPs, and even mp3 players, whereas that memory stick is only going to be used in another SONY.
Additionally, again IMHO, SONY is an electronics company. Canon makes cameras. That's all I really need to know. Stick with the company with focus.
Cameras like Canon for example, have a date stamp function for postcard mode which means the quality is lower than the normal pictures that the camera is capable of taking.
So if you want to take good pictures, leave the date stamp issue until printing time and that applies to most, if not all, latest models irrespective of the brands.
Yes or No?
Looks like a No
This camera does not have the date/time stamp option
What a bummer
The T20's zoom range is slightly higher than the W90 (38-114mm vs. 35-105mm). I'd prefer the W90's, personally. Not a big difference, though.
Macro focus on the T20 is better (1cm vs. 5cm).
The T20's aperature range is much much smaller than the W90 (F3.5-4.5 vs. F2.8-5.2)... not a good thing.
The W90's max shutter speed is higher (1/1600 vs. 1/1000).
Another small advantage is the W90 has slightly better flash range.
The T20 has a much better LCD screen, with twice the resolution.
I would definitely push you toward the W90. I like the specs better, and I've been reading a lot of reviews, and the nod goes to the W90 for them, as well.
To be honest, though, there are better cameras out there in the $250 price range. Any reason you're going for the Sony's?
This is slightly more expensive, but is better (I have it, and love it): amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-... You can find it for ~$270, though, if you shop around. You'll make up the higher cost within your first back-up battery and memory card.
I could suggest the SD750, which is a beautiful camera aesthetically, and takes great pictures. But it doesn't have optical image stabilization. Not a big deal for a non-super-zoom camera, but the macro shots do benefit from OIS.
So... maybe pit the W90 up against the SD750 and SD800IS and decide from there. Even looking at the specs you'll probably notice the performance on the Canon cameras are quite better.
Hope that helps!
"Best" is a really subjective question. You have to look at your budget mainly, how big of a camera you want, what else you want to use it for. I would recommend a dSLR camera ( digitalcamera-hq.com/digita... ) with at least a 300mm lens to get you closer to the action. If you don't want to spend that much, you should look into an extended zoom camera ( digitalcamera-hq.com/digita... ). Their shutter speeds aren't as fast as the dSLR cameras ( digitalcamera-hq.com/digita... ). I hope this helps.
Andrew
My vote is for the W90 ( digitalcamera-hq.com/digita... ). The higher ISO range and the better resolution (8.1MP) make it a more capable camera. I hope this helps.
Andrew
I have to disagree with your views on ISO over 400. I use them on a regular basis and have had great success. While I don't use Sony cameras, I'm sure they aren't much different than the Canons that I use. If I feel the "noise" is too great, I use software to reduce it. The software I use is Paint Shop Pro by Corel. It is a very good alternative.
Andrew
I'm not familiar with how to get to them on this particular camera. You might have to dig it out of the manual at Sony.com
The best I can tell you have to be in shooting mode, press the menu button, navigate up or down to the image size, then navigate left or right to choose the desired size, press menu again to turn off and return to shooting mode. See pages 20 and 21 in the manual.
The good news is that photo editors also offer red eye reduction as a post photoshot feature.
Picasa 2 by Google ( picasa.com ) does a great job and it's near automatic. To access "Red-Eye removal", double-click the desired picture to bring it up in the "Edit" view. Click the "Basic Fixes" tab, then click "Red-Eye."
Click, hold, and drag the mouse around each eye select it. A box will appear in the area you dragged through; try to draw as small an area as possible for better results. Release the mouse to complete your selection. The picture is displayed with the red-eye removed.
Most digital point and shoot cameras can not be used as a webcam. This one is no different. You can get a webcam for under $20 online or at Best Buy now though.
Andrew
A lot of digital cameras don't put this on the image anymore, but digitally imprint the information within the file. This camera will not let you display it on the image either. The software that comes with the camera will allow you to add the date and time to the image after downloading to your computer though. Good luck and happy shooting.
Andrew