Sony DSCWX220/N 18.2 MP Digital Camera with 2.7-Inch LCD (Gold)

I bought this camera to replace my previous Sony camera of the same lineage, after the previous camera was dropped on its open lens and would no longer close its lens. I did not buy this camera to use in place of a higher end DSLR, and I do not expect to use it in this manner. I know the camera has limitations, but I also use it for what I believe it is for: A pocket point and shoot camera with higher quality pictures for travel and as a daily, casual camera. For this purpose, I believe this camera takes great pictures. I am still working out some of the features of the camera to adjust pictures taken at night, but I am really happy with the picture quality so far. It has a deeper zoom than my previous camera, so I can actually take closer pictures than my previous Sony camera. I also have no issues regarding the Sony software as I typically take my SD card out and stick it in a card reader. I did test out the wired cable, and while it did install drivers, I actually just accessed my pictures as if it were a USB drive. The camera itself is a little on the gentle side, but I generally keep my camera in a padded leather travel case when not in use, as I have owned higher end cameras and I am well aware of fragility of all cameras and the hardware inside. Updates from the previous model: Most of the features have been combined into the selection dial, which is also a button. The screen is a little bigger. It has a wider zoom. Some of the digital enhancement features offer better stabilization. Regarding some of the issues with night pictures - it seems the camera takes better pictures and uses its own digital aperture sensor to balance the surrounding light in the area to take a better picture. While I havent had a chance to really play with night pictures, I was able to take some decent pictures of buildings with neon signs, and I only had issues with two of my night time pictures. I have uploaded some pictures with this review - the day light pictures were taken through a window. The evening pictures were taken after 10:00 pm, and the lighting involved is neon, sulfur street lights, and other business lighting. Please note I took the pictures to exclusively test the camera out of the box. Alright, having had some more time to fiddle with the camera, they have completely updated the digital apertures into a user friendly picture menu located under the "SCN" menu and a few more night shot options are otherwise in the rest of the aperture menu. I was actually able to take some pretty nice night and low light shots, though this camera is intended to be a simple point-n-shoot. I did not need an additional manual, and the aperture menu was easy to navigate, just push the button in the dial and move the dial up or down to find what one needs to use.

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This is an incredible little camera!!! You can take it out of the box, put in the battery and charge it, put in a memory card, sold separately, and start shooting. If you want to do many, many different types of photography the options are all there in the camera. This camera can do everything a much bigger, more cumbersome camera can do. I just slip this in my side pocket and I am always ready to take a picture if I wish and am not having to carry around a large bag of equipment. I also have a Nikon D3400 and a Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX400V camera but this little joy of a camera is my favorite now. This camera would be an excellent choice for everyone.

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I LOVE THIS CAMERA! I wanted a pocket camera so I didnt have to use my phone for shots -- I hate my phone pix. I got this as a gift two years ago and its the best. Easily transfers shots to my phone and takes great pix for a point and shoot (even my pro photographer husband agrees -- I just tell him I am that good!). I dropped my old one down marble stairs so it (understandably) was no use to me. I didnt want a newer model, or one with bells and whistles -- I wanted THIS one. I am so happy I was able to get it again.

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It works great. I had to have this model as the flash can be set to flash every time regardless of the lighting situation. I need to take pics inside homes and sometimes there is too much light coming from windows and most automatic cameras wont flash and the pics come out too dark. I have tried many cameras which are made for dummies that just take pics but dont need to have flash on at all times.

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I bought this camera when it first came out, I also bought a underwater case for scuba diving. This camera is awesome, it takes unbeleiveable pictures, under water and above, sharp colors, sharp pictures, even indoors it takes better pictures without the flash than with flash. This is the second camera that Ive bought, my 33 year old daughter borrowed mine for her daughters birthday because her camera quit working, she loved it and was so impressed with the picture quality that she wants one for her birthday, I was pleasantly supprised to see they still make this exact camera, and a very reasonable price. Perfect size, will fit in your pocket, but substantial enough to hold onto, (not too small).

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First off, Amazon is great! I bought this Camera for my Hawaii trip. unfortunately it decided to stop working 3 days into the trip. contacted Amazon and they sent a replacement ASAP to me in Hawaii. Im from CA. Thanks Amazon!!. now the camera is great! great picture great videos, really still shooting! You can also control from your phone , take pictures, transfer shots from camera to phone. pretty easy, sometimes it disconnects but just a few seconds delay. Price has gone up since I purchased. definately worth it.

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I recently went looking for a compact budget point-and-shoot camera as a gift for my daughters birthday and got to play and evaluate the three cameras that were available at the local BestBuy store on sale for under $200: Canon PowerShot ELPH 350 HS (Black) Canon PowerShot SX610 HS - Wi-Fi Enabled (Black) Sony DSCWX220/B 18.2 MP Digital Camera with 2.7-Inch LCD (Black) My main criteria for evaluating the relative merits of these cameras was the quality of shots made in low-light situations in which point-and-shoots are often used. In my experience with all the previous budget point-and-shoots owned by our family, they all usually do a relatively decent job in bright light outside, but most fail miserably on indoor shots in dimly lit rooms, delivering unacceptably noisy, grainy and blurry images. After bringing home the purchases I waited till the kids were in bed and went on to conduct a decidedly low-tech and unscientific test by setting all three cameras into the P (Program) mode and auto-everything (ISO/shutter speed/aperture/white balance) except the flash, placing them on the desktop in my not too brightly lit home office a couple of feet away from a random sheet of paper with some text printed on it, and firing off two consecutive shots using a 2-second timer (to avoid hand-induced shake), one with the flash and one without. The image showing a side-by-side comparison of the test results using a small fragment of each frame is attached to this review. Both Canons produced virtually identically grainy and noisy images with and without the flash. Sony, on the other hand, fared much better in terms of the visual noise to the point that it’s actually possible to read the text even on the “no flash” image on the right. It also did a somewhat better job auto-adjusting the white balance on the “no flash” image to compensate for the bluish ambient glow of the nearby computer monitor. I observed similarly noticeable differences between the Sony and the two Canons in the video mode, with the former delivering remarkably noise-free and sharp footage compared to the Canons’ crappy picture in which fine details were lost to annoyingly pulsating digital noise. I also noticed that the Sony’s footage was very close to the brightness and overall colour to how my own eyes perceived the room, while the Canons went overboard in an attempt to brighten up the picture at the expense of noise and colour accuracy. Finally, the Sony is capable of recording 60 fps (frames-per-second) progressive full-HD video vs. the Canons’ 30 fps, making it a better choice for shooting fast action footage such as sports, pets, little children and little children playing with pets. Because of my prior experience with Canon point-and-shoots I found the menu structure of the two Canons easier to navigate. The Sony’s menu navigation seemed a little foreign to me at first but overall is logical enough to quickly get used to. Physically, the Sony is similar in size, weight and holding (dis)comfort to Elph 350, the smaller of the two Canons. Even though I have rather thin fingers for a grown-up male, both cameras are way too tiny and smooth to comfortably hold, with nothing for the fingers to securely grip. In comparison, the contoured bulges and small rubbery finger grips of the larger Canon PowerShot SX610 were a really nice touch. The two Canons have very similar controls typical of all the other Canon point-and-shoots. The controls of the smaller Elph 350 are easier to use than those of the Sony DSC-WX220 where one must use one’s nails to press the tiny delicate MENU and DELETE buttons tucked too close to the rotating wheel. This might make the Sony problematic for most adults, but since I am buying a camera for a kid, its small size and tiny controls are an acceptable trade-off for the noticeably better low-light picture. P.S. The full review is published on my blog: https://caspiancanuck.wordpress.com/2015/11/02/point-and-shoot-cameras

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I buy one of these each year for work. I know what you may be thinking...one per year? they must be junk! Not really. I take 100 photos per day in some of the worst places...attics and crawlspaces...it gets dropped in dirt, onto wood porches, off roofs and even in my pocket that gets dirt into it. ...so it takes a real beating over a period of a year....they continue to work, but the buttons start falling off and it becomes unusable. It takes great pictures for the price and wifi download is so simple...takes about 5 minutes to transfer 100 photos. Downside is that the cost of this little unit is getting out of hand. I first started buying them at $120, now they are close to $200.00. Finding the right model is tough...there are just too many cameras with the cybershot name and trying to distinguish b/t each model is difficult.....looked for awhile to find the model that still has wifi that was affordable. Affordable being...a camera under $200 that will only last me a year.

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I bought this to replace an much older Sony digital point-and-shoot camera I have had for ten years. After a couple of weeks Im quite pleased with this little camera. Picture quality is excellent -- I download photos to my computer and print them on my inkjet color printer. A few comments. -- I use the camera only for photos, dont use the movie function. You do not need the PlayMemories software (or whatever its called) to download photos. Just plug the USB cable that comes with the camera into a USB slot on your computer, follow the prompts, and download photos. -- Batteries. A previous comment mentioned low battery life on the battery that comes with the camera. Yes, the supplied battery has little capacity. Amazon has a bundle with two BN-1 batteries, charged, USB cable, and a cable to use your car cigarette lighter to charge the batteries. The BN-1 batteries have much greater capacity. -- Size. This is a very small camera. With my old, big fingers, I have a little trouble punching the tiny buttons to change modes, etc. Fortunately, most of what I do is point-and-shoot on full automatic mode. While the very small size makes it a little difficult for people with big fingers to push the right button, the size is perfect for slipping into a pocket or purse . . . it takes up very little room. I have two Canon digital SLRs that I use for serious photography. This little camera is just fine for my casual shooting.

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Liked this camera a lot. I wanted something small to take to Mardi Gras, and this was exactly what I wanted. The only drawback, like other people noted, was the inability to get the photos to transfer via wifi/Bluetooth. I was really wanting to post stuff to Facebook in real time, or at leas the same day I took the pics, but I had to wait till I got home and downloaded them on my computer. I ended up using my iPhone for pics more than I wanted to, but other than the inability for me to get my pics online quickly, its a great camera, and I liked the quality of the photos. I am going to try again to figure out the instructions for wifi, but no biggie if I cant get it.

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