Sony Cybershot DSCW300 13.6MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot

Product Description Sony Cybershot DSCW300 13.6MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom with Super Steady ShotFrom Sony

The DSC-W300 includes a wide range of convenient features, including Smile Shutter Mode, which captures smiles the moment they happen. The compact and scratch-resistant titanium-coated body features an astounding 13.6-Megapixel resolution, 2.7" Clear Photo LCD display, Carl Zeiss 3x optical zoom lens, and Sony's Double Anti-Blur solution for crisp, clear images. In addition, it has Face Detection technology that optimizes flash, focus, exposure and color for up to eight faces, as well as Intelligent Scene Recognition that automatically detects five different types of scenes and takes a picture with the optimal camera settings. Lens Construction - 6 Elements in 5 Groups, 3 Aspheric Elements Focal Length - 7.6-22.8mm 35mm Equivalent - 35 - 105mm 9-Area Multi-Point Auto Focus - AF, Center AF, and Spot AF Shutter Speed - Auto (1/4 - 1/2,000) / Program Auto (1- 1/2,000) / Manual (30- 1/1,000) Aperture Range - Auto (f2.8-f16) / Program Auto (f2.8-f16) Filter Diameter - 74mm with Adapter Ring Color Modes - Normal, Vivid, Real, Black & White, and Sepia Red-Eye Reduction Self-Timer - 10 seconds, 2 seconds, and off White Balance - Automatic, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent 1, Fluorescent 2, Fluorescent 3, Incandescent, Flash, and One Push - One Set Movie Modes - MPEG VX Fine with Audio (640x480 at 30fps), MPEG VX Standard with Audio (640x480 at 16fps), 320 (QVGA, 320 x 240, 8.3fps) Scene Modes - Beach, Extra High-speed Burst, Extra High Sensitivity, Fireworks, Landscape, Snow, Soft Snap, Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Auto Adjustment, Program Auto, Easy Shooting, Manual Exposure, Movie, High Sensitivity, Smile Shutter, and Underwater Flash Modes - Auto, Flash On, Flash Off, and Slow Synch Dimensions - 3 23/32 x 2 1/32 x 1 1/64 (94.3x59x26.8mm) Weight - 5.5 ounces (156 grams) Body only

Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #41 in Camera & Photo
Color: Silver
Brand: Sony
Model: DSC-W300
Number of items: 1
Display size: 2.7
Included Software: Yes
Features
13.6-megapixel Super HAD CCD image sensor
3x optical zoom/6x digital zoom (35mm-105mm) lens
BIONZ image processor delivers speed and precision
Large, 2.7-inch Clear Photo LCD display
Smile Shutter technology captures smiles

Editorial Reviews Sony Cybershot DSCW300 13.6MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom with Super Steady ShotFrom Sony

Manufacturer Description
This point and shoot has it all--and then some. The DSC-W300 includes a wide range of convenient features, including Smile Shutter Mode which captures smiles the moment they happen. The compact and scratch-resistant titanium-coated body features an astounding 13.6-megapixel resolution, 2.7-inch Clear Photo LCD display, Carl Zeiss 3x optical zoom lens, and Sony's Double Anti-Blur solution for crisp, clear images. In addition, it has Face Detection technology that optimizes flash, focus, exposure and color for up to eight faces, as well as Intelligent Scene Recognition that automatically detects five different types of scenes and takes a picture with the optimal camera settings. Cyber-shot DSC-W300 Highlights 13.6-megapixel Super HAD CCDMore megapixels give you greater image definition so you can make big prints and tight crops without losing detail. The advanced Sony Super HAD (Hole Accumulated Diode) CCD design allows more light to pass to each pixel, increasing sensitivity and reducing noise.
Carl Zeiss 3x optical zoom lensProfessional Carl Zeiss lens with 3x optical zoom (35mm-105mm) brings distant subjects closer for great outdoor, sports, and travel photos. 2.7-inch Clear Photo LCD displayA large, bright 2.7-inch Clear Photo LCD display includes an anti-reflective coating that provides for excellent visibility to help you compose, view, and share photos with superb clarity and color reproduction, even in bright sunlight. Anti-scratch Premium Titanium bodyThe titanium coating on the body is approximately five times harder than anodized aluminium-treated camera bodies, offers excellent protection from scratches while offering a premium look. Face DetectionFace Detection technology recognizes up to 8 faces and automatically controls focus, exposure, white balance, and flash to help reveal faces in shadows, make skin tones look more natural, reduce red-eye, and eliminate harsh facial glare, so your photos bring out every expression on every face in every shot. Smile ShutterSmile Shutter technology captures smiles the moment they happen--without the need to press the shutter. The mode can be set to capture when your subject laughs, smiles or even grins, and like Face Detection is able to differentiate children and adults to set priority.

Sony Double Anti-Blur SolutionThe combination of Super SteadyShot optical image stabilization and high ISO sensitivity helps compensate for shaky hands, minimizes blur, and allow flash-free shooting to preserve the mood. Super SteadyShot optical image stabilizationSuper SteadyShot optical image stabilization compensates for shaky hands and minimizes blur with a built-in gyro sensor that detects camera movement and sends correcting signals to a stabilization lens -- so there’s no need to crop in on your shot to reduce blur. EXTRA High Sensitivity (ISO 3200) ModeEXTRA High Sensitivity Mode (ISO 64006) helps reduce blur when shooting indoors or at twilight, even without flash, so you can capture great-looking images even in less-than-ideal lighting. Intelligent Scene Recognition ModeIntelligent Scene Recognition mode automatically detects 5 different types of scenes and selects the appropriate camera setting: Backlight, Backlight Portrait, Twilight, Twilight Portrait, and Twilight using a Tripod. Intelligent Scene Recognition has two different modes, advanced and auto. Advanced mode takes two shots, one with the standard automatic settings and the other with optimized settings. Auto mode takes a single shot, using the camera's intelligence to decide proper settings. Dynamic Range Optimization Standard & PlusPowered by the exclusive Sony BIONZ high-speed processing engine, Dynamic Range Optimization preserves image data in bright highlights and reveals more detail in shadows or backlit areas -- for great results even in difficult lighting conditions. Variable Noise ReductionVariable Noise Reduction allows greater control over image characteristics with High, Low and Standard settings that let you select the optimal setting depending on the scene and your personal tastes. Convenient Photo ModesTo adjust quickly for specific shooting situations, you can choose from several convenient photo modes, including Auto, Program Auto, Manual Exposure, and Scene Selections such as Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Fireworks, Smile Shutter, Underwater, Landscape, Soft Snap, Snow, High Sensitivity, Extra High Sensitivity (only 3 megapixel image), Extra High Speed Burst (only 3 megapixel image) and Beach environments. MPEG Movie VX Fine ModeCapture VGA (640 x 480) audio/video clips at a high frame rate (up to 30 frames per second), with the length of your video limited only by the capacity of your media. Automatic Macro ShootingStandard Auto Focus now covers the macro focus range, eliminating the need to manually change focus modes for close-up photography. The Macro mode has not been eliminated, and enabling it accelerates Auto Focus when shooting at point-blank range. 9-Point Auto FocusBecause an off-center subject can make your shot more interesting, a 9-point auto focus measures auto-focus at 9 precision points instead of 5 -- giving you greater creative freedom to compose your image. Smart Zoom FeatureThe Sony Smart Zoom feature intelligently "crops into" the central portion of interest in your photo, helping avoid the image degradation of other digital zooms. EXTRA High-Speed Burst ModeEXTRA High-Speed Burst Mode allows high-speed shooting of up to 5 fps, an especially useful feature useful for capturing fast action photographs of sports scenes, kids’ activities, and animals. Color Mode "Real"Color Mode "Real" helps enable faithful color reproduction by minimizing in-camera image processing -- perfect for users who want to retouch their images after shooting. Simple setup controlsA quick press of the Home button opens your user-friendly graphical interface -- and you can select functions by simply moving a cursor vertically or horizontally to the appropriate icon. Function names and the on-screen Function Guide display make it easier to learn camera setup operations. Easy Shooting modeA simplified camera environment especially attractive to beginners or digital camera users who want to keep things simple, Easy Shooting provides easy-to-read, on-screen instructions and limits the number of camera settings to help prevent misuse of the camera while still providing excellent results. Function guideThis beginner-friendly function helps manage various functions and settings by displaying the description of chosen functions or settings on the LCD screen. The Function Guide can also be switched off. Optical viewfinderIn addition to the LCD display, a built-in optical viewfinder lets you compose your photos in traditional rangefinder camera style, and also helps save battery power by turning off your LCD display. 15 MB Internal MemoryEven if you forget your flash memory card, you can get the shot because 15MB internal memory lets you capture a limited number of shots with in-camera convenience, then easily transfer your shots to a PC or optional Memory Stick Duo media, or Memory Stick PRO Duo . Memory Stick Duo Media ConvenienceA built-in slot accepts optional Memory Stick Duo media or Memory Stick PRO Duo media -- the compact, high-capacity storage media that make it easily to upload photos to your PC and are compatible with millions of devices worldwide. Stamina Battery PowerProvides extended battery life10and shooting capacity when using a fully charged Lithium Ion battery-- enough to cover a long weekend or a whole vacation.

Easy Image ManagementTo help you find the right image among many, Date View and Favorites have been added to the standard Folder View. Date View displays a calendar view, while Favorites shows only user-selected images. Furthermore, you can filter photos by face types such as portrait, child, baby, and smile. HDTV CompatibilityPhotoTV HD compatibility allows the camera to be connected to a PhotoTV HD-capable Sony BRAVIA HDTV via the optional HD output adaptor, for highly detailed, high-definition color images displayed in unprecedented realism and full HD quality. (All sold separately) "PhotoTV HD"PhotoTV HD compatibility allows the camera to be connected to a PhotoTV HD-capable Sony BRAVIA HDTV via the optional HD output adaptor, for highly detailed, high-definition color images displayed in unprecedented realism and full HD quality. (All sold separately.) 16:9 High-Resolution ModeIn addition to the standard 2-megapixel size, the convenient 16:9 aspect ratio shooting mode for HDTV display can now be shot in 10-megapixels, making it possible to obtain beautiful, high-definition prints with the same aspect ratio as HDTV. Wide Zoom DisplayTo use the entire image area of the compatible HDTV screens, Wide Zoom automatically expands standard 4:3 and 3:2 images to 16:9. PHOTOMUSICExpanding the HD Slide Show with Music feature, PHOTOMUSIC combines images with music to produce fun and entertaining slide shows. The five standard visual effects (Simple, Basic, Nostalgic, Active and Stylish) have been supplemented with Face1: Basic, Face2: Nostalgic and Face3: Stylish for a total of eight effects. Additionally, the number of music tracks stored in the camera memory has been doubled from four to eight, and music playback time has been extended from three to five minutes per track. More personalized slide shows are also possible by transferring music from a PC to the camera. In-Camera RetouchingAdd creative effects to photos after you shoot using any of 10 retouching functions, including: Trimming, Red-Eye correction, Soft Focus filter, Unsharp Mask, Cross filter, Partial Color filter, Fish-eye filter, Retro, Radial Blur and Happy Face. The Happy Face effect uses photo retouching to put a smile on faces, with smile levels adjustable from 1 to 5. In-Camera Red-Eye CorrectionIrritating "glowing eyes" can ruin even the most creative photos, but in-camera red eye reduction corrects your photos at the touch of a button to reduce lingering red-eye effect that other systems might miss. Multi-Resizing FunctionResize your photos in-camera for virtually any purpose! Any size picture images can be resized to widescreen 16:9 and 2 MP resolution for display on an HDTV. Conversely, high resolution, widescreen 16:9 images or any size picture can be resized to 4:3 size with VGA (640x480) resolution -- perfect for sharing with friends and family via e-mail (internet connection required). Picture Motion Browser SoftwareSupplied software makes it easier to upload, organize, and search photos on your PC. When shooting photos using your camera and an optional GPS unit, the software even provides a convenient map view function that lets you sort photos by location and display their origin on a world map. BIONZBIONZ image processor delivers speed and precision What's in the Box
NP-BG1 rechargeable battery
BC-CSG battery charger
A/V and USB multi-connector cables
Wrist strap
Software CD-ROM
Note: No Memory Stick PRO Duo Media adaptors are included.

Customer Reviews
great for novice picture takers i love this camera had it for a month already its so easy to use and upload great picture quality would like more of a zoom so i'm going to purchase the adapter for the camera to get a better zoom on it. i took this camera to a disney on ice and it was really dark but the camera took great pictures and my friend who had a cheaper camera was taking very dark and not focused pictures your going to love this camera.
Great digital camera I love this camera. I am not very digital oriented growing up in the SLR days, but this is a wonderful camera that takes beautiful pictures! It is also very easy to use. I highly recommend it for anyone!
Sony Cybershot DSCW300 13.6MP Digital Camera This is a great camera, especially for anyone who wants the ease and convenience of a pocket camera without sacrificing the quality. The picture quality is phenomenal and is so user friendly, anyone can use it. Aside from that, it has many extra features, video, smile capture, sepia, fireworks, etc, all that you'd expect in a digital camera. Plus, the ISO versatility is so great, you can take a photo indoors without a flash, which is great at art museums and places where flash photography is prohibited. But, best of all is it's size. You can carry it in your hip pocket and never miss that opportunity for a great picture, plus it's made from titanium, so it's pretty durable. A great camera, I highly recommend it. Another fine product from SONY, leader of the technological industry, how could you go wrong?