Sony DSC-W130 Digital Camera Review

The Sony DSC-W130 digital camera is compact, sports an attractive aluminium silver or black case, and packs an 8.1-Megapixels CCD. It also boasts a 4x optical zoom lens, 2.5-inch colour screen, image stabilisation, face detection, and a new gimmick called ‘Smile Shutter’ which automatically captures an image when your subject smiles – without having to press the shutter.

..Sony’s DSC-W130 is a good all-rounder, though image quality is quite run of the mill with softening around edges and noise at ISO 800 and higher. Colours are vibrant and shots are generally acceptable, though aren’t quite as sharp as they could be – but they’re more than suitable for respectable A4 prints, e-mailing, and posting on the Web. The DSC-W130 doesn’t set the world on fire, but its build quality, fast shutter, longer-than-normal lens, and handy in-camera editing and slide show functions make it a well-rounded offering for the asking price.

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