The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370’s has got a pretty imposing specifications-to-cost ratio on surface. The camera comes with a 7x zoom lens having resolution of 14 megapixels, the camera has a 3 inch LCD screen, ropes 720p HD movie capture and facilitating the easy connection of the camera to an HDTV, there is an HDMI output. But what makes this all even more enticing is the price tag around DSC-W370, and you easily can get all these for less than $230. The DSC-W370 actually is an update to 2009's outstanding W290 camera, but the camera has plenty of resemblance and similarity with 2010’s W350. We mentioned “imposing specifications-to-cost ratio” term above, because we still haven’t found that whether Sony has done a bit of trimmings and compromises in terms of features and performance, to bring the price down or not. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370 comes with Sony lens, out of the three lenses we know, starting from highest to lowest; Sony G, Carl  [...]

Again, Sony has used its G-lens, Bionz image processor, and backside illuminated Exmor R sensor in the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V for trying to find a solution for low-light quality and shooting performance. As a result, the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V has fast shooting performance and nice picture quality with various fun features. It costs $349.99 and looks like larger version of the Sony WX1. It has a lightweight and compact design as compared to its competitors. Its advanced highlights are wide-angle lens, inbuilt GPS receiver, and compass. On the downside, the videos and still pictures appeared soft. The digital camera has limited number of manual controls. Still, the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V remains an excellent mega-zoom compact camera. The controls of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V are straightforward and remain easy to use even for a first time user. The turn on/off burst shooting switch, power button, zoom ring, shutter release, and the mode dial are located  [...]

When we looked closely at the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330, we found that the bells and whistles have been cut down to bring down the price to less than $170. Sony’s other offering, W350 priced at $199 and comes with optical image stabilizer. The W330 instead comes with VGA quality movie mode which doesn’t let you use optical zoom. Other turn offs include lower quality noise-reduction, less internal memory, no unsharp masking option in playback, no manual white balance, no autofocus illuminator light, and child and adult priority are detached from the options of face detection. There is no Sweep Panorama mode or any other panorama mode. This product doesn’t have the Bionz engine which might be responsible for the lack of aforementioned features. We would recommend you to go for the W350 which offers a lot more in features and costs only $30 more. The only advantage that the W330 has over the W350 is the bigger screen. However, if you are ok with the lack of options and are just a light  [...]