Article summary

Sony has added to the renowned W series with a discreet and stylish camera. The Cyber-shot DSC-W55 is a light and compact camera that's equipped with a 7 million-pixel CCD Super HAD sensor and the unbeatable Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens with 3x optical zoom. It's also equipped with the ?Clear RAW NR? system, which reduces background noise and optimises colours, making it easy to take beautifully sharp photos, even when you're using the zoom. The 2.5? TFT screen is easy to see on the DSC-W55, and the camera also includes an optical viewfinder. Among the DSC-W55?s numerous advantages is a sensitivity of 1000 ISO, which is ideal for low-lighting conditions, 7 scene modes, a VX Fine video mode and even a Stamina battery, letting you take up to 380 photos without recharging the camera! Easy to use, the Cyber-shot DSC-W55 is a high-performance camera with an elegant design, perfect for those wanting to take advantage of digital-quality photos.

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The Cyber-shot DSCW55 Camera From Sony

Value & Performance Meets Slim, Stylish Looks The Cyber-shot DSCW55 Camera From Sony

Design and Build

Slender, stylish and highly affordable, this W Series Cyber-shot camera doesn’t compromise on looks, handy features or great imaging performance. Light and compact enough to slip easily into a pocket or bag, the Cyber-shot W55 is distinguished by it’s durable brushed aluminium facing. Plus a large 2.5’’
LCD screen.

Megapixels

Digital photos are made up of dots of coloured light called pixels (picture element). To make a photo requires millions of pixels (Megapixels). The more Megapixels a camera has, the smoother and clearer the photos will be. So, Crisp, clear images are assured courtesy of the 7.2 effective Megapixel sensor
and Real Imaging Processor.

Anti-Blur

Setting the user-friendly Mode Dial to High Sensitivity (REI)* mode boosts the maximum sensitivity of the camera to ISO 1000: this makes it easier to grab blurfree pictures, even when you’re shooting indoors without flash or in low light conditions.

Zoooom

The high quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens offers a 3x optical zoom range and a 6x digital zoom capability along with a combined 14x Smart Zoom. The lens can also focus right down to 2cm shooting distance for extreme close-ups in Macro mode. Shots can be framed using the optical viewfinder as an alternative to the 2.5’’-inch LCD screen.

Sound and Vision

The movie function will record not only the visual image, but the sound to go with it, so you can really capture the moment. All of which can be played back via your TV, as well as viewing all your shots on TV too.

On Screen Funtion Guide

The handy Function Guide provides an on-screen description of each shooting mode, making it easier to pick exactly the right mode for any subject.

Extra memory

Its easy to get carried away with shots that are so easy to take, so if your memory card fills up, or you forgot to put it in – we’ve all done it - there’s an extra 56MB of memory built in.

Battery

The energy-efficient design of the DSCW55 delivers up to an impressive 380 shots between charges, so there’s less chance of missing that once-in-a-lifetime moment because you’re searching in a bag or pocket for a spare battery.

Pictbridge Direct Print

Pictbridge allows images to be printed directly from digital camera to a printer, without having to connect the camera to a computer.
PictBridge-capable printers typically have a USB Type A port which is then connected by cable to the USB port of a PictBridge-capable digital camera (typically a Type Mini-B). The user then uses the camera to select the pictures to print, which the printer then retrieves from the camera and prints.

‘Sony’, ‘Cyber-shot’, ‘Anti-Blur’, ‘Real Imaging Processor’ and their logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation, Japan. All other trademarks acknowledged.

Camera

Battery Charger

Lithium Ion type G rechargeable Battery

USB / AV Cable for multimedia terminal

CD-ROM

Wrist Strap

Customer's review

A word of warning

Bought this camera in November last year. It has been an excellent buy and does everything you would want from a camera of this type. However, mine developed a fault in September(the lens would not come out) and needed a repair. Sony have an excellent service for repairs but you MUST have a proof of purchase or your repair will cost you £30 MORE than a new camera. Luckily I bought mine from Amazon where you can retrace old orders. Saved me over £120 as I could not find my original invoice.
Thanks Amazon!

Amazing camera

This is an amazing camera. The image quality is too good. The photos are crisp and have rich and vivid colors. The battery life is good too. In my last trip I could take 400 photos and couple of videos without recharging it even once.

I did use it to take pictures in an Air show thats when I realised that it would have been great if I had more optical zoom but digital zoom does its work just fine.

To summarize, I would say that this is an amazing camera and does everything as expected and sometimes even better. However I would have loved it even more had it had more optical zoom. Highly recommend it.

Excelent value for money camera

I have had one of these for about a year now and have taken about 3000+ shots in all types of conditions and climates. Overall I am happy with it and think Sony offer good value for money here. Overall my ratings are this:

Picture Quality 7/10 good colours and tones but noticeable blurring at the edges of photos

Build Quality 7/10 good but not as good as my previous Sony DSC-P93

Battery Life 8/10 very good for the size of battery, Sony are leaders on battery life

Functionality 8/10 easy modes to take shots quickly without fuss, night shots without flash are a breeze but require ether a tripod or the use of the 2 or 10 second timer delay

Value for money 8/10 overall this is a great camera for £117 which is what I paid. If you want something a bit better I'd recommend a high end Sony or go for a Nikon, Cannon or Panasonic Lumix.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 Digital Camera

This camera is awesome- I cannot fault it. It is user friendly and practically ready to use out of the box- I didn't even need to get out the instruction book it's that easy to use! Picture quality is superb and gets even better when you transfer your images onto a pc. I highly rate Sony, they have never failed to impress me so far so if you're looking for a decent digital camera- you've found it!

Buyer beware!

Please be very wary when buying this camera, bought this camera for my mum and dad for taking on a 30th wedding anniversary holiday, when they got back the camera came up with a C:13:01 format error, so far all photos are still lost, have been on many forums with lots of angry sony customers but so far no one, not even sony, seem to be able to come up with an answer.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 Digital Camera - Silver (7.2MP, 3x Optical Zoom) 2.5'' LCD

Article summary

Customer's review

A word of warning

Amazing camera

Excelent value for money camera

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 Digital Camera

Buyer beware!

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