What people think about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290: (BETA!)
We compute this summary by analyzing 290 reviews from across the web.
image quality
4
- Really disappointing picture quality
price
5
- excellent price-to-feature ratio
performance
3.5
- Relatively weak macro performance
- it is fast
- performance
- Style, performance, 12.1 MP and a lot more
lens
5
- 5x zoom lens
- wide-angle, 5x zoom lens
- wideangle, 5x zoom lens
zoom
5
- Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 5x optical zoom
- 5x Zoom
focus
3
- During Video filming the auto-focus in the camera makes a
- Auto Focus and Stabilization
- Auto Focus and Stabilization, 5x Zoom, Simple to use
LCD
5
- 3.0 in Clear Photo LCD Screen
- Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 5x optical zoom, 3.0 in Clear Photo LCD Screen, 720p HD video ability, Face detection, Smile Shutter technology
- LCD screen
- Design, LCD screen, Ease of use, Image quality
video
0.5
- No optical zoom while recording video
- 29 minute video limit
- Video quality could be a little better
- no zoom in video mode
- 720p HD video ability
- 720p HD Video
- Really nice zoom and video function
- Really nice zoom and video function, instant on/off
design
5
- Terrific design
- It looks good
- Design
resolution
0.5
- • Shoots high resolution images • Comfortable to shoot with • Small
- • Shoots high resolution images • Comfortable to shoot with • Small, sleek design • Zoom control is a bit awkward to use • No digital video output • Connections are awkwardly located on the bottom of the camera body
usability
5
- and controls
- easy to use and features (HD film)
- It looks good, it is fast, easy to use and features (HD film)
- Ease of use
- Simple to use
interface
5
- interface
- Terrific design, interface, and controls
- interface and controls
- Terrific design, interface and controls
screen
0.5
- 29 minute video limit, can't turn off screen
remote control
5
- Mode dial to re-design has improved significantly with a sense of control