Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F88

durability, battery, usability, design

portability, performance

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

In our lab-based image-quality tests, the DSC-F88 earned average scores overall, coming in a little below average for exposure and color accuracy, and a little above average for sharpness (due in part to its 5.1 megapixel CCD). Its battery life, on the...

The Cyber-shot DSC-F88's design is both clever and functional. A quick trigger and relatively compact design make this model one of the more interesting point-and-shoots we've seen.

Nicely built and nicely designed Good exposure and accurate color Clean, artifact-free images Very fast and responsive Superb macro (magnifying glass mode) Rotating lens for added shooting versatility Very easy to use Little or no chromatic aberration...

Resolution nothing special - some images lack critical sharpness Images can be over-contrasty - losing highlight/shadow detail in bright conditions Some fall-off in edge sharpness Limited range of apertures and shutter speeds in manual mode Zoom cannot...

The Cyber-shot DSC F88 is something of a mixed bag - it's got some superb features and is lightning-fast, but the picture quality - especially sharpness - is far from the best of the 5MP pack (to be fair ,being so clean they respond well to Photoshop...

Exposure can be automatically or manually controlled on the DSC-F88, meeting the needs of novices and casual users looking for simplicity, as well as those of more advanced digital photographers. An On/Off button on the side of the camera powers the...

Slick body design, rotating lens ; Super-fast performance ; Low noise levels at high ISOs ; Limited manual controls ; VGA movie mode (though only 16 fps) ; Supports wide-angle conversion lens ; USB 2.0 High Speed support ; AF-assist lamp ; Histograms...

Images tend to be fuzzy, lacking detail; some shadow noise as well ; Some redeye ; Fairly short flash range ; More manual controls would be nice ; LCD difficult to see in low light ; Flimsy plastic door over memory card / battery slot ; Mushy shutter...

Despite its flaws I do recommend the DSC-F88 but mostly for those seeking the rotating lens. If you're set on a smaller 5 Megapixel camera you'll get better image quality from something like the Sony DSC-W1 or Canon S500.

These glitches take attention away from the good technology inside the F88. Its 10 elements-13 groups Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 38-114mm equivalent zoom lens is capable of above average picture quality. Like in the T1, you can use either the standard 2X...

I regret feeling so ambivalent about a camera with such good pedigree and such good individual components, but I really think Sony didnât think this one through. As a result, the DSC-F88 is considerably less than the sum of its parts, and the more...