Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N1 Reviews

I have completed our review of the DSC-N1 using a production model camera. Product photos have been re-shot where necessary, and all sample images are from the production camera. Thank you for your patience.

Very good photo quality ; Stylish, compact metal body ; Enormous LCD display (though see issue below) ; Impressive high ISO performance for a compact camera ; Snappy performance in most areas ; Some manual controls ; AF-assist lamp ; good low light ...

Redeye ; Custom white balance is badly needed ; Big LCD attracts fingerprints ; Sluggish burst mode ; LCD blacks out between shots ; No optical viewfinder ; Flimsy cover over memory card / battery compartment ; Bundled software isn't the greatest, no ...

As is the case with Sony's other recent cameras, the N1 does not include a memory card. Instead, Sony has built 26MB of memory right into the camera (plus 26MB more for the photo album and 6MB for slideshow music). The internal memory holds just six ...

The Sony N1 is an 8 megapixel ultra-compact camera with a huge 3 inch touch screen. You could say that this camera is a souped up W100. So how does this camera perform? Find out now.

High resolution sensor with ISO 800 ; Good battery life ; Large 3 inch LCD (It's a touch screen too!) ; Limited but nevertheless useful manual mode ; Fairly powerful flash range ; Unlimited VGA 30 FPS movie mode ; Fancy playback and slideshow features ...

Slow and limited continuous shooting ; No white balance or manual focus controls ; Overall performance could be faster and better

The Sony N1 is a fantastic camera. It has two things which may fool you but the result is always otherwise and great: 1. The 8 megapixel imager produces surprisingly good images (at ISO 800 too!) and 2. the great 3 inch touch screen is sharp and ...