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Sony DSCW800B.CEH Digital Compact Camera (20.1 MP, 5x Zoom, 2.7 LCD, 720p


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Product Summary

  • Super HAD CCD 20.1 MP sensor
  • Sony lens with 5x optical zoom
  • HD video capability for enhanced videos and pictures
  • Sensor type:1/2.3 type (7.76 millimeter)Super HAD CCD

Product Attributes

  • Width: 3.8 inches,
  • Height: 2.2 inches,
  • Weight: 0.2 Pounds,
  • Length: 0.8 inches,
  • Size: W800

Brand

Sony


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Product Review Analysis*

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

63.7% 13.4% 22.9%

Senti score  [77.1%]

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Pros & Cons

absolutely perfect

"absolutely perfect in every way"
100.0%

absolutely brilliant

"the optical zoom is absolutely brilliant and great for getting some depth of field effects"
100.0%

stunning photos

"have a stunning photos from holiday"
100.0%

excellent product

"excellent product would recommend"
100.0%

great brilliant

"it looks and feels great brilliant that it can be taken anywhere due it being small pocket size"
100.0%

very pleased

"very pleased"
100.0%

excellent photos

"it took excellent photos"
100.0%

brilliant zoom

"brilliant zoom and all the wifi functionality you could need for a point and shoot"
100.0%

brilliant camera

"brilliant camera in every other way"
100.0%

superb camera

"superb camera which belies its compact dimensions superb picture taking abilities and the 20 times zoom is so incredibly handy to have"
100.0%

absolutely excellent

"zoom is absolutely excellent and better than i would have expected for the compact size"
99.9%

great photos

"takes great photos as well"
99.9%

brilliant pictures

"i love it ideal size to have with me most of the time and takes brilliant pictures"
99.9%

simply amazing

"love the photograph quality simply amazing"
99.9%

quite good

"for a point and shoot camera it really is quite good"
99.9%

brilliant product

"brilliant product"
99.9%

amazing results

"hard to believe that such a small camera can produce such amazing results"
99.8%

amazing quality

"amazing quality love it!"
99.8%

great clarity

"a nice compact camera with great clarity of photos"
99.8%

amazing zoom

"beautiful compact camera lovely photos and amazing zoom"
99.7%

excellent small camera

"excellent small camera easy to use giving brilliant photographic picture"
99.6%

highly recommend

"and a flip up screen for vlogging which is a bonus highly recommend"
99.6%

best thing

"after reading many reviews on children’s cameras i thought this was the next best thing as looks more grown up without a huge price tag if did get dropped"
99.6%

great photo results

"lovely item great photo results"
99.5%

best photos

"used it for some of my best photos in palestine where it attracts no attention compared to my dslr or micro 4 3 good lighting essential it is no rx100 for low light but what do you expect?"
99.5%

great photo's

"great little camera takes great photo's easy to use"
99.5%

extremely good

"extremely good value for money as good as camera's costing much more"
99.4%

stunning camera

"stunning camera for the money small and compact yet 20 digital zoom and fantastic picture quality"
99.3%

really good

"i've used the program auto mode a fair bit and for most part it is really good"
99.3%

quality good

"image quality good particularly in good light"
99.0%

absolutely amazing

"the price was absolutely amazing and it was delivered the next day"
99.0%

only dislike

"my only dislike is having to charge the battery inside the camera as opposed to having a seperate charger however battery life seems to very good"
98.9%

okay bit basic

"works okay bit basic and lightweight easy to download to computer for editing i use it for holidays in a bag or pocket"
98.1%

lovely photos

"we got this camera for our eleven year old daughter as a birthday present and she had taken some lovely photos with"
97.3%

great shots

"there’s no doubt it’s a good camera and takes great shots even when a face is in shade with sun behind"
96.0%

best camera

"by far my best camera yet!"
96.0%

super duper

"battery life is super duper"
95.6%

some testing

"i have a samsung galaxy s6 and during some testing out of the box the s6 is noticeable better in clarity and color"
94.3%

very pleasing

"very pleasing"
94.0%

zoom is amazing

"its small and lightweight but the zoom is amazing"
93.1%

excellent camera

"excellent camera brought it for my grandson to use in las vegas pictures so far perfect good price"
92.9%

brilliant and brilliant

"brilliant and brilliant company"
92.9%

better featured

"really basic camare not happy with quality of build or images dot my daughter the more expensive but better featured panasonic tz70 instead she loves it"
92.4%

clarity is fantastic

"when on full zoom the clarity is fantastic"
92.0%

amazing in low light

"it is amazing in low light also"
92.0%

simply fantastic

"love my camera it small it's a great picture simply fantastic x"
91.8%

very satisfied

"very satisfied as a pocket camera and i still think as good as some dslr cameras"
91.8%

very smart

"you can charge the battery in situ but the case to me is an essential as the cameras metal body is very smart and worth keeping that way"
91.7%

to my eyes brilliant

"picture quality is to my eyes brilliant"
91.7%

boost artefacts

"zoom in on them and you see the oil painting iso boost artefacts"
91.2%

lovely colour

"very easy to use and lovely colour"
90.3%

quality excellent

"build quality excellent"
89.7%

great and easy to

"great and easy to use"
88.9%

good megapixels

"it also has good megapixels"
88.8%

good macro

"good macro"
88.8%

great for the price

"great little snapper with all the functions you need to get a good collection of on the spot pics charge by socket or pc it is great for the price"
88.7%

great camera

"great camera"
88.5%

works best

"works best on a bright sunny day"
88.3%

great zoom

"brilliant all round camera with a great zoom!"
88.0%

great peice

"great peice of everyday kit for being snap happy"
88.0%

extra ease

"bought the dedicated case for extra ease of use"
75.0%

great pics

"it fits in your pocket and takes great pics"
75.0%

good variety

"takes very clear photos and has a good variety of scenes settings"
75.0%

good price

"excellent camera brought it for my grandson to use in las vegas pictures so far perfect good price"
75.0%

real option

"video is amazing for the size and price the motion shot function is not a real option get the app for your phone instead"
75.0%

reasonably well

"bought as a gift for my mum not so tech savy and she gets on reasonably well with it so the menus can't be too complicated"
75.0%

perfect gift

"does everything it says and was a perfect gift for christmas"
75.0%

great price

"crammed with extra features at a great price"
75.0%

dedicated case

"bought the dedicated case for extra ease of use"
75.0%

very handy

"a very handy little camera that delivers great pictures sometimes think its a little too light but not complaining a first class product"
75.0%

good light

"lovely picture quality in good light but can struggle a bit in low light"
75.0%

looks good

"looks good"
75.0%

great features

"an excellent compact digital camera with great features including good optical zoom"
75.0%

good clear

"excellent little camera good clear pictures"
75.0%

seems well

"it does what you need very well and seems well made"
75.0%

great value

"great value for money"
74.9%

decent price

"good camera with good pics would recommend decent price"
74.9%

professional results

"great camera really pleased with how easy it is to use with professional results"
74.9%

really well

"really well done thank you"
74.9%

perfect size

"takes great pictures has lots of useful features and is a perfect size!"
74.9%

money lovely

"am pleased with this purchase it was exactly the type of camera i needed but am still in the process of learning to use it properly but will say a very good purchase and excellent value for money lovely tidy and slim"
74.9%

rather well

"the auto settings seem good and it captures quite a lot of detail even at 20x zoom i don't know much about the technical aspects of photography but as a point and shoot it works rather well!"
74.9%

more stable

"i'll probably use it for snaps and get a bigger more stable camera for him"
74.9%

early birthday

"i purchased two almost identical sony dscw800 compact digital camera for our grandchildren as early birthday presents because they were off on holiday last weekend"
74.9%

daughters birthday

"bought for my daughters birthday very pleased"
74.9%

great alternative

"the nikons were a litte out of my price range i thought this would make a great alternative"
74.9%

dedicated button

"has a dedicated button on the back separate from the shutter button for starting video capture"
74.9%

decent zoom

"decent zoom as well"
74.8%

decent amount

"the battery also lasts a decent amount of time after each charging cycle"
74.8%

decent pictures

"good camera and decent pictures"
74.8%

very quickly

"very fast start up you can take a picture or video very quickly after switching on"
74.8%

picture quality

"picture quality is great for this size of camera and it is very easy to use"
74.8%

price range

"the nikons were a litte out of my price range i thought this would make a great alternative"
74.8%

clear photos

"compact little point and shoot camera takes amazing clear photos"
74.7%

very quick

"focusing is very quick and the quality is very good"
74.7%

performs well

"excellent camera performs well"
74.6%

reasonable quality

"the photographs produced are not outstanding but they are of a reasonable quality"
74.6%

perfect pictures

"for perfect pictures go to program mode and limit iso to 200 it is in my pocket or camera bag all the time"
74.6%

very smooth

"for such a small camera i am very impressed with the photo quality and the zoom feature is very smooth"
74.6%

sisters birthday

"bought one of these for my sisters birthday"
74.6%

grand daughter

"bought for my nine year old grand daughter"
74.6%

wanting something

"great picture quality and zoom a great little camera for any vlogger or anyone wanting something at starting level for photography"
74.6%

works fine

"works fine"
74.6%

beautiful pictures

"produces beautiful pictures"
74.6%

lovely item

"lovely item great photo results"
74.5%

light conditions

"it can get confused in bright light conditions though but you can select an appropriate scene"
74.5%

very competitive

"item was shipped and delivered as described and price was very competitive"
74.5%

good picture

"takes a good picture quite pleased with the camera as it is many years since i personaly had one"
74.5%

rate photos

"quick to start up and produces some first rate photos"
74.5%

decent photos

"it takes decent photos but i get irritated when looking through the photos having to wait for each one to focus"
74.5%

good point

"good point and press"
74.5%

self photos

"i was a little disappointed that there isn't a timer function for taking self photos but it is still an amazing bit of kit and takes great pictures"
74.5%

good enough

"good enough photos for a point and aim zoom not bad"
74.5%

smart tv's

"wi fi features allowing image viewing on smart tv's is an added bonus"
74.4%

excellent value

"am pleased with this purchase it was exactly the type of camera i needed but am still in the process of learning to use it properly but will say a very good purchase and excellent value for money lovely tidy and slim"
74.4%

pretty good

"fits in a handbag zoom pretty good for what we want"
74.4%

zoom capabilities

"excellent zoom capabilities"
74.4%

good lighting conditions

"a very good price and takes some decent pictures in good lighting conditions"
74.4%

pretty well

"but it handles different environments pretty well and i'm happy i got it!"
74.4%

important points

"important points: this camera does not auto focus and sometimes it will lose focus randomly"
74.4%

loves this

"the other half loves this because its easy to work and that is all he needed "
74.4%

very honest

"very honest"
74.3%

lovely pictures

"lovely pictures"
74.3%

very useful

"i find this very useful and for the price it's a very decent camera i'd recommend it"
74.3%

simple and nice

"very simple and nice panorama feature"
74.3%

really cool

"there are some really cool features the auto mode selects the right "mode" according to the picture you are taking"
74.3%

working well

"great camera we're using this camera on a daily basis and we've had it for 10 months and it's still working well"
74.3%

added bonus

"wi fi features allowing image viewing on smart tv's is an added bonus"
74.3%

super easy

"super easy"
74.3%

seems good

"battery life seems good"
74.3%

quality photos

"fantastic camera easy to use and great quality photos"
74.3%

good value

"good value"
74.3%

image quality

"superior auto mode is want i use to get the best possible image quality and helps reduce bur"
74.3%

light and easy

"its very light and easy to use"
74.2%

really good pics

"really good pics for the size & price"
74.2%

very portable

"it is small and very portable"
74.2%

uses successfully

"a brilliant item that my daughter uses successfully for vlogging if she's happy i'm very happy"
74.2%

really nice

"really nice camera so compact and lightweight makes it a joy to carry around everywhere"
74.2%

takes seconds

"takes seconds to go from pocket to picture"
74.2%

fantastic camera

"fantastic camera easy to use and great quality photos"
74.1%

fast and reliable

"fast and reliable it's great for taking pictures of the kids"
74.1%

well worth

"good little camera well worth having for look click and take"
74.1%

most stable

"so light it's easy to pack and carry good value but not the most stable lens and focussing system in the world"
74.1%

compact and easy

"so compact and easy to carry"
74.0%

loyal customers

"however sony had better pull its socks up if it hopes to keep loyal customers"
74.0%

crystal clear

"some images have been enlarged to a 3 size and are still crystal clear no blurring or pixelating"
74.0%

very happy

"so far very happy"
74.0%

great quality video

"great quality video and pictures"
73.9%

good thing

"good thing come in small packages"
73.9%

much clearer

"ok for taking our holiday snaps and a much clearer and better picture than our mobile phone cameras"
73.9%

were excellent

"i contacted amazon who were excellent"
73.8%

relatively soft

"this was a very good camera until i dropped it on a relatively soft forest floor"
73.8%

handy size

"bought to have a handy size for my holiday in australia found it a great camera to use very good qulity pictures"
73.7%

good solid

"i live in the lake district so needed a new small camera to carry around all the time so much to see a photograph good solid camera love it"
73.7%

good product

"good product"
73.7%

perfect camera

"good video quality great audio quality compact i picked this up as a vlogging camera and the things listed above as well as the flip screen make it the perfect camera for the job!"
73.6%

good photos

"this camera takes really good photos"
73.6%

very lovely

"a very lovely small camera"
73.6%

perfectly decent

"for £130 this is stonking value and perfectly decent images"
73.6%

taking photos

"i'll be honest i'm a bit lost on the taking photos part of it as i haven't got my head around all the settings"
73.6%

extra features

"crammed with extra features at a great price"
73.6%

very precise

"great little camera with very precise auto settings"
73.5%

best pictures

"perfectly compact and simple to use for the best pictures"
73.5%

bright sunlight

"the screen at the back can be a bit hard to see in bright sunlight so crank the brightness up a bit"
73.5%

very great

"very great features"
73.4%

compact and good

"she loves how easy it is to use compact and good photo quality"
73.4%

good quality video

"so we wanted something easy to use produced good quality video was small enough to carry around had in the wifes words a flippy screen for doing selfies and wasn't too expensive"
73.4%

good quality

"video is detailed and also of a good quality"
73.3%

versatile and capable

"versatile and capable once you become familiar with it wide range of settings"
73.3%

very impressed

"i'm very impressed"
73.2%

great reviews

"well packaged got this because of the great reviews and the pricetag"
73.2%

great settings

"has some great settings on it to get some cool effects and the video quality is brilliant"
73.2%

sharp pictures

"if you want a easy to use point & shoot camera that gives sharp pictures at a low price you really can't go wrong"
73.2%

ideal size

"i love it ideal size to have with me most of the time and takes brilliant pictures"
73.1%

small and handy

"small and handy white colour looks glam!"
73.1%

excellent price

"excellent price and delivery"
73.0%

first user

"good for a first user with simple settings and features"
73.0%

sandisk card

"got a new sandisk card admit the card could be fake who knows"
73.0%

much sharper

"much sharper than what we are able to capture on our samsung s9 s10 phones"
72.9%

best possible

"superior auto mode is want i use to get the best possible image quality and helps reduce bur"
72.9%

great photographer

"firstly i must say i am no great photographer"
72.8%

amazing focus

"great quality of pictures amazing focus when use zoom!"
72.7%

camera nice

"a great wee camera nice and compact"
72.7%

will automatically

"when shooting the moon stars it will automatically set the shutter speed to a maximum of 1 second"
72.7%

awesome photo's

"so pleased with it and takes awesome photo's"
72.7%

camera quality

"very nice camera quality build"
72.7%

photo expert

"i'm not a photo expert "
72.7%

cool effects

"has some great settings on it to get some cool effects and the video quality is brilliant"
72.6%

carry case

"i bought an sd card with it and a carry case and really pleased with my purchase"
72.6%

enjoy most

"most pleased long battery life what i enjoy most in contrast to slr is the ability to shoot hdr straight from the camera"
72.6%

highly recommended

"general snaps as well as close ups of flowers highly recommended"
72.6%

awesome camera

"awesome camera!"
72.6%

would recommend

"so pleased with this camera so far have had great photos and videos well worth the money easy to use downloads so much faster than my previous camera to my computer would recommend"
72.4%
...

poor shutter

"image quality is bad auto focus and image stabilisation are poor shutter is slow to operate"
99.8%

feels inferior

"the last camera i had had a metal exterior and this feels inferior"
99.6%

very disappointed

"i am very disappointed"
99.0%

really annoying

"its really annoying"
98.8%

absolutely awful

"absolutely awful camera"
98.6%

quite slow

"this camera was to replace an old nikon coolpix i'd had for years and although it worked well it was quite slow"
97.1%

incredibly poor

"believe the negative reviews for a 20mp camera the resulting pictures are incredibly poor quality its budget and you get budget photos"
96.6%

battery failure

"probably an internal battery failure"
94.9%

pretty poor

"downsides are no sports settings the motion shot is a con as you cannot save the images with this camera so not sure why it is there to begin with other than false advertising connection to phone through wifi is an on going joke unless your phone is less than 12 months old and sony support in answering the questions above might as well be automated robotic responses and supplied instructions are pretty poor"
94.6%

keeps blurring

"you try to video and the focus just keeps blurring"
94.3%

lightly made

"too lightly made"
94.2%

feels cheap

"lastly it feels cheap no weight"
91.4%

died far too quickly

"my new panasonic lumix camera died quicker than you can say panasonic lumix well not quite as quick but either way it died far too quickly for me to review it"
75.0%

only gripe

"my only gripe is a week after i bought it from amazon sony offered it at a huge discount on amazon"
74.9%

very shaky

"my oh has very shaky hands and just can't get on with it"
74.9%

only issue

"the only issue is the needy wifi nfc setup"
74.9%

disposable camera

"we would have had better luck with a disposable camera"
74.8%

still broken

"i proceeded to do the logical thing and take the battery out but to no avail still broken"
74.8%

more expensive

"to my untrained eye the quality of the photos seems just as good as with our other more expensive camera"
74.8%

subsequently failed

"i then phoned sony to see if the problem is easily fixed they informed me of some troubleshooting which i had already done that subsequently failed"
74.8%

does n't work

"the pictures the camera takes are fabulous but the wireless picture sharing between devices just doesn't work despite hours of trying to get it to hook up to my ipad"
74.8%

lost patience

"i have lost patience with sony and updated my initial review"
74.7%

software crashes

"mac software crashes doesn't work at all"
74.7%

very plasticky

"it does the job but it feels very plasticky and cheap for the money"
74.6%

very misleading

"the on screen message is very misleading"
74.6%

very annoyed

"now its after refund date we arw stuck with a camera that dont work and very annoyed that we have been left nearly £80 out of pocket"
74.5%

pretty useless

"pretty useless"
74.5%

very limited

"we bought this for holidays days out as i was fed up of carrying our older bulky nikon bridge camera around all the time and find smart phone cameras very limited"
74.4%

return this

"i will be looking to return this as it is useless"
74.4%

year old child

"i bought it for an 8 year old child who is improving more and more with every use"
74.4%

faulty product

"a faulty product which was returned and still awaiting a refund"
74.4%

disliked i photo

"there was nothing i disliked i photo my cats and flowers and the family"
74.3%

very expensive

"this was very expensive and not user friendly really not happy"
74.3%

negative reviews

"believe the negative reviews for a 20mp camera the resulting pictures are incredibly poor quality its budget and you get budget photos"
74.3%

fluffy rings

"it does suffer from wind noise a bit but i put some fluffy rings on the mics and now it's fine"
74.3%

mega expensive

"but i've always been buying mega expensive cameras"
74.2%

sony wx220

"with the last camera going in the swimming pool with the pram fortunately no baby i was comparing the ixus 265 a canon sx200 and the sony wx220 when a black friday knocking another £30 off made me go for this"
73.8%

sony a6000

"the little dust cover that clips over the usb port is a bit loose though and the body does have a bit of flex nothing that is overly troubling but i have the sony a6000 and that thing is solid as a rock where the build quality of this albeit far cheaper just doesn't match up"
73.8%

panasonic lumix

"my new panasonic lumix camera died quicker than you can say panasonic lumix well not quite as quick but either way it died far too quickly for me to review it"
73.5%

lacking robustness

"i was a programmer once upon a time and can tell the signs of lacking robustness"
73.2%

main problem

"the main problem was that i wasnt able to see an image of the photo i was trying to take when the sun was shining which it did for most of the trip"
73.0%

wrong charger

"extremely disappointed with the human aspect not so much the product ordered soon before my holiday sent me the wrong charger and the battery that seemed fully charged lasted maybe 20 minutes"
72.5%

waste my money

"i use to have one similar bought this thinking it was going to be even better but no chance i waste my money as my husband doesn't even use it even bought the 2 year extra damage cover do not buy you can't frame"
72.2%

returned this

"i returned this for replacement as i was been unable to find another that i liked"
72.1%

stopped retracting

"the screen went white and the lens stopped retracting"
71.9%

retract after turning

"used the camera once to test out the functions after having returned from holiday to be surprised to find that the lens failed to retract after turning off"
71.6%

working order

"in the event i had the broken camera returned and in perfect working order for no charge"
71.3%

would be better

"thought the focus and quality would be better"
71.2%

sadly no response

"camera would not turn on could hear it trying to open the lens sadly no response after notifying on amazon"
70.8%

same model

"this was a replacement for the same model which had ceased to work well after 5 years rough treatment"
70.7%

seems faulty

"it's just been opened and seems faulty"
70.6%

better luck

"we would have had better luck with a disposable camera"
70.4%

slightly blurred

"bought to replace a similar samsung which was damaged it operates in a similar way to that i was happy with however whether it copes with any shake less well i have found the pictures less precise virging on slightly blurred"
70.4%

very basic

"the user guide is very basic and only provides info to get you up and going"
69.9%

damage cover

"i use to have one similar bought this thinking it was going to be even better but no chance i waste my money as my husband doesn't even use it even bought the 2 year extra damage cover do not buy you can't frame"
68.8%

only disappointment

"my only disappointment is that it does not have a crop facility which is very unusual which is why i gave it a 4 star instead of a 5 star"
68.5%

should n't be necessary

"a bit of gaffer tape keeps it place but shouldn't be necessary"
68.5%

three small recharges

"used for a three week 500 mile walk took over 1000 pictures without the need for anything but three small recharges of less than an hour constantly on and off"
68.4%

stopped working

"*edit: 12 14 months old and it stopped working"
67.8%

charger doesnt

"the camera is good very impressed with it for my vlogging but instantly got it out the package and the charger doesnt fit the camera"
67.2%

auto focus

"image quality is bad auto focus and image stabilisation are poor shutter is slow to operate"
67.2%

been opened

"it's just been opened and seems faulty"
67.1%

unable to compare

"so unable to compare it"
67.0%

worse camera

"this is probably the worse camera i have used"
66.4%

photo or video

"i want to be able to look at the screen so i can see myself while i take a photo or video myself"
65.8%

horrible videos

"it takes great pictures but horrible videos"
65.7%

poor quality

"poor quality"
65.6%

faulty on both camera

"the card slot is faulty on both camera"
65.3%

lack of viewfinder

"only drawback is lack of viewfinder"
64.9%

extreme conditions

"hasn't been abused or used in any extreme conditions"
64.6%

no luck however

"no luck however"
64.3%

does n't match

"the little dust cover that clips over the usb port is a bit loose though and the body does have a bit of flex nothing that is overly troubling but i have the sony a6000 and that thing is solid as a rock where the build quality of this albeit far cheaper just doesn't match up"
64.3%

cheap chip

"cheap chip that captures and does not deal with a lot of random noise no much use in low light conditions except for flash photography"
63.8%

dont waste

"i should have read the reviews 'dont waste your money the camera has given up can no longer recharge the battery and its only 1 year old delay when taking photos"
63.6%

lens shutter

"the lens shutter does not open the lens does not come out or retract and all i get for a message is "turn power on and off again""
63.3%

unclear to a novice

"i searched for a qr code for easy transfer but couldn’t find one and the instructions are unclear to a novice"
63.0%

nothing serious

"hope that's nothing serious"
62.3%

does n't even

"i use to have one similar bought this thinking it was going to be even better but no chance i waste my money as my husband doesn't even use it even bought the 2 year extra damage cover do not buy you can't frame"
61.5%

rather flimsy

"i now have one but have not managed to try out the camera it feels rather flimsy"
61.2%

shutter speeds

"it has a lot of different options on the menu but i am just using it on intelligent automatic as i don't want to be messing around with shutter speeds and exposure etc"
61.2%

failed completely

"update march 2019 this camera has failed completely"
60.9%

huge issue

"you can also charge the battery out of the phone so it's not a huge issue but you'll need a separate charger to do this"
60.8%

return date

"i know the return date was 29"
60.7%

clunky and difficult to

"and the wifi connectivity requires apps that are truly archaic clunky and difficult to use …"
60.5%

would n't recommend

"wouldn't recommend"
60.5%

rough handling

"it probably won't take much rough handling but value for money"
60.2%

doesnt last

"doesnt last"
60.2%

miss the moment

"images are really low quality even on highest setting and it takes photos so slowly you either get blur or miss the moment altogether"
60.2%

back dont work

"he went to use it and now the buttons on the back dont work"
60.1%

useless without

"so camera useless without one"
60.1%

repair cost

"also i had sent the broken camera to the manchester repair company using the amazon system whereby they reimburse you for the postage and the return postage if you decide the repair cost is not worth it "
59.9%

it's pointless

"this is apparently 20mp but the images are so blurry that it's pointless"
59.5%

camera did not work

"despite following the operating instructions to the letter the camera did not work"
58.8%

made this obsolete

"smartphones have made this obsolete"
58.8%

wrong way round

"other point is that the battery can fit the wrong way round"
58.8%

strict budget

"on a tight strict budget?"
58.2%

hate flash

"very simple p and p camera but to get the best from 20mpx in cloudy or interior shots use a small tripod or monopod i hate flash!"
58.1%

quality of the photo

"i find myself not using the zoom function a lot as it diminishes the quality of the photo"
58.1%

honour the warranty

"sony refused to honour the warranty and quoted me £220 to fix it"
58.1%

canon hs220

"i'm a serial compact camera buyer having got through a fair few in as many years with the history as follows: casio ex z3 casio ex z30 casio ex z1200 panasonic fx35 canon hs220 and a couple of waterproof ish fuji's obviously cameras improve as they go through the ages but this has been the biggest leap since the panasonic"
58.0%

canon sx200

"with the last camera going in the swimming pool with the pram fortunately no baby i was comparing the ixus 265 a canon sx200 and the sony wx220 when a black friday knocking another £30 off made me go for this"
58.0%

extend the warranty

"i don't believe in all these insurance policies you can but to extend the warranty "
58.0%

really low quality

"images are really low quality even on highest setting and it takes photos so slowly you either get blur or miss the moment altogether"
57.9%

cheap camera

"its a cheap camera"
57.6%

older version broke

"the base opening and closing is more secure as the older version broke off"
57.3%

annoying and inconvenient

"annoying and inconvenient"
57.2%

without success

"i research sony’s support site including all the troubleshooting suggestions without success"
57.2%

much subtlety

"competent for an entry level compact camera but also suffers from some of the shortcomings of this price point can be easy to confuse the autofocus and not much subtlety in the zoom adjustment but still rather better than many others i've tried"
57.0%

blurry sometimes

"even with the anti shake mechanism on the pictures were still blurry sometimes"
56.9%

small censor

"bad in low light but great in any other conditions due to the small censor"
56.8%

n't recommend this camera

"i can't recommend this camera"
56.4%

small handbag

"small enough to fit into a small handbag and appears to be good quality"
56.2%

very vague

"the instructions however are very vague and it takes some guess work"
56.2%

not robust enough

"i do not recommend this camera there is something lacking in the software department it is not robust enough"
56.2%

very very poor

"bought this for my young son it does the job but has very poor picture quality and the camera shake reduction feature is very very poor"
55.7%

shake less well

"bought to replace a similar samsung which was damaged it operates in a similar way to that i was happy with however whether it copes with any shake less well i have found the pictures less precise virging on slightly blurred"
55.7%

appalling and sony

"don't buy it build quality is appalling and sony help is anything but"
55.4%

this problem

"have others had this problem?"
55.3%

return cos it died

"had to return cos it died!"
55.0%

feel i can return

"because i had unpacked and tested it i dont feel i can return it but had i realised the weight of it because i carry the camera round in my handbag or shirt pocket i would not have bought it"
54.9%

flaw i 've found

"one flaw i've found is the flash can accidently get partially covered by your finger if not careful especially in portrait"
54.7%

declining the quote

"00 for declining the quote"
54.7%

would not have bought

"because i had unpacked and tested it i dont feel i can return it but had i realised the weight of it because i carry the camera round in my handbag or shirt pocket i would not have bought it"
54.7%

worse than i expected

"this is way worse than i expected"
54.7%

should not be this hard

"using the functionality that the advertise in the camera should not be this hard"
54.7%

does not open the lens

"the lens shutter does not open the lens does not come out or retract and all i get for a message is "turn power on and off again""
54.7%

being a nightmare

"it started off being a good camera but ended up being a nightmare"
54.6%

have not tested it

"taking the photos at full 18mp 4:3 shows some impressive detail low light settings honestly have not tested it out let"
54.6%

not buy this product

"did not buy this product"
54.6%

n't get this camera

"if this feature is important to you don't get this camera"
54.6%

does n't work at

"mac software crashes doesn't work at all"
54.6%

n't like about

"the only thing i don't like about it is the way it keeps changing focus when i record video but other than that it's great"
54.6%

slow to operate

"image quality is bad auto focus and image stabilisation are poor shutter is slow to operate"
54.6%

not what i ordered

"which was not what i ordered and wanted"
54.4%

move on your part

"bad move on your part"
54.1%

months out of warranty

"i bought this as a christmas present for an 8 year old who was very pleased with it initially but after less than 150 photos taken and 4 months out of warranty it stopped working due to the lens mechanism jamming"
53.9%

focus then go blurry

"a 2 minute video it would go focus then go blurry every 20 seconds are so"
53.9%

2 second shutter delay

"this is so compact with a high spec i find it very easy to use my other camera is an early slr with a 2 second shutter delay and i never found the flash easy"
53.7%

especially videos

"pics and especially videos not good"
53.7%

came broken so

"the charger came broken so i cannot provide one but it uses a standard android camera"
53.7%

cracked after 3 months

"screen cracked after 3 months"
53.6%

remove the preview

"i found that pictures especially indoors were not any better in quality of focus than a phone camera also they were slow to take and store even with a fast memory card dropping the picture size helped but the time between shots was too long as there is no option to remove the preview after a shot"
53.6%

vague and hard to follow

"but like a lot of sony products their set up connection instructions are vague and hard to follow"
53.6%

make a camera this

"really disappointed they even make a camera this bad"
53.5%

blurred in low light

"images come out motion blurred in low light because of the lack of shutter speed options"
53.4%

failed on all the cameras

"i have bought 3 of these cameras for work and eventually the zoom failed on all the cameras"
53.3%

quality dull

"i bought it because it had some good reviews but i find the quality dull and not up to standard my iphone takes much better photos and videos and i have a 5s"
53.2%

sony dsc w120

"i tend to buy sony products and chose this item to replace my sony dsc w120"
53.2%

forever dropping

"i'd be forever dropping it"
53.2%

compressed soft and mushy

"rubbish ccd image is compressed soft and mushy"
52.9%

sony & apple

"sony & apple not best friends"
52.7%

lack of instruction

"there really is a lack of instruction either in the box or online to easily be able to work out how to use the more in depth or manually adjustable features"
52.7%

no review at the moment

"no review at the moment as i have not had the camera long enough yet"
52.6%

products you do n't have

"get your act together or don't advertise products you don't have"
52.5%

waste of money

"instructions are not very clear at all and to this day have not mastered the art of using the wi fi facility so find it a bit of a waste of money"
52.2%

best friends

"sony & apple not best friends"
52.2%

sliding button

"as a left hander i seem to find the sliding button to pop up the flash awkward"
52.0%

dies a better

"so disappointed my phone camera dies a better job"
51.8%

fiddly unclear

"fiddly unclear instructions and the website help is useless"
51.8%

metal exterior

"the last camera i had had a metal exterior and this feels inferior"
51.8%

none of my other

"and none of my other usb leads fit"
51.6%

moves out but no screen

"you can switch the camera on the lens moves out but no screen"
51.6%

nikon coolpix a225

"bought as a replacement for a nikon coolpix a225 but couldn't get on with it so went back to nikon"
51.5%

lasted 18 months

"this camera only lasted 18 months before the software packed up"
51.5%

truly archaic

"and the wifi connectivity requires apps that are truly archaic clunky and difficult to use …"
51.5%

light or night

"no problem in low light or night"
51.4%

come out or retract

"the lens shutter does not open the lens does not come out or retract and all i get for a message is "turn power on and off again""
51.0%

problem with the camera

"i really don't consider this a problem with the camera and so i'll keep the 5 stars"
50.9%

every 20 30 seconds

"the video function refocuses every 20 30 seconds which runs through playback"
50.8%

very small

"firstly the camera is a very small capable unit and takes very good photos once you've worked it out"
50.7%

very frustrating

"the autofocus on this makes any video you take blur constantly even if the person isnt moving around very frustrating otherwise excellent cheap camera"
50.6%

dark lighting

"very poor quality photos in dark lighting"
50.6%

no sports settings

"downsides are no sports settings the motion shot is a con as you cannot save the images with this camera so not sure why it is there to begin with other than false advertising connection to phone through wifi is an on going joke unless your phone is less than 12 months old and sony support in answering the questions above might as well be automated robotic responses and supplied instructions are pretty poor"
50.4%

begin with other

"downsides are no sports settings the motion shot is a con as you cannot save the images with this camera so not sure why it is there to begin with other than false advertising connection to phone through wifi is an on going joke unless your phone is less than 12 months old and sony support in answering the questions above might as well be automated robotic responses and supplied instructions are pretty poor"
50.2%

which is so frustrating

"the usb lead sent with the camera does not fit into the socket on the camera it looks a bit frayed as well so i can't download any photographs directly from the camera which is so frustrating"
50.1%
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Top positive statements

Statement Strength**
"20x zoom is terrific and stable!" 93.1%
"Arrived really quick good value for money excellent" 93.1%
"Bought as a present for my granddaughter she loves it it is small enough to carry in her pocket or bag and is encouraging her to be more aware of her surroundings." 93.1%
"Otherwise in respect to it's feature set and quality of pics this is a really good camera a bargain in respect to competing alternatives." 93.1%
"Picture quality is to my eyes brilliant." 93.1%
"Stunning camera for the money small and compact yet 20 digital zoom and fantastic picture quality." 93.1%
"Takes photos of the family brilliantly." 93.1%
"A fantastic camera that us imple to use and delivers lovely photos." 93.1%

Top negative statements

Statement Strength
"Absolutely awful camera" 88.1%
"Really disappointed they even make a camera this bad." 87.8%
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Positive mentions

Mentioned Object Mentioned in Strength
Sony
"advised to do so by Sony support"
70.9%
Samsung
"much sharper than what we are able to capture on our Samsung s9 s10 phones"
69.8%
Samsung S9
"much sharper than what we are able to capture on our Samsung S9 s10 phones"
69.8%
Saturday
"upon return contacted amazon on a Saturday afternoon and i had a replacement by sunday lunchtime!"
61.2%
afternoon
"upon return contacted amazon on a saturday afternoon and i had a replacement by sunday lunchtime!"
61.2%
NFC
"for comparison sony's portable speakers handle NFC much much better"
53.4%

Negative mentions

Mentioned Object Mentioned in Strength
Sony
"don't buy it build quality is appalling and Sony help is anything but"
"i tend to buy Sony products and chose this item to replace my Sony dsc w120"
55.4%
Sony DSC
"i tend to buy sony products and chose this item to replace my Sony DSC w120"
54.3%
Nikon
"bought as a replacement for a Nikon coolpix a225 but couldn't get on with it so went back to Nikon"
54.2%
Sony & Apple
"Sony & Apple not best friends"
52.7%

Emotion analysis

Positive tone

Neutral tone

Negative tone

50.9% 29.0% 20.1%
  happiness 30.0%
  neutral 28.3%
  worry 14.9%
  relief 8.7%
  fun 7.2%
  love 3.2%
  sadness 2.7%
  hate 2.0%
  joy 0.7%
  surprise 0.5%
  anger 0.5%
  empty 0.5%
  enthusiasm 0.5%
  boredom 0.2%

* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
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last analysis update 2024-03-21