Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-WX9 16.2 MP Exmor R CMOS Digital Still Camera with Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 5x Wide-Angle Optical Zoom Lens and Full HD 1080/60i Video (Silver)
- Exmor R CMOS sensor for low-light performance, 5x, bright lens
- Full HD 1080@60i with dual record of stills and movies
- 3D still image and 3D Sweep Panorama
- Fast capture with 10fps at full 16.1 MP resolution
- iSweep Panorama for one shot landscapes
Start snapping better photos with the Sony WX9 DSCWX9 Cyber-shot Digital Camera, featuring a 16.2-megapixel “Exmor R” CMOS image sensor that brings out the best in the Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens.
List Price: $ 199.00
Price: $ 199.00
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A very good camera. Not perfect, but still very good.,
**Updated June 30, 2011**
After our trip to Disneyland and California Adventures I have a few issues with this camera. When using it in a setting like this; IE turning it on and off, focusing and zooming, quick shots in an array of settings… she didn’t do so well. The biggest issues was focusing. I was wondering why this camera wouldn’t focus at times when the settings didn’t change. Turns out that I had to turn the camera off and back on, almost like I had to reset it. NOT COOL! At a theme park like this where you need to get the shot on the fly, I was getting very frustrated. I still like this camera, but things like this reinforce that my next camera will be a DSLR. I know it’s still a point and shoot camera but something like this is unforgiveable. I’ll be heading to San Diego next and I’ll keep an eye out for this. Oh… get another battery for this puppy as well. I took about 245 shots and two short videos before my camera went out. THAT was my fault. :-)
**I’ve had this camera for about three weeks now. Did not know my review would be this long. Sorry.** :-)
After months of looking, researching, web surfing, asking friends, bugging friends, waiting, and Google picture searching, I have FINALLY chosen the Sony Cybershot DX9 as my next point and shoot camera. A tiny bit of history: My first digital camera was a Sony Cybershot DSCN1 8.1 MP and was an absolutely magnificent camera. I had it for 5 years before I fatally dropped and killed it. My second digital camera was the Sony DSC-T99 and the absolute WORST camera I have ever owned! I had no problem being loyal to Sony because of the DSCN1 but they almost ruined it with the T99! So I made it a point to do so much research for my next camera, Dan Brown would be jealous. I used so many websites to do my research I felt like that geek who started FaceBook.
Here are the cameras that were in the running: Canon Power Shot SX230HS, Sony Cybershot DSC-WX9, Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10, Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3, and the Nikon Coolpix S9100.
Given everything that today’s P&S cameras possess, I was just looking for one thing: it had to take very good pictures. Period. I know, I know, I know… get a DSLR. Maybe one day, but for today I just want a P&S that could fit in my pocket grab that perfect shot. I KNOW for a fact that P&S cameras can take great photos because I had one, the DSCN1. So I know it could happen; I just wanted it to happen again. Having panorama shots, 3-D, Hi-Def video, GPS, and other bells and whistles are all well and good but (again) I just wanted a camera that would echo or exceed the pictures my DSCN1 took. I’ll try and post links to the picture albums that I took with my various cameras so you can see the difference in picture quality.
This first initial posting of this review will be a condensed journal or sorts with me adding stuff willy-nilly as I learn more and experience more with this camera.
Here goes…
Control Wheel: After a few days of use (and taking pictures of every useless thing I could think of) I have grown weary of the control wheel. This is easily the albatross around the neck of this camera. I have started teaching myself to use the “menu” button because it is much easier to navigate than the wheel. My problem with the wheel is that it’s extremely sensitive and you need to have fingers the size of Tom Thumb to work it with no problems. Now, I WAS able to get the hang of it after practice… but why bother when I can get to the EXACT same functions with the “menu” button? However, don’t get me wrong here, the control wheel is a very important functioning part of this camera, and Sony has worked it so that you have to use it to get to a lot of the different scenes. All I’m saying is that the less you use it the smoother your working of this camera will be. (PLEASE bring back the touch screen Sony).
The menu: While nice, takes some getting used to but once you do, you’ll fly through it. There was a little scratching of my head when I was trying to figure out the difference between “intelligent auto” and “superior auto”. I imagine there were some chuckles in the board room on that one. There is also a small delay when passing the 3-D icon. I imagine this is because the camera has to set itself for a whole different set of parameters when doing that. Nothing big, but worth a mention.
Focus: Focusing is good on regular shots, but not great when you use the full aspect of the 5x zoom. It could be better and the pictures do lose some of that “bite” when you get in a little too far, but I think that is just par for the course with a P&S. (right?)
Movies: Admittedly I’ve only taken a few token videos only because I wanted to see if I could. I don’t see myself using this feature a lot, but if I come across something good I’ll let you know. The…
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|Excellent camera for the price,
I currently own a D90 but decided to buy this camera for occasions not convenient to carry a bulky camera. I have used this camera during last weekend shooting under daylight, indoor and low light condition and I am really impressed with camera.
What I like:
– Outside shooting: Excellent picture
– Indoor shooting: Excellent picture even under auto mode. Apparently we cannot compare with DSL camera but the picture quality is much better than previous Sony digital cameras that I owned (See uploaded images)
– Superior Auto Mode: a new feature that automatically reduce blur and noise after each shooting.
– Sweep Panorama is great and time saving
– 3D picture is a nice feature, I tried it with my 3D TV and it looks great, although it is not as good as you are watching 3D movie from Bluray but you actually can see some depths of the image.
– 1080i movie recording is great even watching on 55″ TV.
– Can use both SDHC & Duo cards.
– Inexpensive for a extra battery, $12 from Amazon.
What I do not like or need some time to adapt:
– Battery is not so good (The bright 921K XtraFine screen should be the main reason) but a spare battery can fix this.
– The screen easily captures your fingerprints. Looking for the screen protection.
– Need some time to learn using dial control for mode changing.
– Superior Auto Mode: needs about 2 seconds after each shot to process the image. When you want to act fast, this mode should not be your choice.
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