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The Sony Cybershot DSC W270 is a mid range digital camera. This is true both in terms of features and also in terms of price. At around 27mm wide by my measurements there are a lot of smaller cameras out there and while the Cybershot DSC W270 will fit into larger pockets it looks noticeably larger than the more slimline models.

When it comes to features this is a point and shoot camera, but it does have one or two extra controls that set it apart from cameras at the cheaper end of the market. There are plenty of megapixels, with 12 squeezed onto the sensor. In fact if you blow photos up to a very large size you begin to notice one or two grainy sections creeping into the shots and you wonder if Sony has been a bit ambitious trying to fit so many pixels into such a small space.

The lens offers 5x zoom and has wide angle capabilities. One advantage of the extra megapixels is that extra zoom becomes available to you if you reduce the resolution (number of megapixels) you are shooting at. If you do this you get the added benefit of being able to fit more images onto your memory card. Don't forget that 3 or 4 megapixels is plenty if all you are looking to do is make 6 x 4 inch prints of your photos.

Sony Cybershot DSC W270 Review

One downside I often see of a wide angle lens is a loss of picture sharpness when the zoom is not being used at all. This is true of the Cybershot DSC W270. For snapshot sized prints this should not prove to be much of a problem as the loss of sharpness only starts to become apparent as you increase print size.

As is becoming more prevalent Sony has included a High Definition movie mode. This is handy if you like to take the odd video clip with your digital camera, but be aware the quality of the footage and the audio does not measure up to better quality camcorders.

In case you have a problem holding the camera rock steady when taking a shot Sony has built in image stabilisation. The LCD screen is 2.7 inches in size. For close up work the minimum focusing distance is 10cm. The majority of digital cameras can focus from closer in than this, so if you are planning to really get in close for a number of shots you may well find this proves to be a drawback.

To my mind features such as face detection and intelligent auto do not offer that much more than the automatic mode you find on most cameras. Still anything that gives a small improvement in the quality of your photos is worth having on board. There is a smile shutter mode too. When you turn on this feature the Cybershot DSC W270 will automatically fire off a shot if it notices someone is smiling. Only you can tell how much use you are likely to get from this feature. Of more use to you may be the ability to adjust the power of the flash unit if you feel an extra boost is required from time to time.

When it comes to picture quality the Sony Cybershot DSC W270 lacks a bit of razzmatazz, but then again it is only a snapshot camera and if you are that worried about picture quality then be prepared to pay substantially more and upgrade to a better lens and a greater array of manual exposure controls. In my view there are better compact cameras around, but there is nothing especially wrong with this camera.

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