Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 review
in Digital cameras
Verdict
A great-value Cyber-shot combining decent features and good image quality with a reasonable price
Review Date: 11 Nov 2009
Reviewed By: David Fearon
Price when reviewed: £153 (£176 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance
Image Quality
| Details | |
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| Part Code | Cyber-shot DSC-W290 |
| Review Date | 11 Nov 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £153 |
| Price inc VAT | £176 |
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| Performance |
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| Features & Design |
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| Image quality |
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| Value for Money |
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| Basic specifications | |
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| Camera megapixel rating | 12.1mp |
| Camera screen size | 3.0in |
| Camera optical zoom range | 5x |
| Camera maximum resolution | 4000 x 3000 |
| Weight and dimensions | |
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| Dimensions | 98 x 23 x 57mm (WDH) |
| Battery | |
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| Charger included? |
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| Other specifications | |
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| Built-in flash? |
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| Aperture range | f3.8 - f5.2 |
| Camera minimum focus distance | 0.01m |
| Shortest focal length (35mm equivalent) | 28 |
| Longest focal length (35mm equivalent) | 140 |
| Minimum (fastest) shutter speed | 1/1,600 |
| Maximum (slowest) shutter speed | 2s |
| Bulb exposure mode? |
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| RAW recording mode? |
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| Exposure compensation range | +/- 2EV |
| ISO range | 80 - 3200 |
| Selectable white balance settings? |
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| Manual/user preset white balane? |
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| Progam auto mode? |
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| Shutter priority mode? |
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| Aperture priority mode? |
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| Fully auto mode? |
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| Burst frame rate | 1.8fps |
| Exposure bracketing? |
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| White-balance bracketing? |
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| Memory-card type | Memory Stick Duo |
| Viewfinder coverage | N/A |
| LCD resolution | 230k |
| Secondary LCD display? |
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| Video/TV output? |
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| Body construction | Alloy |
| Tripod mounting thread? |
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| Data connector type | Proprietary USB |
| Manual, software and accessories | |
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| Full printed manual? |
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| Software supplied | Picture Motion Browser 4.2.02 |
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User comments
Bum. That's smaller than my palm.
I'm looking for a compact camera but one my yeti hands could have a chance of holding without pressing every button going.
Every camera I've tried in Jessops - except the DSLRs is just too small, especially if I want to use it ringside when wearing handwraps.
By bubbles16 on 12 Nov 2009 
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