Customers find value in the DSC-W830's impressive camera quality, ease of use, and compact size, frequently praising its ability to take good pictures and its user-friendly design. The camera's lightweight nature and generally good battery life are also appreciated. However, some users have noted challenges with the camera's focus capabilities.
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Speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Slow between shots
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I am still trying to figure out all the different menu options on this camera. It is not intuitive. The camera is light and small, which fits into a pocket or purse easily. My old Sony DS camera had a weird Sony card, but this one uses the regular SD card. I find it slow going from one shot to another, but that may be because I'm used to how fast an iPhone goes between shots.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Camera quality, Ease of use, Size
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice camera
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Easy to use and easy to transfer the pictures. Best of all the picture quality is great.small,sleek and beautiful
I would recommend this to a friend
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Camera quality, Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fabulous camera.
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Great camera. Makes fabulous pictures and videos. I have a lot of larger cameras and this one is great to carry in your purse or pocket. Just the right size and weight.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Camera quality, Ease of use, Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent Little Camera!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This little camera takes the best pictures. I've been very pleased with every single shot. I love taking pictures of some of the beautiful places we walk our dogs. Its small so I can keep it in my pocket and super easy to get a shot. Another reason its great for me is that I am absolutely terrible at holding the camera perfectly still......and with two energetic dogs...its even harder. But every shot has been absolutely perfect - no blur! I really love this camera!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Camera quality, Size
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Tiny, but nice size for travel
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Bought this for an upcoming trip to DC. Needed something smaller that took good pictures as my phone is terrible and my regular camera is big and bulky. So far I like it. Takes a nice, smooth video. Shutter speed good. It is very tiny so if you have large hands it may be a bit awkward to hold and use. Have used it to take pictures of backyard birds, my dogs, and niece and nephew. Seems to take good action shots. Haven't used it for a long, continuous time so can't say much about battery life yet. Can't wait to use it in DC! *Side note, tried to upload some of my better action shots but since they were over 5mb, the site wouldn't let me.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use, Size
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice & thin & easy to use
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I enjoyed the thinness It fit almost anywhere. It was very easy to use. You could take it anywhere.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Camera quality, Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy to use. Excellent photos and videos.
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Love the compact size. Produces great quality for the least experienced users.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from SonyListens
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Hi fshrmnglf, we're happy to see that the camera meets your expectations. We appreciate the feedback. Thanks_Mitch
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Camera quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Meets my needs
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Does the job. I bought it for taking photos of home listings for my clients.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Hi TexDraco, Good to know that you are happy with your purchase! Thank you for choosing Sony! >Joffrey
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Camera quality, Price, Size
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great camera, love the compact size
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This camera takes great pictures, vivid codors, great videos, compact size and great price.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Camera quality, Ease of use
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good camera for the price
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This camera takes great pictures. Very easy to use and has good features. Good video too. The only thing I don't like about it is when fully zoomed the pics aren't that great. For the money it is a good camera. This is a cropped pic I took with it fully zoomed. Its a little more blurry because it's cropped. The max file size is 5md this camera takes 7 mb pics. So I can't upload a good pic. The rabbit is cropped as well. Not sure if it was fully zoomed but it looks much better.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Camera quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
good value for the price
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The specs (20 megapixels, an equivalent range of 25 to 240 mm) are impressive, but this is still a pocket camera with a very small sensor, so there are limits to the achievable image quality. The pictures can be overly contrasty and sometimes grainy (under low light), and the camera is not totally immune to shaking. Still, under good conditions the results for the price are impressive, with fine detail and rich color.
The on/off and shutter buttons seem annoyingly small at the beginning but are OK after getting used to them. Overall this is handy carry-along camera. Recommended.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Camera quality, Size
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Easy to use
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Nice camera, great size. Good color, easy focus and clear pictures. I had tried a couple of others, wasn't happy and returned them. This one meets all of my needs.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
No bad photos
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The camera will not let you take a second photo with processing the last first it slows you down.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Size
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Easy to carry along
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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I wanted a camera small enough to fit into a handlebar bag on my bicycle. This camera is small enough to do that. Still getting used to the features as compared with a previous Sony I had used.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good camera for a beginner
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I bough this camera for a teenager that is just learning how to take pictures .
I would recommend this to a friend
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Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for trips with lots of hiking!
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Perfect size to take along on hiking trips. Lots of pics with very little trouble.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Camera quality
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Brand name only
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I am honestly disappointed by this camera, I bought it after reading web sites which made comparison and rated it no 1 in the budget I wanted to buy. I was disappointed by the pics. I had one Sony cyber shot before, it worked for me for 10 years and quality was amazing. This one tarnished my positive impression to Sony products.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best buy for the buck, and great pictures too.
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Recommended this camera to everyone who takes pics.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Camera quality, Ease of use, Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
great camara
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This camara takes very sharp photos in any lighting. I love the option to do panoramic pictures. You can even chose in which direction you want to take the panoramics, up and down, left to right. It's very easy to use but has alot of options to take a variety of pictures from movies to close ups. Their is even an easy mode so u Don't have to decide if u want a certain lighting for a certain background. It has a long battery life and small enough to fit in your pocket. I love my camara so far. I would buy this model again if I ever broke it
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from SonyListens
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Hi remi, we're very glad to hear that you love the camera.Have fun using it! Thanks_Mitch
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Camera quality, Size, Weight
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great camera, Reasonable Price
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Picked up this camera when we accidentally left our primary camera at home. Camera has proven to take great pictures and videos. Compact size is a plus - easy to carry in the supplied carrying case. Light weight and buttons are easy to press. Battery life is long (we bought a spare battery but never have had to use it). The battery charging time was short. Wish the USB cord (for charging or pic transfer) was longer. My only issue is with the Sony online photo/video editing software. Not very user friendly or intuitive but I'm using other software until I figure it out.