The Sony DSC W110 is a 7 megapixel digital camera. It has a 4x optical zoom lens. A maximum 19x zoom is available if you use smart zoom. Smart zoom can only be used when shooting at lower resolutions. 2x digital zoom is another option.

The focal length of lens is equivalent to 32 - 128mm in 35mm mode. The maximum lens aperture is f2,8 - f5.8.

• Special resolution for widescreen television playback
• Special resolution for 6 x 4 inch prints
• Smile Shutter: Fires off a shot when it detects someone smiling
• Self timer
• Sensor Size: 1/2.5
• Conversion lens compatible
• Filter thread 46mm
• Colour options - vivid, sepia and black and white
• HD Output compatible
• D-Range Optimiser adjusts exposure and contrast in high contrast and backlit scenes

Face detection focusing is available. This helps to produce sharper portrait shots. In macro mode the DSC W110 can focus from 4cm from the subject.

The 2.5 inch LCD screen is made up of around 115,000 pixels. An optical viewfinder is also available for composing shots.

The flash modes available are Auto, Forced Flash, Slow Syncro and No Flash. Red eye reduction can be turned on and off through the menu system. The intensity of the flash can be adjusted. When zoom is not in use the maximum range of the flash unit is 3.9m. When the zoom is in use the range falls to 1.9m.

The available scene modes are: Twilight, Twilight portrait, Soft snap, Landscape, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, High Sensitivity, Smile Shutter

Movies with a maximum resolution of 640 x 480 pixels can be recorded. The top recording speed is 30 frames per second. As with the majority of digital cameras zoom can be applied before recording starts, but not once recording is in progress. Sound can be captured as well.

Advanced features include:

• Exposure Compensation: +/- 2.0 EV, 1/ 3 EV step
• White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent1, Fluorescent2, Fluorescent3, Incandescent, Flash
• Metering: Spot, Centre weighted, Multi Pattern
• ISO Sensitivity: Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
• Burst Mode: 100 at 0.66 intervals

Shutter speeds are set automatically by the camera in the range 1/8 to 1/1600 seconds.

All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Sony DSC W110 to a computer, television set and compatible printer. Sony DSC W110

Description:	7 megapixels and a 4x optical zoom lens
Ease of Use:	8
Features:	8
Colour:	8
Macro:	8
Indoors:	8
Value for Money:	9
Style:	8
Movie Mode:	8
Image Quality:	8
Build Quality:	8
Total:	81
Verdict:	"I like this camera. It is straightforward and effective. Sony have priced it at about the right level. If you are looking for a no fuss, pocket camera this one could well be worth a look."
Review Date:	June 2008
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Sony DSC W110