The Sony DSC W130 is an 8 megapixel digital camera with a slightly longer than standard 4x optical zoom lens.

You can increase the magnification factor of the lens up to 19x when shooting at lower resolutions. 8x digital zoom is available as well. The capabilities of the lens can be further enhanced by the addition of conversion lenses.

The maximum aperture is f2.8 wide and f5.8 telephoto. The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 32 - 128mm in 35mm format.

• Special resolution for widescreen television playback
• Special resolution for 6 x 4 inch prints
• Image stabilisation
• Self timer
• Colour options - vivid, sepia and black and white
• Smile shutter setting to automatically snap a photo when someone smiles
• CCD size 1/2.5 inches
• Retouch options - including red eye correction

For close up focusing the DSC W130 can focus from 4cm from the subject. Face detection focusing is available for portrait shots.

As well as an optical viewfinder there is a 2.5 inch LCD screen. The screen is made up of 115,000 dots.

The built in flash unit has a maximum range of 3.9m. This falls to 1.9m when the zoom lens is in use. The flash modes are Auto, Forced Flash, Slow Syncro and No Flash. Red-eye Reduction and Daylight Synchronized Flash are also available. The power of the flash can also be adjusted.

There is a small selection of scene modes. These are Twilight, Twilight portrait, Soft snap, Landscape, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, High Sensitivity and Smile Shutter.

TV quality movies can be recorded. These have a maximum resolution of 640 x 480 pixels and a top speed of 30 frames per second. Sound can be recorded and zoom can be applied before you start to shoot the movie.

Advanced features include:

• Exposure Compensation - +/- 2.0 EV, 1/ 3 EV step
• White Balance - Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent1, Fluorescent2, Fluorescent3, Incandescent, Flash
• Metering - Multi Pattern, Centre weighted and Spot
• ISO Sensitivity - Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
• Burst mode - Up to 100 shots at a maximum rate of one shot every 0.66 seconds.
• Bracketing - 3 shots. +/- 1 step.

Shutter speeds are set automatically by the DSC W130 in the range 1/8 seconds to 1/1600 seconds.

Sony supplies all the required software and cables to connect the DSC W130 to a computer, television set and compatible printer. Sony DSC W130

Description:	8 megapixels and a 4x optical zoom lens
Ease of Use:	9
Features:	8
Colour:	8
Macro:	8
Indoors:	8
Value for Money:	8
Style:	8
Movie Mode:	8
Image Quality:	7
Build Quality:	8
Total:	80
Verdict:	"Simple and easy to use, the Sony DSC W130 is small and compact. It takes a decent shot in most situations. The camera has a simple design and the fact it has a viewfinder is likely to be a plus point to many people."
Review Date:	May 2008
Related Pages:	Sony DSC W130 Specification Sony DSC W130 Sample Images Sony DSC W130 Features

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Sony DSC W130