The Sony Cybershot DSC W220 is a 12 megapixel digital camera with a 4x optical zoom lens. The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 29.7 - 118.8mm in 35mm format. Extra zoom becomes available when shooting at lower resolutions. 2x digital zoom is available too.

• Special resolution for widescreen television playback
• Special resolution for 6 x 4 inch prints
• Self timer 2 or 10 seconds
• Image stabilisation
• Face Detection
• Smile Shutter
• Sensor Size 1/2.3 inches
• Macro Focusing: 4cm
• Filter Diameter: 46mm with Lens Adapter
• Conversion lens compatibility
• Colour options - Vivid, Sepia, Black & White
• Dynamic Range Enhancer

The LCD monitor is 2.7 inches in size. The screen is made up of around 230,400 dots.

Flash Modes: Auto, Forced Flash, Slow Syncro, No Flash

Flash Range: 3.9m (wide), 1.9m (tele)

Red eye reduction can be turned on. The power of the flash can be adjusted.

There are a number of preset scene modes. These are: Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Twilight using a tripod, Backlight, Backlight Portrait and Portrait.

You can shoot High Definition movies with a resolution of 1440 x 1080 pixels. The top recording speed is 30 frames per second. Sound can be recorded and zoom can be applied before shooting.

Among the more advanced features are:

• Burst Mode: Up to 100 shots at 0.6 second intervals
• Aperture Size: f29.7 - f118.8 - set automatically
• Shutter Speed: 1/4 - 1/1600 seconds - set automatically
• Exposure Compensation: +/- 2.0 EV, 1/ 3 EV step
• White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent1, Fluorescent2, Fluorescent3, Incandescent, Flash
• Light Metering: Multi Pattern, Centre weighted, Spot
• ISO Sensitivity: Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200

All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Sony Cybershot DSC W220 to a computer, television set and compatible printer.

Description:	12 megapixels and a 4x optical zoom lens
Ease of Use:	8
Features:	8
Colour:	8
Macro:	7
Indoors:	8
Value for Money:	8
Style:	8
Movie Mode:	9
Image Quality:	8
Build Quality:	8
Total:	80
Verdict:	This is a fairly standard, mid priced, smaller compact. It is easy to use and recorded one of the faster shutter delay times. Picture quality does not quite match up to the best in this class.
Review Date:	May 2009
Related Pages:	Sony DSC W220 Specification Sony DSC W220 Sample Images Sony DSC W220 Features

	GBP 142.21
	GBP 146.88
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Sony DSC W220