Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-W570 16.1 MP Digital Still Camera with Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 5x Wide-Angle Optical Zoom Lens and 2.7-inch LCD (Silver) (OLD MODEL)

I bought a Samsung EC-SH100 Wi-Fi Digital Camera with 14.2 MP, 5x Optical Zoom and Touchscreen (Red) earlier this summer and spent the whole summer trying to figure out how to work it. I never figured it out, and it took crappy shots, so finally, I knew I had to throw in the towel and after much much deliberation and reading the reviews on Amazon (and also, people, when reading reviews, if they are totally glowing or totally hating, I check to see how many other reviews they've written, if it's the only review - I know they are probably planted).Anyway, this was on sale for 99.00 when I bought it and I see it's gone up in price again, but I'd have to say, TOTALLY WORTH IT.I was able to start using this out of the box. The menu is easy to understand and navigate (unlike the Samsung - ARGHH!) and the pictures are CLEAR and even in low light without the flash, they come out great. Also - there's a great feature where in lowlight, it will take 2 pictures (if you choose this option) - one with a flash and one without and you can choose which is the best - LOVE IT.I take a ton of food pictures (yes, I 'm one of THOSE people) and it even has a setting for food pictures! I haven't had one blurry picture yet (I always did with the Samsung).I haven't tried the video recorder because I didn't buy it with intention of using it - so I really can't comment on that.I love that the on/off button is very tiny and flush with the camera - that way it won't accidentally turn on when you throw it in your bag and then when you want to take a picture -- you discover the battery is dead (another problem with my other camera).So yes, I love it. So glad I bought it - easy to understand and navigate the menu and takes great pictures. Would highly highly recommend!

With such a broad variety of nice point-and-shoot cameras in this price range one gets to be picky, and a couple of relatively minor things is all that's wrong with this camera. I am a pretty big Sony fan and own, or have owned, many items from them - headphones, laptops, cameras, and of course, PSP and PS3. This one is a bit of a let-down. Not a BAD camera, just clearly not the best, and clearly not up to the standard of Sony quality and construction. Here's why:- The marketing photos look cooler than the camera does in person. The rear of the case is dark gray plastic; only the front half is silver.- The shutter release button is a small, low-profile rectangle. Every other camera ever made has a circular shutter release that protrudes from the top, making it very easy to locate without looking for it. This one is smooth and low-profile so it's not as easy to just blindly grab and shoot. I just can't fathom why they would have made a button that's harder to locate by touch...- Untrue to Sony's standard, the body feels light-weight and plasticy. The buttons (power, shutter release, zoom) feel kind of loosely fitted not solid and firm. Very un-Sony-like.- The flash is overpowering for subjects up close. Subjects across the room (or the room itself) turn out pretty good colors with flash on.- The battery life is truly abysmal. I took around 50 test pictures and one short (<15s) video and found that a fully-charged, brand-new battery was completely flat dead. I'm hoping this was some fluke with the first charge of the battery or something, although I haven't observed that in other cameras.But does it take good pictures?Yes!Focus works well even while zoomed all the way in. Image stabilization works brilliantly. Low-light images turn out pretty well - obviously you need a steady hand and it won't take a sharp picture of a crazy kid chasing the dog across the room with only table lamps on, but if the kid stops for a second, you can get a good pic. Colors are very life-like. In pictures taken outside, I got about 19/20 clear and sharp and the one that wasn't sharp was only because it snapped a second photo while I was taking the camera down to put in my pocket - so, essentially 100% sharp clear focus as long as you're pointing at the thing you want a picture of. Indoors I'd say about 2/3 of the pictures came out perfectly clear in very low, incandescent light with no flash.It's so-so because of the aforementioned form factor issues and dreadful battery life. Taking good pictures is meaningless if the thing goes through 2 or 3 batteries in a single afternoon outing. I'll revise my rating up to 4/5 if in subsequent use I find that the thing has more acceptable battery life; but, fewer than 100 pictures is just crazy. On other point-and-shoot cameras, even some where there are complaints about battery life, I've been able to take 200+ pictures, half indoors w/ flash and half outdoor with zoom heavily used, and 5-10 minutes of video, and the battery still indicates full charge. This issue alone could be a deal-breaker for this otherwise OK camera.==============Revising the review up from 3 to 4 stars. Although the first use did have a fully-charged battery, the same battery, as well as the backups I bought, do appear to deliver a more standard, expected usage in the camera - several hundreds of photos over a couple of weeks. Glad that that was just a new-battery fluke!

I absolutely adore this camera. I had a Sony Cybershot for a long time with a touch screen that I loved, but it broke and I was so sad to have to get a new one. But I was very pleased with my new little replacement. 16.1 mp in a point-and-shoot? Yes, please! Plus a 5x optical zoom in a camera so small is great. The Macro is awesome, and it automatically switches to that when you are close enough to whatever you are shooting. It has a setting that automatically takes pictures when it detects smiles, which kinda weirds me out, but you can totally turn that off. And it has a pink display setting which makes me happy because my other camera was pink and I was a little sad that I couldn't get one that same color. I have the black one, and it is shimmery/glittery which I also love so it's all good. Another feature that is really cool is the panorama setting. You just hit the shutter button, and move the camera to the right and it takes multiple frames and makes one long picture. So cool! It is really small, and I am afraid sometimes that I will drop it, so I make sure to put the wrist band on every time I use it. It is very light weight and fits into my purse perfectly so I can take it with me everywhere!! I love it!!

We bought this as a primary camera for our once in a lifetime trip to the Bahamas. It seemed to be doing just fine recording and capturing pictures the first three days, but then all of a sudden, it didn't recognize the files on the memory stick! I pulled the memory stick and re-inserted it and was able to view the shots. This happened three times throughout the 10 day trip.When we got home, I was completely unable to upload the pictures and videos! I tried two different computers to no avail!! This is the second Cyber-Shot camera for us and we never had a problem with the 8.1 MP.I wish I could give it a no star rating!!Very disappointing camera!