Sony DSC-W370 14.1MP Digital Camera with 7x Wide Angle Zoom with Optical Steady Shot Image Stabilization and 3.0 inch LCD (Silver) | 
| Brand: Sony
Category: Photography
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as of 8/1/2010 01:50 CDT details
New (16) Used (4) from $124.99
Seller: Electronic Express
Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 968
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Optical Zoom: 7
Display Size: 3
Battery: 1 Lithium-Ion
Maximum Resolution: 14.1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 2 x 5.6 x 6.1
MPN: W370 Silver
Model: W370 Silver
UPC: 027242777460
EAN: 0027242777460
ASIN: B00328HR94
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 14.1-megapixel resolution; 7x (34mm) optical zoom lens with 3.0-inch LCD | | • | Capture breathtaking images in Sweep Panorama Mode | | • | Optical SteadyShot image stabilization reduces blur; iAuto detects 8 scenes and optimizes camera settings | | • | Capture your videos in HD Movie mode (720p) | | • | Accepts Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick PRO Duo/Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo (not included) |
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Product Description
The DSC-W370 captures breathtaking panoramic images with Sweep Panorama mode. SteadyShot. Image Stabilization reduces blur while a large 3.0-inch LCD screen1 makes taking and reviewing images easy. Plus, iAuto mode makes capturing scenes in a variety of elements a breeze and 720p Movie9 and HDMI output make recording and playing back HD videos is a snap.10 Key Features - 14.1 Megapixel Super HAD CCD Image Sensor : A powerful 14.1 megapixel 1/2.3 Super HAD CCD image sensor helps you capture gorgeous images with superb contrast and clarity down to the finest detail. With 14.1 megapixels, you can create stunning, photo-quality prints up to A3+ (13x19”) size, or crop your images and still come away with high resolution shots.
- Sony Lens with 7x Optical Zoom : 7x optical zoom lens brings distant subjects closer for great outdoor, sports, and travel photos.
- 3.0-inch Clear Photo LCD display (230k pixels)1 : Generous 3.01 (230K pixels) Clear Photo LCD display features sharp, natural color that makes it easy to compose shots, read menus, and view photos, even in bright sunlight.
- Self-Portrait Timer : Self-Portrait Timer helps take the guesswork out of self portraits by utilizing Face Detection technology to recognize when your face enters the frame. Once the camera detects your face, it triggers a 2-second timer, and then snaps a picture.
- Sweep Panorama mode : Reach beyond the traditional wide angle lens, and capture more breathtaking shots with Sweep Panorama Mode. Simply press the shutter button and sweep the camera in the desired direction and the camera continuously shoots at a high speed, then seamlessly stitches the images together with automatic position adjustment to create one stunning panoramic image. Available in wide and ultra-wide options, the camera can take panoramic shots of up to 243 degrees. Now capturing wide landscapes is as easy as press and sweep.
- HD MP4 Movie Mode9 : In 720p MP4 movie mode the camera shoots 1280 x 7
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Unreal... July 31, 2010
M. Jennings (Concord, CA USA)
I have owned Sony products for a long time and have always loved them, however, I sure wish I had logged on before buying this piece of junk! I agree with all the previous... SLOW to take pictures... out of FOCUS.. exposure POOR... take three pictures of EXACT same subject and you will have three different pictures. I will be taking the camera back to the store tomorrow. Do NOT buy this camera!
So Disappointed July 11, 2010
John (NJ, USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I got this camera from Sony Style Store and used only 3 hours. It stopped working. LCS Screen showed "Turn power off and on again!". I tried but not made it working. Looks like I wasted $200 now. Now, I do not trust Sony product any more (just like "Toyota").
I found the same camera for $180 with free shipping and bought it last week June 28, 2010
Aren Tasci (usa)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
i found the same camera Sony DSC-W370 14.1MP Digital Camera for $180 with free shipping in electronics expo with the coupon code STLENS and bought it last week
i received it in 2 days and i really loved it
 A KEEPER: Almost Returned it after Reading Reviews June 27, 2010
T. Swanson (Phoenix, Az.)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
While out in the desert I dropped my Canon SD870 for about the third time in 3 years on a rock and the mirco-gears were no longer in alignment--camera would no longer focus at all. I was heading out on a week trip to extremely remote areas so I needed to buy a camera in one day to take with me. Not having a lot of good value options, I settled on this model and then came home and read the reviews. It was too late to take the camera back and get another one, so I had to live with this choice. So I read the manual and experimented by taking pictures around my house. The following are my thought after using the camera for a few weeks on different trips.
SPEED: Since I am an electrical engineer, it did not long to discover that all of the intelligent smile, red eye and other detection algorithms were taking a lot of processing time slowing down the camera. After turning them all off the seed improved a lot. Next I put in a 4GB Sandisk Class 6 SD memory card and that helped some more. In fact the speed to take still shots was about the same as my old Canon. However, when using the flash it does take about 2-3 seconds to recharge and be ready for taking the next photo, but I can live with that. The camera automatically uses the flash outside more than I like, so I turned it off and it the camera operated faster. All of the intelligent detection algorithms really slow down the camera. With all of them shut off the camera is ready to take a picture in about 1-2 seconds depending on the resolution of the picture your taking. That is about 1 second for a 5M versus 2 seconds for 14.1M of resolution. That is just the time it takes to write the image to the SD card. If you get the class 10 SD cards I am guessing it will be closer to 1 second to write the image to memory.
BATTERY LIFE: There are different modes you can set the camera to operate that control the amount of current used to operate. Because of all of the bad reviews, I set it to the "Stamina" mode as I was going to be away from power sources to recharge the battery and was planning to take lot of pictures. On a trip to Chevelon Canyon to take pictures of Petroglyphs I used it continuously for 3 hours and took 291 5M resolution pictures. I turned it on and off about 50 times that day and after doing this for about 3.5 hours and 291 images later, the battery showed 2 of the 4 bars of still available battery life. I turned it on the next day and took another 100 images and there was still one bar of battery life available. I did not use the flash for any of these pictures. Using it the way I did, would allow taking 400-500 5M resolution pictures which is more than I got with my Canon.
BATTERY CHARGING: My canon took about 30 -45 minutes to charge, but I now think it used a higher current than the Sony and so it gives a quicker, but not as deep of a charge. It was shocking to learn the Sony took about 3 hours to charge. It must be a low current slow charge method which usually makes batteries last longer and hold their charge better.
PICTURE QUALITY: I am not a professional, but people have told me I take good pictures. With that in mind I could not see distortion around the edges and corners as I read in other reviews. Maybe some or one of the auto detection algorithms does compensation that messes up the images? With the camera setup in a minimal auto mode as described above, the pictures I have take are of the same quality as those I took with my SD870--VERY GOOD!
WIDE ANGLE LENS: It does not have the digital zoom lens feature the SD 870 does and it is fantastic compared to the fixed zoom of the W370, and the wide angle is not as wide, but if you move closer or further back a few feet it gets the job done. When your truing to take a picture of a cliff dwelling located on a ledge that is difficult to get closer to, digital zoom is missed.
PHOTO EDITING SOFTWARE: It comes with a reduced function NERO photo editor. They only allow certain functions to get you to buy the package. NERO will not even allow a person to delete a photo from their computer unless they buy the upgrade. Well you can go to where your photos are stored and delete them yourself or just use a good inexpensive photo editor and forget using NERO. I tested the results of the NERO editor against the FREE editing capability in PICASA (free by Google online) and I could not see any difference. I just transfer the images and then use an editor to do the croping, etc.
CONSTRUCTION: I checked out a couple of the canon model for a similar price and they weighted about half as much as the W370 and did not feel like they were built very solidly. This camera is as sturdy as my old SD870. While taking pictures the first day I had to jump from rock to rock over a flowing creek and when I landed on the far side the camera went flying and landed on a large flat & smooth boulder and slide about 6 feet before stopping. I cringed as I picked up the camera hoping at least the pictures were good, since it was such a remote place. After trying the camera it worked fine and I have not found any negative issues with it since. It is a rugged well built camera.
REVIEWERS: I think reviewers often do not read the manual and therefore do not set things up correctly, work for the competition or work for the manufacturer and so there can be a lot of dis-information to sift through. The middle ground reviewers are probably most accurate (LOL)?
OVERALL: This camera is solidly built, has a large 3" diagonal viewer that is easy to read, takes good pictures and a lot of them with one battery when the auto detection features are turned off. It is just what I need and a good value in my opinion for the price. Now, if I had to buy a camera again and had two weeks to get it, know what I now know, I would buy it again.
Returned it the next day June 27, 2010
safi mansoor (Worcester, MA United States)
One of the worst Cameras I've ever bought. I really am surprised by so many people giving glowing reviews to it. Surprising no one speaks of the horrible shutter lag. I bought it at a best buy, there were a couple of open items for that camera and bought one which I thought was a good deal knowing how well a lot of Sony cameras were. I was wrong.
The low light pictures are abysmal and I tried taking a few shots but all i got was blurry movement because the subject had already moved away, that's how long it takes for the camera to capture a picture.
Definitely don't recommend it.
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