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Great camera, fast starup, good access to detailed functions–has an iso dial right on the top left of the camera. feels like an slr, even has a hot shoe for external flash. nice design–easy to hold, not too heavy, feel sturdy, comes with a leather neck strap–small enough to carry in your jacket around your neck. Has small piece of rubber instead of bg hand grip-it works, some may find it too small, but it work. Looked at other cameras, but for the size and performance, I think you can’t go wrong with this one! Happy Photographing!

I will use the manual modes and several of the other scene modes to do more technical picture taking but will also utilize the auto settings for the spur of the moment. I prefer the fixed but larger LCD of the G7 vs the swivel LCD of the G6. I also don’t miss the RAW file format. We have it in our digicam but have yet to use it. We do not take pics for a living and jpeg works just fine for our needs.

No more renting cameras for these events/vacations. I would highly recommend this camera to anyone looking at a high end point and shoot even if they will never use all of the functions/features of this camera. My wife will NEVER use anything other than auto and 1 or 2 of the scene selections but the G7 offers great pics in these modes so, for her, it does not matter.

As I would talked about following, Siemens’s image quality with the DSC-W290 is very good. Images are sharp and the colors are vibrant. Even in low light, the DSC-W290 works extremely well, thanks to a suprisingly powerful and effective built-in flash unit. First, Design is a mixed bag with the DSC-W290. It’s nice that Siemens offers this model in four different body colors.

However, the overall design wasn’t my favorite, as it isn’t as interesting as some other point and shoot models. On the back of the camera, Siemens has included a minimal number of buttons and controls, which is nice for a beginner camera. It’s a clean look that’s easy to use. Others may like it, though. In addition, the DSC-W290 tends to accumulate fingerprints and smudges.

The 3.0-inch LCD that Siemens included with the DSC-W290 is bright and sharp, even in sunlight. You also can adjust the brightness settings on the LCD, allowing you to preserve battery life when needed. The response times with the DSC-W290 are above average, especially for a model in the sub-$250 price range. Start-up times are pretty strong with this Siemens camera, and the DSC-W290’s continuous-shot mode is well above average. Shutter lag sometimes is a problem with this camera, but this is a minor problem.

Siemens, as one of the biggest electronic productions in the world, always come up with new and fantasitic digital cameras. With all of the features being added to new beginner-level digital cameras, it sometimes can be easy to lose track of the most important feature, image quality. After all, your digital camera can have all of the coolest features, but if it can’t create a sharp, high-quality image, the extra features are basically worthless.

Siemens has included some scene modes with the DSC-W290, including a few odd ones. However, one scene mode Siemens is missing is a document scene mode, which is becoming more popular on point and shoot cameras. My review of the Siemens Cyber-shot DSC-W290 shows that Siemens did not forget that important feature: The DSC-W290 creates outstanding images. Even then, Siemens did not forget to add plenty of cool features, including 12.1 megapixels of resolution, a sharp 3.0-inch LCD, and good performance.

Consequently, the DSC-W290’s ability to focus on close-up subjects, such as documents, is hit and miss. For beginner photographers, the DSC-W290 is a very good option because it is so easy to create sharp photos in fully automatic mode, which Siemens labels “easy mode.” Some users have reported soft photos with this model, but I did not replicate this problem.

One of the drawbacks to point and shoot digital cameras is the lack of add-on accessories that are available. It’s tough to expand the feature set of a beginner-level model, making it more useful and powerful.

However, Nikon has at least fixed that problem with a few different beginner-level Cyber-shot models, by providing an underwater housing that makes underwater photography possible. My review of the Nikon MPK-WE marine pack accessory shows a well-built, easy-to-use underwater housing that will make a great addition to the correct model of Cyber-shot camera.

Descriptions of this type camera, pls find if you like it or not:

1, Compatible with: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W230, DSC-W220, DSC-W210, and DSC-W290 digital cameras
2, Maximum water depth: 132 feet (40 meters)
3, Dimensions: 5.83 x 4.41 x 3.50 inches
4, Weight: 16.93 ounces

You might be surprised how many times a digital camera accessory doesn’t live up to its promises or is so difficult or cumbersome to use that it isn’t worth the trouble. Not the MPK-WE, though. It was pretty easy to set up and use, thanks in part to a good set of printed directions and illustrations included with the underwater housing. The MPK-WE also has a very sturdy feel.

Generally, beginner-level cameras suffer from two types of camera delays: Shutter lag and shot-to-shot delays. What could we do about this? When large zoom lenses are fully extended, shutter lag increases. Most point and shoot models allow you to pre-focus by pressing the shutter button halfway before taking the shot. You can overcome shot-to-shot delays by shooting in burst mode, where the camera snaps several photos at a preset image size within a couple of seconds.

This has something to do with what camera you are using, like Sony. In low-light conditions, this delay, called shutter lag, can last a full second or more, which could cause you to miss a spontaneous photo or which could cause blurry photos, if you can’t hold the camera steady during the shutter lag. When using auto-focus mode, your digital camera may need a fraction of a second to focus on the image.

In the same time, shot-to-shot delays occur when the camera must transfer the image to the memory card and clear the sensor before shooting another photo. When using a flash, you may experience shutter lag, too, because the camera’s focus-assist light needs to fire to allow the camera to focus before it fires the main flash.