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Sony Cyber-shot W290 Digital Camera Review

Review of the Sony Cyber-shot W290 digital camera, a 12.1-megapixel point-and-shoot USD 249 model.

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Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Hardware
  • 3. Screen & Controls
  • 4. Special Features
  • 5. Performance
  • 6. Specifications
  • 7. Conclusions

Over the years the Sony Cyber-shot digital camera has been a popular point-and-shoot camera, so when they announced a new Cyber-shot with a Carl Zeiss 5x optical zoom wide (28mm) lens that takes photos at 12.1 megapixels and shoots 720p HD video, we just had to take a look.

The camera that we looked at is part of the Sony “W” series. Like other Cyber-shots, the W290 is a compact point-and-shoot camera. As shown in Figure 1, it comes packed in a blue-and white cardboard box. The contents of the box are shown in Figure 2. These include the camera itself, a wrist strap, a type G Sony lithium ion rechargeable battery, the battery charger, a combination USB and video cable, an instruction manual, and a software disk. You will note that the charger does not have a cable. Rather, is the type where the plug flips out from the back of the charger. This is a nice feature that makes it more the charger more portable and easier to handle.

Sony Cyber-shot W290 Digital Camera ReviewFigure 1: The box.

Sony Cyber-shot W290 Digital Camera ReviewFigure 2: What’s inside the box.

The camera itself is compact enough to fit in a shirt pocket. It measures 3 7/8" x 2 3/8" x 29/32" (9.76 cm x 5.74 cm x 2.26 cm) and weighs in at approximately 6.1 oz. (174 g) with battery and memory stick. It is available in silver, black, blue and bronze.

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