First, however, once the visual and haptic impression here should not expect much one. Does the front with black matte plastic still wertig, so look back and top of the camera from fairly inexpensive and feel good too to. Is zoomed on the back with a W / T Toggle and here you have then the 4 buttons right to the fully sufficient for the print job.
To select an intelligent program AE, face recognition, and are triggering Smile. Four image effects can be selected from: the inevitable toy camera, pop color, partial color and soft high-key. When Scene program has quite a few more options. In addition to the options for such as night, soft skin, snow, or the beach, you can even increase the ISO speed.
The operation and menu navigation can definitely be described as simple and intuitive. But now to the pictures. To have a comparison, I tested it against a slightly larger sister, the Sony DSC-WX300.
Unfortunately, the little Sony could not convince all compared with her big sister. The display allows the recording of light and appear to pixelated and is obtained once no realistic impression of geknipsten images. At close range, they focused Although satisfactory and also the image stabilizer works very well, but the recordings are simply lacking in sharpness. Without comparison with the larger model, I would have said, the pictures are at first glance ok, but if you look at the same motives Alike from the WX300, can be seen at a glance that the sharpness of little to be desired can and which is substantially longer possible. Many details are not shown sharp enough, what is even more impact when the images later enlarged slightly.
In various shooting situations in which working with the scene program, the camera adjusts its settings while on good, although it lacks the photos here as well to focus, more realistic color depth and brilliance.
The zoom is fine, but again could focus more come into play. In low light conditions it brings out yet amazingly much, but this comes at the expense of color. The video function is more convincing and I have found in this price segment currently no camera, creates the better movies.
My conclusion: with the little Sony obtained a small everyday use entry-level camera that is easy to use and impresses with its excellent video function. Due to their small size and low weight it fits in your pocket and you can always and everywhere have. Equipped with sufficient scene and program a good program automatic, so you can not do much wrong when shooting. However, anyone who puts a little more emphasis on a better color reproduction and sharpness, should look at the next-larger models.
