Sony Cybershot S650 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

Customer Reviews

For what it is

2008-07-22
Simple and easy to use. Decent exposure. Zoom quality is poor but expected at this price point. You will need to buy a card to store your photos as the internal 16MB memory won't get you very far. This is no Leica quality camera or lens but it does a very decent job considering the price.

Good for Beginner, Photo Quality Poor

2008-07-21
Bought one of these at a good price, but the price is not good enough to keep it. Upgrading from an older Kodak C730 3.1MP, I was very disappointed. The picture quality is just simply awful. I took much better quality pictures with my older camera. The turnout is grainy in most situations (every now and then you get lucky with a good one) and the color seems to be very dull. Software enhancement didn't help much either. I tried playing with all the settings, but it didn't seem to help. Besides, I never had to adjust anything on the Kodak, Auto seemed to work just fine. I think this is a camera that somebody who has never owned a digital camera would enjoy, or maybe someone who is upgrading from one of those cheap off brand cameras you see in stores for under $50. But if you've ever used a decent quality digital camera, look elsewhere. I was very surprised that Sony would let a product with such low quality out into the market. Learned something new. This is my first Sony still camera, and probably will be my last. I was willing to live without the view finder because the style of the camera made it easy to use without one. It's a very attractive camera, small and sleek. Too bad it doesn't operate as well as it looks. Think I'm gonna look at a Canon PowerShot A590IS next, I've heard good things about them. Besides, I have a lot of SD cards laying around, didn't feel like spending the extra money on a proprietary memory card that Sony is cashing in on (MemoryStick).

Sony Cybershot S650 7.2MP Digital Camera Does Not Work

2008-07-01
I purchased this camera for a friend. The camera turns on and shuts off right away. He's tried several sets of batteries to no avail.
I will be calling Sony on his behalf given that he's overseas and can't do it.

I am dissapointed that it does not work which may point to the Quality Assurance efforts at Sony.

I am hopeful it can be resolved easily and a replacement is not required.

Thanks.
Angelo

Good

2008-06-03
Simple to use but there is no memory stick and the internal memory only allows for 15 pictures.

blurry photos

2008-05-22
This camera has a serious design flaw. You need to really push down on the button to shoot a picture. Because of this, the camera tends to move when you press the button, and the result is a blurry picture. I would definitely not recommend this camera.

A paw in the face by Hello Kitty

2008-04-21
The DSC-S650 camera features 7.2-megapixel imager and shines in classic silver. It also houses a two-inch LCD screen wrapped in a metal body. This model features 3x optical zoom capability, blur-reduction technology (ISO), and substantial internal memory for shooting without a media card. Its storage capacity can be expanded further with optional media card.

Sony camera

2008-03-26
Good quality, it's a Sony product. In fact, I did buy two from AMAZON (third party sellers). Worth the money.

Don't buy this camera

2008-02-14
This is my sencond cybershot, the first was great unfortunately they don'
t make them anymore. I bought this one because i wanted a cheap one and it was sonycybershot so i tought it will be a good one but it wasn't my pictures aren't good, when i try to take pictures outside all you can see is white or purple... really bad camer..don't buy it.

ok but flash works poorly in auto mode

2007-12-25
after getting this we were very disapointed in the flash quality. We found that the auto mode doesn't work all that well as it overexposes flash shots. P mode (program) allows you to change from multizone metering to spot metering for better flash shots (won't overexpose center image) and turn down flash brightness from normal to - sign. this should be the way auto is configured. Reading other reviews I see that most aren't aware and tolerate overexposure remember with spot metering to hold shutter half way and pivot for better composition.

Great pics but too big!!!

2007-12-24
The camera takes great pics but lacks a certain size advantage. In the sense that it is just a little toobig and doesnt sit comfortably in ur pocket, but if u have a purse ur ok.

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