Customer Reviews
Great Item 
2008-07-26
Sony's has never failed to impress me. I recently owned the W70 and loved it and i love this.
The pictures are good and the in-camera features and modifications are well placed.
The pictures are great and video is great and the camera is pretty stylish.
Cons: You can't zoom in with the camera in video mode but it's alright since the last W70 didn't have that feature too but it would've been nicer if it did. The button lags a little bit when i try to view the picture but no big deal.
Great Camera and Great Deal.
Poor Pictures 
2008-07-23
I have gone through a few digital cameras. My first was a Kodak. It took great pictures but was too big to just stick in my pocket. My next purchase was an Olympus. It was very compact with great feautres but took TERRIBLE pictures.
Then I purchased the Sony DSCW90B. I like the size, but that is about it. 90% of the pictures I take do not come out well at all. Also, the lag time between pictures seems to be forever. It is way too slow to capture small children playing and wildlife. Since I purchased it a few months ago, I am stuck.
Good product 2008-07-10
I like sony products, so I boght this camara.. I have 8,2 mp and can films in HD.
Very noisy, saturated colors, out of focus in autofocus 
2008-05-30
I sent it back twice to get repaired, each time they called me saying there was nothing wrong with the camera, but they agreed the indoors pictures were noisy... I ended up returning it
Happy camera owner!!! 2008-04-28
I got this camera for a two month long trip around SE Asia and from what I can tell in the month that I have had it, it is going to be great for years to come. It takes beautiful pictures and is really easy to use. The delay between pictures is minimal; flash makes a great picture, very clear and precise. I love that it is not super-compact but still lightweight. I have dropped it a couple of times already :{ and it still doesn't have any scratches or show any problems in taking pictures! In short, if you want a reliable camera that is not too technical, this is it!
Love this camera 2008-04-16
The Sony Cyber-shot(R) DSC-W90 is an ideal camera for starting out right in digital photography, combining the quality of 8 megapixels and Carl Zeiss 3X optical zoom, the performance of High Sensitivity mode for great low-light shots, the simplicity of on-screen Function Guide for easy setup, and SteadyShot(R) image stabilization that helps assure sharp shots despite hand movement. Auto Exposure and Focus Focus - 5 Area Multi-Point AF, Center AF - Minimum Focus Distance 19.7 (50cm) Normal, 0.74 (2cm) Macro Shutter Speed 1/8 - 1/2000 sec. (Auto), 1 - 1/2000 sec. (Program Auto) / Aperture Range f2.8-7.1(W), f5.2-13(T) Integrated Electronic-Flash - Flash Effective Range ISO Auto - 6 to 13' 8 (0.2-4.2m) (W), ISO 1000 - 2' 7 to 24' (0.8-7.3m) (W) / Flash Modes Auto, Forced On, Forced Off, Slow Synch / Red-Eye Reduction On/Off, all modes Color LCD 2.5 115,000 Pixel TFT LCD Screen Burst Mode 3 Shot at X.XX fps (7MP JPEG fine), XX Shot VGA at X.XX fps (JPEG std.) / Power Save Mode Yes (after 3 min. of inactivity) Built-in Mic and speaker White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Flash Color Mode(s) - Natural, Rich, Sepia, Black & White Unit Dimensions 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 15/16 (89 x 57 x 23 mm) / Weight 4.7 oz (127g) Body; 5.8 oz. (157g) including Battery and optional Memory Stick(R) Duo Media Lithium-Ion NP-BG1 (3.6V, 950 mAh battery capacity) rechargeable battery is included USB Terminal USB Output Yes, via multi-terminal, supports USB 2.0 Hi-speed Memory Stick PRO Duo Media Compatibility Tested to support up to 2GB Memory Stick(R) PRO Duo; does not support Access Control security function Audio/Video Outputs Yes, via multi-terminal Compatible with all PictBridge printers for printing without use of a computer PC and Macintosh data-transfer compatible
Way to go! 2008-04-10
Bought this item for my wife who lost her sony w55 camera. I am happy with the price, timely delivery and packaging. Tested the unit and found that it shot good pictures. easy to operate and the recovery after each shot is very fast. That is why I am a sony loyalist when it comes to digital point and shoot cameras. I just wished it would come in pink so it would be feminine for her.
cybershot 2008-04-08
This was my first purchase of a digital camera, I love this one..added 2 gig card...takes beautiful pctures (zeiss lens), highly recommend , very user friendly.
DSC W90 
2008-03-20
seems excellent; have not used in all settings yet, but once you adjust the light settings for varoius indoor lighting, excellent results.
not as good as older models 
2008-03-10
I've always bought sony products due to its great user interfaces, but I have been sorely disappointed by this product.
First off, I own the 3MP Sony Cypershot DSC-P72. I wanted to upgrade to get better video and better megapixel. And the camera does fine in those respect. I have no complaint in terms of its picture quality.
However, compared to the P72, this one is terrible in terms of user interface. Why?
1. It has a terrible menu navigation system. With the old one, I hit menu and everything is there, in a really understandable format. (This was one reason I always felt that my Sony was superior to the Canons out there. I've always found the Canon menu really hard to navigate.)
This new one has a "home" menu as well as menu button. It's very confusing and I can't find the things I want all the time because I don't know which menu I need to look under.
2. It doesn't allow you to print the date on the picture itself. I have the Sony digital printer and I had to manually set it there in order to see it. But this means that I can't see it when I just view the pictures.
3. Sony decided to go the route of Canon and added the wheel with preset shooting conditions. I was fine with the presents being right under the menu button before. This made for a very small navigation area.
4. For some reason, they didn't put the "view pics" under the wheel. So now there's one extra button crowding the navigation area.
5. You have to buy special batteries now. That was the one thing I *loved* about the old camera. It took regular rechargeable AA batteries. Sure, the batteries died fast, but I could recharge them or buy lots of AAs on the cheap. Now if I want extra batteries, I have to go buy an expensive one.
6. I had to buy a new memory stick. It's not sony's fault really that they came up w/ a better format. But I had lots of the old memory sticks and was indignant to find that I had to shell out more money now to buy new ones.
7. It no longer has an email format. Yet another GREAT thing about the old camera. You can choose email format and it'll save 2 pictures for every shot, one in regular size, and one for sending it through email. The DSC-W90 does not allow you to do this so I now have to shrink every picture that I send out manually.
All in all, I'm disappointed with the functionality of the camera. Sure, the picture qualities are fine. But I find that I don't take pictures as much because I get so frustrated when I try to use the navigation tools or try to find features that existed in my old camera but not my new one.
