Customer Reviews
W300 
2008-09-06
A very good camera for that money!
The quality of the pictures is excellent!
Amazing stability while taking night pictures.
Very satisfied with my purchase. It deserves the money I have paid for it!
Perfect 2008-09-04
I think this cam is perfect, no problems
Pienso que la camara es perfecta, no he tenido ningun tipo de problemas
Simply put the BEST OF BREED 2008-08-21
People that downgrade this camera don't know how to use it. Read the manual -it may take a few hours of your time,but it is worth it. It's pretty much scratch proof. It takes great pics in low light-and I had the model that was out a year before that this came out-this is MUCH better. This has steady shot so you don't have to worry about a shaky hand. This is the kind of high-end item that could actually be a classic and sell for more in the future. I don't know how Sony can top this! Loaded with features (that you actually can use). Extremely light!!
Great little camera..Best Sony has had for awhile 
2008-08-19
I have finally had this camera longer than a week and feel I can make a solid assessment of how I feel now.
To put it lightly, I have been less than impressed with Sony P&S cameras over the last say 3-4 generations. Not since the 2 W series ago (The W5 and W7) have I truly been happy with their compact series.
I think the new line of W cameras, including the cheaper lower MP ones, has brought Sony back into the battle for top spot. I have been using Canon Elph cameras for awhile and this camera with its fairly small size, huge feature set and great picture quality is awesome.
I would rec this to anyone who takes photos seriously. I would say though that it is at the higher end and the cost shows that. Maybe this IS NOT the camera for you if you just need something for your family shots and a few days outside every other week. BUT the lower end W150, W130 and W120 are great alternatives at a much lower cost. All you really lose is some resolution and a few of the features most of which are not totally needed.
Hope I help in your search..cheers
Outstanding Sony Quality & Features! 2008-08-19
This is my third Sony digital camera. I started off with a Sony DSC P72, a 3.2 megapixel workhorse that used 2 AA batteries (that unfortunately drained pretty quickly...). That's when my love affair with Sony digital began. That camera provided me with some really memorable pictures and it's still gong strong. Currently being used by my daughter, but now that I've picked up the W300 my daughter stands to inherit my 2nd Sony digital a DSC W50, a 6.0 megapixel gem that I've had for several years and has given me so much pleasure. So when I started thinking about upgrading I started checking out other brands such a Nikon and Canon. I was primarily looking for another point & shoot because that is what I love...the convenience of a small camera that can be readily available to shoot my pictures. Now I'm not a professional wannabe in any way...and the Nikon Coolpix S600 was a camera I seriously considered but after laying my eyes on the Sony DSC W300 and that "beautiful" titanium finish it was all over. Now this 13.6 megapixel monster with all of the amazng features crammed into a svelte looking design was too good to be true! Now my brother-in-law had shown me his Canon Powershot G9 which I thought was a really fine camera but then again...I like slim and compact and especially Sony so when I saw this gem it was pretty much all over for me.
Now to what I like about the camera... for one thing this camera is good looking! It caught my eye right away and the titanium finish which is advertised as being scratch free is pretty awesome looking! This camera
is very similar to my W50 in a lot of ways so the learning curve was fairly minimal although I am still learning new things about it every day! The feature I really like is the "face detection technology" and the unique "smile" feature which works great!
Now the output of the pictures I've taken so far have been phenomenal! Like I said I'm not too keen on photography related terminology but I know what my eyes tell me and when I load these pictures onto my Macbook Pro they look fabulous!
Now this review is not as technical as what you would read on cnet or some of the other sites where this camera is featured and if you're looking for that type of review I would say go and visit those sites but if you're looking for an individual's assessment of his experience with this camera keep reading.
This camera takes great photos! It's feature laden...and looks great! It is fairly compact and in my opinion is a pretty decent value for what you get. Now with all the cameras out there sometimes it may feel really overwhelming to try to make a choice but because of my experience with past Sony digital products I knew that I could count on an overall fulfilling experience!
The colors are rich and true and the addition of face detection technology and smile have definitely made photographing people more satisfying.
As a recap, this camera is definitely a nice piece of work from Sony..
And as my daughter will be inheriting my W50..my dad will be getting my P72 which wlll definitely be a step up from his 10+ year old Epson digital....
We are a Sony famly...the products are top of the line and well thought out...you can't lose getting this great camera!
Canon SD 870IS vs. Sony DSCW300 2008-08-19
13.1-megapixel effective recording * 3X optical zoom (2X digital/6X total zoom) * Super SteadyShot® optical image stabilization * 2-11/16" color LCD * optical viewfinder * 35mm equivalent lens focal length: 35-105mm * top JPEG resolution: 4224 x 3168 * face detection focuses on faces in your frame and adjusts flash, exposure, and color for realistic portraits * smile recognition mode automatically activates the shutter when a smile is detected * scene recognition mode identifies 5 types of shooting environments and selects optimal camera settings * Dynamic Range Optimizer for photographic detail and accurate contrast of dark and light areas * sleek, scratch-resistant titanium coated body * ultra-high sensitivity mode (ISO 6400) for low-light shooting without a flash *
It's a SONY! 2008-08-06
I just want to say, that everyone who had a Sony before, knows very well what does Sony matter! It's high quality, strong, precision built, fast working, ultra intuitive, high performance device, which cannot be compared to any other!
DSCW300 is just a Sony! If somebody wants something better... hmm... may be needs to try on a different planet. :)
Sony is the world leader in the Audio/Video industry. They had the best professional Audio/Video equipment and of course use these technologies in their everyday-life products.
I had 3 Sony camcorders for the years now and would never buy anoder but Sony. My friend Filip have a Sony DSCP200 camera with over of 40,000(!) pictures taken for 3 years and is still working like new.
100% satisfied with the Sony DSCW300 and would buy Sony again!
excels at exposure control 2008-07-31
Of all digicams I have used, including Canon DSLRs, this little Sony did the best job at retaining highlights at standard auto-exposure settings in contrasty sunlight shooting situations. I don't agree with others' comments that the lens is "poor." The lens at mid-zoom and telephoto is fine. At wide-angle, though, the edges are noticeably soft; the center is okay. 13.6 megapixel is really overkill in this kind of camera. You can use the 8 mpixel resolution setting, have plenty of resolution for prints up to 11x14 inches, and get lower noise.
Warning: Some Reviewers May Work For Canon 2008-07-27
I am disturbed that one of the poor reviews was from a person who reviewed the camera before it was even released. He gave the camera three stars. Official camera reviewing sites on the web have rated this camera one of the top compacts. There are a lot of Canon camera lovers (aka Canon fanboys) who post negative reviews of other brands, giving low scores to cameras they have never even held. Take one or two highly negative views with a grain of salt when the vast majority are positive...
Good camera, limited battery life 
2008-07-24
Pros: small and easily trasportable, compact. Nice options for settings, but not extensive for a camera of this price. Tough, neat-looking camera.
Cons: make sure you buy extra (at least one if not more) backup batteries. This camera will go through a battery in record time. And, it will stop functioning even before the camera icon indicates that it is totally discharged. The only warning you get is that it will stop focusing, and audible tones are not heard.
I like Sony and this is a great camera, but for the price I would have expected more. The pictures are good, but I was expecting much higher quality due to the advertized high pixels. My Canon Powershot A700, 6.0 mega pixel, takes the same quality picture for a lot less cost.
