Sony Cyber-shot W310

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Appearance of the W310 does not have many features. The body is small and slim so it can easily put into the pockets when traveling. Front grille in a metal grinding pattern to help prevent scratches and prevent fingerprints are relatively effective. The shooting button is quite small and sank on the top of the machine. Sony does not design zoom rims as some travel cameras of Canon or Nikon that convert this function to two small keys located on the back. As a cheap machine, the control system of the W310 is quite simple. The shift switch located on the right side allows only the switch between shooting and video recording. The option of wearing the scene must be selected in the on-screen display menu by the navigation keys. The machine provides USB and AV data connection via a single combined port. The point is that the Sony Cyber-shot W310 is compatible with both SD / SDHC memory cards and Memory Stick media for cost savings.

The LCD of the W310 is 2.7 inches wide, 230,400 pixels high. The large size of the display plus the compactness of the body forced Sony to drop the optical viewfinder. Although using Clear Photo technology, this screen is slightly glittery and dark when viewed in the sun. The viewing angle of the LCD is very narrow, which makes taking pictures in positions such as high above the head or close to the ground becomes relatively difficult. The flash has a coverage of 3 meters at the widest angle or 1.5 meters at maximum zoom. However, Sony has “forget” not equipped for Sony Cyber-shot W310 focus-assist lamp. Therefore, the rotary mechanism is not good in low light conditions. The red-eye reduction feature is achieved by flashing a very short amount of time before shooting to reduce reflections on the retina. In addition, the built-in filter automatically corrects red-eye right after shooting. The NP-BN1 Lithium battery allows about 220 images to be taken, slightly less if you use it for meetings or long trip.

Sony Cyber-shot W310 uses a 4x optical zoom lens with a typical 28-112mm focal length. The SteadyShot anti-shake mechanism compensates for the camera shake caused by camera shake, so it can capture images that are not smudged at a slower 1/20 second when zoomed in to the maximum. The camera’s sensitivity is 12 megapixel resolution, 1 / 2.3 inch size. The ISO range is between 100 and 3,200. The output JPEG file has a capacity of about 4MB, a sufficiently high compression ratio that does not lose too much detail or discoloration.

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Testing in daylight conditions shows that the machine is fairly accurate. White balance slightly cold but not significant. Clean, neutral colors are not as brilliant as some Canon travel cameras. However, due to poor lens quality, the image is relatively dim at the edges. The focus in the center is not equal to the two opponents of the Nikon S3000 and Canon IXUS 105 IS.

Similar to the compact camera, the W310 produces poor picture quality in low light conditions. When it reaches ISO 400, the image appears to be noise that causes the small details to break. At ISO 1,600 and 3,200, color deviations are very serious. Images are dull and pixelated so they can only be printed in small size. It is best to only shoot with a sensitivity setting between 100 and 400 and use the flash when necessary. In some cases, the white balance automatically judges the image to be grave.

If you want higher image quality without spending a lot of money, you should choose the “elder” such as Sony W330, Sony W350 or Canon IXUS 105 IS.