Sony DSCWX500/B Digital Camera with 3-Inch LCD (Black)

Excellent camera, good quality and battery life. Loving for travel camera

Purchased this camera for my 21 yr older daughter for doing great in college and was going to a sorority convention in Washington DC at the end of June into July. I ordered early (especially since no prime offered) to ensure I received In time to give to her as a surprise. It Delivered May 22nd. Needless to say fourth time using it the camera froze on the night of the awards banquet while taking pics and it wouldn't work. She thought it was the battery so she charged it all night at the hotel. Well next morning NOTHING!! Wouldn't come on, lense wouldn't open nothing! She was so upset considering 2 of her friends have the black one and love it! She wanted the white one so I purchased from here. I knew it was a little past the 30 day return policy when I went to inquire about reportng the broken device, but the camera is defective she didn't drop it or break it. She only used it 3 times and it only had 30 pics on her card. Well I sent amazon my issue and they said seller wouldn't take it back since it is past the 30 days!! I could call Sony and ask about a warranty...?! Really for a 400.00 camera lets just say, I'm SO very disappointed and should have just bought it from Best Buy regardless! So don't waste your time or money!!! Very disappointed in amazon and seller! Will never buy electronics again on Amazon!

The box includes the WX500 camera, AC adaptor, rechargeable battery pack, micro USB cable, and a wrist strap. I purchased an SDHC memory card and a case separately. I bought the WX500 over the HX90V because I don't think I'll need a pop-up viewfinder or the GPS function. I've heard that everything else is the same, so I might as well get the cheaper option.The camera itself isn't as light as I thought it would be, but it's light enough that I wouldn't mind carrying it everywhere. It's also thicker than I expected, but I'll get used to it. For everything it has to offer, I don't find the thickness or the weight as a big problem.I tried out the movie function, and it's nice. The camera can auto-focus pretty accurately and I love that it doesn't make any sound while focusing. The mic records pretty clearly too. I haven't recorded anything in a noisy environment yet, so I don't know how it'll be like in that situation.You can turn the small wheel on the top through each mode (10 total), and it explains what each setting is for. For example, the "Superior Auto" says "The device beautifully shoots automatically while reducing blurring and noise." It's going to be fun playing with the camera, but even with the descriptions- I'm not really sure when to use to each of the mode. There's not much dramatic difference between each mode. I found the picture effects, under camera settings, to be really fun- especially the partial color effect. It comes out B&W, except the one color that you choose.I was most excited about the screen that flips up. I was actually contemplating between the Sony WX500 and the Samsung NX Mini. I wanted the lenses to be built into the camera (not interchangeable), so I chose the WX500. I'm sure the NX Mini would've been lighter and slimmer, but I feel like the WX500 has more functions to play with. Anyways, the screen flips up well. It has just enough resistance that I can put it at any angle and it'll be stable. What I don't like is that I can't take a picture in selfie mode while looking at the screen because in the photo, it looks like I'm looking up at the sky. But even so, it's very convenient because I can finally position myself and anyone else in the photo. I thought about why there aren't any cameras with a screen that flips down because that would give the same feel as taking selfies on a smartphone. I guess it would look a little weird. I'd make one though, if I could.The 30x zoom is NICE. I took a picture of my mom from really far away, and it looked like I took it right in front of her. I don't know how much I'll use the zoom, but the quality overall is really good.If you're looking for a simple, light camera that has a screen that flips up- I think I would recommend the NX mini.If you're looking for a camera that has a screen that flips up, but also many other functions PLUS 30x zoom- I would recommend the WX500.

After I got my DSLR for hobby shooting years ago, I never bothered to get another nice point and shoot because my cell phone camera more than sufficed. But when an MLS team opened up a new stadium (DC United) in my town, I got season tickets. If you’re ever taken pictures at a professional sporting event with your phone, you quickly learn digital zoom is terrible.The stadium doesn’t allow detachable lenses, so the DSLR is out of the question. So I bought this fella purely based off of the positive reviews of its optical zoom which were glowing. And I have to tell you: The optical zoom lives up to the hype.Image stabilization is inconsistent, but good enough. You’ll notice how important stabilization is when you go 30x on a long distance target. Holding a rectangle in your hands is not natural, so if you adjust your hand ever so slightly, you have a blurry picture. But good news: You get used to holding the camera after a while and it becomes less of an issue.I’ve now taken to carrying this camera in my every day carry bag and stopped using my iPhone camera. The ability to upload photos from your camera to phone via the WiFi hotspot the camera makes is super convenient.I’d totally recommend this camera.

The charger for the camera battery was not working so I had to order a charger and batteries for the camera. Since lithium batteries are not able to be sent to Hawaii, I had to have it delivered to my daughter’s place in Las Vegas and I picked it up there. I finally got the camera working.

I've had this for about a year and love it. The zoom is incredible, makes a fantastic travel camera. The panorama mode is easy and intuitive. I use the PlayMemories app occasionally with my android phone to be able to post pics to social media, it connects with NFC and then I can select pics to move via wifi to the phone, pretty slick once I got used to how it works. The flip screen for selfies is nice, and the timer is easy to use for group pictures. The amount of time from hitting the power button to being able to shoot is surprisingly quick for having such a big lens to extend. My most recent trip was 5 days and like 75 pictures each day, the battery finally went down one bar by the end of the trip, I've never been able to actually run the battery down, holds a charge forever.My only gripe is that the camera itself is very slippery to hold onto. I bough some grip tape (search Amazon for GT-5000 Grip Tape) and cut little strips to put on the camera where I usually hold it and that made a world of difference.