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# 18.2MP Exmor R CMOS sensor Full HD 1080/60i video capture 10x Optical + 20x Clear Image Zoom Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 18.2 MP Exmor R CMOS Digital Camera with 10x Optical Zoom and 3.0-inch LCD (Black) (2012 Model)

**Brand:** sony
**Price:** 303817CFA
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## Summary

> 📸 Zoom, Focus, Capture — Your Story in Stunning Detail!

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- **What is this?** Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 18.2 MP Exmor R CMOS Digital Camera with 10x Optical Zoom and 3.0-inch LCD (Black) (2012 Model) by sony
- **How much does it cost?** 303817CFA with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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- sony enthusiasts

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## Key Features

- • **Zoom Like a Pro:** Get up close with 10x optical zoom plus 20x Clear Image digital zoom—perfect for travel, wildlife, and sports shots.
- • **Fast & Reliable Autofocus:** Never miss a moment with high-speed AF that locks focus in just 0.1 seconds, day or night.
- • **Ultra-Crisp 18.2MP Sensor:** Capture stunning, noise-free images even in low light with Sony’s advanced Exmor R CMOS sensor.
- • **Steady Shots & Smooth Videos:** Optical SteadyShot with Active Mode ensures blur-free photos and shake-free Full HD videos, even on the move.
- • **DSLR-Style Background Defocus:** Highlight your subject with professional-grade background blur, making every shot Instagram-worthy.

## Overview

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 is a compact powerhouse featuring an 18.2MP Exmor R CMOS sensor for exceptional low-light clarity, a versatile 10x optical zoom extended to 20x with Clear Image technology, and Full HD 1080/60i video recording. Designed for fast-paced professionals, it offers rapid autofocus, DSLR-like background defocus, and Optical SteadyShot image stabilization to deliver sharp, vibrant photos and smooth videos wherever life takes you.

## Description

From the Manufacturer                A+ <!-- .body2 { font: 100%/1.4 Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px; background: #42413C; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #000; background-color: #FFFFFF; } /* ~~ this fixed width container surrounds all other elements ~~ */ .container2 { width: 960px; margin: 0 auto; /* the auto value on the sides, coupled with the width, centers the layout */ } /* ~~ This is the layout information. ~~ 1) Padding is only placed on the top and/or bottom of the div. The elements within this div have padding on their sides. This saves you from any "box model math". Keep in mind, if you add any side padding or border to the div itself, it will be added to the width you define to create the *total* width. 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Its sensitive 18.2MP sensor and wide-angle, ultra-stabilized 10X Optical/20X Clear Image zoom capture stunning images as well as AVCHD™ 1080/60i videos.  18.2MP Exmor® R CMOS sensor High Speed Auto Focus Optical zoom plus Clear image zoom The 18.2MP Exmor® R CMOS sensor enables advanced processing that reduces noise levels more than other sensors, resulting in stunning low light images with incredible details. To improve focusing speed and sensitivity, the Exmor® R sensor uses its rapid throughput to deliver high-quality image signals to the camera’s BIONZ® processor. The result is fast, DSLR-like focusing speeds, even in low light. Clear image digital zoom maintains a high-resolution feel that is as precise as optical zoom and vastly expands the zoom range without lowering visible quality or pixel count in the final image.   Technology Pixel Power With an 18.2MP Exmor R CMOS sensor, capture high-resolution images that take full advantage of the camera's sharp Sony G lens. More pixels means you can enlarge, zoom in and crop your photos without losing detail. Advanced processing reduces noise and graininess for incredibly crisp, clear images—even in low-light conditions. Focus Faster Focusing is faster than ever thanks to the collaboration of four technologies: an advanced Sony G lens, Exmor R CMOS sensor, a newly-developed BIONZ® image processor and optimized focus processing. The result? Tack-sharp focus in as little as 0.1 seconds, so you never miss a shot. 20x Clear Image Zoom Zoom in close for great sports, wildlife and travel photos. The WX150 combines 10x optical zoom with Clear Image digital zoom technology to offer 20x total zoom. Powerful By Pixel Super Resolution processing technology reduces graininess for crisper, more realistic, higher-quality images—even in close-ups. Amazing HD Movies Record crystal-clear movies at the highest resolution available with Full HD 1080/60i AVCHD™ video capture.1 Stunning, fast-motion video with reduced distortion looks great when played on your HDTV.2 Notice a perfect photo opp while shooting video? With dual record of stills and movies, you can shoot both at the same time. Never Miss a Moment Capture up to 10 frames per second at full 18.2MP resolution. The perfect feature for high-speed sports or capturing a unique sequence of photos, no matter how fast the action, you know you'll get the shot. Plus, a mechanical shutter helps reduce distortion when continuously shooting moving subjects for even crisper, clearer high-speed shots. Say Goodbye to Blur Don't let a not-so-steady hand prevent you from capturing the moment. Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization with Active Mode compensates for camera shake by countering camera movements in both horizontal and vertical directions. Get sharp, blur-free footage in otherwise unsteady situations, like shooting video while walking.   Product description and full feature list Explore the full range of features and options below.  18.2MP Exmor® R CMOS sensor The 18.2MP Exmor® R CMOS sensor captures ultra-high definition images that take full advantage of the camera's sharp Sony® G lens.The sensor enables advanced processing that reduces noise levels more than other sensors, resulting in stunning low light images with incredible details.   High speed AF To improve focusing speed and sensitivity, the Exmor® R CMOS sensor uses its rapid 240fps throughput to deliver high-quality image signals to the camera's BIONZ® processor. The result is fast, DSLR-like focusing speeds, even in low light.   Optical zoom plus Clear image zoom Clear image digital zoom maintains a high-resolution feel that is as precise as optical zoom and vastly expands the zoom range without lowering visible quality or pixel count in the final image. With By Pixel Super Resolution processing, the camera's 10x optical zoom range is extended, allowing full resolution 18.2MP images with a maximum 20x zoom.   Full HD 1080/60i Record crystal clear movies at the highest resolution available with capabilities for 60i in 1080 AVCHD™ video.1 This provides stunning, fast motion video with less distortion for playback on your HD TV.2 With dual record of stills and movies, you can shoot both at the same time.  Capture the decisive moment - up to 10fps Capture full 18.2 megapixel resolution images at up to 10 frames per second, helping to ensure that the decisive moment is captured such as the soccer ball flying into the goal. In addition, a mechanical shutter helps reduce distortion when continuously shooting moving subjects.   Optical SteadyShot™ with Active Mode Optical SteadyShot™ with Active Mode for blur-free movies even while walking. Camera-shake compensation using Optical SteadyShot/Active Mode has been improved with the addition of new electronic image stabilization. Now it's easier than ever to obtain sharp, blur-free movies even when zooming in unsteady situations, such as shooting with one hand while walking.    3D still image and 3D Sweep Panorama™ mode3 Produce awe-inspiring images with 3D still image and 3D Sweep Panorama™ capabilities.3 Photos will take on a new dimension of creative capabilities for viewing the world in a whole new way.   Picture Effect Picture Effect adds a new level of expression to photos, making ordinary landscapes and portraits come to life by heightening mood and emphasizing certain attributes. Select camera models have up to nine different effects.   Intelligent Sweep Panorama™ HR mode With Intelligent Sweep Panorama™ HR mode just press the shutter, pan the landscape and let the camera do the rest. It automatically links together each frame to produce a high resolution panoramic image providing the ability to zoom in on small details. This model even detects faces and moving subjects to stitch intelligently different widths to help avoid subject distortion.  Background Defocus DSLR photographs are often beautiful because they blur the background, putting the emphasis on the subject. Now our point-and-shoot cameras can deliver this signature DSLR benefit. The system takes two shots, identifies the background and applies a defocused background keeping the subject crisp and clear.  Superior Auto mode Get cleaner, more dynamic pictures and fewer missed shots. The camera automatically recognizes the correct scene mode, then quickly shoots and combines up to six shots to produce images with greater clarity, optimum dynamic range using Backlight Correction HDR technology and lower image noise using 6 shots layering technology. Superior Auto intelligently detects 33 scenes for still images and movies, making it easy to get the best shot.  Photo Creativity  Photo Creativity Photo Creativity allows you to fine-tune your exposure settings, such as brightness, color, and vividness, and quickly choose the right enhancement for your subject. Now you can view Picture Effects and Photo Creativity effects in real time on the camera’s monitor or in the viewfinder before shooting.   Face Detection technology Face Detection technology detects up to eight individual faces and adjusts focus, exposure, and white balance to help deliver crisp, properly lit images of family and friends. Smile Shutter™ technology Smile Shutter™ technology captures a smile the moment it happens. Simply press the Smile Shutter™ button and the camera does the rest. You can also select adult and child priority and indicate the degree of Smile Detection sensitivity. Intelligent Scene Recognition can be used together with Smile Shutter™ mode when the Intelligent Auto mode is on. This means that beautiful smiles can be captured with settings optimized for the particular scene, even in difficult conditions such as twilight and backlighting.  Natural Flash Conventional point-and-shoot camera flash shots just don't capture colors the way the eye sees them. Natural Flash controls the white balance of both the background and main subjects.   Motion Detection Motion Detection, along with Face Motion Detection adjusts ISO sensitivity and increases the shutter speed when movement is detected, reducing blur in moving subjects and faces. Anti-blink Function It's frustrating to capture the perfect shot, only to review it later and discover subjects blinked during the photo. The Anti-blink function works to help counter blinking and squinting. When the camera is set to Soft Snap, the Anti-blink function captures two images, recording only the photo with less squinting. If a blink is detected in other shooting modes, a warning will be displayed after you take the shot.   Soft Skin mode Portrait subjects will love the results. Soft Skin mode recognizes skin tones and reduces the appearance of blemishes and wrinkles without affecting the rest of the shot.   Intelligent Scene Recognition mode Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) Mode automatically detects 33 different types of scenes and selects the appropriate camera settings. iSCN has two modes: Auto and Advanced. In Auto Mode, the camera takes a single shot using the optimal settings. In Advanced Mode, the camera takes a photo with the optimal settings and, if in difficult lighting (low light or back light) immediately takes a second photo.   Sweep Multi Angle™ mode In Sweep Multi Angle™ mode, the camera takes 15 images at different angles as it sweeps across the scene. By tilting the camera during playback, the camera's Gyro Sensor detects motion and displays the image in a 3D-like view on the camera's LCD.      1. Records in 29 minute segments2. Requires HDTV and HDMI cable sold separately3. Requires 3D HDTV, HDMI cable (at least 10.2 Gbps) and active 3D glasses sold separately.© 2012 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Sony, Cyber-shot, Optical SteadyShot, BIONZ, Smile Shutter, Sweep Panorama, Sweep Multi Angle, Exmor, and the Sony make.believe logo are trademarks of Sony. HDMI is a trademark of HDMI Licensing LLC. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Vista are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Mac is a trademark of Apple, Inc. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. Features and specifications subject to change without notice.     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## Features

- 18.2 megapixels "Exmor R" CMOS sensor for superior low-light performance
- 10X optical zoom plus 20X Clear Image zoom,3.0-inch LCD
- MS Duo/SD/SDHC/SDXC Compatible
- High speed AF improves focus speed
- Background Defocus highlights your subject like a DSLR
- 18.2 megapixels "Exmor R" CMOS sensor for superior low-light performance
- 10X optical zoom plus 20X Clear Image zoom
- 3.0-inch LCD
- High speed AF improves focus speed
- Background Defocus highlights your subject like a DSLR

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Connectivity Technology | HDMI, USB |
| Hardware Interface | USB |
| Wireless Technology | yes |
| HDMI Type | Yes |
| Video Output | HDMI |
| Total USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Total USB 3.0 Ports | 1 |
| Total USB Ports | 1 |
| Total Video Out Ports | 1 |
| Flash Memory Type | SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo |
| Memory Storage Capacity | 32 GB |
| Recording Capacity | 160 Minutes |
| Flash Memory Speed Class | 10 or higher |
| Flash Memory Bus Interface Type | UHS-I |
| Flash Memory Supported Size Maximum | 32 GB |
| Flash Memory Installed Size | 19 |
| Shooting Modes | 3D, Automatic, Easy, Movie, Panorama, Picture Effect, Scene Selection |
| Compatible Mountings | Sony E |
| Exposure Control | 3D, Automatic, Background Defocus, Easy Shooting, Movie Mode, Panorama, Picture Effect, Scene Selection |
| Sensor Type | BSI CMOS |
| Image stabilization | Optical |
| Maximum Aperture | 3.5 Millimeters |
| Supported Media Type | ProductImage, EnhancedContent |
| Expanded ISO Minimum | 100 |
| Photo Sensor Resolution | 18.2 MP |
| Photo Sensor Size | 1/2.3-inch |
| Maximum Shutter Speed | 1/1600 Seconds |
| File Format | JPEG (Exif 2.3), 3D: MPF |
| Screen Size | 3 Inches |
| Minimum Shutter Speed | 30 seconds |
| Form Factor | Compact |
| Special Feature | Image Stabilization |
| Effective Still Resolution | 18.2 |
| Color | Black |
| Item Weight | 4.64 ounces |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 100, ISO 12800, ISO 1600, ISO 200, ISO 3200, ISO 400, ISO 6400, ISO 800 |
| Video Resolution | FHD 1080p |
| ISO Range | Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800 |
| Flash Modes | Fill Flash, Red Eye Reduction |
| Camera Flash | Built-In |
| Skill Level | Professional |
| Has Self-Timer | Yes |
| Compatible Devices | Sony E |
| Continuous Shooting | 10 |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3 |
| Self Timer | 10 Seconds |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3 |
| File Format | JPEG (Exif 2.3), 3D: MPF |
| Effective Still Resolution | 18.2 |
| JPEG Quality Level | Fine |
| Total Still Resolution | 18.2 MP |
| Maximum Focal Length | 250 Millimeters |
| Optical Zoom | 10 |
| Lens Type | Zoom |
| Zoom | Optical Zoom |
| Camera Lens | 10X optical zoom with image stabilization |
| Minimum Focal Length | 25 Millimeters |
| Digital Zoom | 40 |
| Metering Methods | Multi, Center-weighted, Spot |
| Exposure Control | 3D, Automatic, Background Defocus, Easy Shooting, Movie Mode, Panorama, Picture Effect, Scene Selection |
| White Balance Settings | Auto |
| Self Timer | 10 Seconds |
| Screen Size | 3 Inches |
| Display Type | LCD |
| Display Fixture Type | Fixed |
| Display Resolution Maximum | 460800 |
| Has Color Screen | No |
| Shooting Modes | 3D, Automatic, Easy, Movie, Panorama, Picture Effect, Scene Selection |
| Digital Scene Transition | zoom |
| Digital-Still | Yes |
| Movie Mode | Yes |
| Image Capture Type | Stills & Video |
| Night vision | No |
| Auto Focus Technology | Center, Contrast Detection, Face Detection, Multi-area, Single, Tracking |
| Focus Features | TTL autofocus (9-point) |
| Autofocus Points | 9 |
| Focus Type | Auto Focus |
| Focus Mode | Single-Servo AF (AF-S) |
| Autofocus | Yes |

## Product Details

- **Compatible Mountings:** Sony E
- **Aspect Ratio:** 4:3
- **Photo Sensor Technology:** BSI CMOS
- **Supported File Format:** JPEG (Exif 2.3), 3D: MPF
- **Image Stabilization:** Optical
- **Maximum Focal Length:** 250 Millimeters
- **Optical Zoom:** 10
- **Maximum Aperture:** 3.5 Millimeters
- **Expanded ISO Minimum:** 100
- **Metering Description:** Multi, Center-weighted, Spot

## Images

![Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 18.2 MP Exmor R CMOS Digital Camera with 10x Optical Zoom and 3.0-inch LCD (Black) (2012 Model) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91Ihr2C2JpL.jpg)

## Available Options

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very nice camera
*by S***O on June 15, 2012*

I went for the WX-150 after trying a Panasonic ZS-20 (which I also reviewed) and have to say that I am much happier with the WX-150. It is definitely slightly pricy for the features offered, but I think you're paying for the premium lens and processor/sensor package. The photo quality definitely justifies the price. It's the same Exmor-R sensor offered in the Sony HX200V which goes for over $400. The photos are the best I've seen in a point and shoot in this price neighborhood and I spent hours upon hours researching cameras, reviews and comparison photos (thanks digitalcamerainfo). Considering I paid $200 for my Kodak C875 five years ago I would say this camera is very fairly priced.Okay, so I'll cut to the chase. All of the features mentioned on the Amazon item description for this camera are great and exceeded my expectations. So, I'll skip re-describing them here (as much as possible) and mention the things I would have liked to know before buying this camera. I'll start out saying it is tiny. Like almost spy-camera tiny. At first that seemed very strange to me, but it's like anything else, once you get used to it it seems normal. The WX-150 was weird to hold at first and I was afraid it would easily slip out of my fingers. That's what the provided wrist-strap is for, I suppose. Now picking up my old camera makes me feel like I'm picking up a clunky plastic brick.The next thing to mention is that the camera seems a little slow. Taking burst pictures takes about 3-5 seconds to record after doing the burst and that is a lifetime if you jumped the gun on trying to capture that perfect action shot you were trying to catch. However, it is amazing when you do capture a cottontail rabbit in mid-hop or a bird taking off into the air with wings outstretched. The burst photos aren't perfect but about half of your ten-shot series will be beautiful. The burst mode shuts off the flash so you better have good lighting (preferably outside) if you want to capture action. I have to agree with the reviewer who said they wished Sony would have offered a 2-per second burst mode for up to 50 shots like Panasonic. That would almost guarantee capturing any action shot you were trying to catch. I guess that's what video is for, though.Taking regular photos is also a bit slow - especially if you have the flash on. The camera waits until the capacitor is recharged for the flash before it will let you take another photo with flash on. My conspiratorial side thinks that Sony detuned this camera's speed so it would take less business from their more expensive models. The speed definitely isn't a deal-breaker - this camera is like greased lightning compared to my old camera, but it does seem a bit slower than the ZS-20 I tried for a week.Now the zoom, while the zoom is only 10x I found cropping (or using the digital zoom at 20x) provided better quality photos than the Panasonic at 20x optical zoom. Sony has a beautiful thing going when it comes to picture quality. For a non-DSLR this camera takes great photos and that's the most important feature for a camera to have.The user interface takes a little learning, but you should have it down pat after the first 200-300 photos. There is an onboard user manual which is very nice and answers most of your questions. It even describes what all the little icons mean for the current configuration you have the camera set to - so it's pretty easy to know what is going on. The buttons on the back are tiny and I have bumped the spin-dial a couple of times while taking photos which can screw up your shot because the spin dial changes the camera mode and the camera will take the photo in the accidentally selected mode. The on/off button takes only a touch to turn the camera on so that may cause the camera to accidentally turn on in your pocket. Hopefully Sony was smart enough to put some sort of limiter on the lens so if it does turn on in your pocket it won't try to force the lens to come out and cause damage. I'd test it to find out, but I'd rather not break it two weeks after getting it.The camera has onboard red-eye correction software that will do a good job of removing red-eye after the photo is taken if you go through the steps. I've needed to do that a few times. It also offers "smile-detection" software which works okay. I've noticed that the kids need to really be smiling big and for more than a second or two to make it work. Kids who don't smile very big or very long won't work very well with this feature.The camera does not allow aperture or shutter control so don't buy it thinking you'll be able to get that cool nighttime freeway shot where the car lights are streaking down the road - or capture a bolt of lightning during an electrical storm, unless you're extremely lucky. The camera does provide what 99% of camera buyers want - a camera you can turn on, take a great picture, and move on with enjoying what you're doing.The pictures turn out very nicely in "intelligent auto". It does a great job of taking any thought out of taking a great picture and makes pointing and shooting easy-breezy. I've noticed, however you need to have the flash on with motion/action photos even with moderate light or you end up with blurry pictures. That goes for all modes, not just "intelligent auto". Also, the intelligent auto changes scene modes automatically - though not always completely accurately. Oddly, when running in "intelligent auto" mode I did have "infant" come up while taking a photo of my one-year old so the camera can do it, but it isn't an option if you try to select it manually by switching to scene mode. A lot of times the intelligent auto mode sets to "flower" mode when taking pictures of the kids.The scene modes seem a little limited in options. There is no infant or kid mode (though they do offer "pet" and "food"). The camera has artistic modes that do things like cut out all but red, green, blue, or yellow and makes everything else back and white. That makes for some cool pictures especially if you're at a flower garden. It also has a cartoon feature that makes whatever you take a picture of look like a cartoon drawing. It's kind of neat and fun to play with.A couple of last minor things. The cord attaches to the bottom of the camera so you can't have it sitting upright while charging or hooked to your computer. I suppose it doesn't matter because it's so skinny that it would be susceptible to tipping over anyway. Also, it would have been nice if they had provided a rubber grip on the front to aid in one-handed holding of the camera. It's so light that it isn't a big issue, but a rubber grip would have been appreciated. It wouldn't have had to be much - just a small protrusion of rubber sticking out no farther than the lens.So, to summarize, the camera is very nice for people who want to take great pictures without a lot of hassle all while being able to put the camera in your pocket without it being very noticeable to you or anyone else. The photos are great for a non-DSLR and the features are plentiful enough to keep you from wishing too much that you'd spent another $100 for only a few more features. Definitely a camera for point-and-shooters who want a few more features like panorama, HD video, and burst shooting and a lot better photo quality.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ More than I expected - Still!
*by F***Y on May 28, 2012*

If you are a photo-purist, you will not like this camera. It does not take RAW images; there are no manual exposure controls (other than the ISO setting); and it lacks both a manual focus ring and the ability to switch-out $1,500 lenses. Add to this the fact that the camera applies a degree of in-camera processing to every shot taken and you pixel-peeping people will be outraged at the result when your images are blown-up to the football-field proportions that 18.2 megapixels affords. Maybe a D3 is the camera you need after all? Similarly, you geeky folks that wax lyrical of bells and whistles will be disappointed to learn that this camera does not do wi-fi, does not contain a GPS and, so far, I have not discovered any way to use it for sending text messages.If, on the other hand, like me, you accept up-front that the WX150 purports to be nothing more than a darn good 'point and shoot' camera, you will not be disappointed. The stats are there for all to see and, in the two weeks I have owned and used this camera, I have been more than happy with the performance. What is not there to see so obviously on amazon.com is that this camera feels sturdy and well-built, yet is small enough to fit into a cigarette packet. Battery life is excellent (250+ photos per charge, even with the $5.00 look-alike batteries); there is no (yes zero!) noticeable shutter-lag when not using the flash; and it is blazingly fast (getting from switch-on to 'ready' probably takes less than 2 seconds and when zooming/focusing it is almost instantaneous, rivaling DSLR's).Having switched off the battery-saving 'eco' option (which, in the default mode, annoyingly shuts-down the camera after one minute if no settings are changed) I have absolutely nothing negative to say about the WX150 at this stage. I will be back to update this review if I am subsequently disappointed by some as-yet-undiscovered weakness.July 25, 2012 - UpdateLooking at all the other reviews here, it seems I was wise to wait (as I did) several months for this camera to become available in the USA. I have now been using the WX150 for a further eight weeks and its performance as a truly 'pocket-sized' point and shoot continues to be hugely impressive. It could never compete with a mid/high-end DSLR, but I defy any DSLR user to find a better 'pocket alternative' at present.In addition to the 'core' camera features, I have recently been enjoying some new perspectives using the (pretty much 1-click) artistic settings. Initially, I thought I would have no use for these 'novelty' features, but the Watercolor and Line Drawing in-camera processing effects are producing some interesting and worthwhile shots. Neither did I anticipate using the video recording option, but I discovered that, (even at the lo-res MP4 setting), this camera takes high quality video indoors in ambient lighting conditions. The hi-res video consumes a lot of memory (of course), but the quality of both picture and audio are absolutely remarkable for a camera of this size ... now you'll have to buy a 55 inch TV from Amazon.com, just to see what I mean ;-)I would advise buyers to also get an external battery charger and an additional battery. The USB charging connection can be very convenient, but so too is being able to swap-out a battery and carry on shooting while the original recharges. The Wasabi batteries are working just fine for me. Wasabi Power Battery and Charger Kit for Sony NP-BN1 and Cyber-shot DSC-T99, DSC-T110, DSC-TX5, DSC-TX7, DSC-TX9, DSC-TX10, DSC-TX20, DSC-TX55, DSC-TX66, DSC-TX100V, DSC-TX200V, DSC-W310, DSC-W320, DSC-W330, DSC-W350, DSC-W360, DSC-W380, DSC-W390, DSC-W...I would also strongly recommend installing a 16GB/32GB Class 10 SDHC, or better, memory card (to get the high-end performance from this camera, you cannot shackle it with a low-end memory card).We can expect broken battery/utility doors, damaged connectors and the occasional 'lemon' failure on miniature cameras such as this - only time will tell us whether these and other reliability features are any better or worse for this camera than they are for its peers. So far, so good, it seems.A photographer friend asked me the other day, "What would be the one thing you would like to improve on the WX150". He forced me to answer. After a few moments thought I replied that the one thing that I would personally like would be for the camera to provide a menu option to capture a RAW image in addition to the processed image. Don't get me wrong ... the image processor in this camera is astonishingly intelligent, but on the odd shot (less than one percent of the total) I would like to try my luck with some manual post-processing. This, despite what I said above - I guess there's still some geek in me after all :-)Mostly though, I am just loving the convenience of my WX150. You can pull this little camera out and be clicking away confidently in a couple of seconds. It is a joy to use and the resulting photographs can be posted, printed (to at least 8x10), or displayed anywhere SOOC (straight out of the camera).November 20, 2012 - UpdateA couple of quick notes to add my latest experiences ... Some may find this useful.On the negative side - despite keeping my WX150 protected at all times when not in use, a fleck of dust somehow became apparent on one of my lens elements, causing a slight shadow in the corner of photos taken at the mid-zoom range. On the positive side (and quite different to my lens problem experiences with Canon and Olympus in recent years) - Sony respected the warranty. The repair center cleaned and returned my camera within two weeks without charge. We all hope we do not have to return stuff under warranty, but when we do we expect to be treated like a valued customer, so this was a BIG plus for me.Also, I've changed my mind about what I would wish for (If I could have Sony improve one thing on this camera). I would ask for a more scratch-resistant display screen. Because it stands slightly proud of the casing, protective adhesive covers are pretty much useless (they quickly peel at the corners), consequently the surface of my display is now covered with small scratches (from general use and from carrying a spare battery around). Although still fine in use, this degrades the appearance of the camera. I fail to understand why it should be so delicate - the 3 year-old screen on my Blackberry has received severe abuse (it's even been kicked, spinning across a concrete station platform), but it has barely a mark on it. Alright, the phone sucks, but the screen is robust. Come on Sony - you can do better - this weakness is causing me to question whether I might invest in a more expensive camera from Sony.

### ⭐ Terrible flash pictures
*by J***M on December 20, 2012*

Am I the only one who is not impressed with the low-light pictures? The flash on this camera is so bright that the main subject looks pale and washed out. After reading all the positive reviews, I am very disappointed with this. Yes, you can manually turn down the flash, but this takes time and the camera seems to re-set itself the next time it is used. Additionally, I don't feel I should HAVE to always turn down the flash level on an automatic camera. The daylight pictures are fine; however, I think some of the example pictures were placed on Amazon by Sony employees, because I find them rather incredible, especially the light-house zoom picture. If anyone has any advice for me, I'd be happy to receive it. I was very excited about this purchase and this is such a disappointment; considering returning it.Update: I finally had enough with this camera, so I contacted Sony to see what could be done. The flash continued to be problematic, causing subjects to be very washed-out and pale looking. The colors on all pictures are not true, either. Sony stated it was too late to replace the camera, but stated I could send it in for repair. I did so, and included examples of pictures I printed out that were taken with the Sony and also comparison pictures from my i-phone (which really should NOT be better pictures). Sony's findings? They sent the camera back to me stating "no problems found." At this point, I wrote a scathing email to Sony and I will never purchase another Sony product. The camera is listed for sale and I will be purchasing a Canon, which I should have done in the first place. I don't know what is wrong with all you people that rave about this camera; perhaps you have lower standards than me. The camera sucks.

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