Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 18.2 MP Exmor R CMOS Digital Camera with 10x Optical Zoom and 3.0-inch LCD (Silver) (2012 Model)

If you're reading this review, chances are you're researching and shopping around for a camera. I did the same thing for over a year (no even kidding). I had my heart set on a Canon because every person at Best Buy pointed me in that direction. Here were my wants: Long zoom Light weight and small Cool color Easy to use - I wanted a point-and-shoot... I wanted to do exactly what it said in the title... point... and shoot. Not point, adjust, move, zoom, adjust, tweak, change color, move a few steps, and finally shoot. No thanks. I seriously had my heart set on a Canon until I walked into National Camera Exchange in Edina and the sales guy showed me the Canons, said they were great cameras but wait... have you checked out this Sony? Again, I was stubborn but decided to check it out. The guy literally spent a half hour with me trying to sway me away from the Canon and towards the Sony. I'm SO glad he did. Sony has a 10 times zoom - the Canon only had a 5 or 8, its much lighter and smaller, so much easier to use, really quick - I can point... oh and look at that - I can shoot! And it turns out awesome! Have you used panoramic before? It sold me! I just got back from Hawaii (the reason I bought the camera) and it took AMAZING pictures of ocean, beaches, rocks, ohhhh amazing. The picture looked better than it did in real life! I know the other reviews on here have given the camera a 5 star and I did too but coming from someone who: A. I'm cheap. Spending 250 bucks on anything is a lot to me. B: I used my iPod touch camera for a while... apparently my standards aren't that high. C. I'm stubborn and for a year thought I wanted a Canon. Turns out I didn't. D. I listened to the expert at the store - he wasn't a Sony rep, he wasn't on commission - he sold me the camera he thought fit me the best and gave me the best 'bang for my buck' as I told him I wanted. Well done, sir, well done. You won't regret the camera =)

This camera is very small, but impressively powerful. I have had it for a few days now, and have found nothing that I do not like about it. All the features in the list by Sony, work as promised; the only one I have not tried and am not really interested in, is the 3D feature. But everything else is top notch. I have taken pictures at 18.1 MP and cropped them down to only 1/5 of original size and have still had sharp pictures. Impressive. That is a feature that comes in handy if you have kids or pets running around away from you and you want to catch them from a distance. The HD video is also impressive, and I have had fun taking pictures during video recording; the pictures are set at 13 MP and turn out nice and sharp. One of the features that makes this little powerhouse so easy to use, is the help feature built into the camera itself. Scroll down the letters of the alphabet and you find help for anything you need in simple easy to follow instructions. I have two tripods that I have not tried out with my new camera, but will do so over the weekend. With nice weather for the Northwest it should be a good time to go outside and experiment with the many features of this camera. And while it IS full of features, they are not difficult to find, nor are they difficult to learn how to use. Thus, if you are looking for a pocket sized point and shoot that can take top notch photos and video, this one is for you. :-) Edited March 3, 2013 I have used this camera since last fall, and have only good to say about it. I am using it with a one legged tripod, but am planning to get a smaller three legged one, like Joby GorillaPod Hybrid Gray. The pictures are impressive, but even more impressive are the video capabilities of this small camera. I am still not interested in the 3D, but that is the only feature of this little mega camera that I do not use. The zoom works best on a tripod or when holding the camera on something sturdy. The following is a video of my betta fish tank; I held the camera on a shelf, but I was standing on an angle from the camera, so the picture is not as centered as I would like it to be: [...]