Sony CyberShot DSC-P5 Review

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Sony CyberShot DSC-P5
3.5 stars
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Kennard Yamada.'s Review of Sony CyberShot DSC-P5

27th Nov 2002

Overall Rating

3.5 stars
  • Value for money
    4.5 stars
  • Ease of Use
    5 stars
  • Image Quality
    4 stars
  • Features
    2 stars
Good Points

Small size makes it convenient to carry. Good picture quality. VERY easy to use! Automatic retracting lens means no awkward lens cover to lose. Excellent value. Proven Sony quality!


Bad Points

No real manual features (A- or S-priority). Small battery means short power life. Must buy a backup! Owners manual lacks good detailed information.


General Comments

The camera is incredibly easy to use! I have only needed to refer to the owners manual once. This is a good thing since the manual is very thin and lacks detailed information. Adding to the ease of use is the DSC-P5's diminutive size. This makes it very convenient to take the camera almost everywhere. I went snow skiing this Spring and the DSC-P5 slipped into my sleeve pocket designed for sunglasses with no problem. Plus, the auto retracting lens meant no fighting with a lens cap with gloved hands. I also dropped the camera in the snow twice (I know, stupid) and the wet camera kept working without a single problem. Picture quality is pretty good for the price point. I have compared the picture quality to my brother's Canon S30. The Canon's pictures are a bit sharper with a bit more color accuracy. I noticed some blurring around the edges of pictures taken a the widest angle but the Canon did this too. Plus, the Canon's bigger battery had almost double the power life. But the S30 is bigger and significantly heavier than the DSC-P5. Sony's proprietary memory stick is small but no other camera company uses it. Canon, Nikon and other companies use Compact Flash memory. A common interchangeable medium. Not a problem for most that have only one camera. Overall, I am very happy with the Sony DSC-P5 do to it's size and good picture quality. I would put it above a similar Nikon but below a similar Canon.

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