Sony DSCWX350 Digital Compact Camera with Wi-Fi and NFC (18.2 MP, 20x Optical Zoom) - Black

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Travelzoom cameras (compact cameras with upwards of an 18x zoom range) are hot property in the camera world, and the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350’s USP is that it’s the world’s smallest and lightest camera to pack a 20x zoom lens. A separate menu option controls whether or not red-eye reduction is active, although even with this deactivated our testing showed no evidence of red-eye. Sony WX350 has a score of 22 for Portrait Photography which makes it a POOR candidate for this type of photography. If you shoot under these conditions very often, consider checking Top Compact Cameras with Weather Sealing page. This gives you rapid access to set the flash and burst shooting capability, as well as several of the effects filters.

Full HD 1920x1080p video capture is also present along with stereo sound recording and wind noise reduction. The WX350 also offers Sony’s Auto Object Framing feature, which makes a duplicate image that’s cropped and effectively recomposed. The small flush mounted on/off button is the same colour as the camera, but the top quarter section is an LED charge indicator light, which a nice design touch. On the other hand, for point-and-shoot users the WX350 is more accessible and the on-screen help is, well, helpful – it’s more comprehensive than the hints and tips provided on the PowerShot SX600 HS. The LCD is a good size at 3 inches, resolution is also good and it is easy to view in varying lighting conditions.

Switch to Multi Frame NR mode and the camera captures a burst of exposures in an attempt to minimise noise, but even this trickery can’t make images captured at ISO6400 or ISO12800 look attractive. You can start recording by pressing the movie button in the rear panel, assuming you’re shooting 4:3 stills and HD video, this switches the screen to 16:9 with black bars top and bottom. There’s a decent range of effects to choose from, including high-contrast monochrome styles, watercolour painting and soft focus filters. Sony WX350 has a score of 19 for Landscape Photography which makes it a POOR candidate for this type of photography. We've been using a full production version of this 120 fps sports camera, to see what you gain (and, perhaps, lose).

When it does work, however, you can use your smartphone to adjust the zoom, self timer and flash, and you can choose to save the photos to your phone as well as on the camera, which is pretty useful. The TZ60 (also known as the ZS40) adds a 30x wide-angle zoom lens, lens control ring, RAW file format, focus peaking and an electronic viewfinder to last year's TZ40/ZS30 model.Came as runner up - especially the DSC-WX500 since both have all manual modes but failed short on size (comfortable pocketability is limited to my taste) and missing RAW-mode. This zoom range can effectively be doubled, too, using the 40x Clear Image Zoom that employs an intelligent interpolation algorithm to increase zoom magnification with minimal image quality loss. Lens Performance - The lens performs reasonably well, although there is a tendency for some purple fringing and chromatic aberration in contrasting areas.

It's a shame there isn't a function menu like there is on other Sony cameras, as this would probably make it quicker to adjust settings when needed. The lens bezel extends by a few millimetres from the front panel, to the right of it (as you hold the camera) is the silver Sony name badge, the small window of the built-in flash and the AF illuminator. If Daily is important for you, we recommend you to check our Top Compact Cameras for Daily Photography list.Now let's get in to more details of our Sony WX350 review by analysing its specs and features and listing out its pros and cons compared to average competitor cameras in its class. The lack of a quick menu on Sony compact continues to be an issue, though now the menus are tabbed and fit the screen selecting shooting options is easier than it used to be. Other cameras offer bigger zooms, better controls and higher image quality, particularly in low light. We aim for you to have 100% satisfaction with your purchase and all of our used digital cameras are supplied with a battery and charger and a lens cap as standard.