Pros: Neat, Compact, Wide-Angle, Takes Great pictures both indoors and outdoors and even the flash range is good coupled with sweep panorama mode and the optical image stabiliser is great.
Cons: Nothing ... The Camera is just great and perect and its perfect
Summary: A Great Compact camera after reading lots of expert reviews and user reviews i finally opted for this camera and even after confirming it from a friend of mine, let me assure you all that those persons who all wish to make this hard choice between the said camera and canon Ixus 120 IS and or cannon Ixus 200 IS ? please go ahead and buy this sony dsc w 350 camera and please dont be bothered about any advers opinions by so called experts about the Sony dsc w 350 camera ? as this camera takes excellent pics very crisp and crystal clear and its fun and easy to operate and yes you all can even adjust the settings manually too, and the carls lens is supreme and the optical image stabliser is great and takes pics without any blurs and shakes and even the night and indoor photography results of the picture is outstanding.And even the video is crisp and clear and that too the HD Movie ... so what more one can ask for

So without any hesitation i can recommend this camera to all of you here and i can surely say this that i am proud to own this camera coupled with the fact that it has a wide angle lens and takes classic sweep panorama pics too ? to sum it up it a great little beauty and just go out and get it u wont be disappointed by its results and the quality of pics ? but let me add here this camera is better than sony dsc w370 and or dsc w 390 so its advised to go for this model alone, hope you will appreciate what ever i have written here and at the end i will surely say you are your better judge but give this camera a very wise thought or else you will miss it thoroughly ? All the best

Model number: DSC-W350/B

Rated 3.9 out of 5 stars

Model Highlights: 14.1-megapixel, Carl Zeiss® 4x optical zoom, 2.7" LCD, iAuto, Smile Shutter™, Face Detection, Optical SteadyShot™, Sweep Panorama, 720p HD movies

Color: Black

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Built-in innovation.

Take advantage of the DSC-W350's high-grade Carl Zeiss® 26mm equivalent wide angle lens and 4x zoom for beautiful picture quality. Take breathtaking panoramas in Sweep Panorama mode and review them on a 2.7-inch (diag.) screen, plus record 720p high definition movies. Enjoy reduced blur thanks to Optical SteadyShot® Image Stabilization. With so many features at your fingertips, the possibilities are endless.

Panoramic Shots Made Easy
Sweep Panorama Mode reaches beyond the traditional wide angle lenses to let you capture expansive, 268-degree shots of landscapes or skyscrapers. Just press the shutter and shoot the scene with a sweeping motion. The camera does the rest.
Explore Sweep Panorama
- Sweep Panorama
Shoot Movies in HD
Nothing recreates the moment like razor-sharp, high definition video. Your movies will look stunning on YouTube™ and similar sites thanks to the 720p high-definition MPEG4 recording format. Record up to 29 minutes (or up to 2GB) per movie in 720p format.
More about HD Movies
- 720p
Goodbye Blurry Photos
Don't let a not-so-steady hand prevent you from capturing the moment. Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization uses a built-in gyro sensor to detect camera shake and automatically compensates to help prevent blur without sacrificing image quality.
More about Image Stabilization
A Smarter Auto Mode
Unlike traditional auto mode, Intelligent Auto (iAuto) mode thinks for you—recognizing scenes, lighting conditions and faces—and automatically adjusts the settings for you. The results are clear images, faces with natural skin tone and less blur.
More about Auto Modes
- iAuto
Fit Everybody In
The professional-quality Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® 4x optical zoom lens with 26mm equivalent wide angle brings distant subjects closer for great outdoor and travel photos. Plus, the wide angle lens helps you fit everyone in for better group photos.
- Zeiss
- 4x
- 26mm
Faces First
Sony's 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. The Anti-blink function works to help counter blinking and squinting.
- Face Detection for video & photo

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( Rated 3.9 out of 5 Stars AVERAGE RATING | 40 REVIEWS Ratings Snapshot)

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24 of 40 (60%) customers would recommend this product to a friend

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A lot of camera in small package

Pros: feature packed including panorama and great video

Cons: blurry shots are common even though stabilization is touted

Reviewer: Waggs (Cincinnati, OH)

Date: Nov 19, 2010

I've had this product for 1-3 months

1of 1 people found this helpful

So far this camera is a surprising small package with great versatility. I am getting too many blurry shots especially when indoors or at dusk. No on-screen warning about shake. The video is amazing for a small camera, but some light fares happen when shooting in low light situations. The panorama is an unexpected feature that is very versatile. Great value.

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It's New!

Pros: New Photo Options. Slim and wide screened. Great mega-pixels. Comfortable to hold.

Cons: Can't edit 'in camera'.

Reviewer: koolkolyn (CA)

Date: Sep 6, 2010

I've had this product for less than a month

3of 3 people found this helpful

Okay so I've had three Sony Cybershots so far. A DSC-W55, DSC- W220 and now a DSC-W350. The first two weren't broken by defect, but by water and drop-age. But I absolutely love my new one. It's fantastic and takes great photos. The only thing I would change is being able to edit photos within the camera. But other than that I love the advancement over my three generations of Cybershots.

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Best Camera EVER!!!!!!!!

Pros: EVERYTHING!

Cons: when in a certain light there is a purple streak

Reviewer: Chelseabug

Date: Jan 27, 2010

24of 25 people found this helpful

just got it today. its my first!this camera is everything it says it isand more. its small, awesome color(blue) it is a truely amazing compact camera. it has the sweep panorama shots and its really easy and has awesome results. clear pictures. automatically swithces from auto to twilight when you enter a low light area. smile detection takes the pic whenever there is a smile( you dont have to hold down the button:)) its amazing. only thing is that when the is i guess a certain light, it shows it has a purple streak but if you use auto flash it doesnt show up in the pic.( my mom has a canon and she says hers does that too and doesnt go away) so it isnt anything big to NOT get this camera. i HIGHLY recommend it!

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Take impressive, 14.1-megapixel photos with this compact digital camera. The DSC-W350 captures amazingly detailed images with a Carl Zeiss® 26mm equivalent wide angle 4x zoom lens. Reviewing your shots is easy on the 2.7" LCD (diag.) and advanced features including Easy mode, iAuto and Optical SteadyShot® image stabilization™ eliminate the guesswork in tricky lighting environments. And don't miss the awe-inspiring Sweep Panorama mode and 720p HD movies.

14.1 Megapixel Super HAD™ CCD Image Sensor

A powerful 14.1 megapixel 1/2.3” Super HAD™ CCD image sensor helps you capture gorgeous images with superb contrast and clarity down to the finest detail. With 14.1 megapixels, you can create stunning, photo-quality prints up to A3+ (13x19”) size, or crop your images and still come away with high resolution shots.

Sweep Panorama mode

Reach beyond the traditional wide angle lens, and capture more breathtaking shots with Sweep Panorama Mode. Simply press the shutter button and sweep the camera in the desired direction and the camera continuously shoots at a high speed, then seamlessly stitches the images together with automatic position adjustment to create one stunning panoramic image. Available in wide and ultra-wide options, the camera can take panoramic shots of up to 268 degrees. Now capturing wide landscapes is as easy as press and sweep.

BIONZ™ Image Processor

The BIONZ™ image processor delivers the high resolution and fast performance you expect from a Sony^® digital camera. Fast processing enables Sony's unique feature of Sweep Panorama to take and combine multiple images in less than a second to create wide panoramic images. Images have reduced grain and appear less washed out.

Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization

Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization uses a built-in gyro sensor to detect camera shake and automatically compensates to help prevent blur without sacrificing image quality.

Anti-blink Function

It's frustrating to think you've captured that perfect shot, only to review it later and discover one of your subjects blinked just as you pressed the shutter. 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.

Dynamic Range Optimizer Standard and Plus

Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO) Standard and Plus uses a sophisticated algorithm to help recover shadows and highlights. The result is more natural images with clearer details that more closely match what your naked eye sees. DRO is particularly effective when shooting backlit portraits or any scene with a dramatic contrast between background and foreground lighting. DRO Plus allows for even greater optimization by analyzing each region of an image and performing additional image processing.

Function Guide

This beginner-friendly optional function helps navigate through the various functions and settings displaying the description of chosen functions or settings on the LCD screen.

Lithium-ion battery

Included lithium-ion battery provides added convenience with longer lasting power than alkaline batteries (capacity of 240 images or 120 minutes for shooting still images).

Includes Sony® PMB (Picture Motion Browser) Software ver. 5.0²

Sony Picture Motion Browser software offers a simple, intuitive way to transfer, sort, and view your video and still images on your compatible PC. In addition, multiple output options let you burn your memories to DVD (sold separately), as well as take advantage of one click upload to a number of popular video and photo sharing sites²

2.7”¹Clear Photo LCD™ display (230k pixels)

Generous 2.7”¹ (230K pixels) Clear Photo LCD™ display features sharp, natural color that makes it easy to compose shots, read menus, and view photos, even in bright sunlight.

Self-Portrait Timer

Self-Portrait Timer helps take the guesswork out of self portraits by utilizing Face Detection technology to recognize when your face enters the frame. Once the camera detects your face, it triggers a 2-second timer, and then snaps a picture.

Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) Mode

Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) Mode automatically detects eight different types of scenes and, within just 1/30th of a second, selects the appropriate camera settings: Backlight, Backlight Portrait, Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Twilight using a tripod, Portrait, Landscape, and Macro. 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 with another optimized setting so you can choose which to keep.

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.

Easy Shooting Mode:

With Easy Shooting Mode, even beginners can take great photos. In Easy Shooting Mode, easy-to-understand basic instructions are displayed on the LCD screen and the camera switches to all automatic settings, removing several function choices and allowing you to focus on just your subject. Since this mode works together with Intelligent Scene Recognition, the camera selects the optimum setting for each scene. In addition the easy mode simplifies preview mode.

Viewing modes

Find your photos using the simple folder or calendar viewing modes.

PHOTOMUSIC

PHOTOMUSIC combines images with music⁴ (4 tracks, 5 minutes per track) to produce fun and entertaining slide shows with standard visual effects (Simple, Nostalgic, Active, and Stylish). Select from pre-loaded tracks on the camera or transfer your own from your compatible computer (sold separately).

PhotoTV HD

Bring your photos to life and enjoy highly detailed, high definition images with PhotoTV HD-capable Sony^® BRAVIA^® HDTVs.⁷ PhotoTV HD fine tunes settings on your PhotoTV HD enabled BRAVIA HDTV, such as sharpness, gradation, and color to display images that look more like printed images.

Colors Available:

The Cyber-shot^® DSC-W350 camera is available in silver, black, pink and blue.

Carl Zeiss^® Vario-Tessar^® Lens with 4x Optical Zoom and 26mm equivalent wide angle

The professional-quality Carl Zeiss^® Vario-Tessar^® 4x optical zoom lens brings distant subjects closer for great outdoor, sports, and travel photos. Thanks to 26mm equivalent of this lens you can also get great group shots in tight spots.

720p MP4 HD Movie Mode⁹

In 720p MP4 movie mode the camera shoots 1280 x 720 high definition movies at 30 fps, which is the format when working with a PC. Users will create high quality movies with full use of optical zoom in their Cyber-shot^®DSCs in files small enough to transfer to compatible PC or Mac^®. Once transferred to your computer you can effortlessly upload your media to popular photo and video-sharing websites such as Photobucket^® and YouTube^TM. (Compatible computer with internet capability required)

Intelligent Auto Mode:

Unlike traditional auto mode, Intelligent Auto (iAuto) mode thinks for you, recognizing scenes, lighting conditions, faces, and adjusts settings resulting clear images, faces with natural skin tone and less blur. Take advantage of all the technology without leaving Auto mode. Take a picture from a kid on the playground, to landscape shots, to a beautiful flower or an indoor birthday party. All clear images without leaving auto mode.

Face Detection technology

Sony’s Face Detection technology can automatically distinguish between children and adults. 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 now 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.

Intelligent AF

Thanks to Intelligent AF technology, capture fleeting moments like a child’s adorable expression with the ultra-quick AF which locks focus in as little as 0.3-sec.

In-Camera Retouching Tools

Retouch and enhance your photos on the go with in-camera Trimming, Red-Eye Correction, and Unsharp Masking functions

Media Card Slot

For convenient storage and sharing of your images, the DSC-W350 accepts Memory Stick Duo™/Memory Stick PRO Duo™/Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™ and SD™/SDHC/SDXC™ media (sold separately).¹¹

Includes Sony^® PMB Portable software³

With the pre-installed Picture Motion Browser (PMB) Portable software³ the DSC-W350 makes it easy to pre-select videos and images in the camera and conveniently upload them from the camera to a compatible PC and popular Internet sharing sites⁵ without the need for any additional software or install.

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Product Warranty

Limited Warranty

Product Specifications

Exposure System

Metering : Yes
Scene Mode(s) : High Sensitivity / Twilight / Twilight Portrait / Soft Snap / Landscape / Beach / Snow / Underwater / Gourmet / Pet
D-Range Optimizer : Plus / Standard / Off
ISO : Auto / 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200
Noise Reduction : Yes
White Balance Mode : Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Fluorescent 1 (White Fluorescent Lighting) / Fluorescent 2 (Natural White Fluorescent Lighting) / Fluorescent 3 (Day White Fluorescent Lighting) / Incandescent / Flash / One Push.

Power

Battery Type : LITHIUM ION N type 3.6V
Battery Capacity : Approx. 120 minutes / Approx. 240 images (when shooting still images)
Power Consumption (in Operation) : Approx. 1.0W

Imaging Sensor

Imaging Sensor : 1/2.3" type(7.76mm) Super HAD CCD Sensor
Processor : BIONZ™

LCD Display

LCD Type : 2.7"¹ Clear Photo LCD (230K pixels)
Histogram : No

Software

Supplied Software : Picture Motion Browser Ver 5.0, PMB Portable 5.0 (for Windows), PMB Portable 1.1 (for Macintosh), Music Transfer
Operating System Compatibility : Microsoft^® Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7, Macintosh^® OS X(v10.4-v10.6)

Drive System

Drive Mode : Normal / Burst
Self-timer : Off / 10sec. / 2sec./ portrait1 / portrait2
Shutter Speeds : iAuto(2" - 1/1,600) / Program Auto(1" - 1/1,600)
Burst Mode : Approx. 1.45 fps at 14.1MP (Maximum 100 shots)

Focus Control

AF Modes : 9 points / Center Weighted AF / Spot AF
AF Illuminator : Auto / Off

Advanced Features

Face Detection : 8 faces (Auto / Off / Child Priority / Adult Priority)
Image Stabilization : Optical
In-Camera Editing : Trimming / Red Eye Correction / Unsharp Masking
NightFraming System : No
NightShot® Infrared System : No

Convenience Features

Red-Eye Reduction : Auto / On / Off
Date / Time Stamp : Available in the included PMB software.
Erase/Protect : Yes / Yes
Media/Battery Indicator : Yes/Yes
Power Save Mode : Standard / Stamina / Off

Optics/Lens

Lens Type : Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar®
Aperture : iAuto(F2.7/F8.0(W) / Program Auto(F2.7/F8.0(W) (2 steps with ND Filter)
Optical Zoom : 4x
Digital Zoom : Smart Zoom / Precision Digital Zoom / Off
Total Zoom : Approximately 8x with Precision Digital Zoom
Smart Zoom® Technology : 10M:Approx.4.7x(Total), 5M:Approx.6.7x(Total), VGA:Approx.27x(Total), 16:9(2M):Approx.9.0x(Total)
Focal Length (35mm equivalent) : 4.7-18.8mm
Lens Construction : 6 elements in 5 groups(including 3 aspheric elements)
Macro Mode : iAuto(W:Approx.4cm(0.13'') to Infinity, T:Approx.60cm(1.97') to Infinity)

Interface

SD Output : Yes
HD Output : Component (1080i)
USB Port(s) : Yes - USB2.0 Hi-Speed
TransferJet : No
PictBridge Compatible : Yes

Weights and Measurements

Dimensions (Approx.) : W x H x D 3 5/8" x 2 1/8" x 11/16" (90.7mm x 51.5mm x 16.7mm)
Weight (Approx.) : Body: Approx. 3.5oz. (100g), With battery and Memory Stick Media Approx. 4.1 oz. (117g)

Viewfinder

Type : No

Service and Warranty Information

Limited Warranty Term : 1 Year Parts & Labor

Flash

Flash Modes : Auto / On / Slow Syncro / Off
Flash Coverage : ISO Auto: Approx.0.2-Approx.3.8m(Approx.0.66'-Approx.12.5')(W) / Approx.0.6-Approx.1.9m(Approx.1.97'-Approx.6.23')(T), ISO3200: up to Approx.7.9m(Approx.25.9')(W) / Approx.3.9m(Approx.12.8')(T)

Recording

Media Type : 45MB internal Flash Memory, optional Memory Stick Duo™ Media, optional Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media, optional Memory Stick PRO Duo™ (High Speed), optional Memory Stick PRO HG-Duo™, optional SD/SDHC/SDXC media¹¹
Still Image Max Effective Resolution : Aprox. 14.1Megapixels
Video Resolution : 1280 x 720(29.97fps, Progressive) (Approx.9/6Mbps) / VGA (640 x 480) (29.97fps, Progressive) (Approx.3Mbps)
Microphone/Speaker : Mono / Mono

In the Box

Multi Connector Cable (A/V, USB)

Rechargeable Battery Pack (NP-BN1)
Wrist Strap

Battery Charger
CD-ROM Software