holeinone said:I was convinced from just brief try at the PC Show that the W1 is a fantastic cam. Of course I did not buy from there lah. Can get much cheaper than $749 elsewhere and also comes with the freebies. :bsmilie:
Bought it tdy. I am very satisfied with it. Fantastic performance and it has solid movie capabilities too. Certainly a good compact complement to my 717. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
pianodancer said:I had a try on the W1 at the Wisma Sony Gallery today, and it's really fantastic. Side-by-side with V1, the V1 is no longer impressive. The W1 start-up time is excellent and power-up to first-shot is as fast as F828! The LCD screen is also really very huge, looks like a cam targeted for the elderly. ivan is right that it's TOO HUGE, now everyone will see what you are capturing... no good.. and the usual electronic zoom is slow.
Get it if you are a Sony fan/Memory Stick user. For me, I'm a CF user so it won't be my choice for digicam backup. Image quality-wise, I still place my bet on Canon.
TsQ said:yes.. i think this is the camera i wanted all these while..
-large lcd screen
-not too big nor small
-use AA bat.
-heard PQ is matching up with competitor
always like sony camera but PQ lose out.. but now they are coming back with a good fight!!!
holeinone said:I dun think the pic quality of sony was bad to start off with. In any case, they are definitely one of the more innovative manufacturers around.
holeinone said:I dun think the pic quality of sony was bad to start off with. In any case, they are definitely one of the more innovative manufacturers around.
bianzi said:i like the firm hold and the quick start up. But too bad i already had T1. if not i will be getting this. the Large LCD is good. same as T1. but i dont really like the AA battery thingy
pianodancer said:I think he is referring to the image quality, not the LCD screen quality.
Bobo, W1's built is better than the Canon A series but not comparable to the Canon S-series.
holeinone, the reason why A80's LCD is so small is because it can be swiveled around.
I think in the old P-series, Sony targets at normal consumer who goes for design and compactness. These models do not have any strong photo-taking features (like shutter/aperture/manual modes) compared to Canon S-series. The battery life is also horrible. Good to see that Sony is coming up strong with W1.