7.2-megapixel sensor creates photo-quality 3072 by 2304 pixel images
3x optical, 2x digital zoom
1.8-inch LCD screen, stylish silver color
Store images on included 32MB Memory Stick media
Editorial Review:
Sony's new Cyber-shot DSC-P150 is the world's first compact point-and-shoot digital camera in the marketplace loaded with 7.2 megapixels, putting breathtaking, near-professional-quality photos in your shirt pocket or handbag. The P150 camera yields an image size of 3072 x 2304 - making it the first pocketable camera capable of capturing enough pixels to make 300-dpi 8" x 10" enlargements.The P150 has also been empowered with Sony's own recently introduced Real Imaging Processor circuitry that ensures fast start-up and shot-to-shot times, and puts extra speed and performance behind automatic features such as auto focus and auto exposure. That means you'll never miss that one-in-a-million shot because the camera is always ready to take great pictures.The Cyber-shot P150 digital camera is equipped with features typically found only on more full-sized cameras. At just 1 inch thin, it's easy to hold, use, and carry with you in your pocket or purse. The Cyber-shot P150 features a Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar 3X optical zoom lens to complement and maximize the benefit of the camera's high resolution.The P150 also has a bird-like appetite when it comes to consuming battery power. With up to 310 shots per charge of the InfoLithium battery the Cyber-shot P150 lets you snap away and preview images on the 1.8-inch LCD screen without fear of running down the charge.Beyond the easy point-and-shoot features, the Cyber-shot P150 also has manual flash and exposure settings, and nine preset scene modes such as twilight, landscape, snow, beach and fireworks, letting the user quickly select the best setting based on shooting conditions.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Junk When it did work, for about a month, it was ok. Very sensitive to movement, but ok. After I took it with me on a trip I got blurry, dark images under the best of conditions. Otherwise I got nothing at all. Quite often the screen would be almost completely black. Maybe I got the one bad one or maybe they don't survive airport security. I finally threw it away in disgust on my honeymoon.
Tendency to get dust on the sensor The camera (along with the other P-series) has a well-known tendency to get dust on the sensor. This shows up in brightly lit outdoor scenes when the shutter is stopped down. Sony warranty service proved to be a joke -- they claimed my fully functional camera had corrosion damage and was unrepairable. [...] The slow shutter speed when a flash is used is also a problem. However, for outdoor use and general pocket camera usage, the P150 would be a jewel if it weren't for the dust problem.
I love this camera! I absolutely love this camera. I bought it on sale, not knowing as much as I could have known about digi cams, but I wasn't disappointed. It takes extremely sharp pictures, has alot of settings you can change (if you like to move away from the point-and-shoot simplicity) and of course, has the great Carl Zeiss lens. I would recommened its older brother, the DSCP200, since it has a bigger LCD screen, but 2 of the modes on the wheel seem to missing from the DSCP150 to the 200. Definately get a 1 gig memory... more info
I LOVE THIS CAMERA I got this camera for my birthday last year and have to tell you that I could not be happier. I have turned into one of those people that takes nonstop pictures. I picked this camera because I wanted something that was small, compact but good enough that if I wanted to take high resolution artsy shots I could (and have the possibility of blowing up the shots to poster size, etc). I took this camera to Kentucky for a horse show and used it to take shots of horses jumping over fences...many of them I... more info
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