Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-H70 16.1 MP Digital Still Camera with 10x Wide-Angle Optical Zoom G Lens and 3.0-inch LCD (Black)

i love it sooo much the quality is soo good and the pictures are so cute. definitely worth it. it works perfectly, and the flash is really good.

I purchased this as an early Christmas gift for myself and I am SO glad I did. It is very easy to use even without looking at the instructions that come with it. I used it today to take outdoor concert photos and they turned out beautifully. I searched for over a year to find a new camera that I liked, had the features I was looking for, and had a decent price. I love the Intelligent Auto Mode, it takes the guesswork out of which mode to use for photos, it automatically senses what you are taking a photo of and adjusts for it. Wonderful, wonderful camera and I am so glad I made this purchase.

Really wanted this camera to be as brilliant as it's described but after using it for nearly a month it just wasn't the case. Really fell in love with the panoramic shot feature which originally clinched the purchase beyond all the other high tech aspects of this camera. But the results were mixed and in the end I returned the purchase to Amazon (Thank you Amazon for an excellent return policy!). I could not compensate for two big photo issues: 1) I kept getting a bit of a "fish-eye" lens effect especially when I was closer to objects. But even when taking a group photo standing 10 or more feet away, the edges of the image slightly curved off to the background while the center was pulled forward. I couldn't understand why this was happening and it became annoying. 2) Camera had a hard time handling bright light or objects with bright colors outside. Other reviews here mention a type of "photoshopping" effect they noticed in their photos or odd diffusion. I now know what they meant. Again, no matter how I messed with the settings, and I messed with them A LOT, the outdoor images in sunlight were somewhat hazy. Say a subject in an outdoor shot wore a bright color shirt...that shirt would generate a "hot spot" in that area of the photo or a hazy glow. I may be describing it poorly but the bottom line is that outdoor photos were not crisp, sharp or all that colorful. If anything I think the colors were dulled or washed out in end results. In some shots it's almost as if I had vasoline on my lens...diffusing everything in the shot, a la how the "The VIEW" is shot. I've seen people comment here that well, maybe the white balance needed some adjustment. Ok, I did mess with that but at the same time this model camera should be able to be used straight up as a point-n-shoot. With today's technology, it's not too much to ask for a 16M digital camera to just give me very good images outdoors without having to mess with settings for every kind of circumstance. Just to say something positive, I was very impressed with the zoom feature of this model. I could stand on the opposite side of a yard, zoom in on a subject, then take that digital image and crop it in even closer and the details were still held fast in the end result. Also, I tried out the HD video once or twice and was pleased with the results of both image and sound. Now I just need to start all over again and find a camera that can put it all together.

I have only had this camera for a week and already love it!! I have been taking pictures for years, my first camera was the disc. If that doesn't age me I don't know what does. I have had many cameras through the years and this is by far the best yet. It is so easy to use, takes great shots and the video is amazing. Took my 2 year old to the beach and couln't stop snapping the pics! Couldn't wait to go home, load them on the laptop and print them out!! The quality of these photos are crystal clear and picture perfect. I would highly recommend this camera.

if u are looking to buy easy to use operation and nice camera this is the best choice, just put it in intelligent mode , and it will do everything for u , i bought nikon camera before almost more than double prize and more features , but this camera is very good at this price , even more than 300 dollars camera won't work like this, it don't matter what kind of whether, light, or dark , it will adjust everything for u , i m not a person like to write review, but using this camera u will write one review too this is a great buy, after all its sony

The lens in this camera is bloody awful and results in pictures that curve at the edges. It's called the fish-eye effect I believe. Do not buy this camera if you want beautiful pictures that you want to hang around the house. People will think you took them on a kids toy camera. On the other hand, the video is pretty good and the audio is pretty good at not distorting with loud noises. It's only at 64kbps though, so dont expect great audio. But if you want to make videos at a rock concert, you will be really pleased with the sound remaining clear. Video Example: [...]

The camera is built well, has a solid feel to it. I use it as a point and shoot in 'Auto' mode since I just didn't want to mess with settings on each shot. And so given that I use it in auto mode, I'm 'ok' with the results but not delighted. What surprised me was that the still pictures were not as good in quality as with my very old DSC T9 6mp camera, also set for auto mode. So I agree with many who have said its not really the mp number, but there are other factors. Regarding the H70, I don't like the long lag when you turn the camera on or off----it takes too long for the lens mechanism to extend to to retract. And the processing time is very long, so if you want to take action shots, be sure to use burst mode. The image stabilization feature does work well with or without using the zoom, and the video shots do look good. The look and feel of the camera are fine, you surely know the mechanical and case design are solid. I've concluded that to get really good digital shots, you need to spend 400 or more dollars. This is a good solid camera but it gives only slightly above average results in my opinion. My old DSC T9 does a better job for me, which as I mentioned, was a surprise, but it is what it is! I will keep the H70, but it is not what I had hoped for. I'm not a professional photographer.

Bought it for my niece. She loved it.