I bought this camera to replace my Canon Point & Shoot. I have been buying Canon cameras till this point and like them a lot. But, both my Canon point and shoots went bust after 2 - 3 years. So, I decided to move away from Canon and did an extensive research with a capped budget of 200$. I initially set my eyes on Panasonic ZS7 with the Leica lens, the price of that shot up and so I removed it from my list and continued by search. In my initial research I was avoiding Sony as in the past they only took Memory sticks and those were expensive. But, when I found out that this can take both memory stick and SD card, it came in as a strong option.
I was looking for a camera with good zoom, decent low light performance (so preferably CMOS), good video, brand lens and recent model as I plan to have it for a few years. Finally toss up was between the Canon ELPH 100 HS and this one. Since, I wanted something other than Canon, I chose this Red one to match the red of my JVC camcorder.
So far, I am pretty impressed by the performance of this little one. The menus are neat, the LCD screen is awesome. I have mostly used Intelligent Auto and it works well most of the time. Videos are great and battery life is decent as well. I haven't used 3D (probably would never will) and that was never a factor. Provided companion software is good and does it work without any issues. I just wish the zoom is little more than 5X (10X would have been nice), but you can't have everything at the sub 200 price point.
I preface my review by saying that I am a very amateur photogragher, but may main camera is a Sony Alpha 350 DSLR, which I absolutely love. I have gotten amazing photos with it, but it is bulky, so I wanted a small backup for when I didn't want to carry it around.
I have had the Sony WX9 for about two weeks and it is okay, but not really what I expected. I was being loyal to Sony and liked all of the features in the camera. However, a family member has an old Kodak ultra zoom point and shoot (not sure of the model) that is probably 5 or 6 years old that is just as good and easy to use and it only has 7 MP's.
My issues have been included the focus - it is not quick. If you want to get a quick shot, you need a second or two for the camera to pick up the image. You can't take them quickly - I guess I am spoiled by the DSLR. The recovery time after a picture is slower than I expected as well.
Also in low light conditions, the pictures I took were so so. I have to play with it a bit more to probably get the settings right, but it is a point and shoot and it was in the super auto mode - I thought it would adjust the settings for me.
This camera was also supposed to be a camera for my husband to use when I had the DSLR, but he complains that all of the buttons and controls are too small - so he won't be using it. I will probably end up getting him the upgraded Kodak ultra zoom. I thought about the Sony ultrazoom for me, at first and then for him, but it was too bulky for me and more than I wanted to pay, and after he saw this the WX9 - he doesn't want a Sony - he wants the Kodak.
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