Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W270

By Leonard Goh
May 25, 2009

The Cyber-shot DSC-W270 was announced in February as part of the company's lineup for the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) tradeshow, but everyone's attention was on the more eye-catching T900 and T90. However, this shooter proved to be a decent camera in our tests. It delivered images typical of a point-and-shoot, while other functions such as the Smile Shutter worked well. However, the design of this Cyber-shot was a letdown. Some buttons were hard to press and the plain Jane appearance didn't leave much of an impression, either.

Design

With its simple styling, the W270 looks like any typical compact digicam. While its design may appear boring, this safer approach does help give the impression that the camera is simple to use.

The point-and-shoot is available in four shades--black, silver, champagne gold and red--and its brushed metal chassis adds a slight touch of class to the snapper.

The W270 feels comfortable when held in our palms. Rear controls are situated to the right end of the camera where we can easily access them with our thumbs for quick one-handed operation. The mode dial's ridged edges make it easy to turn, and there is ample resistance to prevent over-spinning.

What irked us most during tests were the flush controls on top of the camera. While this implementation did make the shooter looked sleeker, the buttons were hard to press. It was difficult to execute a half-press on the shutter button to focus on the scene as we couldn't quite feel if we had applied enough pressure for this operation.

Tags: Sony Corp., Camera, W270, Point-and-shoot, Sony Cyber-Shot

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