The Cyber-shot DSC-W120 does a good job of properly
exposing shots and maintaining the color fidelity of a scene. Its autofocusing
system and image stabilization technologies work well to keep images in
focus. Depending on lighting conditions, the sharpness of images may suffer
and even in some well-lit shots, detail can soften at the boundaries of
scenes.
Aperture: F/7.1 Shutter Speed: 1/250 ISO: 400
In all its modes, both
manual and automatic, the W120, on most occasions, will aptly capture
the colors in a shot. Colorization can also be altered through color modes
like normal, vivid (photo below), antique and black and white.
Aperture: F/7.1 Shutter Speed: 1/640 ISO: 125
The W120 has a a 4x optical
zoom, which is standard fare for a DSC in this category. At the wide end
of the zoom (photo below left), the lens is the equivalent to 32mm in
the 35mm world and at the telephoto end (photo below right) its equivalent
is 128mm.
Aperture: F/7.1 Shutter Speed: 1/320 ISO: 125
Aperture: F/5.8 Shutter Speed: 1/800 ISO: 125
Face detection is becoming de rigueur throughout
the digital camera universe. With its mug recognition technology, the W120
can recognize up to eight human faces and adjust the camera's settings to
accommodate them.
Aperture: F/3.2 Shutter Speed: 1/50 ISO: 250
Flash snaps captured
with the W120 on most occasions were evenly exposed and avoided "washout
syndrome." However, flash photos tended to contain more noise than
pictures snagged under natural lighting conditions.
Aperture: F/2.8 Shutter Speed: 1/40 ISO: 400
Aperture: F/4 Shutter Speed: 1/64 ISO: 200
An appealing feature of this
Cyber-shot model is its flash bracking capabilities. It will take one photo
at a standard exposure (photo top left), one with less flash light (photo
middle left) and one with more light (photo bottom left).
Aperture: F/4 Shutter Speed: 1/64 ISO: 200
Aperture: F/4 Shutter Speed: 1/64 ISO: 200
Light sensitivity for the W120
ranges from ISO 100 to 3200. While higher settings can be used to reduce
shutter speeds and suppress the flash in low lighting conditions, the
trade-off is increased grain, noise and color aberration, as can be seen
when a scene shot at ISO 100 (top row photos below) is compared to the
same frame captured at ISO 3200 (bottom row).
Aperture: F/2.8 Shutter Speed: 1/60 ISO: 100
Aperture: F/7.1 Shutter Speed: 1/320 ISO: 3200
With its macro mode, the W120 can get very
close to subjects and render them with sharp detail and vibrant color.
Aperture: F/7.1 Shutter Speed: 1/250 ISO: 125
Although targeted at the point-and-shoot market,
the W120 has features that give shutterbugs the kind of flexibility that
permits them to take on challenging photographic situations and achieve
decent results.
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Aperture: F/2.8 Shutter Speed: 1/2 ISO: 400
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