If you are just an amateur photographer that is either finally switching from analog to digital or just want a decent camera to take on family vacations or school projects, this is a great camera. It is small, lightweight, and does just about anything you could possibly need it to do. It won't take pictures of hummingbirds feeding across a forest bed, but it will take a decent photo of the grand canyon. The quality of the 3x optical zoom is really good, but the picture is sacrificed slightly as you try to artifically enhance it with the digital zoom. The battery life is good enough to take on extended trips from your hotel or on a hike without having to carry around a charger or spare batteries. If you plan on taking lots of high quality large photos, you will need to get a larger memory stick (64 MB will work, 128 MB even better), but the memory stick it comes with will be enough to photograph your child's birthday party as long as you download the photos onto your computer afterwards. At 4.1 MegaPixels, this camera will pick up hairs on a persons head and it will even be able to define a flea in the hair. 4.1 MP is just barely enough to make clear 8x10 prints. There are 5+ MegaPixel cameras out there, but at the consumer level there is really no point in spending the money on one (5 MP won't come in handy unless you are student taking pictures through a microscope or a telescope, it is more of a prosumer level) All around, while Sony's camera lenses may not compare with Canon or Olympus, Sony makes up for it with their superior knowledge of how to make a great consumer digital device and turn it into a decent digital camera. It is a great value for the price.

This Camera is one of the best in its price range. It takes beautiful clear pictures and can be used right out of the box, but its worth learning all its features. The included memory holds about 20-25 pictures so I upgraded to 128mb. I reccomend getting a 128mb card and the Sony camera case. Not only is this one of the best cameras in its class it includes decent software and rechargeable batteries that are at least a 20$ value.
HIGHLY reccomend over canon,kodak, and fuji. One more thing this camera has CARL Zeiss lens (if you dont know, great lens) all the competetors have generic lens.

After much deliberation and research, given I was about to shell out over 300 bucks, I went with the Sony DSC-S90. I won't go on and on about specifications since you can read them for yourselves. But after using this camera for almost one week, I have found it to be very easy to use, it gives you great looking pictures (thanks to Carl Zeiss and 4.1 megapixels), and it even takes MPEG movies. The HUGE 2.5 inch LCD screen is bright and clear, and you're given the option to use the optical viewfinder. A handy feature in bright sunlight.

The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was because of the lackluster design of the data/video/audio cable. It plugs into the bottom of the camera, which means you have to lay it on it's back (the LCD side, ouch!) or its front (the lens side, double ouch!!). I'd hate to damage or scratch either of these, although in all fairness, the lens is closed during file transfer process.

I'd recommend this beauty, but get yourself at least a 256 Meg Memory Stick Pro, a small carrying case, and add those to the price. ENJOY!!

Although this is my first digital camera, I did a fair amount of research and shopping to decide on this camera. I am a "techie" and "gadget guy" by nature, but this camera is very easy to use right out of the box. A primary reason I bought this camera was for its ease of use for my wife and children.

My decision came down to two cameras: this and the Canon Powershot A520. They have very similar specifications. However, for the same price, the Sony came with rechargeable batteries and charger and has a WHOPPING 2.5 inch LCD screen!

I am very pleased with my purchase and how the camera performs so far.

I work in the Camera department at Best Buy. I personally own a Sony camera, last year's DSC-P73, which was the 4-megapixel "little brother" to the 5-megapixel DSC-P93. The P73 and P93 have been replaced with this year's models, the DSC-S60 and DSC-S90. This time around, they're both shooting at a 4-megapixel resolution.

The DSC-S90 offers an excellent starter package, including the rechargable batteries (the midline S60 no longer ships with rechargable batteries like my P73 did).

So if I love this camera so much, what prevents it from getting 5 stars?

It lost one star for the batteries. Sony's higher end models use lithium ion battery packs, which offer longer battery life and allow for a smaller camera. The difference in potential size was most pronounced last year - compare the DSC-P93 and DSC-P100, which were essentially the same camera except for the P100 shipping with a Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar lens and a lithium battery pack. The P100, while the same overall shape, was much slimmer due to the small rectangular battery pack.

The other star? Value. Working in retail, value is a concept you find is very important to customers. The price of the DSC-S90 averages (among several retailers) about $40 to $50 higher than the DSC-S60. The two models differ in only two respects: 1) the larger screen on the DSC-S90 and 2) the inclusion of NiMH AA batteries and a charging unit with the DSC-S90. However, Sony sells an accessory kit which includes the same batteries and charger as the DSC-S90, plus a Sony carrying case, for $40. Due to the smaller size of the DSC-S60's LCD, the same batteries will last longer... so for the same price, you get a camera which doesn't drain batteries as quickly and which comes with a carrying case... as long as you can stand the 2" instead of 2.5" screen. Most people can.

I bought the Sony DSC-S90 after much research. On paper it looked great, with the huge lcd and great movie mode making it stand out from its competitors (I also looked at Canons and Kodaks in this price range). BUT...

After receiving the camera, I started taking pics of my kids around the house, and the results were terrible. The subject in front of the camera was far too bright, and the background far too dark. Red eye was quite bad, several pics were inexplicably blurry (in auto flash mode, not in any manual setting!) and to top it off, the pictures had a yellowish tint, almost as if taken in sepia, though they were not.

Granted, these pics were taken at night under indoor lighting, not ideal conditions. So I did a comparison with our old camera, 4-year-old, 2MP, Kodak DX3600, taking several flash photos of people under the same conditions. And lo and behold, the cluncky old Kodak gave much more pleasing results than the shiny new Sony, with better colors, less blur, less red-eye, and a more balanced exposure of subject and background.

So this camera's going back. I haven't even tried it outdoors in daytime, since I take quite of few of my pics indoors and need a camera that can turn in a decent performance under those conditions.

A few other somewhat annoying things:
1. camera size is a little small for me and it did not feel very solid in my hands.
2. There is a "red-eye reduction" flash mode, but to turn it on or off you have to cycle through a whole bunch of menus, rather than have it available at the touch of a button, as (again) it is on our old Kodak. And when you do finally turn it on, you sometimes still get red-eye.
3. The USB cable connects to the bottom of the camera (!) meaning that as you transfer pics to the PC you have to lay it down either on the lens side or on the lcd side, and it's quite awkward. Presumably it's down there so it can also connect to the Sony cradle (sold separately). But again, the old Kodak does a better job, since it has BOTH a connector on the bottom if you have the cradle, and also one on the side, if you don't.

In short, there's less to this camera than meets the eye, and I'm back to the drawing board.

this camera is a 5 star camera. it has a very big LCD screen which can be very helpful and gives you a much clearer picture then most digital cameras would. the picture it takes is execptional; very crisp and has a good picture taking time, not too much of a delay (unless the flash is on). the only thing is a can't seem to find a 'sport' mode or one with a lot of movement. but over all its a great camera that i would recommend to anyone. it's easy to use and many differnet settings to use and also the cable for hooking it up to the tv is great.

Above , a customer Cambridge Don, complaint that this camera is awful for taking pictures with flash.....and gave this camera two stars
well obviously he doesn't know how to take pictures with digital cameras This camera as well as any of its kind example Canon Powershot "do not need" any flash for even very low lighting conditions and the pictures come out awesome....In fact indoors is better just "not to use flash" at all...
So first learn how to take a picture before giving a bad rating....

I agree with the user regarding is comments from Don Cambridge. Don's review appears to be from a person that is not experienced with camera's. The quality of the pictures will only come out as good as the ability of the user's knowledge to adjust the settings. I have taken pictures indoors without flash and they come out excellent but this required manual changes. The camera even has a shutter speed of 30 seconds which is awesome because most cameras out there only have anywhere from 4-15 seconds. 30 seconds will allow anyone to take pictures at 80 ISO and capture any type of light. For any person looking to purchase this camera, I highly recommend that you read the online "professional reviews" from camera review sites. This camera is highly recommended and is a serious competitor against Canon's A520 which this camera was more than likely made to compete against. You will not find any other camera out there for this price that offers manual controls, 2.5" display, AF light and excellent picture quality.

I got this camera for Christmas and have already taken about 50 pictures with it. Love the big screen on this camera and it has a lot of great features that the average user probably won't ever use, but I hope to. My only complaint so far is that the cable you use to download the pictures to your PC is not your standard USB cable. It's a combo cable with outs to video and USB. Sounds convenient, until you lose the cable. I'll be guarding this cable with my life.

I was going to get the dsc-s40 but seing as Circuit City had a two day sale on new years, I went and got this for $134 before taxes. (sorry amazon, I'm cheap. I'm new to the digital camera world and I really don't know too much about the camera yet but it's very clear and sharp (as in see that small piece of dust on your scalp sharp) and I'm loving the movie mode. All in all, a very great value, especially for the price that I paid. Even hooked up to the tv the pictures and movies are clear. Funny/sad story. Two hours after I returned home with the camera the kid next door either jumped from a very high second story window while running from or was pushed by his mother. I didn't catch the actual incident but I did get afterwards. He survived and only twisted his ankle (MIRACULOUS) Still debating on what I should do with the video. Friends tell me I should give it to the cops but there's really nothing incriminating in it as I missed the part where he said his mother pushed him (later when the cops arrived he changed the story) but I live in the hood and there is always a possibility of retalition...getting off the subject...even though it was dark, using vegas I was able to brighten the pic up enough so that you would think it was daytime and there was still a lot of detail and even though I was holding the camera from a second story window, the microphone picked up the boy crying (i didn't even hear him crying with my own ears)

oh yeah, reason I said funny/sad story: funny that this happened just when I was able to get this stuff on tape...scuse me..memory stick... everything else bout it is just plain sad.

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Its good that we get this cam for 150$ but zoom for this cam is not upto expectaions. So its better to spend some more and buy a cam which has all good features.

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This is a nice camera. I had a Canon Powershot A70 before this camera. Now I like the performance of this camera. Pictures are really good. Battery life is too good. Flash light is better than my old canon camera.

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I am a novice photographer (aka I don't know how to use all those manual settings!) I just want to take cute pictures of my daughter! I had a fairly high end fuji for all of 4 months before problems started occuring- we were getting weird waving lines in all of our pictures- they standed out more in daylight. And things got worse from there. Instead of going through all the fuss of repair, we decided to just get a new cheaper camera. I decided to go with Sony because of the great name and reputation- and it was a great decision. I just got this one last week and was taking pictures right out of the box. I got at 512 mb memory stick and carrying case, and an extra set of rechargable batteries.
A nice feature is the inboard memory- in case your memory stick gets full or misplaced you can take a few pictures. You will probably want to get only SONY batteries to with this as I read in a review that it does much better with it's own brand batteries.
The pictures come out very clear- a problem we had with the fujij was shaky pictures no matter how still you were, and if your subjects were moving (as 2 year olds tend to do) forget it. The SONY is so much better- even pictures while she was running came out crystal clear.
We did 1 month of intense research before finally deciding to buy this one. I think it was well worth the wait! And I applaud ebay for it's great ease of use- I got this camera in less than a week. Trips to best buy and other stores were such a let down!

The camera is just beautiful. Great pic quality, lots of modes, a HUGE 2.5 inch screen and it comes with a rechargeable battery pack.
Only drawback is that its a little bulky.
All in all Great Value for money!

This is having a very big screen and give a very good clarity at this price. After using this camera I dont feel like usnig any of the other cameras.

I have a big nice Sony but was looking for something small to keep in my purse. It takes great pictures and it easy to use. I love the recharageable batteries. The only negative things I find are the cover for batteries and card is very weak. I am so afraid it is going to break. The on and off button is very small and can be hard to find.

I would buy it again esp for the great price.

This is my first digital camera and I am loving it. It is very easy to use and I am happy with the quality of pictures. Sometimes the directions in the user guides are a little vague. Figuring out what to do for different uses would be faster and easier if the directions were clearer. Also, being a new user of digital cameras, knowing which memory sticks are compatible with this camera is confusing to me.

Pros: Bright, sharp pics and bright, sharp and big LCD screen. Love the previous shot viewer, too. Pictures not blurry like my old Canon A70 (my hand must be shaky - had to use the "running man" setting on the Canon A70 to prevent slightly blurry shots - this Sony camera doesn't even have a "running man" setting, but I get no blurry shots). Batteries and charger were a nice touch, even though I really didn't need them.

Cons: A little light for me, I expected the camera to wiegh more. Hand grip a little small. Don't like the multifunction cable - I bought a standalone USB card reader to move pics to computer. Wish Memory Stick PCMCIA readers were cheaper...

Overall - Picture quality is great. I don't need to use a tripod to get non-blurry shots anymore.

I have used digital cameras before but the pictures never seemed to come out right. With the cybershot my pictures come out beautifully and crisp. I have only had it for a short time but so far I love it. I like the fact that it comes with software that describes in simple terms how to use it and what all the functions are for, it even gives you examples and remedies to basic picture taking problems. I think this is a great camera.

For the money, you couldn't ask for a much better camera. Is it a Digital Rebel? Nope, but it's 1/5 the price. Great bang for the buck.

The item was packed nicely. The shipment was prompt. The customer service was helpful. I 'm happy with my new camera, I would shop at amazon.com again.

I've been a SLR user and fan for many years. My old, trust Nikon EM has served me well and travelled far and wide with me. One thing I always hated was lugging it around though. Not to mention the wait as I had pictured developed.

I recently purchased this camera, my first digital one, after reading some reviews of it. The fact that it featured a Carl Zeiss lens was the ultimate selling point with me. Those are the same great ones we use in our lab for high resolution microscope photos. The optics are clean and crisp.

As expected, this lens is fantastic as well as the camera itself. It's a compact size and much easier to carry around than my old Nikon SLR. It's built in zoom lens is handy to get close up shots. I like that there are flash modes to choose from also. There seems to be little or no lag time necessary between photos either (as was noted in the reviews of other similar cameras).

It's been an easy camera to learn how to use in basic modes. There are many other functions I'm just getting to now. It sure is nice to be able to quickly scan and delete photos you don't want also.

This takes gorgeous, true color, clear photos. Even when the images are enlarged they retain their quality.

I highly recommend this camera and am totally pleased with my purchase.

Hi I bought this camera one month ago and since then I have been using it many times..I took nearly 3000 pictures since then.I got very good ,clear pictures,bright pictures.The camera is small which can fit into small handbags or even in pockets For amount of $200 ( including Memory stick) it is worth getting this camera.It is easy to handle,the menu options are easy to understood.I think getting clear pictures depend upon the person who is taking the picture because I have seen if we slightly move the camera while taking the picture, the picture gets blurred.If we keep our hand still then we are getting excellent pictures.I personally recommend for those whose budjet is below 200 to buy this camera.

This is an easy to use, relatively cheap digital camera that has good video. I bought it for 3 reasons:
* Ease of use
* Ability to take pics in the dark
* Decent video w/ sound (works reasonably well in low light)

Based on these criteria alone, the DSC-S90 is a home run. The other features are nice, like the big LCD and rechargeable AA batteries w/ charger. I splurged on a 1G memory stick pro Ultra II and don't regret it at all. The high res video takes lots of memory. The camera doesn't come with a memory stick, so I recommend the $80+ that you'll have to spend on 1G.

I love this camera!!! I started researching this camera around Christmas time 2005. By the time I was ready to purchase the camera all the stores were sold out. I looked at other cameras but none compared to the DSCS90. I looked online and decided to purchase from AMAZON. I made a great choice and purchased the camera for less money than I was going to spend.

Hi,
I am extremely happy with the Service being provided by Amazon. I have been an amazon customer for now close to 2 years and still enjoying shopping with amazon.
The sony cybershot digital camera that I purchased was actually a gift for my younger brother's b'day and I was very pleased with both the promptness with which amazon delivered the product and the quality of the product.
I have now placed an order for Sony DCR HC 32 Camcorder and am sure Amazon will not be dissapointing me.

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This digital camera is very easy to use and takes excellent pictures. I have been very pleased with it since I got it.

i wanted a camera that wouldn't be too clunky to carry in my purse, but i also didn't want it to have too little ppi capability. this is perfect. great pictures, great mobility.

I purchased a Sony DSCS60 display model at Walmart in Dec 05 for $155.00. I am a 1st time digital camera user and found this camera easy to use. In Febuary 06 I purchased this DSCS90 for my son on Amazon for $150.00. It is the same camara only with a bigger screen. I wish I would have purchased mine from Amazon also!

I bought this camera with the intent of capturing priceless moments with the greatest of ease. It more than accomplishes this goal. Straight out of the box it is not intimidating. I was considering purchasing a Nikon but the screen size of the Sony is one of the features that i liked the most. If you are in a quandry about which camera to purchase, place the Sony at the top of your list. its a great buy.

Easy to use, good pictures, especially for the price. A fun camera. I haven't had any problems with the batteries, as reported by others.

Overall a great product for the price I paid - $150.

+ 3:2 picture size - great for printing without cropping
+ Manual modes
+ Good quality pictures - screen, print
+ Direct to TV cable included
+ Internal memory for faster response time
+ Lets me do most of what my SLR gives me

- Non-standard USB cable - w/ AV. Loose cable, loose easy picture downloads
- Not so shake resistant. Picture blurs from the slightest of shaking.
- Not suitable for close-up shots less than 5", such as floral shots. My Canon Powershot lets me go as close as 1" to the subject, without blurring.
- No way to delete all pictures right from the camera - got to do one by one. If I forget to delete my 1 GB memory stick, before leaving home, most of my day is spent in deleting pictures :)

I could do all the above without reading the manual or quick guide.
Highly recommended as a pre-SLR camera.

The Sony Cyber Shot is an amazing camera. I was totally impressed with the quality of picture it took as well as the large viewing screen on the back. After reading the maual, it was very simple to figure out the numerous features the camera has. I was a little disappointed that the camera did not come with a memory stick, however even without a stick the camera is able to hold many pictures in its memory. I would definately recommend anyone in the market for a new digital camera to give this one a shot.

This camera is great, even for someone like me who isn't familiar with digital cameras at all. It's easy to use whether you want to use the different picture settings or not. The only time my batteries run down a bit is when I'm transferring pictures from the camera to my computer. But that's usually at the end of the day, so then I just charge the batteries overnight and I'm ready to go the next day.
I LOVE that this camera can take movies. They take up a lot of memory space *I don't have a huge memory card*, but they're so much fun to take.
I can't think of anything negative about this camera. I've owned it for about a month and I've had a ton of fun experimenting with it.

Very good service, I am very in agreement with the service and I do not doubt to continue buying

Love it ! I am a picture taker not a photographer and find this easy to use and takes nice pictures.

I've been looking for a camera for a while and didnt want to spend over $200. This camera is a bargain for someone who is buying a digital camera. I got it for $150 :-). Its a steal.

I purchased this camera for my son. He liked it immediately and found it far better than the Kodak one he had been using. It is easy to use and a good value for the money.

I think that this is a great camera. when compared to some of the other higher MP camera I like the images better and the viewing sceen is unsurpassed. The only issue with this baby is that it's a bit bulky but other than that... NO Worries!

so far this camera have meet all of my needs it takes great pictures the downside is the battery goes down pretty fast a day or so for one full charge no problem i just charge the night before.
great camera would recomend it to any with a small pockets but needs a professional looking picture great camera

Let me start off by saying that I usually never have anything nice to say about Sony since I have been burned by their products a lot, but this is a nice camera.

First of all, the overall quality of pictures are good and can be taken very quickly one after another, even with the flash on. However, I noticed that taking upclose pictures come out blurry sometimes, especially in low light.

The lcd screen is beautiful. Nice size but still to small to really cant enjoy your pics.

The menus are also very easy to navigate. If you are familar with digital cameras, you will have little problems finding the things you want, changing the settings, and viewing and deleting picutres. It is very straight foward and all makes sense.

I only have two gripes with the camera.
First of all, it is too big for my tastes. I prefer the ultra compact cameras that fit into your pocket.
Secondly, the use of memory sticks. I hate using memory sticks because only Sony products use these items. And if you have a PSP, dont count on using the same stick you use for your camera for your PSP. You have to buy a different version.

Overall, its a nice camera for point and shooting camera for its price. However, if you want more manual controls and better picture quality, this is not the camera for you.

I have got to say that this is one of the best purchases I have ever done. Besides the 150$ offer price that I paid for it, it is a great camera (of course, it's a Sony), specially for photo amateurs like me. I've been using for about four months and I'm very satisfied with it. Let's start with the pros:

- 4.1 MP for great pictures at maximum resolution (and 4.1 is enough for me)
- 2.5 inch, clear, bright, crisp (huge!) LCD screen
- If you equip a Memory Stick Pro, you can take camcorder-like video (I can take approx. 3 minutes of high-quality video with a 256 MB Memory Stick)
- It comes with powerful rechargeable batteries (charger included), which last enough for, say..., a birthday party, although I recommend buying an extra pair.
- Numerous shooting modes for a variety of lighthing conditions. It also has a Manual mode for those pros that know how tweak lens and camera settings.
- Sturdy construction, excellent Sony design.

Now, the cons:
- Hmmm... I guess a couple of things that annoy me is the time it takes for the camera to recharge between two shots in automatic mode (about 3 seconds) and the other thing is that the USB cable to connect the camera to the CPU is propietary on the camera's end, and now I think I lost the cable, and will probably have to buy a new one. Thank God I have a memory card reader, else I would have a great useless camera.

To sum it up, I love it, and defenitely recommend it if you look for a budget camera.

I was given this camera for Christmas in 2005, and have never been happier. It not only takes great pictures, but the battery holds a charge for a really long time. It is compact enough to stick in my purse and take anywhere I want to go, and I never have to worry if the batteries are charged -- they always are! One feature that seems more and more difficult to find in digital cameras is the date stamp on the photo. I love this feature and accidentially purchased an Olympus digital camera that didn't have it. I owned a Sony digial camera before this one and loved it, but this one is even better.

Hi: I've had this item for a little less then 1yr and I am having problems with the setting automatically changing when I am going to take a picture. Also pictures are coming out a bit blur and the zoom does not work well since the pictures are not very clear. I love the brand Sony but I think they can do better specially because of the price. Now adays you can find more variation of cameras at low prices. I am sending mine in for a repair since sony does not have any locations, so be careful.

the camera is easy to use, takes nice photos which print really well. It shows much more detail than a regular camera would. I would recommend adding a memory stick for extra memory.

I like this camera for its colors, beautiful outdoor pictures, lots of options and settings. I've been using it for about a year with no major problems. The minor problems I've encountered with it are:
1. About 20% of pictures come out blurry, especially when zoomed in.
2. A lot of blurry pictures when using self timer option - even with a tripod.
3. Red eye problem is very common in low light conditions even with the eye reduction option.
3. The fact that you have to set time and date every time you open a camera to change a battery or memory card is very annoying.
Overall ist's a good camera and worth the price.

I've been a Sony fan as long as I remember, but this product is the worst Sony ever made.

Picture qulity is bad, it won't take a high capacity memory stick, it's big and heavy.
I'm looking for a diffrent camara now and this one is going to be my little girl toy.

i have had this camera for nearly one year now. i've had problems with lousy shutters in digital cameras before, but this one works great. sometimes there is an error on the flash feature of this camera, but other than that, it's perfect. takes fantastic photos in nearly all light conditions. i even bought a waterproof case for it and it takes fantastic pictures underwater and when there's water on the casing lens window.

great for the price too. overall i am very satisfied with this product and would purchase it over again-- which i have! i dropped the uncased camera in a lake last month and replaced it with one exactly like it. The new one works beautifully.

I've had this camera for a couple of years and I absolutely love it! I have not had any trouble with it. I have found that rechargeable AA batteries last ALOT longer than alkaline. I am impressed with the picture quality and ease of use. I'd buy it again!