Sony Cybershot DSC-W200

Advantages: High Pixel Count, Sharp Images, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, Stylish, Manual Setting
Disadvantages: Cost, High Compression

...I bought this camera to replace my 7 megapixel DSC-P200 which was suffering from excessive dust on the sensor which was ruining otherwise perfect images. I was attracted by the 12 megapixels of the W200, but upon comparison between the 2 cameras, it is almost impossible to tell the difference in image quality. The main difference is the High Definition output, meaning the images are much brighter and colourful on the computer screen than non HD cameras like the P200. Although the images are not true High Definition on regular computer screens, they are still of better quality than non-HD models. I am quite an investigative shopper and spend hours and days reviewing and comparing models and specifications. It has always proved useful and I hope to pass on my findings from endless researching, and lately testing of the Sony Cybershot...

JayDM 23.07.2007 · Read review
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Sony W580i A flawed gem?

Advantages: Easy to use, great features in an affordable phone
Disadvantages: Poor quality keypad.

...I bought the Sony Ericson W580i as a gift for my daughters 13th birthday, and she loves it. We got her the pink one which was exclusive to Orange shops, so it had to be on an Orange pay as you go, which caused some problems as they refused to offer the texts deal they were advertising at the time. Anyway onto the phone which my daughter mainly uses to listen to music, and make occasional calls to let us know where she is, and text her friends. All of the basic functions are easy for her to use (if not for us old fogies to use) and the 2.0 megapixel camera is ideal for quick snapshots of her and her friends and sisters when they're doing something silly. It all fell down when the keys started cracking though. After 3 weeks of use the first of the number keys cracked, followed quickly by 2 others. We then had problems with the shop we...

titchmarsh1 06.01.2008 (05.01.2008) · Read review
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Sony Erricson W580i

Advantages: free 515mb memory card, extra options, "Shuffle" control and music & picture quality very good
Disadvantages: buttons crack and stop working for no reason at all!

...I owned this phone for just over a year I was on 02 network and I paid £139.99 for it. The mobile phone software is very good but the phone itself is very disappointing!!!!! First of all the Sony Ericsson W580i comes with a 512MB memory card and a 2.0 mega pixel camera. This obviously means that there is alot of space for pictures, music and video files. The picture quality is also brilliant too. The menu's are easily accessable and is practically the same as other Sony Ericsson mobile phones. On the Sony Ericsson W580i you can listen to the local radio station, Play the Games (My phone came with two games), TrackID (This you put your phone next to a speaker and the song is ID'd but comes with a price), Video Player. A "Video dj" Which allows you to add your videos together, PhotoDJ which allows you to edit...

cwishay 27.11.2007 (21.03.2009) · Read review
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W580i sony ericsson walkman phone

Advantages: good for music and entertainment in general. Pedometer feature and shake feature v good
Disadvantages: pricey and buttons can be annoying at first

...I had never had a sony ericsson before and some how i got the impression that they would have been complicated to use. How wrong I was!! Being strictly a nokia buyer in the past i had felt a little aprehensive about this purchase. I got the phone for around 150 pounds in Argos which was a special deal on pay as you talk vodafone. I was surprised at the slim body of the phone as sony ericssons in the past have been chunky. It fits very nice in the hand and looks very smart . The phone came in a really smart little red box like a cube with software for the computer,a cable,instructions, headphones and charger. I couldn't wait to use my new purchase so i plugged it in for charge and turnt it on and it already had half a battery which was a very nice thing if you want your new phone straight away. You have to get used to...

shiv24 18.10.2007 · Read review
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My Sony Ericsson W580i

Advantages: Thin, Good Memory, Aesthetically pleasing, good value for money.
Disadvantages: Cover is worn quite easily, buttons crack quickly.

...I have had my Sony Ericsson W580i for around 1 and a half years now, after receiving it as a gift from my parents two Christmases ago. The version of the W580i varied to the dark grey and blue one stated in the picture, and was instead a white and orange version, which was bought on a pay and go tariff on o2. I was in desperate need of a new mobile and picked the W580i from the Carphone Warehouse catalogue, as it was aesthetically pleasing and had many advantages over my current mobile; 2mp. Camera, a 512mb memory card, and the new format were also appealing to me. When i first got the phone, i noticed that many of my friends and others i knew had also received the W580i for Christmas - proving it was a popular choice! 17 months on and I?m still using the mobile... Although it is beginning to get a bit dilapidated - possibly due to...

anf205 08.05.2009 · Read review
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Sony Ericsson w200i

Advantages: Bright Screen, a lot of features
Disadvantages: No bluetooth

...In a nutshell: The w200i is a budget phone. For well under £100, you get a very smart, lightweight phone with a Mobile Music Player, a Stereo headset, a camera and a 128MB memory card to store your favourite music tracks on! (Plus a slot so you can upgrade your amount of memory if you want or need to). If like me, you don't like spending a lot of money for something, then this budget phone is probably what you want! It brings the very successful walkman range to people on a budget. The music player is the same as the one you get in the higher-end models (like the SE w8010i). This phone is incredibly small, although not the thinnest (although I never did like really thin mobiles anyway). So if you're looking for a wafer thin mobile phone, this one isn't for you. You can easily tap away messages, thanks to the reasonably sized...

willw2k8 17.08.2008 · Read review
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Sony Ericsson W580i in Pink!

Advantages: Nice little compact phone with plenty of features.
Disadvantages: Needed external memory stick in order to make full use of Walkman feature.

...I had the Sony Ericsson W580i as a temporary replacement when my other phone needed repairing. It cost me just £60 for the pink version as it was a customer return, not used but the seal on the box had been broken. Anyway back to the phone; was pleasantly surprised by how powerful the phone was considering how small and lightweight it was compared to my previous one, it weighs around 94grams. The menu function was clear and concise and it was easy to find what I was looking for. I found it quick and easy to enter additional contact infomation that wasn't stored on my Sim Card, and the whole phone was simple to navigate. The sound clarity when using the Walkman function was very clear and a novel way of shaking the phone to get to the next track was a lot less fiddly than having to keep going into the menu function. The phone...

lisajay 06.11.2008 · Read review
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Sony Ericsson W580i

Advantages: Good all round phone
Disadvantages: None

...I text quite a lot. One thing I have noticed is that they do not feel as solid as any of my other Sony Ericsson phones, and although responsive, don't keep up with me quite as well as my last phone, the W810i. The buttons on the upper part of the slider, and therefore the buttons most subjected to the batterings of the other items in my bag, are very solid and easy to use. Also, I'm glad Sony Ericsson put aside the joystick, as the directional pad is much easier to use, and much less susceptible to fault. The phone has an average memory capacity, which can be extended using a memory card up to 2GB. It has all of the features you would expect from a standard, recently released mobile. The camera is quite poor, but as I do not use the phone for taking picures (I have an excellent digital camera for that!) this wasn't much of an issue...

kiara5162 16.07.2008 · Read review
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Sony Ericsson W580i

Advantages: slim, light-weight, feature packed phone
Disadvantages: Battery life could be better

...I have had Sony Ericsson phone for the last 3 or 4 years now and am very happy with them. I find they are the easiest to use (nokia come very close) and they are good quality feature packed phones. This phone is not an exception. If you have used Sony Ericsson before you will be familiar with most of the features on this phone - the only difference really is the appearance and one or two features have been added or upgraded. If you are considering getting this phone, I would imagine you won't have to pay for it, it will be free on most contracts or around £200 sim-free! Shop around for the best deals? As this is a slide phone, you can answer a call by simply opening the phone up and end the call by closing it?it also locks automatically when it is closed which is good. The camera on this phone is 2megapixels. In good light...

haji4746 20.09.2007 · Read review
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Ultimate quality sound and sleek design= Sony Ericsson W200i

Advantages: Cheap, Robust, good quality MP3 playback, decent reception quality, radio, good battery life
Disadvantages: Poor quality pictures using VGA camera, no bluetooth, screen is too reflective

...The main reason I bought this phone is because I wanted a phone with good MP3 playback and a sleek design which would easily fit into my pocket. In my opinion, the Sony Ericsson W200i combines both of these traits. In the box you will find everything you need to get you started, including a USB connector cable, software for transferring files, a 128 MB memory card and a set of headphones. The software which comes with it is easy to install and allows you transfer WMA and MP3 files directly form a CD or from your computer to the memory card inside the phone. It's quite fast, so you can easily download a whole album within about 2 minutes. The MP3 playback on this phone is very good considering that it was designed to be entry level. The sound quality is good and it comes with all the settings that you would expect an MP3 player to...

Mellow91 27.05.2009 · Read review
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