2026-05-03 Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-W800

The 2014 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800 is a 20.1 Mega Pixel camera with a 5x zoom lens (equivalent to 26—130 mm 35 mm zoom). It was also the least expensive camera at that time from a major manufacturer, selling in the $100 range. It was a tight market, as for less than $50 more you could get a greater zoom range and better image results from the competitors.
The W800‘s Super HAD CCD sensor has larger lenses in front of the sensor elements for slightly better performance in low light.

It’s memory slot can accept Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media, Memory Stick Micro™ media, SD cards and microSD cards.

There is a single input/output connection that does everything, including charging the battery. The battery is small and gives you about 200 shots before needing a recharge.

The camera is sold with the AV/charge cord and an AC power supply.

By 2014 cell phones had started to replace separate digital cameras.

A W800 could offer some advantages—

a better zoom
controls that had been refined to the point everyone could master them
software that did all the heavy lifting
light weight and small size
ability to do sweep pans
good spots features—like fast shutter
work well in good light

On the other hand the W800—

has a poor resolution display (the actual image will be better)
the electronic stabilization adds noise to the image
some would complain the camera is too small and too light

Keep in mind comparing a W800 to a $1000 cell phone is ridiculous. How about comparing the W800’s telephone performance, or a $1000 digital camera to a $1000 cell phone?

The case logic™ case is shockingly pink. The front zippered pocket holds the AC power source and the USB cable.

The larger pocket holds the camera with its wrist strap. The back (has a single wide loop you could thread on a belt.

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