Introduction:

Sony has released a new model Cyber-shot camera the DSC-S2100 for beginners who would want a budget camera to start with. Specialty of this camera is that it uses AA batteries, a rare thing to find in today’s compact cameras. The camera packs a paltry 6 MB internal memory and supports a variety of memory cards like SD/SDHC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo.

Features:

The DSC-S2100 comes equipped with several features that further simplify the shooting process for the user. The Intelligent Scene Recognition technology (iSCN) can detect 9 types of scenes automatically and there by choose the necessary settings for them. In the scene modes, there is a special feature called Gourmet made that helps you shoot mouth-watering food items artistically.

Pros:

• Make prints of 13 x 19” size utilizing the 12.1 megapixels resolution of the HAD CCD image sensor.
• Composing shots and playback has become easier with 3.0” LCD of 230k pixels resolution and 3x optical zoom.
• The Movie mode of the camera enables you to shoot videos with 640 x 480 resolution at 30 frames per second.

Cons:

• The camera lacks several components like optical viewfinder, AF Illuminator light and HD output.
• Noise is evident at higher ISO levels.
• The Blink detection feature was given a miss from this model.
• No option was provided to set the white balance manually.
• As the camera does not have optical image stabilization the user has to rely on the digital image stabilization alone.

Pricing Range: Purchase this budget camera by paying just $110 - $120. Available in Silver, Black & Orange!

Final Verdict: Targeting the beginners, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2100 is a simple camera with decent functionality and basic features that even a lay man can understand. This light-weight compact camera poses a sleek body and small controls; its price is within the reach of common man and is well-justified.