Sony Cybershot S500 6MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

PROs
1) The quality is excellent.
2) Easy to function
CONs
1) It used batteries.
2) I have to press at least 2 seconds in order to snap a shot.
3) No shake control

A terrible camera, gave me nothing but trouble since day 1 - and, of course, the warranty only applies in the US. Too many problems to list but most annoying is the unreliability. I lost several photo shoots due to it.

I got this camera about two years ago and it's still going! Broken battery cap and all! I have a tendency to drop things, and this camera is no exception, but it never breaks on me. It's cracked in a couple places and, yes, the battery cap is falling off, but it still takes stunning pictures! I'm constantly impressed by the quality of the photos. I take it everywhere with me and it refuses to break (no matter how badly I want one of those fancy new ones). So, if you're a klutz like me, this is the camera for you!

Cons: On speed is slow. Auto focus is slow and take several blur images. It's not durable. The front finish wear in less than a year. The battery fail to connect. And the Sony service is very bad at least in Panama.
Pros: Great Screen, small size, good quality pictures (when take focused).

I got this camera as a birthday present from my folks a little over a year ago. At first I was enthralled, though I thought I was really bad at it because most of my pictures would always come out blurry.

Nope, turns out it's mostly the camera. If you want one for making simple videos or taking pictures of your friends and family posing in good light, then this camera may be the one for you. However, if you're like me and want to take more artistic photos, look elsewhere because this camera will majorly discourage you from persuing the art.

The flash is extremely bright, but that can be turned off. What you see in the screen when you're getting ready for the shot isn't want you'll get when you preview it later, when suddenly it's grainier and off-color. The macro is fine if you want the object you're taking an extreme closeup of to be blurry and the background in focus, as opposed to the other way around which is impossible with this camera. Don't even think of taking night shots.

This guy is also rather delecate. A couple of months into owning it, it took a small bump and broke the screen. Hooray warranty! However, while sitting in my empty purse a few months later, a small part of the battery compartment lid chipped making me sometimes have to hold it down just so with my thumb. And now for no reason one of the lens covers sticks a little meaning that I have to risk touching the lens in order to move the cover out of the way. I won't even get started with how the user manual didn't mention that there's an option for black and white and sepia photos, or that it takes a few seconds for the camera to take a picture after you push the button.

All in all, a good camera if you're in good lighting, have a steady hand or a tripod, and everything is absolutely still and not too close or too far. Otherwise, look at something else, especially if you plan on making photography your hobby.