Owners Ratings:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S85 (Overall)

Click for full specifications: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S85
3.9 million effective pixels
34 mm - 102 mm (3x) zoom
Average rating (171 responses)

 Construction()()()()()() 4.49
 Features()()()()()() 4.31
 Image quality()()()()()() 4.42
 Ease of use()()()()()() 4.31
 Value for money()()()()() 4.19
 Overall()()()()()() 4.34

Owners Opinions: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S85

NamePostedOpinion preview
ultrabigal22 Sep 08Excellent Image quality
Hauer22 Mar 05I still consider this camera to be one of the best in its class. ...
spod1 Jun 04Took lousy pictures, I even sent it into Sony for repair and as ...
D. Hazelrigg5 Feb 04This was my first digital camera and I have been impressed w/ ...
Brandon Thomas9 Dec 03One year and counting... and I still love using it. I think all ...
Jorge Haddad11 Oct 03Awesome!!! It really worth it. Sharp images with accurate colors ...
TomTClarke17 May 03I bought my DSC S85 for £399 which I felt was very good value ...
Henry Yuan28 Mar 03I bought it when it was onsale at 399.99 the battery life is ...
Nadia17 Mar 03After a very, very serious research we bought Sony DSC F-717.
Shane k15 Mar 03Outstanding camera - had nothing but great experience with it - ...
Viktor Trajkovski22 Feb 03Images taken with s85 are exelent no mather they are indoor or ...
solid_terrapin22 Feb 03I bought it several months ago and shot about +- 1000 pics. ...
Alexandre Domingues12 Feb 03Do not buy this camera. I am very disapointed with my cam, ...
subzero11 Feb 03I have had this camera for a number of months and have shot ...
Jon Zucker11 Feb 03Can't compare to simple point and shoot film.I was looking to ...
Avner Moncaz21 Jan 03Many years ago I had a contax rts2 (with Zeiss lenses) . It was ...
Kris Wyman18 Jan 03I'm pretty new to the imaging scene but love this I do know that ...
BMWRider15 Jan 03I'm no professional photog by any means but have been wanting to ...
richard rodzinski11 Jan 03Delighted with my first experiece with digital photography and ...
richard rodzinski11 Jan 03Delighted with my first experiece with digital photography and ...
7Mike72 Jan 03An Excellent Buy!This is my first digital camera. I purchased ...
Bob2 Jan 03Noise and oversaturation of reds under indoor lighting. It's a ...
nessaskye25 Dec 02I just recently purchased this camera, and I think it is a ...
Kristopher22 Dec 02I own this camera, a Panasonic DMC-LC40, & a HP 850. Out all of ...
Monish Sharma16 Dec 02Bought this camera at Good Guys a few days ago and thinking of ...
Tim Boggess3 Dec 02I have been shooting with the S85 for about 6 months and have ...
Luit Jan Spanninga2 Dec 02This camera I use now for 2 months and I’m partly enthusiastic ...
Nalrah27 Nov 02This camera is the best 'digital' that I have found for the ...
Albert Neubert19 Nov 02The best camera value on the market today due to the recent ...
Penni Smith17 Nov 02I got this camera later in the game... and I got it for a GREAT ...
adamti15 Nov 02Good Photo Quality, unlimited movies, HQ movies mode (15sec) ...
D G Hayner14 Nov 02This Camera is a lot of camera for the money. I have owned a lot ...
David Groff14 Nov 02I only have one complaint, but it's a big one: skin tones seem ...
philip rayner13 Nov 02I bought the DSC in the morning and by the afternoon the sales ...
arie avni12 Nov 02I have olso the 55e and pc110 and the picture are greati tryed ...
Andi Bracco7 Nov 02I've bought the DSC-S85 - my first digital camera - 2 weeks ago ...
Piero11 Oct 02(No text)
Benjamin Rogers8 Oct 02An absolutely fantastic camera, even now almost a ...
Jonathan Larson5 Oct 02I just upgraded from a Toshiba PDR-M4 (2.1). What a difference! ...
Alexandre Lee26 Sep 02I think my pictures are too dark. Is this my camera problem or ...
Jamie Haggett26 Sep 02I've had this camera for a day and I must say I love it. Feels ...
Barrie J Wills26 Sep 02Good BUT not perfect (I wish)....Ive had the DSC 85 for a year, ...
teodoro musacchio23 Sep 02I'm not an expert. I only want to express satisfaction for this ...
Alain Tramblay9 Sep 02I love my camera. It is easy to use, very flexible but a bit on ...
Dennis Terkelsen28 Aug 02I own a Casio 3000EX and had some problems with it but always ...
jplog20 Aug 02After owning the S85 for about a month I've found no real ...
Paul Giguere2 Aug 02The DSC-S85 is my favorite digital camera thus far (I've had it ...
Thony de Bruin1 Aug 02See for your self at http://www.homev.nl
matt guest15 Jul 02I got this camera recently when I took my DSC-S50 in to best buy ...
MachBoy8 Jul 02After 2 wks (~200 pix):1) Very good image quality --- but ...
MILLECAM STEPHANE4 Jul 02One word : GREAT !! Of course, it is not cheap but with the ...
D. Brent Miller17 Jun 02I bought the S85 last summer, and have used it professionally to ...
Sämi Rufer10 Jun 02Meine erste Digicam.Und eine gute!!!My first Digitalcamera.And ...
BENJAMIN PARKER21 May 02The s85 replaced a Canon 500 SLR, I took a risk as I didn't know ...
jeanette zara15 May 02good camera
Steve Boros11 May 02I love mine!!!!
cellicar20 Apr 02Easy to use
Potato19 Apr 02Auto-Focus timing is slow and therefore motion picture couldn't ...
Andrey Rodrigues11 Apr 02'Do not hesitate. It is a great camera!'Impressive! I've read ...
Carlos Eduardo11 Apr 02THAT´S COOL. ENJOYPortuguese: (ELA É OTIMA, APROVEITE)
Curran10 Apr 02Compared S85s macro mode shots to Canon G2s macro mode shots. ...
The Milkman9 Apr 02great camera, I'm really happy with it and after getting a great ...
Ran7 Apr 02Not bad but not good enough to keep...
Walter A.30 Mar 02Autofocus and Flash suck big time!!!!!!!OK, this is a very nice ...
Jeff H29 Mar 02I spent over a month researching new digital cameras to replace ...
Markman26 Mar 02After extensive researching(this site is awesome!), I narrowed ...
Alex FAn25 Mar 02This camera is over rated. There are many quality camera at ...
Rich23 Mar 02I've used the macro a lot and the quality of photos is stunning! ...
Kathy20 Mar 02A loose, rattling lens on my new S85 has left me feeling as if I ...
b ting20 Mar 02-great construction with the black magnesium alloy casing which ...
Robert Portengen12 Mar 02Impressive camera. Expensive but the very good batterylife makes ...
Jay5 Mar 02Does anyone have any experience comparing this camera to the ...
David Karlin4 Mar 02This is my first digital camera - I've been quite awestruck by ...
John1 Mar 02Good camera for outdoor use. Resolution and sharpness very good. ...
Vivian27 Feb 02(No text)
Maggie Goh25 Feb 02One of the Best 4 million pixel Digital Camera
toothtitan122 Feb 02i was looking at the olympus 4040, nikon coolpix 885, and canon ...
Jorge León22 Feb 02I'm so happy with my new camera, but I only use it to keep good ...
John22 Feb 02I bought this camera a few months ago and wondering if ishould ...
Andy19 Feb 02(No text)
Boh Bor Chek19 Feb 02(No text)
Al9 Feb 02I am enjoying the camera but, wish the manual was more user ...
Geoffrey8 Feb 02Purchased a S85 about a month ago out of New York for $633. ...
Mark R.6 Feb 02Bought this camera and then returned it because I was not happy ...
chello6 Feb 02very nice
sunshn3 Feb 02Dissapointing camera. Very poor photos under cloudy conditions. ...
pascal 31 Jan 02i think the usb driver is bad !and the memory stick is too ...
sirio alvarez30 Jan 02Great
Dominick Spolitino23 Jan 02I've had this Camera for about a month now, and I've had plenty ...
ZJ23 Jan 02Bought the camera for $630 online... all came in perfect order. ...
John Dubland20 Jan 02I bought this camera in august 2001 and have shot about 4000 ...
Ray Chan17 Jan 02This is my first digital camera. I'm very impressed with the ...
Ken Saccente14 Jan 02I had a cd300, but exchanged it for the s85. I like just about ...
Peter Dewar11 Jan 02I bought the S85 in Sept 2001 (along with AC-SQ850 charger, ...
allen4 Jan 02I purchased this camera a couple weaks agao and am so far ...
Rchan2 Jan 02First digital camera. Got this camera as a gift. Lots of fun. ...
Alan28 Dec 01Purchased a Sony S75 and exchanged it for a S85 two weeks later. ...
KarlS17 Dec 01I've had my S85 since July. I'm a somewhat experienced ...
Todd Curry15 Dec 01The simplicity of the menuing system is a real plus -- makes ...
Lee Bunyard14 Dec 01Loading CD for this camera locked up my pc with a 'Failure OE' ...
Adrian Leung11 Dec 01Previously, I am the fan of rolled film. Now, I am the fan of ...
GMF7 Dec 01Not for beginners. You must be an advanced amateur to benefit ...
Tom7 Dec 01Action pics are indeed out of the question. The camera is just ...
Paul Suppes3 Dec 01I've had the DSC-S85 for a couple of months and just love it.
Dana French3 Dec 01(No text)
kurt penzig29 Nov 01Good general purpose camera. Most problems cited with focusing ...
Jocelyn Maltais29 Nov 01I have bought the DSC-S85 2 weeks ago and honestly, for that ...
Andrew26 Nov 01Bought camera 1 week ago, have taken plenty of shots, great ...
Leland22 Nov 01I've been using the DSC-S85 for about a month now & am still ...
Antonio21 Nov 01This is the 1.st time I buy a digital camera. I never thought it ...
L.Ros21 Nov 01Autofocus is very batBefore this camera i have a Olympus ...
R Salama20 Nov 01I was looking for a simple point and shoot that was not too ...
Emmett L. (Pete) McCutchin15 Nov 01(No text)
Jim S.13 Nov 01Picture quality is very good. I've used the camera for several ...
John Ellis10 Nov 01Probably one of the best on the market, but all these cameras ...
Braden Evans10 Nov 01Best 4mp camera on the market. Outstanding image quality and ...
Michael6 Nov 01I purchased this camera a couple of months ago and have been ...
Bill Baldwin4 Nov 01I've now taken this camera around the world - it has the right ...
Filippo Ponzetti29 Oct 01Wonderfull camera!!!Easy to use, great control on shooting, ...
MAVRO28 Oct 01I also have the Sony TRV20 DV camera and I love the fact that ...
DaleB25 Oct 01This is an excellent example of packaging state of the art ...
Eric Jones23 Oct 01Excellent controls, I like the ability to go full manual and ...
Max Schetter20 Oct 01Small, comfortable in the hand with all controls easily ...
lidia20 Oct 01Help to decide!I am using this camera for a month and seem to be ...
Milton Flavio Moura15 Oct 01It is recommendable for sure!This camera is one of the best ...
Billy13 Oct 01I have owned 4 digital cameras and all were sold before ...
Weijun10 Oct 01This is my 2nd digital camera. Stunning rich and vivid colours, ...
martyb453636 Oct 01I've had the S85 for several months. At the highest resolution, ...
Larry J. Verna6 Oct 01I did a lot of research before coming to my decision to buy this ...
Sergio3 Oct 01Almost perfect! My 3rd digital camera, but I have tried many ...
Freddy Beltran2 Oct 01I do pro photos with this camera. I enlarge pictures up to 11' x ...
Daddy1 Oct 01the only problem i have with this camera..in fact..i would say ...
Dan Pultz27 Sep 01READ THIS REVIEW.. Great camera for really anyone out there. I ...
JIM CHAPMAN26 Sep 01(No text)
Jun26 Sep 01i've been using this camera for almost 3 weeks...and i bring it ...
Rogério Reis13 Sep 01Good overall quality. Most of the cases, good results.
Roger10 Sep 01To protect my LCD I use a palm color screen protector.You have ...
OilLogger10 Sep 01You get a lot of bang for your bucks as compared to the other ...
Rob6 Sep 01Good camera, lots of options to control the exposure and quite ...
Alex V Volohhonski4 Sep 01The camera an excellent buy for the non professional user who ...
Doug Kinne31 Aug 01Handed it to my 'manually challenged' wife, told her how to turn ...
Robert Holloway30 Aug 01An outstanding point and shoot camera. Great quality images that ...
Marty Becker29 Aug 01Easy to use, considering the user manual is terrible. Zeiss lens ...
Fred Lewis28 Aug 01Great camera! This is my third Digital camera, and the best yet ...
Dr. Michael Woitaschek27 Aug 01Took 160 Photos and returned the camera.Red is too saturated,AF ...
Ejoy23 Aug 01I love it. The only things I wish for is a greater focal range. ...
Grady 23 Aug 01I have been shopping for a digital camera for seval months. I ...
Jeremy22 Aug 01I have taken close to 2000 shots now with the camera and I love ...
Laurie19 Aug 01I am a new comer to digital photography but saw a number of ...
Jim Reiter18 Aug 01Love this camara. Could not believe the quality of the pictures. ...
Joe Dunkle17 Aug 01Great picture quality and tonal range. Color is excellent. ...
JH15 Aug 01recently purchased this camera for a vacation. I am amazed at ...
GoldenHammer14 Aug 01I got this camera for just one day. After hand-on taking some ...
Picman14 Aug 01I've owned this camera for a couple of weeks and am extremely ...
gbxfan10 Aug 01I have had the camera for month and find it easy to use and the ...
Dennis Bater5 Aug 01I think Sony has improved on an already good camera. This ...
Azek3 Aug 01I really love the look and feel of this camera. The resolution ...
Mike L2 Aug 01The bottom line is image quality and this camera delivers it in ...
Tao Nguyen1 Aug 01I have used this camera for over a week. It produces great ...
David31 Jul 01Let me qualify this by saying I'm just a recreational ...
Richard Lueck30 Jul 01Great camera overall, very sharp image. Feels good in the hand, ...
Jerry29 Jul 01Camera is hard to focus. Returned mine for a 995 Nikon. What a ...
robert29 Jul 01I bought, then I quickly returned this digital because the skin ...
Fred28 Jul 01I am a dealer in digital camera's and also a professional ...
Mike C25 Jul 01After much research, I was ready to use the camera out of the ...
mardy24 Jul 01Im very very statisfied with the image quality. Portraits looks ...
rk23 Jul 01Big oversaturation problem. Greens and reds are way off. Many ...
Andrew Shaw22 Jul 01I wanted a camera that I could take on trips to replace my SLR's ...
Linda J.18 Jul 01Can't get much better than this for the money. Sony has these ...
Kevin Johnson17 Jul 01(No text)
Tom17 Jul 01ok

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