After reading reviews and checking for prices I decided to buy the DSC P52, but when I saw it next to the 32 I switched on this little beauty. The width of the P32 is significantly less than other Sony cameras. You sacrifice the zoom but you get a better price.
The camera is easy to use and offers many scene modes for different conditions. My favorite is the "Twilight portrait mode" where the camera uses the flash to capture the foreground object, but the shutter remains open for a while to get a good exposure of the background.
The battery life is also impressive. I was planning to buy a second pair of NiMH batteries but I found I didn't need to. The batteries just keep on going and going. Flash or no flash, LCD on or off, the batteries went the distance with a little more to spare.
The cam is also packed with features like a superb movie capture, smart zoom, red eye reduction, special effects and other stuff that will keep you happy for a long while. It's relatively cheap yet it packs 3,2 mega pixels, endless options and settings and it's a Sony.
Problems:
There aren't any serious problems, just some points worth mentioning.
There is no power adapter supplied, meaning that you must use the batteries even when you're at home. It is not a problem but it's still a bit strange.
The supplied software is rather basic. I also didn't care much for the fast image transfer program that automatically copies images to your PC, you can still do it manually of course.
The manual isn't easy to follow. I heard the same complaint from others and now I understand what they meant. However if you spend enough time on it you usually find what you're looking for.
The camera is easy to use and offers many scene modes for different conditions. My favorite is the "Twilight portrait mode" where the camera uses the flash to capture the foreground object, but the shutter remains open for a while to get a good exposure of the background.
The battery life is also impressive. I was planning to buy a second pair of NiMH batteries but I found I didn't need to. The batteries just keep on going and going. Flash or no flash, LCD on or off, the batteries went the distance with a little more to spare.
The cam is also packed with features like a superb movie capture, smart zoom, red eye reduction, special effects and other stuff that will keep you happy for a long while. It's relatively cheap yet it packs 3,2 mega pixels, endless options and settings and it's a Sony.
Problems:
There aren't any serious problems, just some points worth mentioning.
There is no power adapter supplied, meaning that you must use the batteries even when you're at home. It is not a problem but it's still a bit strange.
The supplied software is rather basic. I also didn't care much for the fast image transfer program that automatically copies images to your PC, you can still do it manually of course.
The manual isn't easy to follow. I heard the same complaint from others and now I understand what they meant. However if you spend enough time on it you usually find what you're looking for.