Editorial Review:

Product Description:
The Cyber-shot U40 is easy to use and packed with features. Just slide the lens cover open and the camera is ready to take a 2 Megapixel image in one second. For viewing and composing pictures in any situation, the Cyber-shot DSC-U40 offers a hybrid 1-inch LCD display. The hybrid screen uses special imaging technology to let you see your subject as clearly in bright, outdoor conditions, such as at the beach or ski resort, as in indoor or lower light environments.For even more convenience, the DSC-U40 has five scene selection modes that allow you to automatically prepare the camera to match the demands of the shooting situation: preset for Twilight, Active Outdoor, Soft Snap, Illumination Snap and Vivid Nature. Compared to the shooting quality of earlier models, the DSC-U40 now also features a 5-mode White Balance setting, which enables you to produce accurate shots in a variety of different lighting conditions. The camera is also capable of a more powerful Burst Mode, where it can take a rapid succession of 10 action shots in VGA mode or two shots at a high quality 2.0 effective Megapixel resolution. Supplied with 2 high-energy rechargeable batteries, the camera has enough power to get the right shot.The Cyber-shot DSC-U40 is capable of recording video without sound using Sony's MPEG Movie EX technology, at a length depending only on the capacity of the Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick PRO Duo installed. This makes it well suited for sending fun movies by email, for presentations and to record any occasion.



Accessories:
    see more

Accessories:

• Adobe Photoshop CS4
• Adobe Photoshop Elements 7
• Corel Photo Album 7 Deluxe
• PhotoPlus X2 Digital Studio

---

---

Rating: - Sony DSC-U40
Great little camera, very portable and uses easy to find AAA batteries. Although only 2MP, it still takes nice snapshots and the size makes it unique. It's a pity they stopped making them.

---

Rating: - VERY SATISFIED
This was a great transaction, the product was as described (new), everything was great!

---

Rating: - small but weak
Kudos to Sony for making a small, dazzle your friends type camera. But how many wasted shots have I taken? Endless. At least 1/3 of the pics from this camera come out blurry, incredibly dark, or with red eye from hell (even w/ red eye flash setting). To be fair, it handles still close-ups just fine but any action shot forget it. Folks, this is a novelty camera that's not worth its pricetag IMHO.

---

Rating: - Great little camera!
This takes very nice pictures, and outpost.com/Fry's has it for 99 bucks! Picked up a 256 Duo (DIFFERENT from the normal Sony memory stick...had to return the one we bought the same day as the camera!) from outpost.com as well for 50 bucks after shipping and rebate, and started snapping pictures...475 2MP pictures on the 256 stick. The only thing we regret is that it does not have a zoom. Never really used the zoom on our other camera (Olympus C211...huge but cool) so didn't worry this time. Went to a concert and the pictures from there were worthless. Oops, but knew there was no zoom going into the purchase. Also purhased the little black case that is available from Sony, and it goes nicely on my hip. Very cool camera...fun and we love it!

---

Rating: - Nice, Small Camera-- Great for Candid Shots.
This is my second digital camera. I wanted one that is for candid shots and for moments where my bulky Canon Digital Rebel is just impractical to carry.
The camera is built very solidly with anodized metal construction. The buttons, albeit small(given the small size of the camera), are well constructed. The quality of the pictures is very good, given that it is 2MP max. size. I took vga(smaller sized 640x480 resolution or 100 kb files)shots and they were decent even at 8x10 size. A small amount of blurriness was visible-- but this was a large blow-up for such a small file.
I have yet to print a 2 MP file picture, but the quality of the print should only get better.
The neat thing about this camera, outside of its very small size, is that it almost instantly comes to life and is ready to begin snapping pictures as soon as you see something to take. GREAT FOR THOSE ULTIMATE CANDID MOMENTS!! Because of its shockingly small size, people do not even think you have a camera on you. In its case, it looks like a small cell phone.
I purchased a 64mb duo memory card for this one. I am now sorry, since the 256mb pro grade duo memory cards are about the same price now. If you purchase a memory card, look into the pro grade cards. They write shots to memory faster, making the camera ready for the next one. If you get the 256mb card, you can take up to 445 2MP pictures or up to 2,380 vga pictures! You will seldom need to erase your card.
I bought the case for the Sony DSC-U50 camera(next size up). It allows room for the lanyard and has storage for the card adapter.

This is the perfect complement to a larger digital camera--for that ultimate candid shot!