Product Reviews

This is my second attempt at this camera. the first had to be returned because it just cut out mid shoot without any battery warning and the batteries lasted no time at all. The replacement model asks me to set language, dates etc and then switches off. When I switch on again it starts all over again with the language settings. Ive registered it but still have no idea how to switch it to taking pictures. I'm sending it back to Amazon for a full refund. This was a gift for my daughter who is now so discouraged, she's giving up photography. Why do you make everything so complicated that it doesnt work? It's iphones for us from now on.

Returned immediately. Won't get past start loading screen. Shouldn't have to troubleshoot a new product.

.. very good ......................................

I upgraded this camera from a Sony DSC-W810, a disappointing, low budget camera which developed a fault very early on. The Sony -DSC-H300 on the other hand has the feel of a good quality camera and controls were in easy reach. The picture display screen has good visibility and the zoom is excellent with fine optics. Even I found importing images on 'Play Memory' straight forward. The only disadvantage is alkaline batteries. You can buy rechargeable batteries but it would have been nice to have a rechargeable feature on the camera. Also Sony should avoid including cheap Indonesian alkaline batteries which are very poor quality.

battery door was always coming open.When did stay closed the camera hen stopped working halve way through taking a photo. I sent it back for a refund.

Birhday presant ican wait to use it when im on my days off

I purchased this camera for use during my upcoming cruise, and was very disappointed. The camera looked good and felt fine when gripped for use, however, it would shut down whilst taking pictures, I thought this could be due to the batteries originally supplied being out of date. Therefore I purchased new batteries hoping to improve the usage. Sadly this did not happen, it still shuts down when in use. I will now consider changing for a more reliable camera

I brought this a year ago and am happy with the ease of use. but wish it had a chargeable battery sustem/

I bought this the other week on a very good discount price and when i saw it at home i unboxed it and i instantly fell in love with it

Bought to replace water damaged camera. This fits my large hands very nicely and so far takes great pictures.Excellent value for money, SD card + case + camera bought together cheaper than camera alone (Currys).

The only criticism I have is that the lens cover nor camera appears to have nowhere to attach the the supplied cord.

Had this camera a few weeks now takes good pictures and is easy to use once you figure out the settings. Batteries that come with it though are no good recommend you get rechargeable ones.

I bought this and it only lasted a week! One week later, my camera wouldn't turn on, and when it did it was a white screen. I took it back and got an exchange of the exact same camera, and it did the same thing not even a day later! One of the biggest waste of my time and money. I will never be buying a Sony camera again. Please do yourself a big favor and never buy this camera!

I bought this a month ago and have been happy with it been doing photography of animals and landscapes

Bought this and will need to send it to sony for repair ASAP as from the start there have been issues just turning it on. The few pictures I have managed to take have been good but a lot of hassle to even get to that and even more hassle to send it off for repairs.

Haven’t really used it yet but happy with the photos I’ve taken

Camera didn’t start up when my daughter opened it on Christmas Day , instructions poor , took it back to curry’s on Boxing Day for the store to replace it , the computer lead is wrong and needs to be changed , but I have yet to take it back to curry’s to change it over again

I bought this camera for my wife it overall ease to use,and the brilliant features and of course the photos

My 8yr old granddaughter bought herself this camaraderie with her xmas money and she lives it..

The autofocus is ridiculously slow and makes photos blurry. Video (using a tripod) is slightly better, but it constantly readjusts unnecessarily, which makes the resultant video difficult to watch. The two stars is solely for the fact that it is better than the "nothing at all" I had before. I received this camera as a gift from someone who only looked at the total star rating.

I’ve had several Sony Cyber-Shots over the years and I was so excited when I received this for Christmas. However, the excitement was short lived. It would randomly cut off while zooming and taking pictures. Randomly cut off and reset while adjusting settings. The screen even went white several times and wouldn’t come on without taking the batteries out. I followed the troubleshooting on the website, but it didn’t help for long...maybe 4-5 minutes. So, I took it back tonight and exchanged it. Well, this one doesn’t stay on for more than 5 minutes either!!! It hasn’t randomly cut off on me, but the BRAND NEW, OUT OF PACKAGE batteries go dead while zooming. I turn it back on and a full battery display pops up, but after 3 minutes and 5 pictures (not zoomed), it goes dead again! So I came here looking for ways to troubleshoot it, but I’m not the only one who has had these issues, so I’m just returning this one too and going with something else. Extremely disappointing because the few pictures I’ve been able to take were pretty good and I was really looking forward to using this with the all of the features it has.

Only just got but we'll worth the money I paid. Will be using on my holidays

I got this camera for my birthday and am absoloutly amazed at the quality of it. Im very pleased of how my photographs turned out!

I was given this camera as a gift two years ago, we love it. It's easy to operate. The quality of the photos are great if you take your time and focus. I only wish it had WiFi connect.

Bought this not quite 2 months ago. Pictures are awful. Camera will not autofocus nor can you manually focus. I have a 15 year old Panasonic that takes much better photos. Pictures come out with lines and a pink hue. Don't waste your money.

Great, easy to use camera with useful features at a good price

Bought this camera in May for my 18 year old daughter and it stopped working in August. Was told it was the lens and to send it back. I receive it back 2 weeks later with a letter stating it was Unrepaired and didn't have the parts anymore. I'm still waiting for something to get done.

I bought this camera on recommendation. Easy to set up and easy to use. Various settings again easy to use.

Fairly priced in comparison to similar cameras on the market. Good quality pictures but tends to freeze and overheat alot. Easy to use which is good if u are not a pro photographer (like myself).

I m happy I like & I m buying another Sony product

Great pictures but some issues on the power while using on a trip

Exellent camera i recommended for everyone who like photography

I always buy sony products because of the quality and reliability. Great choice.

It has all the features that I want, plus many more

Had H300 few months now still getting to grips with it, over all not bad for price as a point and shot. Found instructions a little confusing and had to go back to where I got to ask questions.

I have rated neutral because it has taken more effort to set up. The box seal was broken and the camera had clearly been used. I was told to demonstrate it to another customer. I did not get the same favour and still to take a photo with it. I would recommend it as I researched it thoroughly before, but have no basis.

I bought the camera a month ago I am very happy with the Camera.

Great camera. Budget price. Only let-down is lack of accessories

This was a birthday present and although I'm still working out how to get the best from it most features seem to be fine. I would have liked a trimming feature to enable photos to be cropped and saved on the camera but apart from that it's great.

Worked once. Then stopped functioing correctly. Rubbish. Sent it back and bought a Canon instead.

Having had two compact cameras I decided to go for something a bit bigger with a proper zoom lense and I am not disappointed with this relatively cheap Sony H300. Simple to use and great photos

I Got this Camera for my birthday last year to take Pictures of Far away objects which it is able to do unless the objects are extremely far away and very fast moving .However the tripod hole on the bottom of the Camera does allow for more stability when taking pictures or videos of far away objects so I imagine this is possible and the built in the features for optimisation for taking pictures of certain things e.g. pets allows for crisp Photography to be preformed. However the Camera is not rechargable and Requires AA Batteries and eats through them fairly Quick unless you use DuraCell Batteries or Duracelll Ultra Power; they have lasted the longest on my camera allowing me to take around 100 20 mega pixel photos(Not continuously over a few weeks) and around 1 hour of 720 P Video (not continuous) mutiple videos which is very close to what is specified in the manual and requires 4 *AA Battaries and consumes 25% of the Ultra Power Duracell battaries Before the battareries need changing and the battaeries can then be used for lower power drained wireless non recharable devices such as a wireless mouse and keyboard; the powercheck on the battery allows you to check how much power is left in the batteries for the Ultra Batteries. Furthermore the camera has built in smart sense mode which you can select when taking photos and the camera will decide which is the best optimisation for the photos your taking e.g. if your taking a picture of a landscape. Also theres a button which brings out a light for a large flash if your taking a picturtures in the dark.Overall the camera takes high Quality Photos that Im satfied with as long as I focus the lense by holding down lightly the trigger button to focus.

My wife bought it 2 weeks ago a gift for my Birthday, it is an upgrade from the camera I have at present.

I bought this to go on a cruise last week. On day 2 the screen was white when the camera turned on. On coming home I read that you can push on the right hand of the screen whilst turning on to prevent this, or give it a tap where it say cybershot, and this could help also. This is supposed to be brand new! It caused undue stress on holiday and I had to revert back to my phone camera to feel confident I was going to get the snap I wanted. Also the battery went very quick, more so when you're turning it on and off every few seconds because of a white screen!!! However I'm not even sure that was the problem. It did give me a battery warning a couple of times but generally the camera would turn on and off straight, or turn off as I take a photo (which it hadn't taken). I have now read that the batteries you get with it, and the extra ones I bought (ensuring I bought the same type) generally aren't good enough and you need a higher quality rechargeable NiMH battery. I don't remember reading this in the very limited info you get with the camera. And even if/when I pay out for these I'm not sure this will sort the problem anyway, for the reasons just stated. I bought the camera via the internet, but from Curry's, so I'd still expect a genuine, problem-free product. And another thing, I was out at sea, so I couldn't get online to look up problems, why doesn't Sony include the basics in a little brochure? Or as you order, ask if a paper version is required? The one you can get online is just far too big to print off. So at the moment I feel like I've encountered problems I shouldn't, and right from the off. They will hopefully be resolved easily, but they left a negative impact on the cruise I bought the camera for (I only came back yesterday). So not (yet) impressed.

This is my first and last Sony camera. Brand new (correct) batteries and I can’t zoom in without it showing dead battery and shutting down. Tried switching batteries and the same thing happens. I bought this camera to take photos for books covers, after my old one of 6 years finally called it quits, and I really feel like I waste my money buying it. I had high hopes too. I have a video that I took trying to use the camera, but I’m pretty sure I swear in it.

This Sony Bridge Camera was just what I needed. It does what it says on the tin. It's a good point and shoot camera.

I've had this camera for over 2yrs and it has worked excellent for me. Taken some awesome pictures

I bought a rx100 v6 but when I recorded it with Sony it comes up as a h300. I purchased it in the uk for a European trip and it failed within two days and won’t open. I have to wait two months to when I am back in the uk to replace it

Purchased before going on a trip to Nevada. It took really good pictures. Not so heavy. A lot lighter in weight than the. 36mm

Bought this 3weeks ago and have been impressed with this camera

very impressed with the camera. As an absolute beginner but very keen to improve the shots I currently take and learn more of non mobile phone photography! Indoors has taken some impressive shots and looks good on the tripod. Just need to get out and put it to the test more.

With the extended warranty gives me piece of mind against accidental damage great camera to use without the hassle of SLR

I got this as a birthday present so not used it properly yet but my friend says it's amazing first camera

This is an excellent camera that produces excellent pictures and videos. This is also a very reasonably priced item.

I love it! Takes some amazing photos and is very easy to use!

Bought this a month ago to take some pictures at a wedding. Pictures were good quality and screen was easy to see.

Needing a new camera, so got this one. Easy to use - just found opening the battery/sim card a bit hard to use.

Still working out the menu options and how best to use them. For the price it has many features and overall seems to be a good camera. The only glaring drawback I can find is that it is power hungry and eats batteries. It's a pity there's no plug in recharge system. The rechargeable batteries I tried will not make it even switch on (yes, they're the correct ones, fully charged) so I can only use disposable alkaline batteries.

This camera is so easy to use and light to handle. Looking forward to a lot more photography.

- display quickly scratched - bad and slow focus - sometimes you need to turn the camera off and on to prevent it from blurring - videos are blurry (any self-sharpening) - dead pixels on the display - Once the lens has snapped since then, the sound of the camera is much louder My camera was bought as a gift to me through a single nonprofit project. I'm handicapped. He has been complained but, as the seller and service have said, it works correctly.

I was gifted this camera for my bird pictures I take yearly here at Nicksville, AZ. No matter what setting you use it takes to long to focus on birds which do not give you much time to capture a picture. Even if the birds do give you the time most of the pictures will still come out of focus. I have owned other cameras that produce much greater results. So if you are a birder like me do not buy this camera, you will be very disappointed.