"It comes as a very attractive package - a high performance 5.1 megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss 3x zoom lens, complete with two pairs of rechargeable NiMH AA batteries, a compact battery charger and a smart genuine leather belt pouch, all for a very reasonable £199. The camera itself is also attractively designed, with a square boxy shape and an almost retro-looking matt black and silver finish. It isn’t a particularly small camera, but it does feel comfortably solid and, like all of Sony’s recent models, exceptionally well made. The case is cast aluminium with steel fittings, so although it’s no lightweight it isn’t excessively heavy, despite using those two AA batteries for power."