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Hi guys I'm considering of buying Sony camera for road trip so I thought to came here to ask you guys which, these two models Sony DSC-W800S or this one Sony DSC-W830, its for the road trip so im looking for something steady, strong which nice picture resolution. You can also suggest me a third option for the budget of 180-200$. Thank you in advance! 

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Hello.  I'm sure you will get some suggestions from people on this Forum, but this Forum targets users of Sony cameras with interchangeable lens (a-mount and e-mount).  The two cameras that you mentioned have non-removable lenses.  You might get more helpful responses if you ask on a Forum that deals with Sony's DSC cameras -- and has more people who have used those cameras.

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Hi Coic

As Xkaes says, most people on this forum use interchangeable lens cameras.

However, I used to use Sony Cybershot cameras, and I would go for the W 830, because I think the Zeiss lens is better quality than the Sony, and it gives you a much better optical zoom (optical zoom is better than digital zoom because it maintains resolution, whereas digital zoom degrades the resolution as you extend it) personally I never used digital zoom for stills.

The 20.1Mp sensor will have plenty resolution for your purposes.

The other alternative on your budget, is to see what's available on the reputable 2nd hand market (places like MPB, or a specialist photography shop). 

You can get some great pictures with small cameras - some of my cybershop photos are getting just as many hits and faves on Flickr as some of my pictures from "better" cameras. Where they are not so good, is making quite large prints (I make a lot of A3 prints)

These small cameras are great for carrying around in your pocket, so you're more likely to have it with you!

Have a great road trip, and have fun taking your photos!

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Personally, I think the small sensor pocketable cameras have lost their purpose: image quality in (d/r)ecent smartphones is just as good if not better due to vastly better computational power in phones. And that's a camera you'll surely always have with you. I therefore suggest investing that $180-200 in your next smartphone rather than buying a separate camera with mediocre quality.

If you really want something pocketable and a noticeable upgrade to a phone camera, I'd be looking at a 1"-sensor camera such as an RX100. Those are out of your budget though.

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I DO use Lumix LX P&S cameras for travel at times. I an a Sony user (5 DSLRs) but at the time the Lumix had better price/performance than the RX100 series.  I always debate whether to take a small P&S or one of my Sony's. Sony's are larger but better, and I have about 25 lenses (manly Minolta). But batteries are always an issue as I am not near 'shore power' to recharge on my wilderness trips. So I was beyond thrilled to that I could recharge the batteries on some of my Sony bodies from USB!  That is the A3000, which I bought just because I broke the kit lens on my NEX-6. The 3000 is low on features but has an excellent sensor and  good IQ. It's my new trip camera. I have 18-135 on it now.

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Panasonic Lumix LX-cameras also have a larger sensor than your average point-and-shoot in the $200 price range, which underlines my point: if you don't mind much about image quality, use your phone. If you do mind, invest in something better than a $200 compact camera.

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