Only in Tokyo, Part 3: Sony WX1 for £100

New stock arrives at Akihabara every day, and the prices never stay the same for long.


And when it's the end of the line for a certain product, they go through the floor.  Look what we found hidden in a corner:


The Sony DSC-WX1 was released a few months ago, and was one of the first cameras to feature the new back-illuminated sensor which works so well in low light conditions.  It also showed off the effective--and popular--automatic panorama mode.

And it costs 14 800 yen, or even 14 060 yen if you can get it without tax.  That's less than £100.  Here's what it would cost you here:

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So you shouldn't be surprised to learn that I went and bought one, despite the advice of the salesman who thought I'd never understand a word of the menus written in Japanese.  It's actually pretty easy because most of them use icons, but I'll let you know ...

To be continued ...

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