# Sony Camera Handbooks — user reviews > 30 indexed App Store user reviews of Sony Camera Handbooks by Shuai Chen, rated 1.33/5 from 18 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sony-camera-handbooks/id725271267/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sony-camera-handbooks/id725271267.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 16 ## Newest reviews (18 of 30) ### 1/5 — Terrible *2017-04-28, version 2.3.0* I cannot download a book. Keeps giving me an error message. Have tried for a few weeks now. Don't waste your money on this app. ### 1/5 — Do Not Use!!! Scam Software!!! *2017-01-24, version 2.3.0* This app charges you for reading a free Manual that Sony hosts online for free. Type 'yourcamera manual pdf' into google and it's there... Not to mention that the price of the free manual is not disclosed on the app so you could be paying hundreds for a free document available for anyone that can use a search engine. How does stuff like this even get allowed on the App Store, no quality control at all. ### 1/5 — Broken *2016-06-28, version 2.3.0* Won't let me open the manual I purchased and downloaded. I even tried deleting the app, reinstalling and restoring purchases. I can't open it. The buttons that work are "buy" not "read". What a scam. ### 1/5 — Should be pulled from the store!?!?! *2016-05-02, version 2.3.0* Downloaded the app and bought a manual... It wouldn't open. So I deleted the app, downloaded again, and restored purchases. It still wouldn't open the manual I PIAD for. Piece of crap. ### 1/5 — Don't download *2016-04-21, version 2.3.0* 3 bucks for a manual you can get free online. ### 1/5 — App is worthless and does not work ! ! ! *2016-03-10, version 2.3.0* I downloaded this app the middle of February not realizing you pay for each and every handbook you want to read. February 27th , I paid $2.99 or $3.20 after taxes for the Handbook for the Sony Cyber-Shot D.SC.-RX 100 mark IV . I have not been able to open it from that time 2 weeks ago till today . So I got on my iMac and reported the problem to Apple , who gave me the option for the immediate refund and I took it , and deleted the app from my phone. PASS on this app . It is not worth throwing time or money in to this one . ### 1/5 — Rip Off *2015-12-23, version 2.3.0* Why can't I give this no stars as it deserves. Total rip off. It is just the same as the PDFs file you can download for free from Sony's website. Apple should not allow them to even offer this app. Waste of money and time. ### 1/5 — Useless Ripofff *2015-08-22, version 2.3.0* Nothing more than the same worthless handbook available free with the camera. A waste of room on my device and a total waste of money. ### 1/5 — Ripoff *2015-08-17, version 2.3.0* Do not buy this app!!!!! All handbooks are now blank!!!!! DO NOT BUY!!!!! ### 1/5 — Just PDFs *2015-07-24, version 2.3.0* What a waste - just get the PDFs from Sony's website and load them into iBooks. ### 1/5 — Not as advertised!!!!! *2015-05-17, version 2.3.0* The app says free and even the picture just shows download the manual. BUT once you get the app you have to pay $1.99 for the manuals. I just google it and got what I needed for FREE!! ### 1/5 — Rip off *2015-02-25, version 2.3.0* This is a total rip off. Your detail said the handbook provides basic skills on lighting, composition,etc... This is non of that, just the manual which you can get for free from sony's website. But you charge $1.99 in app ### 1/5 — Total waiste *2014-12-26, version 2.3.0* This amazing app lets you pay $2 for a copy of the owners manual you can get for free online Misleading and lame Boo ### 1/5 — Absolute Waste *2014-09-05, version 2.3.0* This app is an absolute waste of time and money. It advertises itself as a free app but when you go to utilize it, you realize that it is a pay to download app. If you should end up downloading a manual you realize quickly that it is the exact same manual that Sony offers for free. ### 1/5 — Buyer beware *2014-08-22, version 2.3.0* Very bummed out! I purchased what was advertised as the full HANDBOOK for my cameras and all I received was the much smaller Instruction Manual for each. ### 1/5 — Don't waste your money *2014-05-29, version 2.2.0* I purchased the app hoping for better documentation for my a6000. The app only provides a digital copy of the same small useless manual that comes with the camera. Just list the menu and dial functions but offers no explanations on how to use them. ### 1/5 — Wish I could give 0 stars *2014-04-25, version 2.1.0* Nothing but a catalogue to buy the guides that are already available on the manufacturers' websites. Prices are not posted. ### 1/5 — Trampa *2014-04-17, version 2.1.0* Muy mal ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Seems to be a scam *2022-02-28, version 3.0.0* I got this app and bought a manual through it. But the manual never downloaded and I had to get a refund through Apple. ### 1/5 — No stars, won’t even open or download purchased manuals *2022-02-02, version 3.0.0* Chinese scammers at their finest ### 1/5 — Rip off. Report to apple *2022-01-19, version 3.0.0* Same guide here as what is free from sony. But why doesn’t sony have its own app so we can download firmware updates!? ### 1/5 — Scam - DON’T BUY *2021-12-17, version 3.0.0* This app should be deleted. The paid handbook does not open. Apple are you seeing this? ### 1/5 — Scam app - PLEASE READ!! *2021-06-26, version 3.0.0* The very misleading app purchase guide shows all the various camera handbooks listed but no price is shown anywhere. It's a different fake view of this terrible app's user guide. Once you get the free app you quickly see it's simply a buying guide to each camera handbook. NONE are free. So you decide to purchase an easy to use and read user guide for your one camera. Well, think again. It's a shortened version of the free pdf file you can easily get on the Sony website. Stealing the free user guide and reselling a terrible short version should alert Sony to sue this guy. Why waste a penny or a minute of your time, just download the free guide to your iBooks app and you have the best version of your Sony camera guide for free. This app is awful and should be removed from the App Store. ### 1/5 — No longer works on current versions of iOS *2020-09-06, version 3.0.0* Do not buy, this app no longer functions and paid-for manuals are no longer accessible ### 1/5 — Don’t waste your time or money *2020-02-14, version 3.0.0* I was dumb enough to throw 3 bucks at this thing for my camera’s handbook, and it won’t even let me read it. Just download it pdf from Sony for free and slide it into Apple Books if you need it on your phone. ### 1/5 — Must pay, expensive *2019-04-07, version 3.0.0* PDF’s available from Sony, add to your ibooks app, save the money ### 1/5 — Gives nothing you can’t get for free at Sony website! *2019-03-08, version 3.0.0* The “handbooks” are just the standard user manuals. Don’t waste your money. ### 1/5 — Save your money! *2018-12-25, version 3.0.0* This app is not support and only works when it come to taking your money😡. ## Most praised reviews (2 highest-rated) ### 2/5 — Pretty Bad *2016-02-22, version 2.3.0* This is just money grubbing at its best. ### 2/5 — Cool but.... *2015-01-21, version 2.3.0* I like it although you can easily get these in pdf format from the sony site. Admittedly it's easier with this program but no search function? Why? That's the main benefit of having the manuals electronic. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*