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Nice Try but some huge issues.
- Reviewd on:
2008-12-29
By: Adorabelle
I had a old cybershot that I just loved and so when I learned we were going to Disney I thought it was time to upgrade. It is a nice looking camera. But it has some huge issues.
One being red eye. Despite all of its red eye prevention features. (blinking pre flashes etc) They just don't work. It gets real old fast having to fix all the eyes and if your daughter has pretty green eyes then they are black in the pictures because of the red eye fix.
Also as someone else said. White spots all over night pictures. We had pretty pictures in front of the castle at night and they were ruined by white spots all over.
I'm very sad I spent so much money. Sometimes a lot of money doesn't mean better quality.
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Great Point & Shoot
- Reviewd on:
2008-12-27
By: Catsup
Bought at: Local Sony Style Store
Date: 12/20/08
Price: $329 (Holiday Special. Reg. $399)
I have owned the Sony DSC-P73 for many years. It has been an awesome camera and it still works. But I wanted a new one for mainly one reason.... a larger screen. I have been looking for a new camera for a few years. The Sony T2 & the T300 both have caught my eye. But I decided to wait until one camera had all I wanted. The T700 has all I want and then some.
The first thing you notice with this camera is its screen. It has a gigantic 3.5 in extra fine LCD touch screen with only 3 buttons located on the top (power, shutter and playback). This camera is sleek to say the least. Once on the screen is bright and can be viewed easily in daylight, without too much glare. For such a little camera it also packs a big zoom that is plenty for a point and shoot. While it took me a few hours to learn the interface design I now have it down packed and can maneuver easily though the settings. It has 4 GB of internal memory so you will always have room for that picture perfect shot. Plus it will take Memory Stick Duo if you do need any extra room. It will take wide-screen pictures (16:9) and will put out HD quality pictures with an additional cord. The Smile Shutter is pretty neat, automatically snapping the picture once everyone is smiling. Though I have found it to be a little slow if more than 3 people are in the picture. Now while the large screen is awesome it does have its draw back. The battery life is much shorter than my old Sony only averaging 8-10 hours of constant use. Luckily the battery will fully charge in 2.5-3 hours, but you may what to keep a spare on hand. Overall I could not be happier with this camera. It truly is Like No Other.
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The worst 10 MP camera you can buy?
- Reviewd on:
2008-12-22
By: H. A. R. Klyce
This is the worst camera I have used in years. I use a Nikon D3, a Leica M8 and C-Lux 3 and have used Canon Point and Shoots for years - this is the worst camera I have seen for at least 3 years. The image quality is terrible - the colors are the worst, there are so many spots and noisy glitches in the images and focus is so soft I am shocked.
This camera sucks.
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T-700
- Reviewd on:
2008-12-22
By: Iuri K. Kankadze
when i first opened the box,i was kind of a amazed how cool this camera was......i still can't figure out all the options it has,but that's just a matter of a time.....and thanks for the great camera
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Very pretty camera, not so pretty pictures
- Reviewd on:
2008-12-18
By: A. Jeng
I owned a SONY DSC-T100, Sony's first generation of this style of ultra-compact digital camera. After a few iterations, I was hoping Sony has improved its picture quality. In some areas, the usability has improved dramatically.
Likes:
- Touch screen is very usable. You can even touch you subject on the screen to tell the camera to spot-focus on your subject.
- Smile detection is good under daylight.
- Optical Zoom and autofocus work in movie mode, which is a good deal-sealer for people who need a really useful movie mode.
- In-camera editing tools are quite user-friendly. Amazing usability
- 4GB internal memory is a big plus. I never find myself needing extra Memory Stick. I take all my pictures with 3:2 ratio (3MB+ per photo), the internal memory can contain approximately 996 pictures. That's enough for me. I usually download pictures to my PC every day.
Dislikes:
- Smile detection does not work well with indoor pictures because it disables Red-eye Reduction feature. This makes sense because red-eye reduction slows down the shot and may miss the smile.
- Battery life is very short. If you need to go for even a day trip, you certainly need an extra battery. So, this is the cost you need to consider before purchasing this camera.
- Indoor focus accuracy with flash is not great. I found this too be true with most ultra compact cameras, including Canon 1100. Even with successful face detection, the pictures often show out-of-focus subjects with clear background. This is true with my old Sony DSC-T100. It appears Sony has not resolved this issue after so many generations with Tx00 Series. So, be sure to take multiple shots with flash.
- White spots on some night shots. It's very unfortunate. The camera flash is too close to the lens. When the flash fires at a reflective dust in the air, you get white spots on people's hair or some empty space in your pictures. It really ruins a nice picture.
- High noise level in night shots (with flash or not)
Finally after 3 weeks of use, I returned the camera. No more ultra-compact cameras for us.
I hope this review helps potential buyers. Try shooting in all kind of lighting condition and see for yourself if noise levels are acceptable to you. High-pixel cameras produce relatively more noise.
Overall, in terms of picture quality, Sony has not improved it since DSC-T100.
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