Sony Cybershot DSC-T200 8.1MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization (Silver) by Sony
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Digital camera reviews of Sony Cybershot DSC-T200 8.1MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization (Silver)
Digital camera Review: Amazing Photos and Touchscreen Trumps Minor Flaws!
Summary: 4 Stars
This camera is amazing! It takes great photos and the 3.5" widescreen touchscreen is very fun and functional at the same time (let the jealousy begin!). I have had no problems selecting options and such with the touchscreen with my finger or the little "stylus" attachment that comes with the camera that attaches to the wriststrap. I was very impressed with the Slideshow mode, which has different style and music options for you to choose (e.g: the "nostalgia" mode plays photos in sepia toning and has slower music). Slideshows also look great when you connect the camera to a a TV. There is also a fun option that lets you draw and put stamps onto photos that you take. Even though I love the camera, there are a few issues that made me give it only 4 stars. The first is that the screen is not very sharp when you are taking photos. In comparison to a Canon Powershot 750 (3" non-widescreen), the viewfinder is a lot more blurry and pixilated, although the photos become much more clear in photo preview mode. I've read that the T200's widescreen has the same amount of pixels as the old T100 3" screen, so maybe this explains the blurriness. Another issue is that as a touchscreen, fingerprints get all over the screen and dust tends to collect at the edges of the screen. Since the back of the camera is all screen (which is awesome), this makes it sometimes awkward to hold the camera when shooting (while also trying to avoid fingers blocking the lens). I used to hold my old Canon a certain way and I had to adopt a whole new way to avoid touching the screen while shooting. I've noticed the screen is easily cleaned though, so it isn't too big a deal if it gets smudgy. Overall, this is a devastatingly stylish camera that you may have to guard with your life when friends come by!Digital camera Review: Bad Picture Quality for this Price
Summary: 1 Stars
I am not a photo guru, just a simple point and click guy with a family that needs a nice small camera that is easy to slip in a pocket to take good pictures and videos with little need to read a manual or make adjustments. Previousily I had a Casio 7 megapixal camera for three years which took good clear photos.
So the t200 looked great, tiny, stylish and good features. I tested it the day we got it, took pictures indoors and right away they were noticably worse not a little but much worse. Very grainy, blury not sharp at all. I tried several different ways to improve the quality but the pictures almost always came out very soft. The odd picture was clear the rest were soft.
Took pictures outdoors, the same, most were soft not sharp pictures.
I was disappointed so I returned the camera two days latter. Got the much cheaper and still small with nice style Canon SD 750 and right away it takes good sharp pictures indoors and outdoors as I would expect with a new point and click camera.
Digital camera Review: Beautiful but serious battery problem
Summary: 3 Stars
I have used Sony digital cameras for many years, and take thousands of photos in my occupation worldwide. When my trusty Sony bit the dust, I ordered this one. The biggest dissapointment is the battery, which runs down within a short half day of shooting. Worse yet, is that you have to remove the battery, and put it in a charger. You can't just plug in the camera, which means that when you are downloading the pictures to your computer, you are using the battery! Mine has quit in the middle of important downloads.
The touch screen is gorgeous, but takes getting used to.
I would reccommend you get a more conventional camera, if you are looking for a simple camera.
Prof. Kris
Digital camera Review: Buyer Beware, lacks low light/flash capabilities...
Summary: 2 Stars
Well you have read all the prior reviews on this on how landbreaking, minimalistically wonderful this digicam appears to be, but not much in the way of a working synopsis has been put forth. So I have had the opportunity to travel to Europe for this last Christmas 07'(;P, and was quite dismayed at the flash/indoor and low light capabilities of this camera. Outdoors it shines and has good zoom, and with enough daytime illumination, it is actually pretty good and right on with most DAYTIME applications.
Now if you are trying to take pictures in the evening, inside with flash under normal lighting conditions, and/or nightime with flash, there are some major fallbacks and this needs to be addressed by Sony, they are not exceptable. For upons my excitement to utilize this camerea and then have so much problem and discontent, that I am taking it back as we speak to Costco, yah that red one you see. I spent two weeks snapping around 3000 pics (no joke) in and around London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, etc. Outdoors with sunshihne....beautiful. But espcially indoors at museums which has a fair amount of light, this camera failed on most accounts...period! The battery issues were one thing, HAD to get a second backup battery due to the already mentioned battery sucking LCD screen which you NEED to take the pictures and operate this little gem. So for the most part, as well, one must continually change either focus modes, or fiddle between AUTO, Progam or SCN modes, to gain even a modest amount of capability in twilight, evening outside with flash or with ANY attempt at inside situation unless your are pretty close or if you stabilize or tripod mount this camera, is the only way to get a large prospective photograph out fo this little darling. So if you think about buying this for parties, meetings inside, don't waste you time. I mean the point of these little digicams are for convenience at the moment shooting, and with ISO settings up to 3200, Sony conveys promise as one would think they would have an edge on ANY light sitution within reason with such stats, but I can show you the proof, I have over 60% of my pics that were completley out of focus, grainy, even with the designated low light, firework, twiglight, twilight panorama program settings, believe me I tried them all, dismal at best in this particular area of useage, due to this camera's inability to do it's job, Sony has Failed on this.
Don't believe me, well try to find drivers and/or firmware on Sony.com support for this DSC-T200, they yanked their support on everything.....so either take this back or ignore the temptation...just my little contribution to save you all some precious time...As for my once in a lifetime Christmas Holiday...60% ruined by this Sony catastrophe...BTW, I am an avid photographer, have lots of experience behind me, just wanted to tell you like it is without a bunch of useless verbage....good luck!
Digital camera Review: Excelente Camara
Summary: 5 Stars
La cámara es muy bonita, práctica por su tamaño, excelente resolución. Muy bueno el servicio de envio.Gracias