Sony Cybershot DSCT7 5.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom by Sony
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Digital camera reviews of Sony Cybershot DSCT7 5.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom
Digital camera Review: A great camera for the anti-tourist (and others who want a small camera!)
Summary: 5 Stars
Through most of the 1990s, I lived overseas in both Europe and Asia. Unfortunately, my number of photos from these times are limited to a handful as I hated looking like a "tourist" with my bulky camera! Nowadays, I no longer have to worry about that because of cameras like this one! I intially bought this T7 after using a friend's T1 and being impressed with the size of it. The T7 is obviously considerably smaller, which is even better!
I bought this camera right as they were coming out and paid well over $400 for it plus a 1GB Memory Stick Pro. Both are investments that even to this day (over a year later) I am very happy with. I have taken this camera just about everywhere and wherever I go people love to look at it. I can say I've probably sold at least a dozen of these to people that fell in love with the size of the camera and the quality of photos it takes.
As far as size, that is the biggest plus to it's advantage. It can fit anywhere. Even with the optional case that you can buy for it, it still easily fits in a trouser or jacket pocket, without even a noticable bulge.
As far as photo quality goes, as most of the reviews note, the camera is very limited when it comes to night time shots. I've found that these shots are often hit and miss as far as what you'll get, but for the size of the lens and the size of the flash, what can you expect? After shooting a few thousand photos with this camera, I know what will be a good and bad night shot, and with the playback feature, you can quickly see the quality of your photo and retake if needed. Is it perfect? No, but that's super tough in a camera this small.
Some reviews note the difficulty trying to take a photo while holding the camera still. I've never had issue with this, but I could see how it could be an issue, it's just never one either my wife (the primary user) or I have dealt with. I would venture that probably the vast majority of buyers of this camera will likewise not have a problem.
I've recorded more than a few .mpg movies with the camera and it surprisingly outperformed some of my bigger (and more expensive) point-and-shoot digital cameras. I have been very pleased with that.
Another drawback noted by many reviews is the LCD screen and the chance of breaking it. I put a plastic screen protector (the thin plastic sheet type held by static) on it as soon as I bought it and haven't had a problem. I've sat on the camera before (by accident, of course!) and have had it in luggage and the like, but have never had a problem.
The most significant drawback that I've had with the camera is that it can take more photos (esp with the 1GB card) than the battery will last. Buy a second battery and you'll be more than good, but it's just something to keep in mind.
I would highly recommend this camera for anyone who travels, or anyone who wants a camera to take quick photos. It can be carried anywhere and for the vast majority of shots, it's all that you need. I can say that we have many photos of our kids (and really good ones, too) that we would never had gotten if my wife didn't regularly carry this camera in her purse and diaper bag! I'm happy enough with it that I'm going to buy a second one for myself (especially now that the prices have dropped so much!) so that my wife can use our first one entirely for her own photography. I give it five stars and would definately recommend it to others.
Digital camera Review: AmAZing
Summary: 5 Stars
this camera is very good and produces high qualty images when used right. Auto mode works very well, and when your using flash make sure you are 3 feet away from the thing you are taking a picture of it or it will make an over exposed image.This happened to me a lot when i first tried to take a picture. The camera is good to go out of the box but you can tweak it up to ISO 100, to get a little better images. I don't get why people complain about this product, its a good little camera with wide features for a product this thin. the images on it are amazingly good, and much better than my past cameras that i have been using, from panasonic and nikon.Digital camera Review: An amazing camera!!
Summary: 5 Stars
When I found this digital camera at Best Buy, I decided to go to Amazon to read the customer reviews before purchasing it. After reading several so-so reviews, I was a bit wary to order the camera, but just couldn't get over it's incredible thinness, so I bought it. It arrived yesterday, and let me tell you, I am smitten. If I had to go back and make the decision again, I would choose this model in a heartbeat.
After playing around a little with the standard features, I decided to try out this new-fangled-spangled magnifiying glass feature. For those of you who don't quite understand what it is, it's basically a setting where you can hold the camera lens as close to something as you want and it will focus and take the picture clearly. It's an amazing tool, and I've fallen in love with it! I tried taking a picture of my eye with my old blocky digital camera, but my optical fibers were never clear. This one, however, is amazingly sharp!
As I said before, I was scared to buy the camera because of some negative reviews it had recieved. Let me tell you from my viewpoint, as an amateur photographer, how I feel about some of the "problems":
1. Focus: It is true that the flash doesn't reach throughout an entire room, which can sometimes make a picture blurry, but if you play around a bit with the settings, things will eventually clear up.
2. Lens cover: I haven't had much of a problem with it sliding open on accident. You just have to be careful where you store it. The one time I did find the cover open, the camera was turned off. Maybe it had turned itself off? Probably just an accident on my part though.
3. Battery cover: I didn't find the door flimsy at all.
4. Battery life: It may be a bit short, but it hasn't bothered me yet.
5. Finger in lens: Once you figure out the correct way of holding the camera, it's easy to avoid this annoyance.
That's all I can think of right now. Take my word for it: you won't regret buying this amazing product!
Digital camera Review: Bad Indoor Pictures. Not worth it
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased this camera as a second camera to compliment my Digital Canon 20D which I am very happy with. I admit that I choose this camera for its cool design and small shape. Also, I am brand loyal to Sony and thought with this high mega pixel the picture will be very good.
I was wrong. The indoor pictures are very pixilated, shaky and very bad colors. Big problem with red eye. Battery life is ok, and flash for this size is also ok.
I have the first digital camera Sony came out with 6 or 7 years ago where it saved pictures on a floppy disk with 1.5 mega pixels. That camera took better indoor pictures than this one.
Outdoor pictures are not bad.
In summary, I will not recommend this camera to anyone. I ended up sending it back to Amazon after 2 days of using. I would suggest the Fujifilm Finepix F10 6.3MP if you are looking for a good camera with big LCD.
I am giving this camera 2 stars for only its outdoor pictures and close ups, and cool design. Other than that, it is not even worth 1 star.
Digital camera Review: Best Camera
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had a lot of cameras over the years. This is by far the best I have purchased. It fits nicely in a shirt pocket or jeans pocket. It is rugged in design which makes it perfect for me to take hunting. Very easy to operate. I consider it a great investment.