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: Camera has scraches all over
Summary: 1 Stars
Even do this camera was refurbished I was expecting not to get a camera that has scraches all over. Looks like a 5 years old was the one using that camera. Unfurtunatly, this store return's policy sucks and I cannot return this camera.Digital camera Review: Can't read ProDuo memory stick.
Summary: 2 Stars
My wife and daughter bought this camera, with 512Mb ProDuo memory stick and travel accessories, for my daughter for Christmas from the Sony Web site for a small fortune.
The 512Mb ProDuo (MagicGate MG) memory stick was the on-site recommended memory stick addition for this camera. It came with a 32Mb Duo MG memory stick. The memory sticks came with an adaptor to fit into standard memory stick slots.
Only the 32Mb memory stick could be read by my daughters Sony Vaio PCG-GRX550 (marked MG at the memory stick port), and by the adaptor on my Desktop.
Went to Sony Tech Support site and found a huge list of laptops that DIDN'T work with the ProDuo and required a utility, which I downloaded but couldn't open.
Then I called Tech Support and the agent went on endlessly "searching" to find a solution to the problem. in between asking a number of times why I didn't just download from the camera. There are lots of obvious reasons which I gave him and then he went on "searching." He also said that the utility I tried to download wouldn't enable me to read the stick. Finally he transferrred me to someone "higher up," and the whole converstion was virtually repeated. And this agent also kept suggesting I use the camera to down-load, and I kept repeating why it wasn't practical, and why it defeated half the purpose of the memory stick in the first place.
At last, at last, he said the ProDuo was incompatible with my LapTop, and my Desk-Top reader. I had to waste a vacation afternoon to find this out, and I'm sure they knew this the instant I called. Why isn't this information available when purchasing off their web site. Why don't they tell you this on their support site or in the users manual. After all that, I still don't know how to read the memory stick. Is there a USB adaptor that reads it? But now you have to carry more junk around with you.
Tere is an option. Instead of buying the 521Mb ProDuo at $65, you can buy four 128Mb (largest) Duos at $40 apiece.
I really can't judge picture quality. My daughter says it is OK. But with the two pictures I did take, I noticed that the camera automatically focused on the subject and then went out of focus when you started to press the shutter. I don't know if this is typical.
I can't believe the reviews of this camera. How do these reviewers read the memory stick? Do they work for Sony?
Note the memory stick convenience was one of the reasons for buying LapTop. Aha, the solution is now obvious: Buy a new LapTop which ONLY reads ProDuo memory sticks. After you have bought the LapTop a new memory stick comes out which you can't read? And then what do you do? You guessed it.
It does look nice, it's portable, and the lens cover is a nice feature.
Digital camera Review: Conveniently Small - Inconveniently Designed
Summary: 3 Stars
Well. I have been using camera since Xmas - about a month. Everything works great. The picture quality is comparable to T1 if not better. The size is definitely a big plus. However, I would recommend buying a T1 instead of T7 for 2 reasons.
1. Charger: This is the dumbest thing Sony ever did. To charge the camara, you have to take the battery out of the camara and put it in the charger. This may not sound like a big chore, but like many mp3 players before iPod... little things matter. It's such a hassle to charge the battery. If you shoot frequently, you will have to do this once every 3 days. Too bad, I couldn't return mine. Otherwise, for such a convenient camera, its inconvenience supercedes its size.
2. Lens cover: The mechanism of the cover is great. When you slide the cover open, the camera switches on. However, when you have it in your pocket, often the lens cover slides open by itself. Not a major thing, but annoyance nevertheless. Because it's on when you don't know it, you're wasting more battery life... thus problem 1 surfaces again.
If you can tolerate these 2 design flaws, then T7 may be the camera for you.
Digital camera Review: Excelent Point and Shoot Camera
Summary: 4 Stars
I am very pleased with the camera. I bought just before we went to Cancun. I wanted something that wasn't a pain to carry around. I would suggest buying a screen protector though, I always carried the camera in the sleeve it came in and still managed to a small scatch on the screen. I put a screen protector on and it works great. I dont like that I have to remove the battery to charge it. However if you have a second battery (which I plan on buying) that wouldn't be an issue. I takes good picturesDigital camera Review: Excellent Performance Within Class
Summary: 5 Stars
The DSC-T7 camera from Sony takes the concept of portability to a whole new level. Remember the Motorola brick phones of the early 1990's? Well, that's how most of the other cameras currently on the market will leave you feeling once you've held the DSC-T7. This smallness however comes at a price; people used to larger cameras may take some time to get comfortable using this camera. I use a Canon EOS-20D for more serious photography, and switching to this camera for casual use almost makes me distracted due to its smallness. My wife however loves it.
Pictures have the typical Sony look to them: crisp, sure and accurate. Coloring is almost dead-on correct; however Sony's in-camera post processing gives images a dynamic boost which, while looking very good, may look slightly unnatural to some pros. But then again, there are uses and there are cameras. For a travel camera and casual shooting, there is simply no match for the DSC-T7. On the other hand, no one will use it in a studio for professional photography, which is OK as well.
I only wish that Sony were offering a carrying case as standard issue with this camera; it is a pity that they had decided to carry it as a separate item. It would be a shame to drop the DSC-T7 and have nicks and scratches on it. At least our box did not come with it, and here's hoping that Sony will at one point decide to include the soft case as a standard accessory with every camera.
Recommended: 5 out of 5 stars.