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: Excellent!
Summary: 5 Stars
It's very compact, light weight and great quality. This product is simply excellent!Digital camera Review: Very Portable, Easy to Use and Takes Great Pictures
Summary: 5 Stars
I received a Cybershot DSCT7 as a gift from the people I work with and I am very pleased with it. This camera is the ultimate in portability - it fits in a shirt or pants pocket without a problem and makes it a camera that you will want to take with you everywhere. The unit has an integrated lens cover that also serves as an on/off switch which makes it quick and easy to use. It lacks a view finder but does have a large and easily readable display which works well even in direct sunlight. The Memory Stick Pro memory cards work well but are a bit of a disappointment in that I have several of the full sized ones that I purchased for use with my other Sony cameras that cannot work with this unit. The Memory Stick Pro sticks do come with an adapter that allows me to use them with my legacy Sony cameras so at least my new investments can be used across all the memory stick devices. The pictures are sharp and the color fidelity is very good. The DSCT7 comes with a special adapter that needs to be attached to the camera to provide a USB connection for downloading to the computer. I have a Sony computer so I just put the memory stick into the full size adapter and put it into the memory stick reader on the computer. **Note to Sony computer owners** Make certain to download the Memory Stick Pro drivers from the Sony web site or your computer WILL crash every time you try to read the Memory Stick Pro cards. The flash is very small and does a decent job at very short range but should not be relied on for taking group pictures in low light conditions. Battery life is exceptionally good and you should get close to 100 pictures with a full charge of the standard battery supplied. It doesn't come with an integrated charger so you need to remove the battery and put it into an external charger (supplied) - not a big deal but not as convenient as some of their other models that can simply be plugged in to a power cord without removing the battery from the camera. Overall I really like the portability, image quality and ease of use - I'd buy one again.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: Well designed, compact and takes great photos!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my second Sony digicam. I had the original 2.1 megapix Cybershot and used it for almost 10 years before buying the T7.
Sony has long enjoyed a leading position among digicam makers, but the Sony T7 breaks new ground in slim camera design, and the market is voting an emphatic yes to the T7. The T7 is a full-featured digicam, with a 5 megapixel CCD, a 3x optical zoom lens, a huge 2.5-inch LCD screen, and a wide range of options that include variable ISO settings, color saturation, contrast, and sharpness adjustments. The Auto exposure mode offers point-and-shoot ease, supplemented by a choice of 10 different scene modes for more challenging shooting situations (Magnifying Glass, Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Candle, Soft Snap, Landscape, High Speed Shutter, Beach, Snow, or Fireworks modes). The T7's slimness has, however, led to some interface compromises, including an external charger and a dock that offers no connectivity.
The T7's Carl Zeiss lens is superbly crafted and delivers great color, solid resolution, and good dynamic range. It also produces good sharpness in the corners, which is uncommon for subcompacts. Despite its tiny size, the T7 packs an amazingly rich menu of features, great shooting speed, and even fantastic video (with sound) capabilities.
It delivers rock solid colors, better than average accuracy, bright and vibrant without being overdone. The big 2.5" LCD screen, entirely usable in full sun and even in dim lighting, is a pleasure to use to frame your shots. Shutter response time is excellent. So is the bright Auto Focus-Assist lamp. Finally, for downloading your photos to a PC, the T7 connects with the PC via a very fast USB 2.0 connection.
About its only significant limitations for me are its fairly limited low light capability, short battery life and weak flash output. Some may also lament the absence of a separate Aperture Priority and also a Shuttle Priority mode. Finally, the skimpy English User Guide, does not really bring out the excellence of the camera.
Overall, a superb little camera that will not disappoint.
Digital camera Review: Great Camera!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just received this camera for Christmas and I really really like it!
It's soooooo thin and with 5.1 megapixels, it can't take a flawless picture!
Well, I'm not gonna go into this long review all about what comes with it and how it works, I just wanted to say that it's a great camera, and that I higly reccomend it.