Sony Cybershot DSCT7 5.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom by Sony
|
Our Price: $44.99 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Category: Digital Camera See more digital camera details and other models |
|---|
Digital camera reviews of Sony Cybershot DSCT7 5.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom
Digital camera Review: IF you only want a daylight camera its allright
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this camera like 7 months ago since it was so small and i liked the design....but the pictures it takes suck, specially in the night time or with flash, you can barely see what you are photographing.
THe video feature its ok even though you cant change the zoom while making the video, but the design doesnt suit well this feature since the audio-in is in the exact same place where you are suppossed to hold the camera...so most of my videos dont have audio since i was blocking the audio entrace...
Its small and portable, and i could fit it in any pocket, so thats good, but its so small that the battery lasts only aorund 90 min...that's what it says, but it keep going down like 5times faster than a regular min, so it only does last like 30 min.
Digital camera Review: If you have a camera phone, don't bother.....
Summary: 1 Stars
This camera is a pile of garbage. I bought it as the "perfect" pocket camera to sneak into a concert. Maybe 2 of my 40 shots were decent, but still grainy and slightly blurry. Shots w/o flash looked comparable to my phone's -unnatural color, grainy, blurry. The flash (even with the anti-red-eye feature) gave all of my friends red-eyes. Video is okay, but randomly focuses in and out like it can't make up its mind??? Auto-focus is the worst ever. The most frustrating part is how misleading the LCD is (only nice feature) because the pics looked great on it -until you upload them on to your computer. Lens cover and moving parts felt cheezy as well. I took it back the next day.Digital camera Review: If you like blurry pictures - this one is for you !!!
Summary: 1 Stars
I've had this camera for a year now and every day I regret spending so much on a piece of equipment that is so poor. My old Sony Cybershot is 10 times the size, 5 years older but takes better pictures.
Don't get me wrong - I normally love Sony products but DO NOT BELIEVE THE HYPE ABOUT THIS CAMERA. It is truly awful.
Digital camera Review: Impressed by image quality, and great indoor outdoor images.
Summary: 5 Stars
I am utterly impressed by this camera. Ill explain this review in 3 parts, the overall quality, and its uses.
Indoor Images
Many people complain about indoor images and I must admit i at first when purchasd this camera was very dissappointed at the orange brownish tinge from this camera, but i also discovered something new after a few days of owning this digital camera. Well the thing that really causees the brownish tinge in this camera is the type of flash thingy. If you are using this camera in low light conditions indoor, try using auto flash, as and it will have no brownish tinge, i have tested this many times and can confirm this, and when taking images in a fully lit area, use SLOW SYNCRO FLASH, this flash makes the color so accurate that you can't possibly see any oragne tinge. i compared it with auto flash and what a difference it made. When i mean dark areas for auto flash also I don't mean like complete black. Ill show you an example. Lets say ur in a room and half of it is lit, or the light source doesnt reach the whole room, like half the room is darker, than on the darker side use auto flash, and on the brighter side use slow syncro flash. It has high color accuracy, u just have to be steady. When taking pictures in complete darkness, the flash shows no significant difference. Also with the flash indoors, the book does show the distance, i know tons of people have not followed the distance and get overexposed pictures and complain its the cameras fault when its not. I think the distance for flash on the W side, normal is 3 and a half feet up to 8 feet something.
After i followed these simple rules, i never had a brownish tinge in my images, and some of these pictures i tested were used using floursecent lighting, and some with natural light.
Outdoor
Outdoor images turn great in auto mode, no really need to set anything unless you want to take landscapes, they have settings for those already. Amazing quality, and if your taking pictures of people being being lighted from behind, try raising the ev a little higher, and use force flash.
Overall
Great, compact camera. The images is what a 5 megapixel camera should have, i don't see why people complain about is to much. Sure its fine to complain to sony that the manual didn't show them how to take indoor images and how to use the slow syncro options. All my tests were done in the auto setting with only changes in flash, because the auto wb are already good. This camera is simply amazing, and is good for students/adults that just take pictures for family vacations, school projects. The price is also perfect for a camera this small and i do not complain about the battery life. And easy to use for just a point and shoot as you dont really need to change the settings. Hope this helps those that are deciding to get this camera or having trouble taking indoor images.
Digital camera Review: It's Like a Super-Model - Gorgeous and Thin but Not the Smartest (choice)
Summary: 3 Stars
I was wooed by its gorgeous looks and its ultra-thin profile but alas, its poor image quality make me trade it in for a less flashy, but better ultra compact camera. And I saved over $100 too ! If you want a SONY pocket camera, their P100/P150/P200 cameras are a MUCH better choice. Too bad that Sony focused on Design over Form. If you are looking for the "best" ultra compact camera, in my humble opinion, you should buy the Panasonic Lumix FX7, FX8, or perhaps the not-yet-released FX9.