» Sony Cybershot DSCT300/R 10.1MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot (Red)

Sony Cybershot DSCT300/R 10.1MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot (Red) Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: I love this camera!
Comment: My T-30 was stolen and I replace it with the T30. Best camera ever.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great quality, good price
Comment: The camera is awesome, I just wished it came with a memory card. I took it to Vegas the day I got it but didn't know it didn't have a memory card inside.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great little bundle of features, but with a pinch of salt
Comment: Its an exciting little camera and is definitely an eye grabber with with its 3.5" LCD display. I was initially a bit reluctant to buy this one seeing the reviews on CNet and other sites. Yes, the image quality is not worth $400 and you can get the same images for 100 bucks less but its sporty look and finish is what made me crave for this beauty. The red metallic frame looks very funky. People actually come to you and start chatting about the camera when they see T300 in your hand. This has happened to me more than once. It does not have protruding lens system and can still go upto 5x zoom which is very helpful for some special shots. The little zoom knob on the top corner is very simple to use and makes the zooming experience a lot better. The sliding cover is good but it is not comfortable to grab the camera while taking a shot as it is too thin to maintain a good grip. I had a canon SD1000 and the quality of images is much better with T300. It has a lot of good features like multi-mode face detection and smile shutter (though smile shutter is practically of no use as it is a very limited technology) It is highly portable and ultra compact.

Now the pinch of salt. The images are not very crisp at the corners and higher ISO pics look like they have been painted by a novice. It has a lot of modes to chose from but it gets really bad at night when you want to shoot both the subject and the background. If you use the flash, background gets washed and if you use the night mode, the subject is not very clear. In all other conditions this camera gives good pictures. I have tried some really difficult snaps and this camera has delivered. Also the time taken to save an image (even at the highest image quality) is too small and you can take another pic within 2 seconds. The hyped touch screen display lives upto your expectations. Though its not highly sensitive and there is a learning time associated with this technology, once you get a feel of it, its really very simple and a fun to use. I really hated these buttons and knobs on previous cameras but the menus in T300 are simple to use. Yes you have to confirm after each n every adjustment you make using the touch screen. This may be irritating at times but unavoidable. Also it lacks a view-finder and i cant use my standard SD card with this as it uses a patented memory stick duo technology. This further adds to the cost of purchasing T300.

Overall, if you want a designer camera, be the center of attention in a party and don't mind spending 400 bucks for making the experience of taking quality pictures fun, T300 is definitely for you. However don't expect the image quality to be at par with SLR's and if you are really into photography this would look like a child's toy.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent Camera
Comment: This is the best sony camera I have ever had. Picture quality is awesome. Easy touch screen controls to work with. I was thinking of buying SLR but chose to buy this one. Of course cannot compare with SLR but still excellent pics.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Best small point and shoot I can Imagine
Comment: I would guess that I would have to test a large number of cameras to determine which one I thought was best but I beleive upon minimal comparisons that this camera would have to be at least one of the best in its class. I usually use an SLR camera but I bought this one for my wife because of is large optical zoom range and the large range of options that can be employed in its use. She is used to point and shoot cameras but she is really getting more excited about photography by occasionally changing modes or settings. The camera also has an "easy" mode for point and shooters. The small auto focus Zeiss lens with the large zoom range focusing onto a 10 GB sensor makes pictures that are very large and clear, so it would pay to purchase a larger memory card. My wife usually shoots at a 5GB size because it is more than sufficient for 8x10's. If she knows she is shooting something special that she will print in a larger size. she will move up to the full 10MB size. A 5GB setting will usually produce picture of rough 2.5MB while 10GB will produce pictrures of roughly 5MB. Other than being a little more expensive than some of its competitors, I can find no real faults with the camera. I recommend it highly.

PS A nice puzzle is to figure out how the lens opens without reading the instructions first.

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