Digital Cameras Ratings

Got my Sony DSC-T77 here in asia where it’s been out for a couple of weeks and would just like to give this little slim point and shoot a thumbs up!
I used to own the Sony DSC-T70 which was an OK camera in my opinion.As an upgrade, the T77 is really a much better camera.
Pros:
-Great image quality in good light.Compared to the T70, the T77 is produces better images in good light.The photos are pin sharp and more noticeable are fine details.When I take portraits with the T77, I now see pores and individual eyelashes!
-Slimmer and lighter than the T70, the T77 really is a pocketable camera that you’d want to take with you all the time.It’s so unobtrusive I sometimes forget I have it with me!
-Dynamic Range Optimizer helps recover shadow details without losing highlights.
-A barrage of other features like smile shutter, face detection, anti-blink function, and image stabilization helps make taking pictures more fun.
Cons:
-I wished Sony had separate controls for saturation, sharpness, and contrast like all the Canons have.There are times I want to get more saturated colors.While it does have a vivid setting which boosts up the saturation, it also boosts up the contrast which results in harsh-looking photos (most of the time anyway).
-I think it’s safe to say that this camera takes better picture in good light.The quality definitely goes down as the light levels go down.I think the problem with such a small sensor and lens is that in lower light levels, the camera compensates by choosing higher ISOs which results in more noise and more noise reduction which produces photos that are less sharp and less detailed.
All in all, I really like this camera, and at this small/slim size, I think this is as good as it gets.If you’re looking for the smallest and slimmest camera that takes quality photos, then give the Sony DSC-T77 a try.

Product Description
The ultra-slim Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77 digital camera features a 3.0″ widescreen LCD touch-screen display, optical SteadyShot image stabilization to compensate for camera shake, and Smile Shutter technology, which helps you capture a smile the moment it happens.

Click Here to see more reviews about: Sony Cybershot DSC-T77 10MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization (Brown)

Sony T200 is a best buy.I have owned several Canon A series and SD series cameras up from 3MP, and this is the first Sony camera I bought, so here is my opinion comparing Sony T200 against Canon ones.

1) Adjustable flash intensity: T200 offers three levels of internal flash intensity: soft, normal and strong, user selectable.I haven’t seen it on my Canon yet.Soft flash is particularly useful for taking pictures on my kids.Their eyes are so precious to protect.

2) Smile face scene mode:Sony innovation.No Canon has this yet.It makes life easy when picturing my little kids.With other cameras, I have to shoot 10+ pictures in high speed mode and hope that one of them would come out with that beautiful natural smile. Definitely Sony advantage.

3) 3.5″ LCD touch screen: another Sony innovation on camera, (only Apple iPod Touch has a similar size). As I measured, 3.5″ is the screen horizontal dimension, corner to corner is about 3.75″, no Canon has this LCD size at this moment.Bright, clear and beautiful.LCD surface has special coating, so no light reflection found on most other cameras.Plain fun to frame a picture and review photos with this Large LCD.Touch screen replaced those many traditional tiny navigation/select buttons, very nice to me.Big Sony advantage.

4) 5X optical lens: most Canon SD series cameras have 3X or 4X lens, but Sony T200 has 5X.Lens quality is very good, as the pictures are sharp and clear.Sony advantage.

5) Anti-vibration: Sony uses Super Steadyshot feature which is a sensor based floating feature to compensate for vibration.Canon SD870IS uses lens based stabilization feature.They are both quite effective on this kind of compact cameras.I don’t see much difference on pictures.

6) Face detection: both Sony and Canon digit III have this new feature, very good for taking portraits alike. Sony and Canon equal.

7) Simple, easy to use menu: without even looking at the user manual, I can touch through the menus and start taking pictures in minutes. Canon has a good menu system too, I don’t see either superior than the other however.

Battery: Sony T200 has a relative small 680mAH battery and is rated for 250 shots, it does run down fairly quickly. Canon SD870IS cameras is rated for 270 shots, not any better.Generally speaking, compact cameras using LITHIUM ION rechargeable battery requires frequent charging because their tiny size has usually less than 1000mAH in capacity.If you are looking for cameras with long lasting battery, buy a Canon A series which uses AA NiMH battery with 2500+mAH capacity, you may then totally forget about charging issues.It’s bulkier though.

9) Picture quality: nothing above is important if the pictures doesn’t turn out great.In side by side comparison, Sony natural color mode is close to Canon vivid color mode.Sony color saturation are great and close to life. Canon pictures is more earth and natural.I personally prefer Sony color as I most often take family pictures and sightseeing pictures and would like a rich looking color scheme.

10) Picture noise: outdoors, both Sony and Canon did a good job, no visible noise.Indoors, Canon does a better job in noise reduction than Sony. Canon indoor pictures may be printed directly without noticeable noise.Sony is slightly worse than Canon, although much better than Panasonic FX9 which produced horrible noise.However, T200 doesn’t bother me, as I have Neat Image software to filter out the noise.After filtering, Sony T200 pictures turn out to be even better than Canon unprocessed pictures, noise is completely gone.

11) Video:Sony uses MPEG codec while Canon uses motion JPEG codec. For same time duration and 640×480 fine mode, Sony video file is half size of a Canon video file, so memory card may store twice the videos on Sony because of the MPEG codec.This is Sony advantage.In outdoor environment, video quality between Sony and Canon are comparable.Indoors low light, Sony seems to automatically switch to higher ISO to keep higher shuttle speed, the good side is the higher shuttle speed the better image quality (less ghosting like on Canon), the bad side is the higher ISO the slightly more image noise than Canon. Nevertheless, none of Canon or Sony camera-based video can match to an average camcorder.They are both good for day-to-day quick life snap, for best video quality, go for a camcorder.

12) Some reviewer complains about Sony T200 auto mode performance at indoor low light shots.It is true, but this is not just Sony.Like all other cameras, including Canon, auto mode is only suitable for outdoor shots or well lite area, unless you don’t care of the picture quality.Tips: for good indoors shots, use T200 program mode where there are more choices in ISO setting, white balance etc for fine tuning to get a good picture.

In summary, given that the current market price for Sony T200 and Canon SD870IS are similar, and all the points above, I consider my Sony T200 is a best buy, without regret.

Product Description
With slim vertical design in three fashion colors and a giant 3.5-inch widescreen touch-panel LCD that fills the back of the camera, the DSC-T200 catpures your attention before it even takes a shot. 8.1-megapixel imaging, a Carl Zeiss 5x optical zoom lens and special features like Face Detection and Smile Shutter mode help you bring out the best in everyone — and the Sony Double Anti-Blur Solution delivers sharp color images even in low light. With the HD output, you can also share images in high definition on your Sony Bravia HDTV or other compatible HDTV screen.

Click Here to see more reviews about: Sony Cybershot DSC-T200 8.1MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization (Black)

Sony T200 is a best buy.I have owned several Canon A series and SD series cameras up from 3MP, and this is the first Sony camera I bought, so here is my opinion comparing Sony T200 against Canon ones.

1) Adjustable flash intensity: T200 offers three levels of internal flash intensity: soft, normal and strong, user selectable.I haven’t seen it on my Canon yet.Soft flash is particularly useful for taking pictures on my kids.Their eyes are so precious to protect.

2) Smile face scene mode:Sony innovation.No Canon has this yet.It makes life easy when picturing my little kids.With other cameras, I have to shoot 10+ pictures in high speed mode and hope that one of them would come out with that beautiful natural smile. Definitely Sony advantage.

3) 3.5″ LCD touch screen: another Sony innovation on camera, (only Apple iPod Touch has a similar size). As I measured, 3.5″ is the screen horizontal dimension, corner to corner is about 3.75″, no Canon has this LCD size at this moment.Bright, clear and beautiful.LCD surface has special coating, so no light reflection found on most other cameras.Plain fun to frame a picture and review photos with this Large LCD.Touch screen replaced those many traditional tiny navigation/select buttons, very nice to me.Big Sony advantage.

4) 5X optical lens: most Canon SD series cameras have 3X or 4X lens, but Sony T200 has 5X.Lens quality is very good, as the pictures are sharp and clear.Sony advantage.

5) Anti-vibration: Sony uses Super Steadyshot feature which is a sensor based floating feature to compensate for vibration.Canon SD870IS uses lens based stabilization feature.They are both quite effective on this kind of compact cameras.I don’t see much difference on pictures.

6) Face detection: both Sony and Canon digit III have this new feature, very good for taking portraits alike. Sony and Canon equal.

7) Simple, easy to use menu: without even looking at the user manual, I can touch through the menus and start taking pictures in minutes. Canon has a good menu system too, I don’t see either superior than the other however.

Battery: Sony T200 has a relative small 680mAH battery and is rated for 250 shots, it does run down fairly quickly. Canon SD870IS cameras is rated for 270 shots, not any better.Generally speaking, compact cameras using LITHIUM ION rechargeable battery requires frequent charging because their tiny size has usually less than 1000mAH in capacity.If you are looking for cameras with long lasting battery, buy a Canon A series which uses AA NiMH battery with 2500+mAH capacity, you may then totally forget about charging issues.It’s bulkier though.

9) Picture quality: nothing above is important if the pictures doesn’t turn out great.In side by side comparison, Sony natural color mode is close to Canon vivid color mode.Sony color saturation are great and close to life. Canon pictures is more earth and natural.I personally prefer Sony color as I most often take family pictures and sightseeing pictures and would like a rich looking color scheme.

10) Picture noise: outdoors, both Sony and Canon did a good job, no visible noise.Indoors, Canon does a better job in noise reduction than Sony. Canon indoor pictures may be printed directly without noticeable noise.Sony is slightly worse than Canon, although much better than Panasonic FX9 which produced horrible noise.However, T200 doesn’t bother me, as I have Neat Image software to filter out the noise.After filtering, Sony T200 pictures turn out to be even better than Canon unprocessed pictures, noise is completely gone.

11) Video:Sony uses MPEG codec while Canon uses motion JPEG codec. For same time duration and 640×480 fine mode, Sony video file is half size of a Canon video file, so memory card may store twice the videos on Sony because of the MPEG codec.This is Sony advantage.In outdoor environment, video quality between Sony and Canon are comparable.Indoors low light, Sony seems to automatically switch to higher ISO to keep higher shuttle speed, the good side is the higher shuttle speed the better image quality (less ghosting like on Canon), the bad side is the higher ISO the slightly more image noise than Canon. Nevertheless, none of Canon or Sony camera-based video can match to an average camcorder.They are both good for day-to-day quick life snap, for best video quality, go for a camcorder.

12) Some reviewer complains about Sony T200 auto mode performance at indoor low light shots.It is true, but this is not just Sony.Like all other cameras, including Canon, auto mode is only suitable for outdoor shots or well lite area, unless you don’t care of the picture quality.Tips: for good indoors shots, use T200 program mode where there are more choices in ISO setting, white balance etc for fine tuning to get a good picture.

In summary, given that the current market price for Sony T200 and Canon SD870IS are similar, and all the points above, I consider my Sony T200 is a best buy, without regret.

Product Description
With slim vertical design in three fashion colors and a giant 3.5-inch widescreen touch-panel LCD that fills the back of the camera, the DSC-T200 catpures your attention before it even takes a shot. 8.1-megapixel imaging, a Carl Zeiss 5x optical zoom lens and special features like Face Detection and Smile Shutter mode help you bring out the best in everyone — and the Sony Double Anti-Blur Solution delivers sharp color images even in low light. With the HD output, you can also share images in high definition on your Sony Bravia HDTV or other compatible HDTV screen.

Click Here to see more reviews about: Sony Cybershot DSC-T200 8.1MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization (Red)

Sony T200 is a best buy.I have owned several Canon A series and SD series cameras up from 3MP, and this is the first Sony camera I bought, so here is my opinion comparing Sony T200 against Canon ones.

1) Adjustable flash intensity: T200 offers three levels of internal flash intensity: soft, normal and strong, user selectable.I haven’t seen it on my Canon yet.Soft flash is particularly useful for taking pictures on my kids.Their eyes are so precious to protect.

2) Smile face scene mode:Sony innovation.No Canon has this yet.It makes life easy when picturing my little kids.With other cameras, I have to shoot 10+ pictures in high speed mode and hope that one of them would come out with that beautiful natural smile. Definitely Sony advantage.

3) 3.5″ LCD touch screen: another Sony innovation on camera, (only Apple iPod Touch has a similar size). As I measured, 3.5″ is the screen horizontal dimension, corner to corner is about 3.75″, no Canon has this LCD size at this moment.Bright, clear and beautiful.LCD surface has special coating, so no light reflection found on most other cameras.Plain fun to frame a picture and review photos with this Large LCD.Touch screen replaced those many traditional tiny navigation/select buttons, very nice to me.Big Sony advantage.

4) 5X optical lens: most Canon SD series cameras have 3X or 4X lens, but Sony T200 has 5X.Lens quality is very good, as the pictures are sharp and clear.Sony advantage.

5) Anti-vibration: Sony uses Super Steadyshot feature which is a sensor based floating feature to compensate for vibration.Canon SD870IS uses lens based stabilization feature.They are both quite effective on this kind of compact cameras.I don’t see much difference on pictures.

6) Face detection: both Sony and Canon digit III have this new feature, very good for taking portraits alike. Sony and Canon equal.

7) Simple, easy to use menu: without even looking at the user manual, I can touch through the menus and start taking pictures in minutes. Canon has a good menu system too, I don’t see either superior than the other however.

Battery: Sony T200 has a relative small 680mAH battery and is rated for 250 shots, it does run down fairly quickly. Canon SD870IS cameras is rated for 270 shots, not any better.Generally speaking, compact cameras using LITHIUM ION rechargeable battery requires frequent charging because their tiny size has usually less than 1000mAH in capacity.If you are looking for cameras with long lasting battery, buy a Canon A series which uses AA NiMH battery with 2500+mAH capacity, you may then totally forget about charging issues.It’s bulkier though.

9) Picture quality: nothing above is important if the pictures doesn’t turn out great.In side by side comparison, Sony natural color mode is close to Canon vivid color mode.Sony color saturation are great and close to life. Canon pictures is more earth and natural.I personally prefer Sony color as I most often take family pictures and sightseeing pictures and would like a rich looking color scheme.

10) Picture noise: outdoors, both Sony and Canon did a good job, no visible noise.Indoors, Canon does a better job in noise reduction than Sony. Canon indoor pictures may be printed directly without noticeable noise.Sony is slightly worse than Canon, although much better than Panasonic FX9 which produced horrible noise.However, T200 doesn’t bother me, as I have Neat Image software to filter out the noise.After filtering, Sony T200 pictures turn out to be even better than Canon unprocessed pictures, noise is completely gone.

11) Video:Sony uses MPEG codec while Canon uses motion JPEG codec. For same time duration and 640×480 fine mode, Sony video file is half size of a Canon video file, so memory card may store twice the videos on Sony because of the MPEG codec.This is Sony advantage.In outdoor environment, video quality between Sony and Canon are comparable.Indoors low light, Sony seems to automatically switch to higher ISO to keep higher shuttle speed, the good side is the higher shuttle speed the better image quality (less ghosting like on Canon), the bad side is the higher ISO the slightly more image noise than Canon. Nevertheless, none of Canon or Sony camera-based video can match to an average camcorder.They are both good for day-to-day quick life snap, for best video quality, go for a camcorder.

12) Some reviewer complains about Sony T200 auto mode performance at indoor low light shots.It is true, but this is not just Sony.Like all other cameras, including Canon, auto mode is only suitable for outdoor shots or well lite area, unless you don’t care of the picture quality.Tips: for good indoors shots, use T200 program mode where there are more choices in ISO setting, white balance etc for fine tuning to get a good picture.

In summary, given that the current market price for Sony T200 and Canon SD870IS are similar, and all the points above, I consider my Sony T200 is a best buy, without regret.

Product Description
With slim vertical design in three fashion colors and a giant 3.5-inch widescreen touch-panel LCD that fills the back of the camera, the DSC-T200 catpures your attention before it even takes a shot. 8.1-megapixel imaging, a Carl Zeiss 5x optical zoom lens and special features like Face Detection and Smile Shutter mode help you bring out the best in everyone — and the Sony Double Anti-Blur Solution delivers sharp color images even in low light. With the HD output, you can also share images in high definition on your Sony Bravia HDTV or other compatible HDTV screen.

Click Here to see more reviews about: Sony Cybershot DSC-T200 8.1MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization (Silver)

I was looking for the simplest, smallest camera which is reliable and yet capable of taking very good (i.e. high resolution) photos.Everything else was/is a plus.Of course the price had to be reasonable.This camera fit perfectly–and has tempting great extras which I have not yet explored.Only caution:I recommend having an extra battery and remember to take it with you (I didn’t) as the 4gig memory outlasts the battery.

Product Description
This Kit Includes:
1- Sony Cybershot DSC-T90 (Silver) with 4x Optical Zoom 3.0″ Touch LCD Screen Digital Camera Brand New USA w/ Full Manufacturer’s Accessories
1- 4GB PRODuo Memory Stick (Dont Miss a Memory!)
1- Memory Stick USB Card Reader (Download Your Images Quicker!)
1- Lithium Ion Rechargeable Battery (Not Original Sony) (Shoot Longer and Stronger!)
1- External Rapid Travel Quick-Charger (Always Have Your Spare Battery Ready to Go for Any Occassion!)
1- Padded Carrying Case w/Strap (Protect Your Investment!)
1- Memory Card Wallet (Stay Organized!)
1- Pack of LCD Screen Protectors (Protect from Dust & Scratches!)
1- Lens/LCD Cleaning Kit
1- Mini Table Top Tripod
More about this camera:
Think thin. Measuring under 5/8″ thin, the ultra-chic DSC-T90 Cyber-shot digital camera is perfect for stashing in your pocket or a small purse. But the T90 doesn’t just impress on the outside. Built into its compact body are powerful features that make taking great pictures a cinch. Not sure which mode to use at sunset or when shooting sporting events? The iAuto mode does the work for you. It automatically adjusts the settings for fantastic results no matter what you’re shooting or where you are. There’s also Face Detection mode for capturing subtle detail and natural skin tones in faces. And when still photos aren’t enough, you can record HD video clips (720p) and play it back on the 3 touch screen LCD.

Supplied Manufacturer Accessories in addition to mentioned above:
Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-BD1, Battery Charger BC-CSD, Multi Connector Cable USB/AV, Wrist Strap, Paint Pen, CD-ROM Software, 1 Year Sony USA Warranty.

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