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Summary: Disappointed
Review: I purchased this camera and was disappointed. I found it took good pictures indoors using the built-in flash. However, the outdoor shots were very disappointing; the details in the photos were not clear at all. After a week or so of experimenting, I returned the camera.
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Summary: Great Camera
Review: I really did not want to spend this much, but this camera is worth every penny. The controls are easy to learn and use. The photos are great, and the zoom is very good. My only gripe is that it does not come with an AC cord, but it comes with rechargable batteries (that actually work!), so I won't gripe much.
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Summary: SONY !!! Way to go !!!!
Review: I'm convinced that SONY does indeed make the best electronic stuff available in the market today.I may be a bit biased because everything in my day-to-day life involves a SONY..may it be a note-book/PDA or even while working out in the gym.But..what can I say..they are simply the best !! So when it came to buying a digital camera I didn't think twice and went straight for the DSC-P71.Me thinks..3.2 MP is good enough for anyone who ain't a professional.Compare the ever-lasting battery life and crisp image quality with any of the other brands(notably CANON, OLYMPUS..)and you'll be amazed by the way it beats it's competition...hands down. 5 stars all the way *****
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Summary: Great Little Camera
Review: I've had my Sony DSC-P71 for a month and a half, and I think it's a wonderful piece of equipment. I have alot of experience with 35mm film cameras, but this is my first digital. As such, I found it a little complicated at first, but the instruction book is very easy to read and helps greatly when you need to find out about a specific feature or function. And the Memory Stick storage media is excellent -- small and relatively inexpensive, you can store loads of medium size high-res images on a 64MB stick. Uploading images to my desktop PC was a bit of a challenge the first time, but onve I got that figured out, the USB hookup makes it fast and relatively painless. I look forward to shooting lots of great pictures with this nice little camera!
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Summary: Great camera for my purposes
Review: I've had my Sony P71 for about 2 weeks now, and couldn't be happier. I really struggled between getting the Sony and the Canon S200, but went with Sony because for only more than the Canon I got 3.2 megapixels and the 3.0 zoom I was looking for. Plus, this camera uses batteries that aren't made by Sony, so I can save money. So far the picture quality is excellent - the colors are very sharp, the pictures are in focus, and my friends and family have been seriously impressed by the quality. I've been using the LCD screen and the viewfinder (the LCD screen is much more accurate), and my batteries don't drain fast; the battery life has amazed me, especially based on what I read about digital cameras and batteries. The computer/USB hookup was easy on my Windows 98 system. I haven't used the movie mode yet, but am really looking forward to movies that can be 30 minutes long with a larger memory stick. This is my first digi cam and I am definitely impressed and looking forward to taking my Sony on holiday very soon!
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Summary: Average camera for average bucks
Review: I've had this camera for about half a year now and use it extensively - indoor, outdoors, panoramic, macros ... I've used it for everything.It's good at general purpose shots in good outdoor light. By which I mean your bog standard bunch of people squinting slightly in the sun. The lens is pretty hopeless at processing other light - in particular, extremeley bright sunlight, indoors light (especially artificial light - so forget any useful night shots). As for demanding conditions like a single spotlight or a candle flame - forget it. It's also quite poor at macros - you have to focus for ages to avoid the fuzzes, and even then I've found it best to take the picture some way out and then zoom in and trim. And does anyone else have a gripe with the entirely useless Sony explodingly-bright flash (even on its loweste setting)??! That said, I've managed to take some crystal clear shots with exquisite detailing in *just* the right conditions and lighting with much careful focussing and framing. A classic case of a poor workman blaming his tools perhaps! but I've had a much better experience with my DSC-S70 with its lovely Zeiss lens, for example. So in summary a nice general purpose point-and-shoot for acceptable but not pin-sharp snaps of your bunch standing around after a birthday lunch - but not if you want to get any fancier than that.
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Summary: Another Sony camera
Review: I've received my Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P71 today. This is my second Sony camera. My first one is a Sony Marvica CCD1000 (I was and still am satisfied with this baby). I cannot resist comparing the two cameras. DSC-P71 is a much more lightweight and compact camera. It has 3.2 MP photo quality. A good number. What's impressive is that it uses 2 AA Nickel-Metal baterries - small rechargeable batteries can last roughly an hour in full function. It comes with a battery charger too! What is disappointing about this camera is that the photo files are so compressed (186kb with Fine quality) that they don't look good on my computer screen, nor do they look impressive on prints. For Pete's sake, this is a 3.2 Mega Pixel camera, why wouldn't Sony let it produce uncompressed photos files? Another disappointment: the camera does not come with an AC-adopter. You will have to buy it separately. ... Another big Q for Sony, why wouldn't you include the AC-adopter? I have one more disappointment: the lighting of this camera is poorer than my initial expectation. I only tested indoor photos, but they (not including close-up photos) look a bit dull although supported with good lighting and with the camera set to the highest exposure. I am not a professional, but I think this camera is better suited for bright outdoor photo taking. I also tried the Macro, well, you cannot position your camera too close to the subject or else it will just become blurry. Well, it seems I have more cons than pros for this camera. My take on it is, I will keep it. Like I said, it's small, much smaller than my bulky Marvica CCD1000. It's the size and batteries that matter. For some reason, I am a Sony fan. Hopefully, they will come out with a compact and kick [butt] camera!
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Summary: A very good consumer grade digital camera
Review: If you are just an amateur photographer that is either finally switching from analog to digital or just want a decent camera to take on family vacations or school projects, this is a great camera. It is small, lightweight, and does just about anything you could possibly need it to do. It won't take pictures of hummingbirds feeding across a forest bed, but it will take a decent photo of the grand canyon. The quality of the 3x optical zoom is really good, but the picture is sacrificed slightly as you try to artifically enhance it with the digital zoom. The battery life is good enough to take on extended trips from your hotel or on a hike without having to carry around a charger or spare batteries. If you plan on taking lots of high quality large photos, you will need to get a larger memory stick (64 MB will work, 128 MB even better), but the memory stick it comes with will be enough to photograph your child's birthday party as long as you download the photos onto your computer afterwards. At 3 MegaPixels, this camera will pick up individual hairs on a persons head, but you won't be able to clearly define the flea sitting in the hair. There are 5 MegaPixel cameras out there, but at the consumer level there is really no point in spending the money on one (5 MP won't come in handy unless you are student taking pictures through a microscope or a telescope) All around, while Sony's camera lenses may not compare with Canon or Olympus, Sony makes up for it with their superior knowledge of how to make a great consumer digital device and turn it into a decent digital camera. It is a great value for the price.
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Summary: great digital camera, but...
Review: like anything, its got its drawbacks. this is my first digital camera and i just LOVE it. the picture quality is great! what attracted me to the this particular model were the following: the sony brand/reputation, the design (it's small, compact, and lightweight), the 3.2 MP, and the rechargeable batteries. the batteries were definitely a priority for me. also, i wasn't looking for a high-end model, just a digital camera for my own personal use. i've read that this model is great for 4X6 and 5X7 pictures-- anything larger than that size and you'll see a deterioration in picture quality. i researched and shopped around for about a month and a half before making this purchase... and i really think that this digital camera gives me everything that i want at a decent price. now for the cons: i was a little disappointed that the included battery charger took THIRTEEN hours to charge 2 batteries! that's wayyy too long for anyone's liking. also, the included memory stick is kind of flimsy. right away, i knew that i would need to purchase another memory stick with a higher capacity as well as a case (i mean, you just spent a few hundred dollars, so you'll need to protect/preserve your investment). i decided to buy the accessory kit acc-csnq (which comes with a case, two extra batteries, and a "super quick charger" which would take one hour to charge as opposed to the ridiculous 13 hours). again, i was disappointed that the kit cost [so much], but i felt that i couldn't do much since that price didn't drop despite waiting another month before making this purchase. seriously, this "kit" is just another way for sony to make more money. overall, a GREAT digital camera, but with the much needed accessories, expect to slap on .. additional [money] to the bottom line price. enjoy! :)
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Summary: Can't use alkaline batteries!
Review: One of the criteria I used in selecting this camera, was that it use AA batteries. Well it does, but only Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries! It says it CANNOT use "Managanese batteries, lithium batteries, nicad batteries, alkaline batteries*." It does say "Alkaline batteries can be used with the DSC-P31." Other than that, it is a great camera. It comes with 2 "AA" nickel-metal hydride batteries, but be prepared to buy a spare pair.
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