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Summary: great camera
Review: just got it and am having lots of fun.the movies definitly have sound, and it's very cool that they are not limited to a 30- or 60-second clip ... you can go as long as you have memory left. And after you stop recording, you can cut off parts of movie files that weren't good, right from the camera (i.e. before transferring to your PC.) still photos look great on the computer, but haven't tried to print them yet... the camera is very small and has enough features for me, and the interface and controls are much simpler than other digicams i've seen. i'd highly recommend it, just get a bigger memory stick and a spare battery.
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Summary: Great to use, but disappointing pictures
Review: My old Kodak digital camera finally stopped working after being dropped too many times so I replaced it with this Sony after reading many reviews of comparable products.
This camera is great to use, the menu options are easy to change and the USB interface makes downloading pictures very fast.
However, the picture quality is most disappointing compared to my old Kodak. Color and contrast never look quite right, and at lower resolutions, the pictures look grainy - unlike the Kodak at the same resolution.
Selecting "Autobalance" in Microsoft Photo Editor nearly always makes a difference - both for indoor and outdoor pictures.
I will now be looking for a new Kodak model.
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Summary: Small size decent features
Review: Size was an important factor in buying this 3 megapixel camera, 3X optical zoom, and a decent video mode. Although it may not take as nice pictures as the DSC S75, 85 or even the 717 model, the size of the camera is what really makes it attractive.
I have taken this on a trip as it remained comfortably in my pocket. I also purchased a 128 MB stick(79.95), the semi hard case(50.00), extra battery(60.00), and also the external slave flash(100.00). Battery life was adequate as two batteries lasted about 3 days(I took 80 pictures total).
My pictures came out really sharp with no problems. Night shots turned out better than I thought they would, well I did have the slave flash:) But I would recommend this camera to anyone who is looking for a small compact camera, having much more features than sony's DSC U10 and U20 models. A very big step up from those two.
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Summary: Good for amateurs
Review: Small size is great. They should have included a larger memory stick. Buy a 128 MB stick for around 90 dollars and take 80 hi-res photos. Perfect for traveling. Sony needs to come up with a card reader that works with XP.
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Summary: Don't buy this one!!
Review: Software wouldn't load on Window ME. Returned camera...
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Summary: Downloading problems
Review: The camera is okay, and the pictures are okay, but I've had to return two of them because the USB/downloading feature from the camera stopped working. Customer support is bad - after 90 days they want to charge me [$$$]dallars to fix it - this is for labor (one year warranty covers just parts). There seems to be a problem with this feature - I wish I did my research beforehand - I would have never purchased this camera.
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Summary: Premium Casual Photography
Review: The Sony DSC-P7 is a compact 3 Megapixel point-and-shoot camera for the casual photographer, with enough extra features and style to make it worth its higher-than-average price tag. With 3 megapixels you'll be able to get very good prints up to even 8x10 inches. The P7 is part of a series of similarly-designed cameras, the P2 and P9, the P2 with 2 Megapixels and the P9 with 4 Megapixels. In essence the P7 is really an update to Sony's previous compact model, the P5, which has the same maximum megapixels but has fewer features. The P7 is comparable to the P71, a less compact budget model with the same maximum megapixels but with a plastic body and a feature missing. The P7 is really designed for the casual photographer. It's small enough to keep in your pocket and well protected with an all-metal body. It also offers the usual functions you'd expect, including zoom, timer mode, and auto focus. Operation is simple because most of the settings, from focusing to white balance, can be set to automatic. It even offers special modes for night shots and the hard-to-capture night portrait shots (night shots with both scenery and people are otherwise hard to get right without this mode). Most of the time you'll get a good shot with everything on automatic, but it offers manual preset controls for white balance, exposure, and focus range when the situation calls for it. Advanced features include an AF illuminator, optical zoom, and movie recording with sound. The AF illuminator fires a red light on a subject to get the proper level of exposure when shooting in dark areas, which does produce a better picture. The 3x optical zoom makes it easier to capture pictures from far away without losing quality, which usually happens with cameras that only have digital zoom. Movie recording lets you save 320x240 pixel movies, which isn't quite TV quality but close enough. Importantly, it can record sound, which the P71 doesn't lacks. With all of these easy-to-use features crammed in a compact body, the P7 is easy to recommend even as a first camera. Though the price tag is high, you get what you pay for in quality, features, and size. For the budget-conscious, I would recommend the P71 because it has almost the same features and doesn't need expensive proprietary batteries, but for those who want to get the most reasonably priced 'premium' small camera, I highly recommend the P7.
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Summary: Very good camera
Review: This camera is really easy to use and you can take great pictures with it. I bought it two years ago and it still seems to be a good value for the price I paid. One of the features that I liked is the fact that it can record videos. I was thinking about buying a camcorder, but decided to buy this one instead. The quality of the video is Ok, not great. Currently, cameras with higher resolution can record better videos.
Overall, I recommend this model to anyone who wants to buy a digital camera.
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Summary: great little camera,but.......
Review: This review is for those who want just the straight facts about negative aspects of the camera.i really like it, but for
1.the shutter has about a 2 second delay from the time you actually click the button to take the picture and when it actually takes the image.this results in not getting the picture you wanted.
2.its nice that its so small,but the metal is so smooth, that its easy to lose your grip.would be nice if it had some grip rubber somewhere on there.
3.would be nice if it came with a case. other than those things, its a pretty cool camera with crystal clear pictures!
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Summary: excellent digital camera
Review: We bought this camera as a replacement to our old Canon AE-1 SLR camera. We were able to take 2000+ pictures in about a week during our trip to Outer Banks in North Carolina. Although we know that the current resolution of digital cameras is not as good as conventional film based SLR cameras, the joy of reviewing hundreds of pictures each night is a plus. Being able to delete the unacceptable pictures is another excellent attribute of this camera. Two AA batteries or rechargeable batteries will suffice for a day of intensive photography. This camera easily replaces the conventional slide shows if one can use a multimedia-projector. The total cost of 2000+ pictures were merely limited to the electricity used for charging the batteries. An outstanding electronic design. Extremely easy to use and outstanding picture quality even at low resolution. Very durable even under extreme sun and beach conditions provided that it is protected from sand and extreme humidity.
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