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Summary: Battery Issues
Review: I had my camera about a year when it stopped charging fully. It is supposed to get 120mins on a full battery and only got 20. After trying two new batteries I called Sony to be advised that they would look at it for a cost of $180!!! It would have cost me around $200 with shipping! The only people allowed to service Sonys are Sony. You can't bring it someplace else. Kind of like a Volvo in that respect. Moral of the story, when buying a camera make sure it is something that your local camera store can fix.
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Summary: Great camera!!!
Review: I have enjoyed my Sony digital and will continue to enjoy it! The only setbacks of this camara are the expensive Sony accessories but other than that it is a great digital camera for the money. If you want to save some [money] buy the Lexar memory sticks which work just fine and give you more memory for the dollar.
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Summary: Great camera!!!
Review: I have enjoyed my Sony digital and will continue to enjoy it! The only setbacks of this camara are the expensive Sony accessories but other than that it is a great digital camera for the money. If you want to save some [money] buy the Lexar memory sticks which work just fine and give you more memory for the dollar.
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Summary: Great Camera
Review: I have had this camera for approximately 3 months now. I think it takes fabulous pictures. The battery life is good and info on the battery life via the user interface is dead on.It is compact and very simple to use. The features are so easy to use that I really never needed to read the instruction manual. I did a considerable amount of research before I made my purchase -- it has paid off. I couldn't be happier with this camera. I am not an expert photographer or anything like that -- just a guy who wants to get great pix at his family events. This is a great camera for this. One thing I need to note is that I have a very nice printer, cost more than the camera. It would seem to me that this would have a lot to do with my quality of photographs -- just something to keep in mind.
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Summary: Somtimes good, most of the time bad
Review: I have tried both a DSC-P8 and DSC-P9, and have had the same problem with both cameras. I have owned a Canon S110 for a few years now, so that is my basis for comparison. If you own a DSC-Px, you can try this test for yourself. Try taking a picture of a friend indoors with low light. Have the friend stay about 10ft away from you. When you view the picture on the computer, you'll notice that your friend's skintone is very pixelated. This does NOT happen with other digital cameras. It definitely doesn't happen w/ the Canon. I thought I had a defective camera, but not anymore as I've had this happen with two Sony DSC-Px cameras now. Someone who has never owned a non-sony digital camera probably won't notice the problem. I do admit that the Sony is a great looking digital camera, and it seems to be the only camera which allows for nealy unlimited full motion video. I really wish this camera didn't have the problem I just described, because it would be my ideal camera otherwise. However, the problem is bad enough for me to stick with my Canon S110.
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Summary: Very washed out pixelated pictures in low light
Review: I have tried both a DSC-P8 and DSC-P9, and have had the same problem with both cameras. I have owned a Canon S110 for a few years now, so that is my basis for comparison. If you own a DSC-Px, you can try this test for yourself. Try taking a picture of a friend indoors with low light. Have the friend stay about 10ft away from you. When you view the picture on the computer, you'll notice that your friend's skintone is very pixelated. This does NOT happen with other digital cameras. It definitely doesn't happen w/ the Canon. I thought I had a defective camera, but not anymore as I've had this happen with two Sony DSC-Px cameras now. Someone who has never owned a non-sony digital camera probably won't notice the problem. I do admit that the Sony is a great looking digital camera, and it seems to be the only camera which allows for nealy unlimited full motion video. I really wish this camera didn't have the problem I just described, because it would be my ideal camera otherwise. However, the problem is bad enough for me to stick with my Canon S110.
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Summary: I Love this camera!!
Review: I just bought this camera on saturday after researching it for about 2 months. I quickly narrowed my choices between Cannon Elph 230 or this one. I loved the look and feel of the Sony as well as the option of storing the images on my Clie. The image quality is fabulous! I was really impressed with the ease of use and the options given at your fingertips. The only thing I was disappointed about was the fact that everywhere I tried to buy it in the last month were sold out. :-) I was even told from one of the places that it was discontinued, but that proved wrong. They now have it in stock. This camera is a MUST GET! I do recommend, like most that have posted, that you get the spare battery and extra memory.
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Summary: GREAT LITTLE CAMERA !!! Very impressed
Review: I just purchased this camera for myself as an early christmas gift and I'm so glad that I did, becasue I love it !!! It's my first digital camera, and I'm very impressed with it. The picture quality is excellent, once you master the white balance and flash controls. It's so ultra light weight and so compact, that I find mayself carrying it everywhere with me. Make sure to take advantage of the ... coupon offer for online registration which is included in the box (the accessories catalog). Simply go to the Sony website listed and once you register your camera online, you get a coupon to purchase accessories and save big time !! I got the Stamina Value Kit (soft case, memory stick holder case and one battery) for a great discount using this offer. Don't pass it up !!! It's good on all accessories for this camera - even the nifty mouse that has a memory stick reader slot built in, so you can transfer pictures to your PC in a snap through the mouse. VERY COOL !!!
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Summary: Love this camera but...
Review: I love this camera, size and picture quality wise. I did a lot of research and I chose this over the Nikon or Canon because I wanted an underwater housing for it and one wasn't available for those at the time. ... I have tried to get one from Sony but have been unable to do so because I live outside the US. The quality of the pictures is great and I often crop and blow up sections and the quality is still great, although I don't have other brands to compare to. My main problem with the camera is that so few of the features that I want to change from picture to picture are available manually (i.e. on the menu screen)e.g. high, normal or low level flash; Center focus or multipoint focus etc; portrait, macro or landscape mode; twilight, full-sun or shade, most of these features cannot be manually set by the dial on the trot. While scanning through menu features on the screen you miss your picture moment. There is loads of space on the manual dial for these features to be added on the next model of this camera and then I would give it 5 stars. I think if you change settings often another camera might be better. I didn't think that so many basic settings would be unavailable by manual dial. I am still trying to get the underwater housing. I would now add that I was finally able to get the underwater housing from Amazon and love it. I am finding the lack of quick change from flash: (off, on, auto, red-eye, low, normal, high) a particular irritant especially since, as I have now realised that low light pictures are not that great. Outdoor pictures however, are superb, especially pictures in and around water, which given where we live are the majority of my photos. Red-eye is turned off and on from the setup menu, a major pain and so I rarely, if ever use it and choose to correct red-eye by software. Low, normal and high flash levels are turned off by the menu, again a pain! I think they should all have been alterable using the flash on, off, auto button on the back of the camera. I am still working on finetuning the manual controls to get better indoor/low-light shots. I hope the new DSCP-10 has improved on these things.
Unlike another reviewer, I have been able to take excellent macro photos of orchids and butterflies, I'd say as close as about 10 inches.
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Summary: This camera is Money
Review: I love this thing. The pictures are so crisp. I had a 2.1 megapixel camera and was worried that there would not be a huge difference but I was wrong. There is no fuzz or anything. The pictures look amazing and the camera has tons of features.
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