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Summary: Sharp but frustrating
Review: I bought this camera to replace a Kodak DC4800 which had difficulty rendering sharp photos indoors (even with the firmware upgrade). The Sony is much sharper indoors, with accurate focusing and a strong flash. The MPEG video feature turns out to be more fun than I thought it would be. My main criticism is that the camera takes too long to set the focus and exposure before taking the picture -- the moment is often gone by the time the camera acts. Also, outdoor color isn't as good with the Sony as the Kodak, but it is easily corrected with image-editing software.
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Summary: Very good digital camera.
Review: I did a lot of research online and read a lot of reviews before I finally decided to buy the Sony DSC-S75 camera. After using the camera for about a month, here are my impressions.
Positives:
1. Excellent pictures. When printed on a good printer with photographic paper is virtually indistinguishable from film.
2. Loads of features. Allows you to customize your shots the way you want. Menus are relatively easy to use.
3. Battery life is excellent, gives you an estimated remaining battery life on the camera.
Negatives:
1. Relatively bulky, there are smaller 3 megapixel cameras out there, but is ergonomically designed and fits well in my hand.
2. 8MB memory stick is practically useless, you need to have at least 64MB.
3. Slow taking pictures. I don't know if this is a problem with all digital cameras, but there is about a 1 to 2 second delay from the time I press the button to when the picture actually takes. Meanwhile, your subject could be moving and ruin the picture. I've tried taking pictures of my 2 year old and I have to take 10 pictures before I get one good one.
Overall, I think this is a very good camera, which takes excellent pictures and could replace my 35mm camera.
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Summary: Great, Fun and Worry-free Camera
Review: I did an extensive online research before making my final decision to buy Sony S75. I was considering either Sony S75 or Olympus C-3040. I am very happy with the camera so far. S75 has amazing features and so easy to use that I was taking photo ten mins after I opened my box. The camera has various settings like ISO 100, 200, 400 or auto, different flash levels,different degrees of sharpness and photo quality, different image sizes, different rec modes, indoor or outdoor settings...etc. The battery is definitely one of the best part about this camera. It shows you how much time remaining while taking photos and also recharges very fast. The movie mode is great as well. With 320x240 image size and 64M memory stick, you can take up to 10 mins of movie which you can play in any winplayer. The resolution is satisfactory. However, there are still some drawbacks about this camera as well. The four-way buttom is rather too small to push. Furthermore, even though S75 produces great photos, I am still not happy with the photo quality it produces. For serious photographer, you might want to go for other cameras like Olympus or Nikon which will give you sharper images. S75 also does not take good photo when lack of light unless you use manual mode. Also it is a good idea to buy additional 64MB memory stick while you purchase this camera. You can get a better deal if you shop around online. Overall, this is still a great camera. You can enjoy it from the first second you open the box and have so much fun with it without thinking how much you just spend on this camera!
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Summary: a great camera for performance almost similar to film camera
Review: I had used to camera for past three weeks and had shot over 1000 pictures all over the attractions in my country,and i must said that this is a very user friendly camera.at first use it really is complicated with its white balance setting.auto or maual.iso setting .aperture or shutter speed setting...But after a few time of outdoor shooting I must said it is the best camera I had used so far.it will probably not be out run for the next three years.And the print out from my HP printer using matt hard paper from Epson And Hp are both brilliant and sharp indisguinable from film shot photo.one bad point i can complained that just only three weeks of usage.the printed icon on the jog dial on top right of the camera is falling off.some printed on my finger.I'm going to send for repair,wander how many user had this problem.
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Summary: The Best "I can Be"!
Review: I have been a proud owner of this camera for several months
now.I had stepped-up from previously owning the Sony DSC-S50
model and I couldn't be happier! I'm a "Novice Photographer" but
this camera is that "ADVANCED" to allow me to-be the BEST I can
be! I've been eagarly studying the Opt's Manual and learning ALL
the "Manual Functions" as I have'nt owned such a Camera that gave
Me so much Artistic Freedom!
I am truly Excited with this little "jewel" and have Not been disappointed with the Quality of photo's; Nor, the results of this DSC-S75 many options and features!
I would strongly recommend getting the 64 or 128MB Memory Sticks and it wouldn't hurt to have "More the ONE"!!!
In Conclusion,i would say; I would think even a Professional
Photographer would be happy with the Quality,Functionality,and
Handling of this "Amaging Camera" by Sony: You WILL NOT be Unhappy to own,this Camera!!!
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Summary: my first digital camera
Review: i just purchased this camera over the weekend and i think it's a pretty cool camera. the high points about this camera is the ability to manually adjust the camera's exposure settings (the aperture and the shutter speeds), it's movie mode (you can record up to 10 mins, w/sound), it fits nicely in my hand, and you can print 8x10's (i haven't tried this yet, but with 3.2 mp it shouldn't be a stretch). the only thing i didn't like was that it came packaged with an 8 mb card, which is useless. pick up at least a 64 mb stick and you should be fine. i also don't like that i have to manually put the lens cap on everytime i'm not using it, it should have an automatic cover. overall great purchase, battery lasts about 3 hrs and comes w/its' own charger. highly recommend.
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Summary: Great camera!
Review: I love this camera! The picture quality is great, it's so easy to use, and storage is a snap! I can't ask for much more. A few of the upsides - You can use either the regular view window or the large color screen to take your pics; replace the 4MB Sony memory stick that comes with the camera with a larger one (I went with 128MB and have yet to run out of room!), and you've got huge storage possibilities; you get multiple resolutions, so your pictures are always clear; you can view the pictures you've already taken, so if you took a bad one you can retake it right then and there. I can honestly say I've only taken a couple of bad pictures with this camera, and the cause was operator error. If you want a great digital camera for an affordable price, this is the one.
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Summary: Buy it NOW!!
Review: I love this camera! The images print out very nicely just on my Epson Stylus Color 880!! I cannot believe the quality of the pictures. Watch out for # of pixels. If you want to print out a 4X6 pic, choose 2048 3X2 instead of 2048X1536. But, If you want to use an image as wallpaper of screensaver, then choose 2048X1536. Adjust photo size in PhotoSuite 8.1, which came with the camera. The printed images look just like photos real picture quality - not pixelated with kodak premium picture paper for inkjet printers. All my friends are amazed at the quality and cannot beleive the pictures are printed. I take pictures and then print them out immediately if I want. The camera has all the settings I need, including manual overrides (which I never use) and motion picture with sound recordable and speaker, so I can play the movie clip back and hear it too. I make a lot of use of the close up portrait configuration (excellent detail close and blurring the background, as well as landscape (no blurring of the background) and twilight configurations. You absolutely need to buy a 64MB or higher memory stick - plan on that as an expense. These memory sticks aren't cheap! The [money] I saved buying this camera on sale went straight into memory sticks and camera bag.
Rating:
Summary: Great camera!
Review: I love this camera! The picture quality is great, it's so easy to use, and storage is a snap! I can't ask for much more. A few of the upsides - You can use either the regular view window or the large color screen to take your pics; replace the 4MB Sony memory stick that comes with the camera with a larger one (I went with 128MB and have yet to run out of room!), and you've got huge storage possibilities; you get multiple resolutions, so your pictures are always clear; you can view the pictures you've already taken, so if you took a bad one you can retake it right then and there. I can honestly say I've only taken a couple of bad pictures with this camera, and the cause was operator error. If you want a great digital camera for an affordable price, this is the one.
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Summary: Expectations were too high and amazingly it lived up to them
Review: I probably spent 2to 3 hours researching my anticipated purchase of a digital camera. I told myself that I would spend no more than a couple of hundred dollars but the more I looked into it, the more I realized that a decent camera could not be bought for that price. So I changed my goal to find a camera that had all the features I would need for the least amount of money. I must have read everything on the net about digital camera's that ever was and I started narrowing down the list to a few names, then finally all roads kept pointing at the DSC S75. So I found a deal and made the leap, fully expecting to be a little disappointed when the camera finally arrived. The camera arrived and I began shooting the same day. Yeah, there was a bit to learn, but the more I learned, the more impressed I got. The quality of the pics are quite amazing. Oh, I also bought the Lexar 128mb stick so I would not have to keep deleting the pics cause I had no more room. I got a fantastic deal here on Amazon on that, even better than you can get on Ebay. I also bought the HP photosmart 1115 printer and it arrived about 3 days after the camera did. Anyway, back to the pics. They came out super good. Now I am hooked, I just ordered the flash, and now I am checking out the telephoto lense options. Photography many years ago was a big hobby of mine, and I do believe this camera has brought that interest back to life. This camera has auto settings, aperture priority options as well as shutter priority. This camera has so many cool things to take advantage of that I guess it will be a while till I get proficient with all the possibilities. I wanted to be brief with this review, but with this camera that is difficult. I can just say that I am glad I did my homework, I feel like I got an "A" on the exam. Oh, just thought I pass this one on to you, I read a professional reviewers article on this camera, he that said this camera was probably the best digital camera under the $5000 professional range. I thought he might be biased, but now I am not so sure.
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