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Summary: loved it until it just stopped working
Review: as a long time film user, this was my first digital cam. I'm fairly active, and since purchased in Aug 03, have taken it sea and whitewater kayaking, into the break, sailing, sledding, skiing, etc. While the resolution wasn't up to what I was used to with even fast film, I took pictures where I just wouldn't have been able to before. I took care of the o ring, and have experienced none of the problems reported by other reports here.All was good w/ it until it just died last month. I'm probably going to check out some other alternatives, and am not even going to bother calling sony or the place where I bought it. Even with that said, the camera's just about paid for itself in the past year.
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Summary: Camera Leaks
Review: BEWARE, MY CAMERA WAS NOT AS WATERPROOF AS SONY CLAIMED IT TO BE! I bought a DSC-U60 to take on beach vacations 6 months ago. At first, it worked pretty well on our trip to Mexico. I got some good shots of my family in the ocean and pool. However, on our recent trip to Hawaii, condensation started to build up in front of the lens and LCD monitor. Condensation built up in the sealed memory stick/battery compartment too. The water damaged my 128 mb memory stick and the 60 pictures I had taken on it. I contacted sony to have it repaired but the labor warrenty lasts only 90 days. The mimimum estimated labor cost was $139 (for a $249 camera). I chose not to have it repaired and am thinking about buying the new pentax water resistent camera which has 4 megapixal resolution.
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Summary: Buyer Beware!! Sony does not stand behind thier own design!!
Review: Buyer beware - I bought this camera for my daughter in Dec 2003. In June 2004 the flash stopped working.
I contacted Sony and they said - sorry - out of warantee. That will be $140. Sorry!!! 90 day warantee on their workmanship. Does not say much about their confidense in their workmanship does it? Sony can pound sand. They will NEVER get $$$ from me again. They have this terrible warantee on many products. BOYCOTT SONY !!!!!!!!
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Summary: More capable than it seems
Review: For 2mp cam with no zoom, this little thing takes some nice shots. I have used it in a party setting, in a heavy shorebreak and out on reef break a short paddle out from the shore. Has not let me down yet. This is not suitable for a main digicam, and I don't really see myself getting prints from it but for web, email and general electronic use it's great.
Some issues with battery life however, be prepared to get a backup set or two of the rechargable sony bateries. Also as others have mentioned the "burst" mode resolution is tiny and the video mode is really only usable as a last resort, and I mean aliens landing/second coming type last resort. Don't buy it for those modes but still consider it, at $150 it's a bargain.
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Summary: Excellent Camera!!!
Review: I really like the Sony DSCU60 digital camera, it's special to take it to the beach and take pictures under the water. With 2.0 megapixel it's not for pros but the quality its great for point and click cameras. The only con: no audio with video recording but for 150$ I think its ok
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Summary: Nice Camera!
Review: I really like this camera. It takes great pictures. It easy to use when out kayaking. It has fallen in the water and been entirely submerged with no problems. It's sporty looking and very easy to use. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Does what it says
Review: The U-60 is a gem. I bought it for water sports and to have a small rugged carry-anywhere digicam (I also have an Olympus C-700 for more technical and telephoto shots). I keep it in my pocket and often get those "I wish I had a camera right now" spontaneous shots that I used to miss. It's fast to start, easy to understand, very user friendly, small to carry, and gets decent resolution pics. It goes surfing every time I do. Especially fun and useful is the "burst mode" that takes five shots in a row. It addresses that frustration of "shutter lag" and "shutter timing" that can happen with digital action shots. More info: PROS:
Small, cheap, rugged, easy to use, good software, good battery life, decent resolution, well waterproofed, cheap batteries, burst mode, battery-saving lowlight LCD mode, card reader unnecessary. Cons: No viewfinder, tiny LCD, no opt. zoom, burst pics are only 600x400. (although I adjusted to all these shortcomings and didn't miss them!) For it's intended use, it excels.
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