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Summary: Great pics but beware of included accessories...
Review: The DSC-P30 is a great beginner digital camera (...). The pictures turned out great. The optical zoom works well. Ignore the digital zoom as it pixelises the snap. The LCD is pretty crisp and clear. The menu is also very intuitive. Its got a host of other attractive features. On the darker side, the accessories included are no great guns. Only a (...) 4MB memory stick is included. Even the battery is optional. So you have to spend (...) more for battery, AC adapter and an additional 64MB memory stick.
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Summary: Excellent Digital Camera for the Amateur Photographer
Review: This is a great camera, The picture quality is above my expecations for 1.3mp, It is packed with tons of features (Black & White, and other special effects, lets me manually adjust settings), I feel like a pro with this camera, the lens gets noticed, it looks like the ones the pros are using. Batteries arent a nightmare if you have atleast 4 Rechargable NiMh Batteries on hand, I would also recommend getting atleast a 32mb memory stick, it will hold about 50 pictures in the highest resolution, also get a case to protect your investment. The movie mode is cool, although I havent had a chance to really use it very much. Use Twilight Mode only with a tripod because even a little shake from your hands will cause it to be blurry in Twilight Mode. You will like this camera.
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Summary: Newboldm
Review: I bought this camera at a military exchange for pretty cheap. For my first Digital Camera I made a fine choice. You can never go wrong with Song first off. The camera is pretty basic, I didn't even read the instructions before using. It takes great photos and is pretty durable. Being in the military, I've taken this thing around the world and have had no ill effects. The only problem I can think of is that the delay is pretty long. This camera is no good for quick pictures, but I've worked around it. I also would recommend a memory stick upgrade. The one that comes with it only holds about 10 pictures. That's ok at home but over seas you have to have more memory. For a first time digital camera buyer, I most diffently recommend this camera.
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Summary: Can't be beat for the price
Review: After much online reasearch I decides on this digital camera for the price and list of features. In a day of online shopping I found this camera for $267 including shipping charges. I'm a longtime 35mm user (an Olympus IS-30 DLX)and wanted something that was compact, had good image quality and could record short video clips. This camera does all this just fine. The bad part is that only a 4 mb memory stick is included and when taking photos at the highest res this camera ofers you'll get abt 5 pics on the memory stick. Also get the rechargable battery the 2 AA's that came with the camera lasted me 4hrs or abt 20 pics. For the prcie and list of features you get, I don't think this camera can be beat. An additional gripe is that the memory sticks are quite pricey but once you pic up one 64 mb stick you shoud be fine. Sev people I know have this camera and there computer is running windows ME and they had problems. My pc is running Windows ME, the upgrade from windows 98 (1st edition) and it works fine.
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Summary: wonderful!
Review: i originally wanted to get the sony dsc-p50, but it is incredibly hard to get. i do not live in the united states, nor do i have a credit card, so i couldn't buy it online. luckily, my dad owns a computer shop, so he was able to get the p30 for me, as well as a 32MB memory stick. i love this camera. in the four years that i have been interested in photography, i've owned two digital cameras - this is my third. the other two were AGFA cameras, and did not boast any megapixels. one had a 2X optical zoom and the other, no zoom at all. they were good cameras, but this one far surpasses them both. the quality of the LCD is amazing, and the quality of the photographs is even better. i love that there is a macro feature and i especially love that i can take black and white pictures, sepia pictures, etc... i also love the zoom. so convenient and so wonderful! of course, as many reviews state, this camera does like batteries a lot, but i was prepared for this: i already had three pairs of nickel-metal-hydrate batteries, which pretty much takes care of that problem, except if, like me, you enjoy using the LCD screen (but then again, i haven't had this camera for a week yet, so i want to try it out and play!). quite a few reviewers (for the p30 & the p50) have also stated that the manual says you *must* use an AC adapter to upload pictures to your computer. this is false. the manual clearly states that it is recommended that an AC adapter be used, but not mandatory. it also clearly states that if batteries are used, to make sure there is enough power in them, otherwise files on the memory stick may be damaged or lost. i am thoroughly pleased with this camera. an example: i took a macro & zoom shot of some violets that we have at work. when i uploaded the pictures to my computer and resized them, i noticed that the camera had even picked up a piece of dust on one of the petals of the flower. how's that for picking up detail? i don't feel this is a beginner's camera at all. the features on it are too advanced. i am by no means an advanced photographer, but i'm no amateur either. i will enjoy this camera for years to come, i'm sure. although the accessories are - as noted by several other reviewers - rather skimpy, the camera is worth it. i definitely recomment it for anyone who's willing to buy some good batteries and a better memory stick. ... fantastic camera for the price! =)
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Summary: Excellent Digital Camera for the Amateur Photographer
Review: This is a great camera, The picture quality is above my expecations for 1.3mp, It is packed with tons of features (Black & White, and other special effects, lets me manually adjust settings), I feel like a pro with this camera, the lens gets noticed, it looks like the ones the pros are using. Batteries arent a nightmare if you have atleast 4 Rechargable NiMh Batteries on hand, I would also recommend getting atleast a 32mb memory stick, it will hold about 50 pictures in the highest resolution, also get a case to protect your investment. The movie mode is cool, although I havent had a chance to really use it very much. Use Twilight Mode only with a tripod because even a little shake from your hands will cause it to be blurry in Twilight Mode. You will like this camera.
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Summary: Great camera, excellent quality
Review: this was our first digital camera and we are not disappointed. it is an excellent camera, easy to use and produces great quality photos. we did quite a bit of research and we made our decision based on the following: - we were novices so we didn't want to go high end at first - we have a sony camcorder so we had memory sticks available - we read some of the other reviews about battery life so we bought the power adapter and rechargable batteries even though the camera is a 1.3 megapixel, we are very happy with the results it produces. the picture is definitely clear and we can confidently use these photos on our business web site. with the research we did, we are very happy with this product.
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Summary: Very good first camera
Review: I've had this camera for almost two years now; have taken tons of pics both for the internet and for print. Using the best resolution it offers in normal light conditions, I've had perfect quality prints developed. You can't tell that they were taken with a digital camera - at least I can't and that's enough for me. :) Some minor problems do occur, though: if there's not enough light (for instance indoors) without the flash the picture becomes grainy. Also, it takes some time till it clicks. And a lot of pics were blurry when i used it in a party with a lot of flashing coloured lights around - but I guess that's not everyday use. :)
As for the battery: I was surprised to read about these problems. I have inexpensive rechargable batteries and they last for a reasonably long period of time. I've never had a problem with them.
I really like this camera, with the optical zoom and other features. Once you get used to the longer time it takes to click and if taking party-pics is not your main goal, it's a very good camera.
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Summary: Product came incomplete
Review: I have pay for this camera, it came, but incomplete,
This is the second time I have by a camera, in the two ocations came without cables, memory stick and no charger cables.
How can I use it when there is no memory stick or the USB cables ???
Please send your coments.
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Summary: Great for traveling
Review: In the world of electronics, you really cannot go wrong with Sony. I use this camera for work and travel, and it never dissapoints. Light, but clear, it will go with you and take great sharp pictures with ease. The nice thing about this, and other digital cameras, is you can pick what pictures you want to print and which ones to throw away. Easy to share pictures with family online, and keep on your computer for easy storage. I would recommend this camera for novices-experts.
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