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Summary: camera broke down one year from purchase
Review: I loved this camera until it broke down exactly as described by other reviewers. LCD screen is black in all modes, no photos can be taken. It will cost about $150 to fix, which at this point I do not think is worth it. If I have to purchase another camera, I will definitely not be purchasing a sony!
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Summary: Don't buy it
Review: One week short of a year and the camera broke. Now, no image appears on the display in any of the 3 picture taking modes and no images are captured. I called the Sony phone number provided and got into a voice menu loop and hung up. When I tried again later it gave me the real person option. The rep was professional, but unsympathetic. For an estimated $147.34 in labor charges they would fix it. Sony online service support said pretty much the same thing only with a --you are talking to the wrong person-- tone. So much for Sony cameras.
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Summary: Don't buy this piece of crap
Review: After paying $300 for this camera it has died in less than one year. Sony is not sympathetic in any way, despite the fact that numerous people who purchased this camera have had it break within months (usually shortly after the 3 month warranty expires). Sony wants me to pay $139 plus shipping to have this piece of crap repaired. Do yourself a favor and don't buy this camera. In fact, with their poor level of customer service and their refusal to stand behind their product, I would not recommend purchasing anything from Sony!
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Summary: Notorious Sony breakdown
Review: My first DSC-P51 stopped working within 30 days. Fortunately the store I purchased it from allowed me to simply exchange it. The 2nd one made it just over a year. Now the screen is black in capture mode for still or video. Sony will charge $129 for labor plus any parts not covered by the warranty any longer.
I should have learned my lesson when my Sony Mavica stopped working after only 2 years.
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Summary: All I wanted
Review: What I like about this camera the most is the fact that you can hook it right up to your TV and review the pictures that you just took for all to enjoy.
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Summary: Sony DSC-P51 - you can do much better
Review: Sony is famous for it's products breaking down just before the warranty ends and this is no exception. This camera suddenly started flashing a code of E:61:10 and the focus stopped working. To fix it will cost about $170 and is not covered by the warranty (there are scratches on the camera so they assume you dropped it - I didn't). On another note, the included 4 mb memory stick is too low. You have to buy a separate 128 mb stick to take a decent number of photos (Lexar sells one for about $50 that worked fine). If you want a digital camera, save a little more money and get at least a 3 or 4 megapixel and please MAKE SURE YOUR NEW CAMERA IS NOT A SONY if you want it to work longer than a few months!!
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Summary: Sony DSC-P51 2MP Cybershot Digital Camera
Review: Overall pleased with the simplicity and versatility of this camera. Photo quality is very good at this price level. However, I would rate the reliabilty of this camera very low. My camera was handled with kid gloves, but the camera lens failed to open automatically when in camera or mpeg mode, only after a few months usage. Error message appeared on screen directing me to "turn the camera off and back on again". This advice did not work, even after trying a soft reload. Apparantly the microprocessors in this camera are of very poor reliability, ... Sony should repair this malfanction free of charge, especially for those that registered their product.
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Summary: I LOVE THIS CAMERA!!
Review: I got this camera for my birthday in December..It was the first digital camera I had ever had...I've never had any problems with it so far and it's the simplest camera ever! Jusy always have spare batteries with you when your using it for a long time...Overall this camera is amazing!
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Summary: Major Problem!!!
Review: I receiveded this camera as a Christmas gift ... and have only had it 5 months. About two weeks ago the microprocessor failed and now I can't take any pictures! There is not a single camera shop in my area that repairs it and I am either going to have to ship it to a repair shop, or ship it directly to Sony, to be repaired...Overall, I am VERY UNIMPRESSED with the reliability of this camera.
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Summary: Execellent
Review: Very good execellent camera This is my first camera and i was amazed by the quality of pics , I think now i am a professional photographer with this. At the price it is offered it is best deal. I like the feature only problem is battery but then i have spare battery but execellent camera
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