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Summary: Great professional camera at a consumer price!
Review: I have now used the camera for a whole of 3 months and have shot close to 900 pictures and have bought 3 books on photography and digital photography. Not having been an interested photographer in the past, I think that the above fact speaks volumes for how good the camera is and how cost effective it is over film (this is true for most digital cameras) and how interested it can get you to start photographing. I can vouch for this fact because, a friend who picked up another one of these beauties is doing pretty much the same. This camera has an effective 5 Meg pixels and knows how to use them. The pictures are absolutely razor sharp. This does not mean that you cannot take soft portrait. With a lot of manual settings at your disposal you can get the picture just the way you want it. Now, the lens. Oh! What a lens. This is a lens which if various reviews and friends whose hobby is photography are to be believed would cost atleast 2 to 3 grand to get film SLR equivalents. Think about it! You get an aperture of 2.0 at a 5x zoom at full wide angle. That is a really fast lens. To go with it does extremely well in low light conditions as well! The auto focus is not the fastest but for most shots you do not even notice it. Now the controls, full aperture control (from f/2 to f/8) and full shutter control from 1/1000 sec to 30 secs gives you enough freedom to capture the most unusual shots! White balance options are not as expansive though, you get to choose between 3 auto, outdoor or indoor. If none of these are close enough, you have a one-touch white balance. But this requires that you have a white object exposed to the same light that the object you want to photograph is exposed to. Not always feasible for landscapes in tricky light conditions or for people and portraits outside or in mixed lighting. Even though to be fair, the auto does a pretty good job of calculating white balance. Auto Exposure Lock and a choice of 3 metering modes allow you to adjust exposure to any part of the photo and shoot images with consistent exposure. This is very important if you want to stitch landscapes together. Also, you have the option of either manually focussing if need be. Pretty good versatility. Other good stuff: Flash is really very good, night shot framing is very handy, battery performance, etc., Strengths:
1) Carl Ziess lens.
2) 5 meg pixels.
3) Low light photography.
4) Price - Performance ratio.
5) Flash
6) Battery life and info
7) Level of manual controls
8) Great tripod mount positioning Weaknesses:
1) Choice of memory stick as the only media.(Max 128M)
2) Limited white balance options
3) No histogram for exposure readouts
4) In camera battery charging
5) Bundled software
6) No hot shoe mount for flash
7) Orientation of the telephoto/wide angle zoom control
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Summary: This is the one!
Review: I can't stop taking pictures. Need more mem sticks.
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Summary: A great camera
Review: The Sony F707 is what everyone who grew up with a 35mm SLR has been hoping their first digital camera would be. The picture quality rivals even the best consumer 35mm SLRs, the feature set is robust and the zoom lens (optical only) is equivalent to a 28mm to 194mm 35mm SLR lens. (You can turn the digital zoom off, and I do!) Picture quality is excellent, whether shooting sunsets or portraits. The color saturation and accuracy are astounding. The robust feature set gives you as much control as you want -- just like any good 35mm SLR. Full auto or full manual, with everything in between. A great feature is the easy to use exposure adjustment just above the shutter trigger. You can adjust your exposure and see the results of the new settings in the view finder or on the LCD before you even take the picture. Finally, the lens not only has an impressive zoom range (28mm to 194mm is, like, perfect!), but is fast as well, with a maximum aperature of f2.2. Too often zoom lenses with such a wide range suffer from extreme slowness, even at full aperature. By contrast, I have been amazed at how well this Carl Zeiss lens does in low light situations. Other features include an array of great focusing systems, including infrared in low light and 'night vision' focus for shooting in the dark; the ability to lock focus on your target when surrounded by competing auto-focus possibilities; the shutter sound that the camera makes (digitally reproduced, of course); the swivel body that allows you to shoot level while holding the camera over your head - and still see your subject on the LCD screen - or shoot from the waist looking down onto the now-tilted-up LCD screen; the various burst modes; the easy-to-use menu system; and so on... All add up to making the F707 a treat for the photo enthusiast. Personally, I wish Sony would have given the F707 more white balance pre-sets and a black and white option rather than the solarization and sepia options the camera offers. And I find the placement of the zoom buttons on the lens an awkward arrangement; one I have yet to get used to. But these are minor complaints. In addition to the F707, I also have a Sony VAIO Digital Studio PC with a Memory Stick drive, so using Sony's Memory Stick media is a breeze for me. I also have a MindStor portable hard drive with Memory Stick adaptor for storing thousands of 5MP photos while in the field. This way I get by with having only 4 128MB Memory Sticks. The MindStor has a rechargeable battery so if I'm really cranking the shots I can download the Sticks right in the bush and keep right on shooting. Finally, a word about the battery. Sony has long been a leader in lithium ion batteries and the InfoLithium line that the F707 uses is the best of their best! It truly does last longer than other comparably sized Li Ion batteries, and the fuel gauge is a very useful and much appreciated bonus. I have three batteries and have yet to find myself wishing I had a fourth. For accessories I added the Sony cold-shoe flash (it's connected to the camera by a cord). It does a nice job of providing easy-to-use bounce flash, and with the offset extension, eliminates red eye naturally, without distracting multiple flashes. I also use my full range of Cokin filters that I have from my 35mm SLR days. All I needed to do was buy the correct-size lens ring for the Cokin filter holder. If you want a camera that gives you all the convenience and flexibility of a high-end digital camera, while at the same time feeling and acting like a 35mm SLR, the Sony F707 is the camera for you. If you want exceptional picture quality, a quick and precise auto focus system, and exposure control at your fingertips, this is the camera for you. If you have a thousand bucks to spend on a camera you will love, then buy the Sony F707 and get on with the picture taking! You won't even miss your 35mm SLR.
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Summary: AKA: DA
Review: This camera is affectionately known to it's biggest fans as the Dark Angel. I spent many months researching for my first digital camera purchase, and settled on the 707. In the first few months of manufacturing, a lot of customers found some pretty major "syndromes" such as Dark Left Side Syndrome and Blue Flash Syndrome - but my 707 (manufactured in January 01) is flawless. The only thing that is keeping me from having more fun with this camera is my lack of free time.
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Summary: fourth digital camera
Review: This is my fourth digital camera...and by far the best..it was expensive..especially here in canada..but its worth it..
I was never impressed with sunset shots with other digitals..they just never caught the scene quite right...one of the first pictures I took with the f707 was of a sunset..and it was deadly..perfect..It was just like looking at the real thing..
Excellent camera..luckily I also have a sony digital movie camera and the batteries are the same..so very handy..
VERY pleased with the camera...
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Summary: WOW
Review: I SHOPPED FOR 6 MONTHS BEFORE I MADE THE DECISION TO BUY. I LOOKED AT EVERYTHING OUT THERE. THE F707 HAS MEET ALL MY EXPECTIONS. THE 5 MEGAPIXELS IS GREAT FOR CROPPING ON THE PRINTING SIDE, ALTHOUGH THE ZOOM LENS TAKES CARE OF A LOT OF THAT. THE ADJUSTABLE LIGHT METER IS ALMOST SCI FI WITH A PRESS OF A BUTTON YOU CAN CHANGE HOW THE CAMERA ADJUSTS FOR LIGHT EXPOSURE. SIZE IS NOT A PROBLEM SMALLER THAN YOU THINK. THE IMAGES ARE SO CLEAR I PRINT TO 8X10 AND ITS UNBELIVABLE. WELL WORTH THE $1000 BUCKS.
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Summary: The best investment I ever made...
Review: I have always loved to take pictures and have been longing for a digital camera for quite a while. I spent months upon months researching and saving money (as I am only 17, and have only a part-time job) and this was the highest-rated one I could find (and it is a Sony which also helped along my decision; Sony products are the best.) Well, I got the money together and purchased this. I can honestly say it is the BEST thing I ever invested money in. It takes such vivid photographs and captures every little detail. If you are looking for a camera, whether you're a beginner or an expert, GET THIS ONE!!! You will not be disappointed. I also recommend a Sony 128 MB Memory Stick, as you will not be able to stop taking pictures!
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Summary: Digital or bust!
Review: As someone who was always interested in photography but couldn't justify endless trips for 1-hour photo processing, digital photography was the only way to go for me. The F-707 is the first digital camera I've owned and I've been very happy with it. I will say that low-light (for any CCD) can be a challenge, with longer exposure times in low-light needed for good prints, but a tripod solves the problem for stationary subjects. I've taken some long-exposure night photos and have been really impressed with the results: no noise whatsoever! Since I'm certainly not an expert nor a reviewer of electronics in general, I can't tell you how this camera stacks up against the competition. But on its own I've found no glaring shortcomings with it bar one well-reported one, and that is that it exhibits some "barrel distortion" when taking pictures at minimum zoom. I also purchased the wide angle conversion lense, which, while bulky, definitely has it's place and has allowed me to take some dramatic photos I'd otherwise have been unable to. Hope this helps.
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Summary: This one is just right!!!
Review: ...My husband bought me this Sony DSC-F707 for Mother's Day. I was skeptical. But after using it, I really enjoy it. You can adjust the shutter speed, apature settings, ect. This camera feels just right. The night shot works really well. It is easy to use, you can take fairly decent action shots and not miss what you were shooting at. The quality is fantastic. I recommend the 128 mb memory stick. You can take up to 1545 pictures with the 1280 resolution. Which is a lot of pictures. The print quality at that resolution is great. A must for avid 35mm fans.
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Summary: excellent camera to own
Review: I bought this camera,and it's is the best investment I ever made so far on camera's. This camera is loaded with features, easy to use and replay your pictures in a click,and memory can hold lot of pictures. I would recommend this to every person. If you want to own digital camera the buy SONY DSC-F707. You will be proud to own it!
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