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Sony DSCP7 Cyber-shot 3.2MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom | List Price: $499.99
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Brand: Sony
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 1 Year Limited
Features: - 3.2-megapixel sensor captures enough detail to create prints up to 11 x 14
- 3x optical plus 2x digital (6x total) zoom lens with autofocus
- Includes 16 MB Memory Stick
- Connects with Macs and PCs via USB port
- Uses rechargeable InfoLithium battery (NP-FC10)
A fantastic consumer level digital camera [Posted on 2004-10-16]
If you are just an amateur photographer that is either finally switching from analog to digital or just want a decent camera to take on family vacations or school projects, this is a great camera. It is small, lightweight, and does just about anything you could possibly need it to do. It won't take pictures of hummingbirds feeding across a forest bed, but it will take a decent photo of the grand canyon. The quality of the 3x optical zoom is really good, but the picture is sacrificed slightly as you try to artifically enhance it with the digital zoom. The battery life is good enough to take on extended trips from your hotel or on a hike without having to carry around a charger or spare batteries. If you plan on taking lots of high quality large photos, you will need to get a larger memory stick (64 MB will work, 128 MB even better), but the memory stick it comes with will be enough to photograph your child's birthday party as long as you download the photos onto your computer afterwards. At 3.2 MegaPixels, this camera will pick up individual hairs on a persons head, but it won't be able to photograph a flea in the hair with any great detail. All around, while Sony's camera lenses may not compare with Canon or Olympus, Sony makes up for it with their superior knowledge of how to make a great consumer digital device and turn it into a decent digital camera. It is a great value for the price.
All around good camera [Posted on 2006-02-07]
i've owned this model for three years and it JUST gave out on me. The camera takes great photos, but sometimes stalls when you want to take that instant photo, so a lot of the "kodak moments" end up being staged since you have to wait around for shutter and all the redeye flashing to stop.
the camera plugs into a computer nicely with the USB cable, making transferring photos a snap.
The power source for the camera is a specific battery which doesn't last long, which was a problem on weeklong trips away from the charger.
The shutter mechanism failed about one year into usage.
But the thing's a workhorse, as i've taken about 1000 pics with it over the years. good starter camera
Reliable at times [Posted on 2006-04-11]
I have had this camera for almost 4 years and it has been amazing up until recently. When I first bought it, I had researched many different styles and found this to be the best. It took great pictures under most conditions, however I have always had problems taking rapid shots and especially with taking pictures in low light. Overall I would have recommended this camera to anyone. 1000 pictures later, this camera has failed me. The pictures now come out blurry, if they take at all, and the batteries are giving out on me. I am very dissapointed with it and while at one point, it was the smallest and most popular model, now I think any consumer would be better off with a different model. Think twice before purchasing this camera, I think there are better options out there.
tough as nails [Posted on 2006-10-12]
I've had this camera for four years and taken over 4,000 pics with it. Until now all I could have said about this camera was how fantastic it's been, well it's all past tense now that it's dying. I went to an afternoon wedding recently and all though there was plenty of natural light ALL of the pictures turned out too dark and blurry, also the lag between shots has increased.
In a fit of anger last year I threw it against a stone wall and it was only in a flimsy canvas bag, not a scratch or blip, the camera is tough as nails. It has been in my handbag from the day I bought it and has been through everything with me, I will be sad to say good-bye and nervous that the next one is as good. I'm now buying the Sony DSCT30.
The 128 memory card on the highest resolution will hold 100 pictures and the rechargable battery is the only way to go, it lasts 120 minutes of on time or a month in the off position. No need to keep buying/carrying batteries.
The movie mode is a bit grainy but it's handy for quick vid snippets of a loved one's voice or smile.
If you're looking for a basic starter camera for not much money go for it, but don't pay more than 100 pounds, try ebay.
Just died! [Posted on 2007-03-02]
I've had this camera for a bit over 4 years. It was with me in Hawaii, Peru, Germany, and all over California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah. It took awesome pictures. When I printed out pics, people always asked me "and that little camera took these pics?". Yes!
The short-comings: there was always a delay in certain conditions, which I lost many good pics to. Sometimes the shutter only opened halfways, with me noticing only later when I downloaded the pics - pics lost forever!
Battery life was very very poor, drove me nuts.
So now it finally died. Bought new battery, nothing, will return battery.
I loved this little camera, despite its short-comings, it will be hard to replace with another compact.
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