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| Brand: Sony
Category: Photography
List Price: $399.99
Buy New: $299.98
You Save: $100.01 (25%)
New (13) Used (4) Refurbished (3) from $238.12
Avg. Customer Rating:  50 reviews
Sales Rank: 3483
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 15
Display Size: 2.5
Maximum Focal Length: 78
Minimum Focal Length: 5.2
Maximum Resolution: 8
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 4 x 2.5 x 1
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: DSCH7/B
Model: DSCH7/B
UPC: 027242712935
EAN: 0027242712935
ASIN: B000M4J2PI
Release Date: May 11, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
Very fast point and shoot with a great zoom. May 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I took a good look at the reviews and chose this over the canon S5, SX100 and the olympus UZ 560. After having a first hand experience i feel that i made the right decision.
Upon opening the package the camera felt very light and almost insubstantial..... to be frank didnt feel like a premium product.Dont get me wrong,the textured glass reinforced plastic is quality stuff,its just that i like cameras that have some heft.
After putting in the battery and playing aroung for a while, i got used to it and rather liked the light weight, thats when it struck that it would be a boon for long hikes.
As for the picture quality,lets start with the positives:
# The camera is very fast,the auto focus is phenomenal and its ready for another shot instantaneously, especially without flash it can take around 2 pictures a second.
# The pictures came out very well and dont require any post processing, i really liked the colour rendition.
# The zoom is great, but dont expect telescope like Zoom...its not!
# The flash is awesome. It is very powerful and the recharge time is reasonably good.
# Impressive image stablisation even at maximum zoom.
Now for the cons:
# the pictures are good if you are making small prints or for casual viewing...Take a closer look at the blown up pictures and Uh..Oh! at maximum zoom Pincushion distorton creeps in and chromatic aberration too especially at the corners.Though it didnt feel as weird as [...] made it out to be, I think thats because their test objects are designed to make specefic flaws stand out.
# The wide end though suffers from heavy barrel distortion...but only if you get really close. I dont think it would matter for macro shots of flowers as they tend to be symmetrical.
I wouldnt recommend it to people who photoshop pictures to get the best out of it,as it has no RAW mode and they will in particular grimace at the distortions.
On the whole i would recommend it to the trigger happy guys looking for a good point and shoot and doesnt plan on post processing and big prints.The pics come out great directly from the camera and the brilliant colours more than make up for the minor abberations.
PS: For those guys deciding between the S5, UZ 560 or this, i suggest this camera over the S5 as this has a greater zoom range and the distortions are mainly in the zoom range beyond the S5's capabilities. As for the UZ i havent used it.
Great but not perfect May 14, 2008
Everything about this camera is really well done. I have experiemces what others have said about too much color in some pictures, mainly red tones. Other than that the camera is near perfect.
 that's sony!! May 12, 2008
i bought this camera a month ago. i just looked at the megapixel and zoom while purchasing it. buying an 8.1mp camera is no big deal. but buying an 8.1mp camera with 15x zoom and more than a dozen appealing features for a few extra bucks sounds interesting. the flash is perfect for low lit areas and night time shooting. the 15x zoom is amazing. make sure you buy only a sony sd card 'coz others don't fit in the memory card slot. it's a perfect cam. it gives you more than what you expect. after all, it's a japanese technology!!
if you are looking for great pictures, just go ahead. It's worth the price.
Good Product April 15, 2008
This was my first camera.It really dose what it is mentioned about it.It really delivers an professional out put for the pictures what you capture. Initally there was some trouble to understand the use of this product, but after reading the manual i could get what i was expecting from it.
Enjoy
worth the money April 6, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have had this camera for a mere day and have already taken hundreds of photographs. This camera has shot everything from a cow, to a pile of bricks, to a dandelion, to a neighbor playing basketball, and back again. I haven't needed to take the same shot more than twice to get it to turn out just the way I want it, and i am picky! I shot water in mid air, ATV going 30mph, basketball going through hoop, and they were all sharp; crystal clear; frozen as if time were stopped. The fifteen times optical zoom and Super Steady Shot are amazing! Simply aim and push the shutter. Don't worry, just relax and let the camera do the work!
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