Digital Camera Review
Sep 02, 2004
- By James Murray
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P93 is billed as a point-and-shoot camera by Sony. Its basic menu structure is easy to navigate, with plenty of manual control options to allow the user to comfortably move between automatic and manual control settings without concern. Its sleek rounded design complements the 1.5-inch LCD screen and 5.1 MP CCD. It is capable of capturing still images in several formats, along with video/audio clips. It is equipped with a 3x optical zoom, direct print options, image presets, and burst mode shooting possibilities. This seems to be a strong candidate in its US $329.95 price range.
| Likes |
- 5.1 megapixel CCD
- Easy to use controls, and comfortable spacing helps to avoid accidental button depression
- Direct Print capable
- Scalloped body design allows comfortable finger placement for my right hand during shooting |
| Dislikes |
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- Rounded left side makes obscuring lens with my hand a constant hassle
- Control buttons are a bit small
- Mode dial has so many controls that differentiating between them in low light situations will make choosing accurately a mere guess.
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Conclusion
This camera has point-and-shoot reliance, a large 1/1.8" 5.1 MP Super HAD CCD, along with manual control options easily contained within the onscreen 1.5-inch LCD menu screen. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P93 also has plenty of manual control, but is also easily engaged in image presets along with purely Automatic Mode settings. It is direct print capable and offers image editing options through personal computers. Video capture is possible at 30 fps in 640 x 480 format with audio. Overall, this camera, although a bit bulky and somewhat cumbersome in its functionality, is able to overcome these shortcomings to provide the point-and-shoot consumer a strong candidate for image quality, manual control options, and hybrid shooting possibilities.