Digital Camera Review

Digital Camera Review

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T1 is a quintessential point-and-shoot camera, intended for a higher-end audience that wants exceptional digital still and video imaging and performance, combined with a sleek and slender design. This camera has an impressive CCD (5.1 megapixels at 0.42 inches), a huge 2.5-inch LCD screen, and a 3x optical zoom, though no viewfinder. The Cyber-shot boasts a Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens and a Real Image Processor, making the DSC-T1 capable of capturing both digital still images and video/audio footage, with video footage coming in at a superb 30 fps. Its overall dimensions are 3.625 x 2.375 x 0.8 inches, for a total cubic volume of approx. 6.9 inches –about the size of a credit card. The layout is logical and sparse, allowing for immediate results with little confusion. It has a retail price of US $499.95.
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Picture Quality / Size Options (6.0)
Picture Quality settings are accessed either within the onscreen menu or through the button located slightly above and to the right of the four-way controller. Using the controller located externally on the body of the camera, the user can choose among 640 x 480 (Fine), 640 x 480 (Standard), and 160 x 120 when shooting in Video Mode. When in digital still mode, this feature controls image size. The Sony Cyber-shot T1 offers the following image sizes: VGA, 1M, 3M, 3:2, and 5M. When in the LCD menu, the user can choose between Fine and Standard settings.

 

Picture Effects Mode (6.5)
Picture Effects available to the user of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T1 are Negative Art, Sepia, Solarized, and Off. To access these, go to the Menu, highlight the Program option by using the up arrow of the four-way controller, then press the right-hand button until Picture Effect is highlighted. Once there, these options become available in either regular camera mode, or video capture.

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