Sony CyberShot DSC-T30 Digital Camera Review

Sony CyberShot DSC-T30

Digital Camera Review

Sep 08, 2006 - By Emily Raymond
1.9 The Cyber-shot DSC-T30 is in Sony’s ultra-compact line of digital cameras with its sleek metal surface and slim profile. The 7.2-megapixel T30 has a lot of features that make it attractive to trendy point-and-shooters. It is easy to use, offering a selection of automatic modes, along with a High Sensitivity scene mode that boosts the ISO up to 1000 to capture pictures without the flash at places like night clubs where illumination is limited. The 3x optical zoom lens is good in both still and video recording modes, and Sony’s Super SteadyShot image stabilization system helps keep pictures crisp and video stable. The digital camera also has a 3-inch high-resolution LCD screen that is complemented with a one-touch slide show button and cool background music to play under the images. The thin Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T30 retails for $499.
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Spec Table
Sony CyberShot DSC-T30 Specs
Type Compact  
Price 0.00  
Length 0.00  
Width 0.00  
Height 0.00  
Weight 0.00  
Pixels 7.20 Megapixels 
Effective Pixels 7.20  
Sensor Type 1/2.5 7.2 Effective Super HAD™ CCD  
Image Size JPEG (Still), MPEG (Movie)  
IR Cut Low Pass Filter No  
Lens 11 Elements in 9 Groups (Including 3 Aspheric Elements, 1 Prism)  
Lens Mount n/a  
Compatible Lenses n/a  
Viewfinder n/a  
Diopter Adjustment n/a  
Frame Coverage n/a  
Magnification n/a  
LCD 3.0  
Focusing Points 5 area Multi  
Shutter Speed 0.00  
Self Timer Yes, 10 Seconds, 2 seconds, off  
Modes JPEG (Fine/Standard), Burst, Multi-Burst, Auto Bracketing  
Speed Yes  
Burst Yes  
Automatic Modes Beach, Fireworks, High Sensitivity, High Speed Shutter, Landscape, Snow, Soft Snap, Twilight, Twilight Portrait  
Exposure Compensation ±2.0EV, 1/3EV steps  
Built in Flash Auto/Forced On/Forced Off/Slow Synchro  
Flash Range ISO 4\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  
Sync Contact n/a  
Settings JPEG (Fine/Standard), Burst, Multi-Burst, Auto Bracketing  
ISO Sensitivity Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1000  
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Flash  
Direct Printing Yes  
Video Output Yes  
Software Picture Package™ for Sony v1.6 (Windows), Pixela™ ImageMixer VCD2 (Macintosh), USB Driver (SPVD-012.1), Cyber-shot Life tutorial (Windows)  
Battery Power Source InfoLithium® NP-FR1  
Zoom Wide 0  
Zoom Tele 0  
fstop Max 3.50  
fstop Min 10.00  
Zoom Digi 2.00  
Movie Mode Yes, MPEG VX Fine (640 X 480, 30 fps) with Audio, (MPEG VX Fine Requires Memory Stick PRO™ media) MPEG VX Standard (640 X 480, 16.6 fps) with Audio, Video Mail (160 x 112, 8.3fps) with Audio  
Storage Type 58MB available Internal Flash Memory, Memory Stick Duo™ Media, Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media  
LCD Pixels 230000  
External Flash 0  
Ratings Raw Weight 
Color 9.36   2.5 
Resolution 4.12   2.5 
Noise Auto ISO 3.08   2.5 
Noise Manual ISO 9.34   2.5 
Low Light 6.00   2 
Dynamic Range 0.00   2.5 
Flash 0.00   2 
Model Design Appearance 8.50   1.25 
Size Portability 8.00   1.1 
Handling 6.75   1.5 
Control Button Positioning Size 6.00   0.85 
Front 8.00   0.6 
Back 8.25   0.6 
Left 8.00   0.5 
Right 8.00   0.5 
Top 7.75   0.6 
Bottom 6.50   0.5 
Menu 6.50   1.25 
Auto Mode 7.00   1.5 
Auto Focus 6.50   1.75 
Focus 2.50   1 
ISO 7.75   1.25 
White Balance 5.50   1.25 
Exposure 7.00   1 
Metering 6.50   1.15 
Shutter Speed 0.00   0.9 
Aperture 0.00   0.9 
Custom Image Presets 7.00   0.75 
Drive Mode 4.50   1.2 
Picture Quality Options 7.00   0.5 
Picture Effects Mode 6.50   0.5 
Playback Mode 7.00   0.9 
Movie Mode 6.50   1 
Viewfinder 0.00   0.55 
LCD Screen 9.00   1.5 
Flash 5.50   1.25 
Zoom Lens 8.00   1.65 
Memory 6.00   0.5 
Battery 0.00   1.25 
Startup 1st Shot 8.49   2 
Shot Shot 9.06   2 
Shutter Shot 8.66   2 
Software 4.50   0.5 
Jacks / Ports / Plugs 6.00   0.4 
Direct Print Options 4.50   0.65 
Ease of Use 7.50   1.2 
Other Features 2.50   0.55 
Value 6.00   2 
Total (weighted)   349.73
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