Digital Camera Review

Digital Camera Review

Another lean Cyber-shot T-model made its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The DSC-T33 will go on sale in March for $450 (USD)—fifty bucks cheaper than its vanished predecessor, the Sony Cyber-shot T3. The T3 was announced last August, but never hit the market in the United States. Sony hopes to make it up with the Sony Cyber-shot T-33, which is nearly identical to the T3. Both cameras have 5.1 megapixels on their 1/2.4-inch CCDs. Both models share the same shooting options, 2.5-inch LCD, and 3x optical zoom lens. The only difference is the size.
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Connectivity
Software
The following software comes with the Sony T33: Picture Package for Sony version 1.1 for Windows, Pixela ImageMixer VCD2 for Macintosh, ImageData Converter version 1.5 for Macintosh, USB Driver, and the Cyber-shot tutorial for Windows.

Jacks, Ports, Plugs
This camera comes with a Cyber-shot Station USB cradle, which can charge the camera’s batteries, play slideshows to the TV, transfer photos to a PC, and print to a PictBridge compatible printer. The camera body does not have any cable jacks on it except for the jack on the bottom that connects the T33 to the USB cradle. The cradle has jacks for an

AV out cable and a USB cord. While this cradle is supposed to add convenience by enabling one-touch printing and such, hauling the cradle on vacation would prove to be less space-efficient than a cord.

Direct Print Options
Photos can be transferred to any PictBridge compatible printer via the USB cradle.

Memory
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T33 has a slot for either Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick Pro Duo memory cards. The Duo works solely for still images. If users want to capture movie clips, the Pro Duo card is required. The Pro Duo can store both still and movie images. The files are stored as JPEG and MPEG files. The camera comes with a 32MB card, but can accept cards up to 512MB.

Other Features
There is a 10-second self-timer that can be activated by pressing the bottom portion of the four-way dial.

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