Connectivity
Software (4.5)
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 comes with a simplified editing program called Picture Package for Sony version 1.6 for Windows. The CD-ROM also includes a USB driver, a Cyber-shot Life tutorial, and Pixela ImageMixer VCD2 for Windows and Macintosh. The browser of the Picture Package software is simplistic, with only two buttons – one to upload images from the Sony T5 and the other to browse for images already on the computer. This software program doesn’t save images in its browser, so each time you open the program you have to browse for images again and again. Once you’ve got pictures in the program, there’s only so much you can do with them. Images can be viewed as thumbnails or in larger screens. In the larger screen, users can email, edit, and rotate their pictures. The editing feature opens a window with a few options: crop, resize, save as, brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, and sharpness. There is also a red-eye fix option that is perhaps the most useful feature, considering the Sony T5’s flash leaves red eyes in many pictures. Movies can be played back, but cannot be edited at all.

Pixela ImageMixer is a fancy CD burning program. Users can put titles and backgrounds on images and movies for fancy slide shows, then burn CDs. This is the only program available to Macintosh users, so there are no editing options available to them.

Jacks, Ports, Plugs (6.0)
The Sony T5 comes with a multi-connector cable that attaches to the bottom of the camera. This same jack can also fit into a Cyber-shot Station cradle. The cable splits off into a USB cable and an /V out cable. While this is a strange setup, it’s arguably better than the oodles and oodles of interconnecting cables that come with some compact models.

Direct Print Options (4.5)
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 is PictBridge compatible. Images can be selected in playback mode to be part of a DPOF print order. Images can also be moved into folders, which can then be printed. There is no single on-camera button for printing, but printing from the playback menu really isn’t difficult at all.

Battery (6.0)
The skinny Sony T5 comes with an even skinnier rechargeable lithium-ion battery. The NP-FT1 InfoLithium T-series battery comes with a matching BC-CS3 charger that plugs directly into the wall. This battery allows the camera to take 240 shots before it has to recharge. This is quite impressive considering the large 2.5-inch LCD screen and the power it must take to run it.

Memory (6.0)
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 has 32 MB of internal memory and a slot for an optional Memory Stick Duo or Duo Pro card. This model supports this media up to 2 GB; it
must have a Memory Stick Duo Pro for full 30 fps video.

Other Features (1.0)
2x digital zoom – Sony markets two types of digital zoom. There is Precision Zoom, which is the normal 2x digital zoom that deteriorates picture quality. The Smart Zoom only works when shooting 640 x 480 pixels; it utilizes the entire CCD to offer 1-12x digital zoom.

Self-timer – On the multi-selector, users can activate the self-timer by pushing the down arrow. The Sony T5’s self-timer is nothing fancy; it has a standard 10-second delay.

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