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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700 Digital Camera Review

by Tim Barribeau
Published on October 10, 2008

Navigation
Intro	Physical Tour
Color and Resolution	Noise and Video
Speed and Timing	Components
Design / Layout	Modes
Control Options	Image Parameters
Connectivity / Extras	Overall Impressions
Conclusion	Sample Photos
Specs / Ratings

Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-T700 is the beautiful new addition to the company's pocket-sized T line. The slim camera packs a 3.5" touch-screen LCD screen with 921,000-pixel resolution, 4x optical zoom, and 10.1-megapixel resolution. We were wowed by the solid-feeling, ultra-small body and excellent results in our color tests. Additionally, the T700 boasts an unprecedented 4GB of internal memory, to keep pictures on hand, like a pocket photo album. Unfortunately, the T700 fared poorly on our tests for low light and resolution performance. The touch screen also proved to be problematic, with less than ideal response times, and a general feeling of inaccuracy. The camera offered less control than we'd like in many shooting situations. On top of that, the photo album functionality felt tacked on, and not well implemented. Overall, we found the camera to have a nice body, and a few good features, but only average performance, despite its substantial $399.99 price

Section	The Good	The Bad
Tour	Gorgeous body	Exposed port on the under-side
Testing/Performance	Very good color accuracy score	Sub-par performance on vertical resolution and low light tests
Components	Ultra-high-resolution LCD	Low-resolution menu icons
Design/Layout	Small size and sexy feel	Slow and unresponsive touch screen.
Modes	Easy Mode for beginners	No manual mode, limited scene modes
Control Options	Limited shutter speed range	Wide ISO range
Image Parameters	Able to shoot in 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 image ratios	Limited picture effects modes
Connectivity/Extras	Picture Motion Browser is a very competent image organizer	Most software PC only, proprietary USB port
Value	High-resolution touch screen, excellent body provide rich feel	Expensive

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