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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700

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Physical Tour

October 10, 2008 By Tim Barribeau

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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

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

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