Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700 Digital Camera Review

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700

Digital Camera Review

2 Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-T700 is the beautiful new addition to the company's pocket-sized T line. Armed with a high-resolution 3.5" LCD touch screen, 4x optical zoom, and an impressive 4GB of internal memory, the T700 costs $399.99, and is an impressive camera on paper. While this 10.1-megapixel model is certainly easy on the eyes, its performance on our bevy of lab test wasn't always a pretty picture. Details on the T700's wins and losses follow.
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Specs Table
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700 Specs
Type Point-and-shoot  
Price 400.00  
Length 3.75  
Width 0.65  
Height 2.38  
Weight 5.60  
Pixels 10.30 Megapixels 
Effective Pixels 10.10  
Sensor Type 1/2.3 type(7.70mm) Super HAD CCD  
Image Size 3,648 x 2,736  
Aspect Ratio 4:3, 3:2, 16:9  
Color Filter System R,G,B primary color mosaic fileters  
IR Cut Low Pass Filter Unknown  
Media Sony MS  
Image Format JPEG (stills), MPEG (movie)  
File Size 10MP to VGA  
Compression JPEG (stills), MPEG (video)  
Lens 4x  
Lens Mount no  
Compatible Lenses n/a  
Viewfinder no  
LCD 3.5 inch Xtra Fine LCD, 16:9 view  
Focusing Modes Multi point AF, Center Weighted AF, Spot AF, Flexible Spot AF, Semi Manual  
Focusing Points 9 point autofocus  
Metering Modes Multi Pattern, Center Weighted, Spot  
Shutter Speed 1/1000 to 1 sec  
Self Timer Off/10 sec/2 sec  
Speed Yes  
Burst Yes  
Automatic Modes Auto Adjustment, Easy Shooting, Program Auto, Shutter Speed Priority, Aperture Priority, Manual Exposure, High Sensitivity, Extra High Sensitivity, Extra High-speed, Burst Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Portrait, Soft Snap, Landscape, Beach Snow, Fireworks,  
Exposure Compensation Plus / Minus 2.0EV, 1 / 3EV step  
Bracketing AE(Plus / Minus 0.3EV / 0.7EV / 1.0EV)  
Built in Flash Auto / Flash On / Slow Syncro / Flash Off  
Flash Range .26-14.1  
Sync Contact no  
Resolution 3,648 x 2,736  
ISO Sensitivity Auto / 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200  
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent 1(White Fluorescent Lighting), Fluorescent 2(Natural White Fluorescent Lighting), Fluorescent 3(Day White Fluorescent Lighting), Incandescent, Flash, One Push, One Push Set, Underwater  
Playback Options Single image, index, slide show, view mode (date, event, favorite, folder), face filter, zoom, image rotation, retouch (Trimming, Red Eye Correction, Soft Focus, Partial Color, Fisheye Lens, Cross Filter, Retro, Radial Blur, Unsharp Masking, Smile, Resize  
Direct Printing Yes  
Video Output Yes  
Software Picture Motion Browser  
Battery Power Source LITHIUM ION / InfoLITHIUM D type 3.6V  
Zoom Wide 35  
Zoom Tele 140  
Intro Date 2008-9  
fstop Max 3.50  
fstop Min 10.00  
Zoom Digi 8.00  
Movie Mode 1280x720 30fps, 640x480 30 fps or 16.6 fps, 320x340 30fps or 8 fps  
Storage Type 4 GB internal, MS Duo, MS Pro Duo, MS Pro HG Duo compatible  
LCD Pixels 921600  
Resolution Maximum 3,648 x 2,736  
Resolution Minimum 640X480  
External Flash 0  
Ratings Raw Weight 
Color 10.70   2.75 
Resolution 8.17   2.5 
Noise Auto ISO 1.71  
Noise Manual ISO 6.15  
Model Design Appearance 9.00   1.25 
Low Light 3.84   2.25 
Size Portability 11.00   1.1 
Handling 8.00   1.5 
Control Button Positioning Size 5.75   0.85 
Front 8.00   0.6 
Back 8.00   0.6 
Left 6.00   0.5 
Right 6.50   0.5 
Top 7.50   0.6 
Menu 5.50   0.95 
Bottom 7.50   0.5 
Auto Mode 4.75   1.5 
Auto Focus 8.00   1.5 
Focus 0.00   1.25 
ISO 8.00   1.25 
White Balance 6.00   1.25 
Exposure 2.50   0.5 
Metering 8.50   1.1 
Shutter Speed 0.00   0.9 
Aperture 7.00   0.9 
Custom Image Presets 4.83   0.75 
Drive Mode 6.40  
Picture Qualit Options 7.83   0.5 
Picture Effects Mode 3.50   0.5 
Playback Mode 7.75   0.9 
Movie Mode 8.75  
Viewfinder 0.00   0.8 
LCD Screen 7.00   1.25 
Flash 3.50   1.25 
Zoom Lens 6.00   1.5 
Memory 2.50   0.5 
Startup 1st Shot 6.40   1.75 
Shot Shot 9.38   1.75 
Shutter Shot 10.00   1.75 
Software 5.25   0.5 
Jacks / Ports / Plugs 6.50   0.4 
Direct Print 1.50   0.65 
Ease of Use 7.05   0.95 
Battery 2.00   0.75 
Other Features 3.00   0.55 
Value 3.00   1.85 
Dynamic Range 6.33   2.5 
Video Performance 6.94   1.75 
Processing Speed 6.43   1.75 
White Balance Performance 8.54   1.8 
Total (weighted)   379.54

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