Monday, February 6, 2006
PCWorld Reviews the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T9
Posted by Suhit Gupta in "ARTICLE" @ 11:00 AM
"Two years ago Sony shook up the digital camera world with the introduction of the DSC-T1, the first 5-megapixel model with a huge 2.5-inch LCD screen and an ultra thin form factor thanks to a non-extending 3x optical zoom lens. Even at $550, it was a smash hit and was followed by many competitors and various iterations by Sony itself. The recently introduced Sony DSC-T9 is the latest edition and it adds some significant improvements including a 6MP imager, higher sensitivity (ISO 640) and Super SteadyShot optical image stabilization, a very important feature for a camera that’s held by your fingertips. Even better the camera is cheaper than the original by a 100 clams. Now is this the pocketable camera of your dreams? Let’s fire it up and see, shall we?"
The article concludes that the T9 takes solid but not D-SLR level photos yet that’s an unreasonable expectation for a $400 point-and-shoot camera. I love the fact that it has an image stabilizer though, something that should pretty much be a requisite now that cameras are adding higher and higher zoom with every new release.
The article concludes that the T9 takes solid but not D-SLR level photos yet that’s an unreasonable expectation for a $400 point-and-shoot camera. I love the fact that it has an image stabilizer though, something that should pretty much be a requisite now that cameras are adding higher and higher zoom with every new release.
