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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1
 
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CNET Asia Review

By Lisa Gidley
Oct 20, 2005

Very good

7.7

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The good: Excellent image quality; an impressively flexible LCD screen that's viewable from many angles; a sharp Zeiss lens; effective white-balancing features; a wide range of ISO sensitivity; quick performance.

The bad: With most heavy components on the left side, the chunky body is somewhat off-balance; can't shoot RAW in burst mode; the in-camera review function magnifies to only 5x.

The bottom line: If you don't anticipate a need for multiple lenses--which many users won't, given the crisp 24mm-to-120mm-equivalent lens with a maximum aperture of F2.8--the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 makes a worthy competitor to the dSLRs in its price range. It's a handy, versatile camera with excellent image quality.

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GREAT CHOICE MOSTLY FOR BEGGINERS

Apr 8, 2006

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: GOOD SPECS
Cons: LOW MAGNIFICATION
Opinion:
IF ONLY SONY MANAGES TO CONVERT ITS ZOOM CAPABILITIES EVEN UP TO THE EXTENT OF 12X THEN I WOULD BET THAT IT WOULD EVEN SELL MORE THAN OF CANON....IT WOULD BE AN ULTIMATE ALL IN ONE PRACTICAL AND CONVINIENT PACKAGE WORTH TO HAVE DIGITAL CAMERA! sAyAnG TALGA OK NA sANA!

 

This is the best prosumer camera I've ever seen

Nov 25, 2005

Rating: 10 out of 10 (Perfect)
Pros: High megapixel (10.3), good CMOS sensor, excellent Carl-Zeiss Vario Sonnar T* lens, & a lot more...
Cons: Short zooming distance (5x optical)
Opinion:
This is the best prosumer camera I've ever seen. It's even better than some SLR camera. With soo many good features (high megapixel, good CMOS sensor, excellent Carl-Zeiss Vario Sonnar T* lens, & a lot more...), it's out of my expectations!! Well done, Sony!!

 

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