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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T9

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T9
 
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List price as of Jan 18, 2006:
S$799

Product Summary


Excellent

8

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The good: Trendy, slim design; buttons provide tactile feedback; generally responsive camera; Steady Shot reduces blurring due to camera shake; 58MB of internal memory; excellent performance and image quality.

The bad: Flimsy battery/memory card compartment cover; slightly weak flash; zooming takes a long time; red-eye problem.

The bottom line: If you have no problems shelling out extra cash for a high-capacity Memory Stick Duo, the Cyber-shot T9 is a great snapshot camera to carry around with performance to boot.

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CNET Asia Review

By Damian Koh


This latest iteration in the whole array of T-series Cyber-shots is not the thinnest in the family, but it sports optical image stabilization--a feature sorely missed in its predecessors. Finally, Sony got it right this time.

Design
There's nothing alien on the T9 in terms of design. The unit sports a familiar sliding lens cover which doubles as a power switch. Alternatively, there's a switch on the top edge which will power up the camera for picture review. What's new and not available on the previous T-series models is optical image stabilization--traditionally known as Steady Shot on Sony's Handycams--labeled as a vibrating hand icon (not terribly innovative we feel) to the right of the shutter button.


The Steady Shot button does nothing while in Auto mode. You will have to enable/disable it via the menus.
Measuring 89.7 x 54.9 x 20.6mm from end-to-end and weighing 159g, the T9 we felt is a little on the heavy side. A large 2.5-inch LCD occupies two-thirds of the rear estate with key controls coated in shiny silver taking up the remaining space. The buttons provide tactile feedback and are generally responsive as we navigate the menus in-camera. The zoom lever over on the top right corner, on the other hand, feels a little stiff compared with the rest of the buttons.

Over on the left of the screen are the rather inconspicuous speakers represented by three little dots.

As a snapshot camera, there just aren't a lot of options you can choose from. A three-way slider switch allows you to toggle between playback and record (for still images and movie capture).


There is only one cable for the T5 and it has the AV and USB connectors bunched together. There is also a display selector switch for either camera or TV output.
The Memory Stick Duo and Lithium-ion battery share a compartment on the right of the T9. What we don't fancy is its flimsy cover.

While we'd love to have a dedicated button for every function, unfortunately there's only this much space on a camera this size. Unlike Panasonic's Lumix FX9 which has separate USB and AV connectors, the T9 streamlines its connectivity options to a multi-use terminal along the bottom edge, beside the tripod receptacle.

 

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Great Camera!!



Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Light, Compact, Great Pictures, Ease of Use!
Cons: Red eye is a minor problem, oh well?
Opinion:
I got exactly what I asked for with this camera. It isn't the cheapest on the market, but everyone loves the pictures, it is easy to use, I keep it in my pocket, and I am very happy with it. The issues I have seen reported such as flimsy battery cover, folks that don't like the lense cover, etc.....is absolutely crazy!! In fact I only submitted this review becuase I think that's just stupid! Anyway, I love my camera!

 

Very disapointing quality and service from SONY China



Rating: 1 out of 10 (Abysmal)
Pros: Good enough photo quality
Cons: Poor hardware and service quality
Opinion:
Just bought my T9 in Tokyo last April 10,2006 (7months ago).
And suddenly 2 weeks ago, the screen went dim practically can not see much.
The power on / off also not working. All happened at the same time.

Try to repair at SONY service station in Shanghai as I am residing there for the moment.

Very indifferent customer service, despite that I have a world wide guarantee card and the receipt from the Tokyo shop. The SONY people there are not helpful at all. Most probably we suspect, they dont want to shoulder the cost for repairing under guarantee from SONY worldwide.

I will not buy again from SONY. Change to Olympus for the replacement and also cancel my BRAVIA LCD purchase.
I recommend to think twice before buying from SONY again.

Teddy

 

Awful Red Eye!!



Rating: 6 out of 10 (Good)
Pros: Sharp, good colours & slim
Cons: Red eye, unimpressive low light shots
Opinion:
I bought this camera in Dubai when it launched & it took great pics in the store. With a "high" ISO of 640, low light photography is better

However, after using it for a while I found that pictures taken in bright light turn out sharp with saturated colours. It has problems focusing in low light & pictures can get pretty grainy

My main complaint about it is the red-eye problem, even after using the "Red-Eye" function. The flash is placed too close to the lense, thus this might cause this problem. 90% of my low light + flash pics of people turn out like this

 

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