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S$799
Product Summary
8
out of 10View score
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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Average User Rating
from 7 users
6.1
out of 10CNET Asia Review
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.
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 The Steady Shot button does nothing while in Auto mode. You will have to enable/disable it via the menus. |
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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).
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 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. |
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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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User Reviews
Great Camera!!
Jan 2, 2007Rating: 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
Nov 18, 2006Rating: 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!!
Aug 20, 2006Rating: 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
