Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 (Black)

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Bottom Line:: Though still a solid camera, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200's touch-sensitive LCD and lower image quality present a step back from its excellent predecessor.

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 (Black)

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Reviewed by: Will Greenwald
Edited by: Philip Ryan
Reviewed on: 11/12/2007

The good: Fast performance; Smile Shutter and touch-based focus are quirky but useful features; touch-screen interface much improved over previous cameras.

The bad: Too reliant on the touch screen; poor picture quality compared with the T100's; tiny zoom rocker.

The bottom line: Though still a solid camera, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200's touch-sensitive LCD and lower image quality present a step back from its excellent predecessor.

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Sony had a hit on its hands when it released the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T100. Attractive design, fast performance, and beautiful pictures made the T100 one of our top picks for compact cameras. It's hardly surprising that Sony would try to achieve that sort of success again, and it nearly does so with the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200. It takes the quick shooting and most of the great design of the T100, and adds a handful of new features that range from the useful (the Smile Shutter) to the only somewhat irritating (the touch-screen interface).

When I first heard that the T200 would use a touch screen rather than the T100's conventional button controls, I'll admit I was concerned. Sony's previous attempts to put touch screens in cameras, namely the DSC-T50, the DSC-N1, and the DSC-N2, met with less than ideal results. In those cases, the screen was more of a hindrance than a useful feature. Thankfully, Sony has managed to learn from its mistakes when developing the T200.

It's still not perfect, but the T200's 3.5-inch touch-screen interface is miles better than the T50's and N2's controls. It still focuses too much on the screen itself, but the large icons and fairly direct menu system make it much more convenient than its predecessors. You can access most controls through the main screen, where large icons make easy targets, even for large fingertips. Like most new Cyber-shot cameras, the T200's system settings rest hidden in the device's PlayStation Portable-like Home menu, a slightly redundant submenu you probably won't access much except when turning off the camera's annoying beeps. Every other setting, from scene preset to ISO sensitivity, can be found with just a few taps of the screen.

The T200's 3.5-inch screen distinguishes itself as the largest we've seen so far on a T-series camera. Unfortunately, the screen completely dominates the camera's back panel and leaves little room for buttons on the device. Only the shutter release, power, playback, and zoom get their own physical buttons, relegating every other function to the touch screen. The shutter release feels comfortable enough, but the power and playback buttons sit flush with the camera's top edge, and are too narrow to push easily. Worse than that, the zoom rocker is no more than a tiny nub on the top-right corner of the camera. No larger than a grain of rice, the tiny toggle makes zooming in and out far more of a chore than it should be.

Technically, the T200 changes little from the T100 that came before it. It shares its predecessor's 8-megapixel CCD, 5x optical 35mm-to-175mm equivalent f/3.5-to-f/4.4 zoom lens, and Sony's Super SteadyShot optical image stabilization. Despite the larger LCD screen, the T200 even weighs about the same as its predecessor at just 6.5 ounces with battery and Memory Stick, compared with the T100's 6.1 ounces. If it wasn't for a small handful of quirky features, this camera would literally be a T100 with a touch screen.

Beside the usual center and 9-point autofocus modes, the T200 includes a touch-based spot autofocus. Tap the touch screen to set a spot on which the camera will then focus. The focus area has a border of about a centimeter from the top and bottom and half a centimeter from the sides of the picture, so you can't focus on edges or corners. The feature would be more useful if the camera had manual aperture control so you could set the depth of field, but it's still a nice touch, and lets you take some measure of control over the camera's focus without toggling between its four manual focus settings of 1 meter, 3 meters, 5 meters, and infinity.

Smile Shutter mode puts a unique spin on the camera's face detection feature. While in the mode, instead of pressing the shutter release to take a photo, the camera takes complete control, watching any faces in the frame and automatically taking shots when those faces smile. For the first iteration of a feature, Smile Shutter works surprisingly well. It usually takes less than a second to detect a smile and take a photo, though exaggerated grins tend to produce quicker response times. It sometimes trips up when the subject has a beard or his face is at an angle, but in general it functions admirably. Of course, now that cameras are taking photos for us, it begs the question of how long humanity will be part of photography. If Sony's next camera includes a "Find Sarah Connor" feature, we could be in trouble.

In our lab tests, the T200 generally maintained the sterling performance of its predecessor. After a 1.6-second wait from power-on to first shot, the T200 could snap a new photo every 1.4 seconds with the onboard flash turned off. With the flash enabled, that wait increased to a still-impressive 2.3 seconds. The camera's shutter lagged only 0.4 second with our high-contrast target and 1.2 seconds with our low-contrast target. In burst mode, the T200 captured 11 8-megapixel shots in 4.9 seconds, for a rate of 2.2 frames per second.

Unfortunately, the T200 doesn't live up to the picture-quality standards its predecessor set. The T200's photos all look much softer than those of its predecessor. Honestly, we're not sure why the T200's images are softer than those from the T100. Both cameras use the same sensor, the same lens, and the same Sony Bionz image processor. The T200 should take pictures as well as its older brother, but it just doesn't. On the bright side, the camera's photos are surprisingly free of noise at most sensitivity levels, but that might simply be a side effect of the softness. Other aspects of the image quality are just as good as they were in the T100.

If not for the softer images, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 would be a fine follow-up to the excellent T100. It shoots as fast, it offers more features, and, most amazingly, its touch-screen interface won't make you want to throw it out of a moving car. If you can still find it, you're better off with the T100. If you can't find it, though, or if you have a thing for touch screens, the DSC-T200 will probably satisfy your snapshot needs.

Shooting speed (in seconds)
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T100

1.4

1.2

0.4

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200

1.4

1.7

0.4

Canon PowerShot SD870 IS

1.6

0.9

0.4

Casio Exilim EX-Z850

2.7

2.1

0.5

Nikon Coolpix S50c

2.4

3.9

0.9

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T100

2.3

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200

2.2

Nikon Coolpix S50c

1.4

Canon PowerShot SD870 IS

1.3

Casio Exilim EX-Z850

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6 stars

Looks can be decieving

by ju8687 on September 12, 2007

Pros: Easy to use, quick, and stylish.

Cons: Poor image quality-- on the lcd, and on the computer

Summary: I've been waiting for this camera for a while, and bought it the second Best Buy got it one their shelves.

Camera looks great, and the large touch screen

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Summary: I've been waiting for this camera for a while, and bought it the second Best Buy got it one their shelves.

Camera looks great, and the large touch screen is convenient and easy to use--it's very responsive and appropriate for the feature sets.

Biggest flaw is image quality. Images on the computer look as grainy as they do on the LCD screen. I've played around with some settings (ISO, picture type, resolution) and am quite unhappy. I took a lot of great pictures and am disappointed that they are not even good quality for 5x7 prints; most are grainy and blurry. I think that the flash isn't powerful enough, or the image stabilization just doesn't live up to its name.

I probably won't return the camera, but I don't feel that it's worth $400. There are cameras under $300 that are better, just not as sexy. Looks can be deceiving with this Sony, it all depends whether you want to look good holding the camera or whether you want to take good looking pictures.

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14 out of 17 users found this user opinion helpful.
5 stars

Not for me!

by digital_life on September 17, 2007

Pros: Fast continuous shooting, good outdoor pix, cool looking

Cons: Horrible indoor pix, lens to close to corner (and my finger)

Summary: I was really looking forward to getting this camera when I pre-ordered a few weeks ago. It looked awesome on the website and the T100 had received great reviews at ...

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Summary: I was really looking forward to getting this camera when I pre-ordered a few weeks ago. It looked awesome on the website and the T100 had received great reviews at CNet. I expected the same for the T200. Boy was I wrong!

The biggest issue this camera had was the quality of the indoor pictures. I could never get good color - things seemed to be oversaturated no matter how I tried to adjust white balance or scene modes. Indoor shots tended to be grainy as well -- many pix where taken at ISO 400 while in fully automatic mode.

Outdoors the camera performed much better. I especially liked the continuous shooting mode when in action scene mode. It allowed me to capture my kids and pet like no other sub-compact before.

Another pain point for me was the location of the lens. My finger had a tendency to get in shots unintentionally. I suppose with more use I would get used to holding the camera better. But alas, I returned it after a week of testing.

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8 out of 8 users found this user opinion helpful.
9 stars

The best slim & compact camera on the market

by orion_49 on October 7, 2007

Pros: sleek & compact, 3.5inch touch screen, feature-packed, smile shutter, easy to use, great photo's

Cons: Memory Stick only (Sony technology) which is a tad more expensive then SD

Summary: The Cybershot T200 is slim & compact feature rich camera that takes great pictures on the fly. If you want the best possible picture quality you need to purchase the ...

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Summary: The Cybershot T200 is slim & compact feature rich camera that takes great pictures on the fly. If you want the best possible picture quality you need to purchase the larger bulkier models like the H-series or Alpha. I didn't find any of the features "gimmicky" in fact the Smile shutter is simply amazing and works perfectly.

The massive 3.5inch wide touch screen is beautiful and functions with ease. You will not miss having all those extra buttons and wheels. The touch screen makes setting up pictures easy and fast and is a vast improvement over the T100.

The lens of the camera is made by Carl Zeiss (the same German company that worked with NASA developing instruments for the HUBBLE telescope) and it produces beautiful photographs. The camera seems to make dull/low-light areas look lively and vivid which I like a lot. I'm sure there will be issues with graininess in certain low-light pictures because this is a compact camera and the flash isn't as powerful as the larger models, but I have yet to take a picture that I think is not satisfactory.

I have never had so much fun with a camera. It's hard to believe so many features are packed inside such a small case; Face detection, Smile shutter, 5x Optical zoom, slide show, video recording with zoom, in-camera editing (red-eye cropping etc.), image stabilization, painting and stamps with the touch screen... The list goes on and on.

BOTTOM LINE: You can't go wrong if you want a feature-packed digital camera that you can carry in your pocket anywhere you go. For Slim & Compact cameras I give the Sony Cybershot T200 a 9/10. If you want a camera that produces the best quality photo's then you need to look at the larger/bulkier H-series / Alpha (for Sony) or Canon/Nikon's comparable.

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6 out of 8 users found this user opinion helpful.
4 stars

BIg Disappointment

by penguinvegas on October 11, 2007

Pros: Stylish, Great touch feature

Cons: Price, Pictures quality

Summary: I first saw this camera at best buy and like many people, I really like the sleek looks of the camera. I needed a new camera to replace my old ...

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Summary: I first saw this camera at best buy and like many people, I really like the sleek looks of the camera. I needed a new camera to replace my old sony cyber shot I had bought about 4 years ago. So later that night when I got home I tried to do some research on the camera but I couldn't find any review on this model. Only thing I could find was one for the DSC T100 which has gotten my praise plus editor choice on Cnet. So I just figure I'll take my chances on this on because it's suppose to be the upgrade to T100, so it should be much better right?... wrong. I did a few test shot at night as soon as I got the camera to see how the picture would turn out. I was very disappointed to see how much noise it has. I should've just returned it right then but I didn't because I thought it was me and not the camera. So I tried messing with the settings on it to see if I could get the kind of pictures I would like from a $400 camera. Nothing seems to work. Anti shake sometimes doesn't even work so the pictures still comes out blurry. Colors are often washed out and pictures noise are apparent at just 200 ISO! Don't even try setting it at 800 ISO cause then the pictures start resembling a water color painting. This camera isn't worth the $400 price tag or even half of that. It's just has lots of silly gimicks that doesn't help the picture qualities. Don't buy this camera if you want great pictures to remember precious moments. Buy it if you just want to show off the camera and you don't give a damn about the picture quality. Big regrets.

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5 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.
4 stars

Grainy indoor photos

by akoundal on September 25, 2007

Pros: slim design, 5x zoom, 3.5" touch screen

Cons: Poor indoor photos, touch screen not so sensitive

Summary: I bought this camera before it hit the market from the website thinking its SONY so should be good. I have seen the T100 and quality is good but for ...

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Summary: I bought this camera before it hit the market from the website thinking its SONY so should be good. I have seen the T100 and quality is good but for this one when compared to the price it doesnt stand a chance. The indoor photos are really grainy in the auto mode, even when setting to the PGM mode and trying other options doesnt help much. The graininess comes when you download the photos to the computer and see them on the LCD they appear perfect and sharp. Dissappointly I am returning this to get the T100 or DSC N2

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4 out of 6 users found this user opinion helpful.
8 stars

Are we talikng about the same camera

by ddannen on October 2, 2007

Pros: Sleek, well designed, quick focus, overall good quality pictures

Cons: Lenses location takes getting used to.

Summary: I saw this camera during a motorcycle trip and was impressed by the build quality, overall picture quality and ease of use. I was looking for something that was both ...

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Summary: I saw this camera during a motorcycle trip and was impressed by the build quality, overall picture quality and ease of use. I was looking for something that was both fun and easy to use.

This camera so far has fit this need, the pictures both on the LCD and my computer are good quality.

Outdoor pictures are incredibly good.

Indoors I have not had the grainy issue reported by others while taking indoor photos, I have however have taken less than 200 pictures. I have used the zoom indoors and was surprised how well the camera rendered colors even though I was shooting at objects beyond the flash range.

The lense placement does make you work initially because it is placed to one side (left) and you find yourself complaining because your fingers are in the way. Five minutes of shooting solves this issue!

The feature set is not very large and that can be a good thing because I am more interested in taking photos without lugging the DSLR around.

I haven't printed any photos yet and I believe the image quality will be similar to what I see on the Computer.

Final note; If you want a camera that will take good pictures, fit in your pocket, easy too use, a large LCD this may be the camera for you.

If you need a lot of settings, viewfinder and more versatility look at other cameras.

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3 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
4 stars

Very Poor Picture Quality in anything but ideal light

by ACT-Colorado on January 2, 2008

Pros: 3.5 Screen is beautiful, some fun built in features like slide show and video editing.

Cons: Could they have made the buttons any smaller? Very soft and grainy pictures in anything but ideal light, lousy battery life

Summary: I purchased a DSC T-200 as I had very good experience in the bast with a Sony compact model. When I decided to buy a Sub-compact to compliment my DSLR ...

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Summary: I purchased a DSC T-200 as I had very good experience in the bast with a Sony compact model. When I decided to buy a Sub-compact to compliment my DSLR I decided to try a Sony model. It looked nice in store and seemed to be packed with some very nice features. After getting it home and charging the batter that "moment of sad realization" began to creep in. Daylight shots with good lighting came out great, but as the evening progressed the shots taken in lower lighting were soft and grainy. It is obvious that Sony does a lot of "in camera" processing to try to eliminate noise as the darker the setting the softer the images get. Battery life is horrible. Obviously it takes more power than the compact battery can handle to power that 3.5 display. Most of the built in editing features lose they novelty after the first few times you use them. Fun to play with, but no real practical use. The touch screen menus are multiple layered and cumbersome. It is easy to get fingers in the way of the poorly placed lens. Flash is barely adequate.

All in all I probably took 200+ shots over a 4 day period and declared it a failure. It promptly was returned to Costco where I purchased it. Thank goodness for Costco's no questions/no arguments policy. I ordered a Canon 950IS after seeing sample photos from that. Anyone who thinks this Sony model takes great shots hasn't viewed many comparison photos. Carl ZIess lens aside the T-200 couldn't hold a Canon's battery pack. I should have known better having owned a number of Canon DSLR's, but got suckered by the sleek design and cool features. Something to be said for function of design and it is obvious that Sony's emphasis is on design, not function.

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2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
2 stars

Terrible picture quality

by bigxav on December 26, 2007

Pros: Overall design, macro magnification

Cons: Terrible picture quality

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Summary: Oops?I just realized CNET has comments for all three color presentations and I entered mine in the less popular: red. That gives me a chance to add a comment following my original comment below.

I've used a DSC T-1 for nearly four years, and Nikon, Minolta, and Canon for four, three and two respectively. I was enamored with the T-1 even for serious pictures. Naturally when the T-1 finally gave in I went for the latest Sony mini, the DSC T-200. I didn't read the reports because of the good experience I've had with the T-1. What a disappointment! The pictures are grainy, noisy and with poor definition. Period, full stop. That is what picture taking is about. At first I couldn't believe it so I placed the pictures next to old ones from the T-1, the Nikon, Minolta and Canon. Not even close. Then I read other reports. Almost half of the new users report the same problem. And as if it isn't expensive enough, you still have to spend extra for basic attachments like a stand to charge the battery while in the camera! Oh why, tell why Sony did you throw out the window such a good reputation, and with an otherwise well designed product? As soon as the Xmas return rush slows down I'll be taking mine back. That is very disappointing because I had come to rely heavily on the DSC's macro amplification mode; indeed, that is one reason I bought this new model.

I noticed that the graininess, noise and lack of definition are not as pronounced when the main subject is predominantly blue. That makes me wonder whether the problem is one of so-called chromatic aberration, either in the lens or in the internal processing of the picture. Whatever the problem, someone at Sony made a ghastly mistake.

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2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
9 stars

Perfect compact camera

by zhufrk on November 15, 2007

Pros: 3.5" LCD, 5X lens, smile scene mode and much more

Cons: nothing worth highlight for this camera class

Summary: Sony T200 is a best buy. I have owned several Canon A series and SD series cameras up from 3MP, and I like Canon camera very much. T200 is the ...

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Summary: Sony T200 is a best buy. I have owned several Canon A series and SD series cameras up from 3MP, and I like Canon camera very much. T200 is the first Sony camera I bought, so here is my opinion comparing Sony T200 against Canon ones.

1) Adjustable flash intensity: T200 offers three levels of internal flash intensity: soft, normal and strong, user selectable. I haven't seen it on my Canon yet. Soft flash is particularly useful for taking pictures on my kids. Their eyes are so precious to protect. Canon has a scene mode for kids, which might set to soft flash(not sure), but not user selectable for sure.

2) Smile face scene mode: Sony innovation. No Canon has this yet. It makes life easy when picturing my little kids. With other cameras, I have to shoot 10+ pictures in high speed mode and hope that one of them would come out with that beautiful natural smile. Definitely Sony advantage.

3) 3.5" LCD touch screen: another Sony innovation on camera, (only Apple iPod Touch has a similar size). As I measured, 3.5" is the screen horizontal dimension, corner to corner is about 3.75", no Canon has this LCD size at this moment. Bright, clear and beautiful. LCD surface has special coating, so no light reflection like those found on most other cameras. Plain fun to frame a picture and review photos with this Large LCD. Touch screen replaced those many traditional tiny navigation/select buttons, very nice to me. Big Sony advantage.

4) 5X optical lens: most Canon SD series cameras have 3X or 4X lens, but Sony T200 has 5X. Lens quality is very good, the pictures are sharp and clear. Sony advantage.

5) Anti-vibration: Sony uses Super Steadyshot feature which is a sensor based floating feature to compensate for vibration. Canon SD870IS uses lens based stabilization feature. They are both quite effective on this kind of compact cameras. I don't see much difference on pictures.

6) Face detection: both Sony T200 and Canon digit III have this new feature, very good for taking portraits alike. Sony and Canon equal.

7) Simple, easy to use menu: without even looking at the user manual, I can touch through the menus and start taking pictures in minutes. Canon has a good menu system too, I don't see either superior than the other however.

8) Battery: Sony T200 has a relative small 680mAH battery and is rated for 250 shots, it does run down fairly quickly. Canon SD870IS cameras is rated for 270 shots, not any better. Generally speaking, compact cameras using LITHIUM ION rechargeable battery requires frequent charging because their tiny size has usually less than 1000mAH in capacity. If you are looking for cameras with long lasting battery, buy a Canon A series which uses AA NiMH battery with 2500+mAH capacity, you may then totally forget about charging issues. It's bulkier though.

9) Picture quality: nothing above is important if the pictures doesn't turn out great. In side by side comparison, Sony natural color mode is close to Canon vivid color mode. Sony color saturation are great and close to life. Canon pictures is more earth and natural. I personally prefer Sony rich color tones for most of family pictures and sightseeing pictures.

10) Picture noise: outdoors, both Sony and Canon did a good job, no visible noise. Indoors, Canon does a better job in noise reduction than Sony. Canon indoor pictures may be printed directly without noticeable noise. Sony is slightly worse than Canon, although much better than Panasonic FX9 which produced horrible noise. However, T200 doesn't bother me, as I have Neat Image software to filter out the noise. After filtering, Sony T200 pictures turn out to be even better than Canon unprocessed pictures, noise is completely gone.

11) Video: Sony uses MPEG codec while Canon uses motion JPEG codec. For same time duration and 640x480 fine mode, Sony video file is half size of a Canon video file, so memory card may store twice the videos on Sony because of the MPEG codec. This is Sony advantage. In outdoor environment, video quality between Sony and Canon are comparable. Indoors low light, Sony seems to automatically switch to higher ISO to keep higher shuttle speed, the good side is the higher shuttle speed the better image quality (less ghosting like on Canon), the bad side is the higher ISO the slightly more image noise than Canon. Nevertheless, none of Canon or Sony camera-based video can match to an average camcorder. They are both good for day-to-day quick life snap, for best video quality, go for a camcorder.

12) Some reviewer complains about Sony T200 auto mode performance at indoor low light shots. It is true, but this is not just Sony. Like all other cameras, including Canon, auto mode is only suitable for outdoor shots or well lite area, unless you don't care of the picture quality. Tips: for good indoors shots, use T200 program mode where there are more choices in ISO setting, white balance etc for fine tuning to get a good picture.

Overall, I am satisfied with Sony T200, and didn't regret to switch from Canon to Sony.

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2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
9 stars

Excellent as a card digital camera.

by billjin on November 13, 2007

Pros: Swtiching on is very fast. I like touch screen without multi-functions solid button, and clear UI. ISO 3200 can cover most situations.

Cons: No pure manual mode. Battery is just OK.

Summary: Very fast speed to make the camera ready. I like the touch screen and it can avoid multi-functions solid buttons. 5x zoom is enough for normal photo. ISO 3200 works ...

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Summary: Very fast speed to make the camera ready. I like the touch screen and it can avoid multi-functions solid buttons. 5x zoom is enough for normal photo. ISO 3200 works well and it can cover most situations even no flash. In the ISO 3200 the pixel noise is totally acceptable. I am a photography freelance and have canon 20D and several Lens. I think it's excellent as a card digital camera. And I really like the cool back with a big touch screen. The red color is very sharp with stylish shape.

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Manufacturer: Sony
Part number: DSCT200/B
Description: The stylish, colorful and slim DSC-T200 offers a wide range of playback functions including the paint function and the unique "smile shutter" mode which automatically detects a smiling face and triggers the shutter. The large Clear Photo LCD Plus touch screen makes it easy to view your images and navigate through the user-friendly menu. Coupled with the double anti-blur solution and the BIONZ imaging processor for high image resolution and high-speed, the advanced face detection technology automatically adjusts focus, light and color to suit your subject. Share images with family and friends in full screen on your BRAVIA HD TV via the Full HD output and enhance the enjoyment by using the built-in HD slide show function with music.

General
Product Type Digital camera - Compact
Color Black
Weight 5.6 oz
Width 3.7 in
Depth 0.8 in
Height 2.3 in
Body Material Aluminum
Main Features
Resolution 8.1 megapixels
Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom. This camera utilizes built-in Super SteadyShot stabilization to assist in taking sharper pictures.
Sensor resolution 8.1 megapixels
Optical Sensor Type Super HAD CCD
Effective Sensor Resolution 8,100,000 pixels
Total Pixels 8,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5 in
Light Sensitivity ISO 200, ISO 800, ISO auto, ISO 400, ISO 80, ISO 3200, ISO 1600, ISO 100
Digital Zoom 2 x
Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
Shooting Programs High sensitivity, Twilight portrait, Twilight mode, Soft snap, Landscape, Beach, Hi-speed shutter, Snow, Fireworks
Special effects Vivid, Black & White, Sepia, Neutral
Max Shutter Speed 1/1000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 1 sec
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
Exposure Modes Automatic, Program
Exposure Compensation ?2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Custom, Automatic, Presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, Fluorescent light (warm white), Cloudy, Flash, Fluorescent light (cool white), Fluorescent light (daylight), Daylight
Digital video format MPEG VX
Still Image Format JPEG
Color support Color
Image Stabilizer Optical (Super Steady Shot)
Face Detection Yes
TV Tuner None
Video Capture MPEG - 640 x 480, MPEG - 160 x 112
Memory / Storage
Flash Memory 31 MB Flash - Integrated
Integrated Memory 31 MB

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