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I bought this camera for my girlfriend (thus the pink version). She is really happy with the purchase. I chose this one so that it can fit in her purse and can be powered on and take pics in less than 2 seconds. The 10 mb pics look great, the detail is amazing. Unfortunately this did not come with a mem stick, but the 4 gb of internal memory are quite sufficient. I'd recomend purchasing some screen protectors and a case.
Perhaps most frustrating of all is that you can no longer opt to turn the flash on (although you can turn it off). With the T-700, you need to turn the camera on, then start working the touch screen to get there. Everything is worked via touchscreen, which is great for my iPhone, but with this camera, it means that real time and effort is required to change picture settings. How lame.I would've given this camera two stars, but for the worst feature.
With my old T-100 (which I loved) you could flip a switch and be instantly in video mode. I purchased this camera in January, and have regretted it ever since. The flash is only available if the camera detects that a flash is needed. This used to happen occasionally but now happens to me almost every time. What this means is that you can no longer start recording with just a moments notice, it's now a process.
This means that when there is a backlight that you'd like the flash to offset, you need to change the photo type to "low light" so that the flash will kick in. It does take pictures, so it's not completly worthless, but I won't be buying a Sony Cybershot next time around. This is worst when it comes to video. When you try to review your photos, you (well, I) get a message that says "processing images". The video quality also seems much worse than my old T-100.
The same is true with picture settings; both hands are required to change them, so there is no longer that freedom to just flip the front down and start shooting. It takes about 10-12 seconds to get to the photos (it should take 1). - Ryan
I have also read complaints about the T700's weakness in low light conditions, but I have snapped a few shots in a dark night club, and the pictures came out perfect. Basically I needed a decent sub-compact point and shoot camera, and the first time I saw the T700 in the store, I knew it's what I wanted. No landscapes just yet, but then again I plan on a DSLR for pictures like those. I knew flaws before I purchased.
Buy a screen protector and that should be remedied. That's really it from me. I have a HD 22inch monitor and the photos look great. I have seen many complaints from other reviewers, but to my untrained eye they look absolutely fine. The slick brushed aluminum body, the 3.5 inch brilliant touch-screen display, and it's slim profile.
You can draw on photos with the included stylus and save them with the editing on the huge 4gb internal memory. Smile detection works rather well. It has a cool slideshow/scrapbook application that you can add preloaded music to. But then again I have only been snapping close ups of friends and family. The flash is rather bright.
I don't feel I need an extra, because this is nothing more than a casual camera for me. I am one for aesthetics, and that's one of the sole reasons I purchased this camera. I even pointed the camera at my TV and tracked faces and detected the smiles on it as well.As for flaws I could only really name a few, for I have only owned the camera for like a week with limited use. The LCD is obivously a fingerprint magnent.
The touch-screen doesn't always respond instantly, might be considered a bit heavy for some. Hmmm. I love it.
I'm not a huge camera buff, so I can't speak in depth of the optics. If you're looking for a sub-compact that looks slick, and takes rather decent photos, I recommend this one. Battery life will dissapoint you though.
But if you plan on taking this on vacation and attempt to use it all day, be prepared for an expensive paperweight.The camera has all kinds of fun little features. I mean I bought it for looks, so everything else is just added bonus. I hope my review helped.
Pros: 4 GB of memory, touch screen looks great, pictures come out nice, in-camera editing is usefulCons: reds are a bit over-saturated, but you have to look for it to notice itThis camera is so much fun to use. The in-camera editing, face detection, and intelligent scene recognition work great as far as i'm concerned. I don't need a memory card (because of the abundant amount of internal memory) and the pictures are as good as they look on the xtra fine touch screen. I read a lot of professional reviews online and many of them complained about certain colors (like red) being over-saturated, and they were right, but I would've never noticed that if I had not read it. So basically all of the minor flaws that this camera has concerning picture quality are so trivial that most people will never notice them. All in all, this camera is great and I will enjoy using it.
Pros:4gb of memorytouch screenslim and portablelarge screen 3.5"scrapbookin camera retouch (fisheye, partial color, cross filter, etc)Cons:you need to get an extra battery if you plan on using it all dayblurs sometimes especially when I use slow synchro flashIf you want to use your camera for taking pictures with your friends and families then you should get this because it's very portable and I always get decent pictures with this. But if you want to take professional pictures and play with the aperture and shutter then better get a dslr.Additional:Get a screen protector to lessen fingerprints and scratches.
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