Sony CyberShot DSC-T30

Editors' Rating:

7.0 of 10

Average User Rating:

9.5 of 10 (1 vote)
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• Value for money 6
• Ease of Use 7
• Performance 7
• Image Quality 8
• Value for money 9.0
• Ease of Use 10.0
• Performance 9.0
• Image Quality 10.0

PROS

 • Very good image quality.
 • Optical image stabilizer.
 • Super large 3" LCD monitor.
 • Good movie mode with zoom.
 • Low noise at ISO 400.

CONS

 • No optical viewfinder.
 • No manual controls.
 • Average purple fringing.
 • Redeye.
 • Some image softness.
 • Slow flash recharge cycle.
 • Noisy images at ISO 800+.

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Includes: Sony DSC-T30 Camera, NP-FT1 Rechargeable InfoLithium Battery, BC-CS3 External Battery Charger, A/V Cable, USB, DC-in Multi-connector Cable, Wrist Strap, Software CD-ROM, Manuals.
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   The Sony Cybershot DSC-T30 is a successor of renowned Sony DSC-T9 model. This camera model is proposed especially for those consumers who want to have a luxury designed and ultra-compact digital camera to carry it in their pockets wherever they go and enjoy exciting photos anytime they want. Its tiny lightweight body is equipped with a giant 3.0-inch LCD monitor on the rear and 3x optical zoom lens. An enhanced 7.2 Megapixel CCD allows to capture enough detail for photo quality 15x20-inch prints. As like as its predecessor DCC-T30 contains a lot of useful features including Optical Image Stabilization and Dual anti-blur solution. Its storage capacity involves 58 MB internal memory and it can be extended with Memory Stick Duo/ Pro Duo cards. And finally the Sony DSC-T30 digital camera is powered by lithium-ion rechargeable battery. The total list of features you can see below.


Sony CyberShot DSC-T30 Major Features:

3x Zoom Digital Camera featuring 7.2 effective megapixels.
7.2 effective megapixels for 2,816 x 2,112-pixel images.
3 inch hybrid Clear Photo color LCD (230,400 pixels) with Auto Brightness.
Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar "folded" 3x optical zoom lens, 6.3-19mm (equivalent to a 38-114mm lens on a 35mm camera).
Digital zoom up to 2x magnification.
Super Steady Shot vibration reduction mode.
Adjustable white balance for various light conditions (Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Flash).
Various methods of exposure metering (Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot).
Built-in flash Modes: Auto, Forced Flash, No Flash, Slow Synchro.
Adjustable aperture settings from f/3.5 to f/4.3
Adjustable shutter speed settings from 1/1,000 to 2 seconds.
Burst, Multi Burst, and Auto Exposure Bracketing record modes.
ISO sensitivity equivalents: Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, and 1000.
Automatic Noise Reduction for longer exposures.
Scene modes: Beach, Fireworks, High Sensitivity, High Speed Shutter, Landscape, Snow, Soft Snap, Twilight, Twilight Portrait.
3 Movie modes with sound (up to 640 x 480 pixels, at up to 30 frames per second).
Unique Slideshow feature with music and transition effects.
Live histogram display in capture and playback.
Powered by InfoLithium NP-FR1 Rechargeable Battery, optional AC adapter.
58MB internal memory.
Images saved to Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo memory cards.
USB 2.0 connectivity for PC and Mac.
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) and PictBridge compatibility.
   
  Full Specification

Sony DSC-T30 User Reviews.

Overall Rating: 9.5 of 10 - Excellent Buy

This is an excellent ultra-compact camera. It takes great photos. Excellent features:
Steady Shot - works wonders (especially in low lighting);
LCD Screen - GIANT and extremely clear;
Quick capture - from one photo capture to the next is very quick (not SLR fast but excellent for an ultra caompact).
Wide variety of featurs and capture setting:
Auto - fully automated shots;
Micro - take excellent close up shots;
Progam - set up your shots exactly how they should be 3X zoom - very nice and smooth.
Great manual - easy to understand, and simply layout.

With the 2GB Ultra II card from Sandisk I can capture 560~ shots on the highest resolution setting with Fine picture quality.

Cons: The zoom is only a standard speed and not very quick. Video quality is great for capturing things that you would've missed since you didn't have your video camera, yet the quality is only decent with low frame rate and moderate pixelation.
• Value for money 9
• Ease of Use 10
• Performance 9
• Image Quality 10

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