Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T70 8.1 Megapixel Compact Camera - Silver

Very portable

Strengths: Great size, excellent LCD screen, nice touchscreen UI

Weakness: Capturing moving targets is iffy

I have been using a nice Canon SLR for years. This year, when my family was planning a trip to Disney, my wife wanted a camera that could be slipped into a pocket. We picked up this T70 from Best Buy on sale. I love the user interface. It's basically the same one as the DSC-300, which costs $100+ more. It has excellent image stabilization, a great LCD screen, and some other nice features. My...
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I have been using a nice Canon SLR for years. This year, when my family was planning a trip to Disney, my wife wanted a camera that could be slipped into a pocket. We picked up this T70 from Best Buy on sale.

I love the user interface. It's basically the same one as the DSC-300, which costs $100+ more. It has excellent image stabilization, a great LCD screen, and some other nice features. My favorites are smile detection (its cheesy but it really works), a nice macro zoom, and a great fireworks mode that let me capture the Disney world fireworks with some amazing pictures. The camera starts up quickly and couldn't be easier to use.

My main problems with the camera come from trying to take pictures of fast-moving subjects. I took pictures at my kids' karate tests and didn't get very many keepers because I was always a second late snapping the shutter.

On the whole, it's a nice camera, and we've been very happy with it. I'll keep my SLR for sports shots though.

By arkham999 - Jul 9, 2008

Nice camera

Strengths: big LCD screen, touch screen

Weakness: small opt X

Big LCD screen looks cool. The touch screen makes it easier to handle. 8.1 MP is good enough for regular pictures. It is a very nice camera, I like it.

By song168 - Apr 21, 2008

Great!

Strengths: Large LCD, compact camera

Weakness: No date stamp on pictures

Sony keeps improving on their cameras with this model Cyber-shot DSC-T200. I like how there is no lens that pops out and how the camera is so thin. However, I do not like how there is no TIME STAMP on the pictures. This is my second SONY camera that does not have the date feature - hopefully, SONY will put it back in their future compact cameras.

By joekai - Dec 24, 2007

Excellent subcompact

Strengths: video looks great; delays are at an extreme minimum (turning on/taking consecutive pictures), battery life

Weakness: bulky connection cables, red-eye, Lithium battery

Overall, I got what I expected at a decent price. Camera is extremely thin, which was my wife's main requirement so she can easily fit it in her purse. I was taken aback by how fast this camera takes pictures; it's so nice to have a camera that is ready to go in an instant. Touch screen is also very nice, but you have to press pretty hard (i guess it must be that way). I figured that red-eyes...
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Overall, I got what I expected at a decent price. Camera is extremely thin, which was my wife's main requirement so she can easily fit it in her purse. I was taken aback by how fast this camera takes pictures; it's so nice to have a camera that is ready to go in an instant. Touch screen is also very nice, but you have to press pretty hard (i guess it must be that way). I figured that red-eyes would be nonexistent but I'm finding a lot of red-eye pictures using auto-focus, but I'm sure I can tinker my way around that later. Battery life is awesome.

By rashdogg - Jun 30, 2008

highly recommded camera for beginners

Strengths: simple and easy to use

Weakness: Touch screen, would prefer bottons

This is my first digital camera, I was reviewing different models but by price, design and performance, sony t 70 is one of the best. I don't have major complains, the only thing is the touch screen, I have experience with other digital cameras and I think bottons are faster and more convenient

By drjosek - Jan 23, 2008