Latest – Review by DPExpert (added 06 February ‘08)
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 features:
- 8.0 megapixel
- 5x optical zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- 1080 HD resolution output
- 3.5″ 16:9 wide LCD touch-panel
- Face detection
- 1080 high-definition output
- ISO range up to 3200
- “Smile shutter” function
Read More Reviews – (updated 06 February ‘08)
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DPExpert – 06 February’08 – reviews the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 and appreciated how easy all the camera controls were to access. Here’s a summary of their review -
“Seems like this camera was not designed use as much as it was to look at. For less money you can get a better camera like the Sony DSCW80. If you let the camera have its way be warned that in low light situations high ISO settings will be auto selected and your photos will have lots of digital noise.”
StevesDigicams – 16 January’08 – reviews the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 and liked the touch screen menu system. Here’s a summary of their review -
“When a reviewer like StevesDigicams uses the words “incredibly easy to use” we listen up because they handle literally hundreds of digital cameras. Camera performance garnered another “excellent” rating with a burst mode capture of 12 photos in 5.2 seconds, not bad. ISO performance was free of digital noise at 100 and 200 even 400 was passable but jack the camera to 800 or the upper end 3200 and digital noise was heavy. Like that’s a surprise…”
DigitalCameraReview – 21 December’07 – reviews the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 and price compared to image quality kind of makes it look like a bad deal. Here’s an excerpt from their review -
“The T200 combines a unique user experience with image quality that should stand up to the standards of most snapshot shooters. The touch screen interface is sufficiently refined, the feature set generally exceeds expectations, and real world shooting speed is impressive. Unquestionably, image quality continues to lag behind the best ultra-compacts. Even so, whether most of the issues presented – especially image detail concerns – will ever be noticed by the average user making average-sized prints remains an open question.”
Reghardware – 27 November’07 – reviews the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 and thought picture quality was excellent in all lighting conditions. Here’s an excerpt from their review -
“A bit of curate’s egg of a camera. It offers a very good performance and quite a few useful features, including some that are fun to use. But it’s let down by a rather temperamental touch screen interface and some fiddly controls.”
Enn – 23 November’07 – reviews the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 and was disgusted that Sony decided to make another proprietary USB cable for the T200, lose it and your in deep dodo. Here’s an excerpt from their review -
“There’s no doubt that Sony has created a superb digital camera with the T200. But it comes with a few compromises. Obviously it tries to find a sweet spot between the cheaper pocket cameras and mobiles with camera functionality and higher-end but, let’s face it, more complex digital SLRs. This is a camera that will suit people who want quality pictures without having to think about how to get them in a wide range of situations. Yet, if we’re looking beyond the pragmatic, this is a beautifully constructed gadget that feels great to use and has a difficult-to-define quality that’s sure to help its sales whatever its minor flaws.”
DCResource – 21 November’07 – reviews the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 and notes they were not a real fan of the cameras menu system. Here’s an excerpt from their review -
“The DSC-T200’s photo quality was pretty good for an ultra-compact camera. The camera captures sharp photos with pleasing colors, with generally accurate exposure. A few times I did notice that the camera really blew out the highlights, though. Purple fringing was well-controlled, as was noise. There isn’t much noise since the camera is applying a fair amount of noise reduction, the results of which are visible even at low ISOs. You’ll notice that fine details are smudged, and solid colors (like the sky) appear a bit blotchy. The camera also has minor issues with vignetting, corner blurriness, and barrel distortion, which seem to be “standard features” on ultra-compact cameras. It has big issues with redeye, but at least there’s a tool in playback mode to get rid of that annoyance.”
CNET – 12 November’07 – reviews the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 and warns the image quality is a step back from the T100, ouch. Here’s an excerpt from their review -
“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.”
PhotoReview – 05 November’07 – reviews the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 and points out that due to camera design and the position of the lens it’s easy to include your fingers in photos. Here’s an excerpt from their review -
“The smile shutter feature is more of a gimmick than a real benefit because smiles vary from one person to another, making it difficult to set the right detection level. Things get complicated with group shots because one person smiling can trigger the shutter before the others are ready. With both situations, you may need to keep re-shooting until you and the camera get it right – which is no real improvement on cameras without smile detection.”
GoodGearGuide – 17 October’07 – reviews the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 and notes that it is fairly easy to control the camera with the touch screen. Here’s an excerpt from their review -
“Unfortunately it does suffer from a few image aberrations. Chromatic aberration was the worst of these, with some serious loss of clarity and prominent haloing towards the edges of our shots. Our Imatest test software gave the T200 a score of 0.178 per cent for chromatic aberration, which is a poor result.”
Cameras.co.uk – 15 October’07 – reviews the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 and suggests this camera should be on your short list if you’re in the market for a high quality point-and-shoot. Here’s their review verdict -
“The Sony DSC T200 is right up there with the very best pocket sized digital cameras. The longer zoom and extra features in general should prove to be of interest, but it is the picture quality and shutter lag times that set this camera apart. It is one of the fastest cameras you will find and I have no complaints about the quality of the photos it takes.”
ePhotozine – 12 October’07 – reviews the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 and was impressed with the near perfect noise performance of the camera. Here’s their review verdict -
“As a direct replacement to the T100 which I reviewed, there is little significant differences between the two. The screen size is the most apparent, but even that is not strictly true. The biggest difference between the T200 and the T100 is the noise which is virtually undetectable on the T200 even at its highest rating and the brilliant Smile shutter feature. To reiterate, the flash can have a tendency to fire even when it is not necessary”
CNET Asia – 04 October’07 – reviews the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 and apparently CNET Asia’s reviewer concluded the T200 fell short of the winning performance of the T100. With a slow startup time even slower first shot readiness being even slower the T200 ended up achieving only a 7.4 out of 10 score.
“The good: Great design; nice, large 3.5-inch screen; touchscreen.
The bad: Iffy accuracy for Smile Shutter; no custom white balance; slight noise even at ISO 400.
The bottom line: It’s a perfect camera for someone who prizes style and gimmicky features over performance and control.”
e-PhotoGraphia has an exclusive review of the new Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 and were very impressed by the large 3.5 inch 16:9 touchscreen LCD. Low resolution was the only fault of the LCD. The reviewer noted the camera is the iPod of digital cameras. If you choose the camera can be completely auto driven or it has a P mode that allows you to perform a few adjustments and as the reviewer noted there are no aperture or shutter priority modes. One cool feature was the smile shutter function which works in conjunction with the face recognition function. When there’s a smile in the frame the camera fires.
Because of the touchscreen LCD the camera only has four buttons and presents an uncluttered look clean look.
Bottom Line: Beautiful camera and because of the touch screen, very easy to use.. Don’t expect excellent photo quality and as long as you limit your enlargements to 5 x 7” you will be satisfied.
Sample Test Photos
[Sample Test Photos at StevesDigicams]
[Sample Test Photos at Reghardware]
[Sample Photos at DCResource]
[Sample Test Photos at PhotoReview]
[Sample Test Photos at Cameras.co.uk]
[Sample Test Photos at CNET Asia]
Specifications
[Official Sony Specifications]
Owners Manual
Press Release
SAN DIEGO, Memorable photos are at your fingertips with two new slim, yet powerful Sony Cyber-shot® T-series cameras. Both offer an intuitive touch screen that allows you to instantly select the subject you want to focus on (in shooting mode) and what you want to view or where you want to zoom (in playback mode) .
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