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 Best Compact Camera Made by Sony March 1, 2010
Yash Desai (Seattle, WA USA)
51 out of 52 found this review helpful
Let me start this review with saying that I have owned quite a few digital cameras in the past. Sony (W50, W250), Canon (SD750, SD760IS) and Nikon (S5 or something) are amongst the brands I have tried. All of them were compact point-shoot cameras.
My ideal digital camera is one where the following conditions are met:
1. I don't have to think of the environment I am in (day or night)
2. It MUST be compact so I can carry it around easily, fit it in my pocket, etc.
3. It should just work without changing settings all the time.
This is exactly that!
Good Points:
-> Best low-light pictures (finally!!!)
-> Amazing Panaromic mode. It is sooo easy to use.
-> So many modes, but auto is the best mode.
-> Tap to focus certain areas of the screen! Very cool.
-> The most compact camera I have seen that has a solid build to it. Nothing cheap about it (including the price!)
-> Ability to zoom while recording HD movies! A huge plus.
-> 29 minutes of continuous video recording. (most cameras only allow 10)
-> The touch screen has an 'easy mode' (aka idiot mode), which hides away all the advanced features and makes it very easy to use
-> My SDHC card works (min 8gb recommended)
-> Made in Japan (no offense, but to me this says alot about the build quality)
Minor Points:
-> Battery is not the best, but is not horrible either. Would recommend trying it out first. For most people, it should not be a problem, However, it is so tiny that you can easily carry a couple of them with you. Wait for the prices to come down on the battery and snag a couple of them.
-> The silver is actually dark silver. You could even say its dark grey. Looks much better in reality than in pictures. Having said that, I think the Red would be sexy as well!
Verdict: Definite Buy!
Sony hits Grand Slam with DSC-TX7 March 23, 2010
Senna (Houston, TX)
87 out of 94 found this review helpful
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2CJFJZJHTQM4H Highly Recommended!!
Great modern pocket camera April 5, 2010
R Shackleford
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
Many times with electronics there are features that sound great but don't really live up to expectations. The TX7 has a very interesting feature list and the great thing is none are a let down, IMO. Everything just works. The low light ability of this camera is a real stand out. If you're like me and dislike photos taken with a flash you'll love handheld twilight. In this mode the camera takes 6 photos with different settings in less than a second and combines them into one that results in a low light picture that looks exactly like what you see with your eyes. Most of the time you'll probably have the camera in iAuto mode and it works excellent. The nice thing is it instantly shows the setting it's picked for you on the screen just by pointing the camera so you know it's working, and on that same point can manually change the settings if you want something different. Turn on iSCN+ while in iAUTO and it'll take 2 pics (instantly, with one press) with different settings and saves them both, so you almost always end up with a shot you like in auto mode. The panorama mode is very cool and fool proof. Then of course there is the HD video! 1920x1080 60i HD video with stereo audio. Video quality is excellent and wrapped up with everything else this camera offers makes it a great choice. With electronics something better always comes out after you buy a product, but I believe with this camera you can buy it now and use it for years to come without feeling compelled to upgrade because it has great features and great quality photo and video.
Excellent portable point and shoot June 8, 2010
Patrick Turpen (California, USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you're looking for a point and shoot camera that produces better than average snap shots then this is the camera for you. Honestly this little guy keeps impressing me every time I use it. It fits and feels nicely in my hands. The touch screen allows for easy selection for fat fingers. Easy slide up and down function for on/off use is great. I actually down graded from 12.1MP to this one. The TX5 is it's little brother and can be submersed in water but lacks the HDR option the TX7 has. This is true HDR to my knowledge and not to be confused with the over saturated HDR creations. It would have been nice though if they could have merged 3 shots instead of just 2. The iSweep (panoramic) function is excellent and I've been using that option quite a bit.
The bad is the battery doesn't last too long and as always extra batteries cost a lot. However, it's worth getting at least one if not two extra batteries because the picture quality is worth it. I also wish that they would include a better manual so you know what ea selection can actually do or at least what they should do.
Amazing photos, great video, fun to use July 1, 2010
Mark K. Eyer (Seattle, WA USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am just back from two weeks in southern France with my new DSC-TX7. I love this camera. I took about a thousand photos and about an hour of video, and it all fit comfortably within the amount of available memory in the camera. I especially like the convenience of this unit. I carried it in the pocket of my jeans the whole trip. I could pop it out, turn it on, and take a shot on very short notice. The low light capability is amazing; I shot some photos inside a cave and the camera brought out colors and details my naked eye could not see. The panorama mode is fun and easy and produces great high-res images. I brought along a new HD video camcorder and wound up not using it after I discovered the video mode in the TSC-TX7 produces beautiful HD-resolution full frame-rate video.
Operating the camera is fun and easy and does not require reading the manual (for me anyway). The 3-1/2" touch-screen display is big and crisp and does everything you'd expect. It lets you easily adjust settings and modes, browse through your images, etc. When I returned from travel, I connected the camera to my HD TV display via an HDMI cable, set the camera to "slide show" mode, and voila, it created a great presentation, interspersing the video clips and the stills in the order they were shot. The display style and background music is selectable, and you can even upload your own audio tracks if you want. The lens and zoom system (4x optical) is a great balance and very practical. I was trying to read the fine print on a map and realized that I could use the camera as a magnifying glass. At 1.0 zoom it goes to a "close focus" mode and lets you get within a quarter of an inch of the subject. The flash is plenty bright and can be easily turned off. There are three burst modes (low, mid, high) that work great.
The only downsides I can note are that the battery life is somewhat short (I carried a second battery with me, and would switch it out typically at the end of a long day of shooting). The 4x zoom is usually sufficient to frame faraway subjects, but because the camera is so small, it can be hard to hold it steady. Video can come out jerky if you're not careful in how steady you hold the camera, especially when zoomed. It's a little hard to see the display in bright sunlight.
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