I have owned a lot of Sony cameras and this is by far the BEST! From the picture quality to the hi-def video quality this camera cannot be matched. The auto scene selection works perfectly. The size of the camera is also excellent.

Apple's iMovie 09 brought the video right in with zero issues.

Let's start with the good news; this camera is certainly very svelte and stylish, and the brushed metal finish adds a classy touch to complement the solid build quality. The T900's touch screen is lovely and responsive, and the interface is slightly bland but decently simple to use. That said, I'm personally not a big fan of touch screens on cameras as I find them fiddly and tend to complicate rather than simplify operation.

Which brings me on to the most disappointing aspect of the camera - image quality. Colors are adequately vibrant when taking shots in bright conditions, but not outstanding by any means. However, when I took shots at a friend's birthday party in a dimly lit restaurant, the results were poor. Noise was noticeable, color tones looked flat, while black levels were mediocre. Though the camera can take images at up to ISO 3200, the noise in such images is so nasty the I wouldn't recommend setting the ISO at anything above 800. The weak flash doesn't help matters, but more positively, the face/smile detection works well.

Video quality is also good for a point-and-shoot camera; colors are bright and black levels are well rendered. It should be noted however, that despite the Full-HD claims, the maximum resolution is actually 720p, and not the REAL Full-HD (1080p). Nevertheless, video recording is one of the T900's stronger points. Battery life is poor though, which is disappointing but expected, mainly due to that massive screen.

The T900 will sell like hot cakes among the fashion-conscious and die-hard Sony fans. But to the rest of us, those gorgeous looks sadly conceal a camera lacking in substance and ability with its indifferent image quality. The high price is the final straw; $400 is dangerously close to bridge camera territory (such as the brilliant Panasonic FZ-28). Entry level dSLRs don't cost too much more, either.
All in all, there are much wiser ways to spend your money.

I bought this product a couple of weeks ago and have been using it in Spain for the past 6 days. And I cannot stop raving about how great this camera is. It comes with so many features, takes great pictures and has great quality video. I hate using the flash and I have used this camera in dark settings such as taking a picture in a castle in Segovia Spain. I changed the setting for a dark room and it took a great picture!

The only two cons I have are the following:
1. Battery life. If you purchase this camera get an extra battery or two and keep rotating them in the charger. This is a pretty big problem with this camera. But it's not enough for me to return it. The features and quality of it are just too good. I bought an extra battery and things have been just fine for me.
2. Proprietary memory stick. I wanted a camera that I could use eye-fi with. Since Sony does not have a standard memory card slot eye-fi does not work with Sony cameras. Maybe Sony will come out with something. Tethering to my laptop has been just fine. Pictures and video transfer really fast.

The camera has some really great features and this is why I still give it 5 stars despite my cons.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom and Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization (Black)

PROs: Great looking camera that is tiny, easily fits in the pocket, great build quality and finish, fits nicely in your hands, beautiful LCD screen on the back with great resolution and excellent response to touch, and video quality that amazing for such a tiny camera.

CONs: For a point and shoot camera that is close to $400, it can't do what it was made for, take good pictures.

Considering all the technology that is present in this camera it doesn't really do a great job taking pictures that you would actually want to keep. The flash is horrible and when taking pictures indoors they usually come out grainy, blurry, or almost look edited like cartoons. Black color looks especially awful. Outdoor pictures are better. Even the optical stabilization doesn't work that well as I still had many blurry pictures. This camera is supposed to be all AUTO with the camera adjusting to each scene automatically, which leaves little room for changing settings to get it to work any better.

The video quality is the only redeeming part. The dock is also a nice addition.

Clearly the battery life is horrible. Also the camera doesn't auto rotate pictures that were taken vertically. You have to press the rotate button everytime. I expected more from a top of the line point and shoot camera from Sony. I used this camera for close to a month trying out many different scenes. My brother has an old Canon SD 1100 that takes far better pictures than this thing. Definitely would NOT recommend it.

This is the top of the line Sony super compact camera. It takes great pictures, and a turn of the knob gets you HD video with stereo sound.
The best thing is that you can always have the camera with you--no more choice between missing shots or carrying around a larger camera.
I hope someday they come out with a wider angle and in-camera panoramic stitching...Kodak has that in some of their cameras, but their cameras are a bit larger. For small size and quality, Sony has done a solid job...

This camera is a Diamond. I have had it for a couple of months and really love it. The high definition videos are really nice and the stills are very good. The battery life is sufficent for an outing, but for real hot and heavy use, buy an extra. My son bought one and he loves it. I will keep this little gem for a long time. The $380.00 retail is too much for this camera. Shop around and you may be able to get it for under $300.00
This camera is not going to give you great videos or stills in real low lighting situations, but come on people it's a compact and you could get hurt shooting in the dark anyway (little humor). Also a beautiful ultra fine 3.5" display and easy to operate touch screen are standard.

My daughter discovered when you place this camera in the case toe scerrn lights up when the bottom edge (oppisite the wrist strap) toufches the bottom of the case, when you start to pull the camera from the case the screen goes black, thus uvery time she goes to use the camera it is either dead or very low on battery charge not much use to her with this condition, we sent it to sony they said there was no problem with the camera, we went to BestBuy tried thier display camera and guess what same problem the salesman couldnt believe what he was seeing long story short we have a camera that is useless to us unless you want tochance carrying it without a case by the wasy we have tried 2 different cases

The camera is OK... battery goes fast and my old sony camera get colors better tham this one... But still a good camera for the price.

First I have to say that this is my 4th Sony cybershot camera, I have also had nikon and cannon cameras.

The Good:
It's fast, feels great, feature packed, very compact and slim, screen looks amazing, feels solid, HD Video, steady shot, and much more

The really bad:
It's video and still photos have a ridiculous amount of Chromatic aberration also known as purple fringing. 50% of photos taken with any bright light source in it has purple all over. While this may have been tolerated 7 years ago in Sony cameras, it shows how out of date or how cheap Sony is being when it come to quality lenses or proper R&D. For a nearly $400 camera, Sony customers should demand much much more.

While this camera would've been my favorite point and shoot camera to date, my final recommendation would be to stear clear of this model and it's sister the T90

Sony, it's time to wake up and provide the quality that we deserve

Before we go any further, I would like to mention that this review will primarily look at the camera's video capabilities as I was hoping to combine a 720p HD pocket video camera with a digital still camera. Alas, this was not to be.

Pros:
- Ultra-compact size, VERY pocketable
- Fixed lens with 4X zoom
- Capable of zooming while recording (surprisingly, this is rare)
- Capable of adjusting focus while recording (also surprisingly rare)
- Optical image stabilization
- Large, high-res 3.5" LCD screen
- Touchscreen menu system (I was surprised to find that I did like it)

Cons:
- Proprietary data connector instead of mini-USB and mini-HDMI
- Requires use of camera dock for USB and HDMI connections
- Uses proprietary Sony MemoryStick instead of more readily available SD/SDHC
- Lens is prone to significant chromatic aberration, or purple fringing. In cases where the sun or a bright point source of light is in or near the visible frame, you will get a bright purple streak across the image.
- Colors are washed out compared to actual colors
- Low light performance is really bad due to the max aperture of F=3.5
- Only two focusing options in video mode: Auto and Infinity. Auto results in a soft focus or focus hunting, and Infinity increases the minimum focusing distance, which makes it tough to record an 18 month old who like to stay up real close. A single-point focus option would be really nice or even the ability to select a focus area by touching the screen like in still picture mode.
- Battery life seemed to be around an hour with taking test shots, downloading, taking more test shots, downloading, etc. Would be nice to have an AC adapter. Would definitely recommend extra batts.
- Connecting and downloading files to a Mac required setting the camera's USB mode to "Mass Storage" instead of Auto. In Auto mode, the files would not copy via Finder nor could they be viewed directly from the MemoryStick. iMovie would copy them, but they would be corrupted. Changing to "Mass Storage" mode resolved this issue. I'm guessing the included Windows software somehow helps the handshaking. Sony needs to design this to work regardless of OS.

I was primarily comparing this the T900's video capabilities against the lower priced MinoHD and Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10. The T900 is most comparable to the Xacti, but the Xacti's picture quality in daylight shots was visibly sharper and had much better color even though it was a bit over saturated. The MinoHD probably has the truest color reproduction, and the Sony is still significantly washed out comparatively. Considering that this camera is $180 more than the Xacti and the MinoHD, I would expect its picture to blow the them both away. It did not. If anything, it only managed to match them in some cases, but in others, it could not even do that. The washed out color was bad enough, but the chromatic aberration was too much to ignore.

I really wanted to like this camera as I've loved my DSC-T7, but it just doesn't pass muster. If you want to see exactly what I'm talking about, you can see my comparison videos at[...]

I did take a few still pictures for comparison with the Xacti's 10MP capabilities, and again, the Xacti held its ground. The T900's still pictures were victim to the same poor color reproduction and chromatic aberration.

The quality on this camera is great. The pictures come out looking crystal clear on the camera and on the computer. I tried the Nikon L100 before this one and needless to say I returned it to Bestbuy and bought this instead (grainy pics, bulky). The best choice I made :). The HD video is a unbelievable. The only bad thing about this camera is the battery life. I charge it every night because it drains throughout the day. I plan to get another battery. Other than that this is a very good camera, well worth the money.