DSC-T1 is excellent. all the features of my old bulky DSC-F717. perfect for traveling, compact for all occasions. great price compared to F-717. easy download to computer. some reviews described disappointments. read the operating instructions and practice a little. it's fun. no problems indoors. battery life is fine. turn off when not in use or get a spare and go all day. i bought the soft case too. all around nice shooter.

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My brother just got back from Afghanistan - he worked on a helicopter for the army. He took thousand of pictures and hours of video - which he edited using the included software, and he knows nothing about video editing.

He told me the reason he was able to get so many great shots was because he could grab and turn on the camera so quickly. It literally is ready to go in a second - it's amazing. There are no moving parts, so it's instant. My pentax digital camera takes forever to prepare for a shot, and by the time it's ready, the moment is gone.

I noticed some of the pictures were a little blurry - but that could be because it spent a year in the desert - and those pictures were taken hanging out of the door of a helicopter. The temperatures ranged from below 0 in the winter to 130 in the summer.

All in all, pretty impressive.

By the way, I found a place to get one of these cameras for free:

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All you have to do is refer some friends and sign up for a free trial offer. It's pretty cool.

I brought the T1 because of the LCD screen size, I love the fact that you can actually see what you are taking a picture of. Good battery life, easy to carry around but that is where the positives stop. The most important things about having a camera, to capture those "Kodak" moments are the picture quality. With the T1 they are poor for a 5 mp camera. Unless you are shooting within 3-5 feet the pictures are very poor quality, you get red eye if you shoot outside of 5 feet and use the zoom. The software that comes with the camera to transfer the photos to your PC is not user friendly. When you have to drill down into multiple folders just so you can transfer them to a program that you can edit from is not what I call user friendly.I have tried to play with the settings and turned on the red eye feature but still have poor quality. Not something you would expect from a so-called high end camera given the price!
I would like to thank some of you other reviewers for giving tips on how to try to correct some of the issues I'm having with the over priced camera...Sony layed an egg with this one!

I bought this camera 2 months back and till date it is working excellent. I made few changes in settings for picture and i had least red eye / blurry image problems. I owned Sony DSC-W1 and then i bought T1 and both of them have been Super products. User interface is excellent and very convinient. Images gets transferred very quickly and it have lot of image modes. I would say more then any other Digi-cam available in this series.

If you are really looking for long term Digi-cam then go for this one... Sony rocks..... !!!

Like many other reviewers, I had terrible problems with blurry indoor photos and redeye. Some favorable reviews suggest there are ways to correct this, but I will never know because I picked up the camera one day and the LCD was broken. I can't think of anything I did that caused the break, but it rendered the camera completely unusable since it does not have a viewfinder. Like another reviewer who had the same problem, I found the cost of the repair was more than the cost to replace. Even if the picture quality problems could be resolved, I would never buy another camera without a viewfinder, regardless of how "sexy" the design...

There's no doubt about it, the Sony Cybershot DSC-T1 is a great camera. Its small enough to carry with you (it can slip right into one of your pockets), has a nice LCD, boasts amazing 5MP resolution, as well as professional quality 3x optical zoom (not bad for such a tiny unit). At about $500, it is a little expensive, [...]You can print out an 8x10 poster of your photo without having to stretch the image, that's how great 5MP really is. Also, its got tons of features for a non-SLR model that are easy to use for camera beginners; you can't lose with a Sony.

If you are just an amateur photographer that is either finally switching from analog to digital or just want a decent camera to take on family vacations or school projects, this is a great camera. It is small, lightweight, and does just about anything you could possibly need it to do. It won't take pictures of hummingbirds feeding across a forest bed, but it will take a decent photo of the grand canyon. The quality of the 3x optical zoom is really good, but the picture is sacrificed slightly as you try to artifically enhance it with the digital zoom. The battery life is good enough to take on extended trips from your hotel or on a hike without having to carry around a charger or spare batteries. If you plan on taking lots of high quality large photos, you will need to get a larger memory stick (64 MB will work, 128 MB even better), but the memory stick it comes with will be enough to photograph your child's birthday party as long as you download the photos onto your computer afterwards. At 5.1 MegaPixels, this camera will pick up hairs on a persons head and it will even be able to define a flea in the hair. 5 MP is enough to make clear 8x10 prints. There are 6+ MegaPixel cameras out there, but at the consumer level there is really no point in spending the money on one (7.2 MP won't come in handy unless you are making 15x20 prints or are a student taking pictures through a microscope or a telescope--it is more of a prosumer level) All around, while Sony's camera lenses may not compare with Canon or Olympus, Sony makes up for it with their superior knowledge of how to make a great consumer digital device and turn it into a decent digital camera. It is a great value for the price.

i had an old sony digital camera that was bulky and slow. after a while i got tired of it so i went back to disposables so i could take quick shots one after another without having to wait for it to load. this camera is very quick. less then a second between shots.

the slide lens cover is awesome and perfect for the camera. just flip it open and click. this protects it and makes for a convenient way to turn the camera on. i find this extremely helpful when it comes to taking spontanious pictures. i carry this camera everywhere. i do recommend to get a protective film for the lcd screen as is for all other cameras, but more so for this 2.5" screen. the screen itself is more then half the size of the camera.

the only problem i have is that even though it takes great and fast day pictures, i would have liked it to take better night pictures. i tried focusing it on the full moon, but the contrasting night sky caused there to be no detail of the moon. plus, don't try to take night pictures while holding the camera in your hands.

with that small detail mentioned, this camera is awesome for day to day pictures. i set the camera for 1 megapixel and with a 256 mb card, it holds 370 pictures. that is enough to go to disney land, 6 flags, and sea world. i can make the battery last for quite a long while. it is such a small start up time when flipping the slide cover that it is just as easy to shut it off as it is not to. fully charged you get well over an hour, closer to 2. that lasts forever if you turn it off every time you use it. for convenience, i recommend this camera to everyone.

My brother has this camera, and brought it to Afghanastan with him (he worked on a helicopter).

This slim, tiny camera kept him busy for hours during the year he was there. He took thousands of beautiful pictures and hours of video.

He's an absolute amateur - but his pics and videos were incredible.

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Whether you get this camera for free or buy it, I am certain you will enjoy it!

I bought this camera on a trip to NY. The photos are of poor quality and many of them look blurry. I have a Canon Power Shot S400 which is by far a better camera which produces clear and clean pictures. No one who used the Sony Cibershot camera could take an acceptable photo; even the employees at the store where I bought the camera! Since there were doubts that it was damaged, after three days they replaced me the camera with another one. The pictures where as bad as the first one. When I returned from my trip, after sending various photos to my friends one called me and gave me the best advice: RETRUN THAT CAMERA; and that was what I did.

I have owned this camera for almost a year now, and I was hoping to find some postings on how to fix all the issues I've had with it. At first I was so enchanted by the size and looks of this thing that I thought I'd overlook the terrible pictures until I figured out how to operate it better. My pictures turned out dark, blurry, and grainy, and my subjects had red eye. I tried and tried to fix it.....read the manual over and over, and finally took it in to a specialty digital camera/camcorder store. Well, it turns out that it just does not operate better. Apparently many people have this problem, and there's just nothing you can do about it. So now I have this camera that I paid almost $600 for months and months ago when it first came out, I can't return it, and I certainly can't use it. Don't buy this camera. It's pretty to look at, but that's about all you'll be doing.

I bought this camera thinking that I will have a sleek/sexy camera with almost all new features. But I was diappointed that leader in electronics "SONY" would give such a awful product. As many other reviewers I had problems with 'red eye' even if the red eye reduction is ON. I read the manual again and again, but NO USE and could not fix the problem of red eye if taking ANY INDOOR pictures. Even one of my friends argued that red eye is NOT the problem of a camera, but I could not believe that DSC-T1 takes almost all indoor/night/zoom pictures with red eye. I am giving 2 stars for the video recording with clear voice (but I need a digital camera). I will never recommend DSC-T1 to any of my friends/relatives. Totally un-happy with the product.

I'll give a non-technical/beginner photographer's take on this camera:

about me/needs: I live in an urban environment (Chicago and NYC) and travel a lot. I was going on interviews across the country to schools and I wanted to be able to record my experiences. I wanted something small that would be powerful and be able to record video and pictures that were highquality.

My experience with the T-1: I haven't used the newer models but what I found about the T-1 was it was extremely inituitive. Pretty much you just slide the front down and on the side, click it to picture and you're ready to go. The LCD display resolves well in both sunlight and at night. To change flash modes, you just fiddle with the controls. Extremely simple. Going to videocamera mode isn't hard, you just click the notch down for video recording.

At night panaroma views- the camera doesn't resolve very well. If you use the flash, the background doesn't come out. If you don't use the flash, the light doesn't come in clearly. Everything is sorta muddled. It's extremely frustrating.

What makes this camera shine is the videorecording capability. I've recorded videos at Coldplay concerts from half a stadium away- with the camera zoomed in. It's amazing. The sound comes in crisp clear and the resolution is sharp. I like how the camera is so small and you can get quality videos.

Problems about the T-1: I didn't give it the full 5 stars because of the price and difficulty in getting clear pictures on the go. I spent over 500 to buy the t-1 two years ago. It's signficantly cheaper but still the newer models are at about the same price I bought the original for.

I had difficulty getting clear-well resolved pictures and I did read the owner's manual. You have to hold the camera really still and brace your arms onto something stable to get non-shaky pictures. In the commercial with Aerosmith's lead singer, the girls are sitting at a restaurant and one of them whips out the camera and takes a picture of him walking by. It's true the camera is quick to respond but I doubt she was able to get a clear shot of the guy with her arm shaking like that.

If you want a camera that has the wow factor. amazing video recording quality and solid picture capabilities (if you can keep the camera still), this t-1 is for you. you'll find it for middle 300's almost everywhere now and it's definitely a bargain. I'm much more a dabbler in photography and this was a great starter for me.

This camera looks really nice but is very disappointing. I have had it for about a year. I was immediately disappointed with the amount of red eye even with the red eye reduction on. Recently the camera has begun to take blurry pictures more than focused ones. This problem started at my baby's first birthday party and I was left to rely on pictures taken by friends as my expensive camera was not working. Originally you had to make sure to stand very still and supported while taking pictures so as not to end up with a blurry picture. Now however, the pictures are often blurry no matter how still I stand which must be some kind of malfunction. I take many pictures and have tried several digital cameras and this is by far the worst one. It is small and compact but the overall quality is very poor. My recommendation is always a canon as they have always proven reliable and consistent in quality.

I have had this camera for a few months now. I also own an olympus c3020 and C8080. I also own a samsung 4010 (I wouldn't waste your money on this one). The pictures on my olympus come out sooooo nice and the night pictures have minimal to no red eye. This camera takes horrible pictures indoors and at night. Stick with Olympus and Canon. I gave it two stars instead of one because the outdoor pictures actually came out nice. I'm looking to get rid of this camera, maybe sell it. Don't buy it. Sony can not make cameras.

I used it for about a year, before it died. I can buy a new one for the price Sony is chargeing to repair it. But I won't because my pictures were always blurry also. I was a Sony fan, but not any more.

I give it a 1/2 star, 1 is too much


I have owned this camera for more than a year now, and this is my second review, after reading all the comments that were made, I tried a few other techiques like resetting and changing settings but still no luck.
This camera is great for someone who sometimes wants half descent pictures taken outdoors(indoors forget about it, you can't get them). And even the ones taken outdoors are not good sometime, Itried holding it staedy and everything else.
I wish I never bought the camera, I could get better pictures with a $50.00 non-didgital camera.
Maybe the other people talking good about this camera just got lucky and got a better camera than us.
It is a good looking camera and that's all I can say about it.

It's not even a year and the camera has suddenly gone 'totally grainy' with all photos. I am talking 1.3 MP grainy, not that the indoor pictures were any good before. This just happend last week for no good reason at a birthday party.

Problem is that even new this camera had the worst red eye (even with the red eye flash ON) and takes poor indoor pictures when a flash is used, even if the subjects are close, say within 6 feet.

I usually get a hip new camera every year and I take LOTS of pictures. I disliked the photo quality of this one from the start. I thought because it was so thin the small lense just was not going to take good pictures- now I know that the camera is just a bad model. I kept it because I spent $500 plus bucks on it and liked the LCD and camera size.

Almost a year later I am looking for a new camera because this one is not worth getting fixed- even under warranty. I am tired of missed shots, lost memories.

If all you want to do is take pictures and show them to people on the nice Camera LCD screen then this is good, if you download the pictures and send one to a friend you will be embarrased by the super poor quality.

Not Happy with this model and am now jaded towards Sony. I also do not usually write bad reviews. I should have just let the money go and dropped this camera a long time ago.

This camera was a disappointment to me. Photos taken outdoors do turn out well, but indoors is another story. The flash is very weak, and redeye is a huge problem.

If you plan on taking photos at birthday parties or other social events, don't buy this camera. If all you want to do is take outdoor shots, then the Sony DSC-T1 might be a good choice. But how many people never want to use their digital camera to photograph social functions?

My advice is to shop around for another camera. This one is a dud.

This camera is so much fun. It's great if you want to take shots like a pro but don't have the time. Fits into my busy lifestyle but like to record special moments along the way. So small and compact I can carry it anywhere and pull it out at a moments notice - it's ready to go! I love it!!! I got mine free at: [...]

This is a great camera for someone who is always on the run... It fits almost anywhere, I take it with me everywhere. People are always very impressed with the camera, because after all it is a great product. In order to know how to operate this camera properly you MUST READ THE MANUAL!!! I actually downloaded the manual right here on Amazon, its much easier to read it.

I've purchased two DCS-T1's, one for me and one for my son, and find them to be a highly capable camera once you read the manual and learn how to use it properly.

I've seen a number of reviews complain about the lack of a tripod socket built into the camera. That's true but Sony does make a case for the DSC-T1 that allows you to attach a tripod - it's the Sony AJK-THA and costs about $25-$30.

I've had this camera for about 6 months now and it is defenetly an slick eye catching piece, the large LCD viewer makes it nice to take and show pictures, and its small, slim shape makes it easy to take anywhere and that's the reason for the 2 stars... HOWEVER... Picture quality is another story. I purchased this camera trusting SONY's reputation for great quality in electronic equipment. I was terribly disapointed to see the bad quality of the pictures that I've taken. Daytime pictures are good, specialy if you are out in the sun, but pictures at night, using the flash, are usually Blurry, dark, off-colored, and just not satisfactory for a 5 megapix camera. I have seen the quality of other cameras that are about the same price with similar features like the Casio Xslim, and their quality far exceeds Sony's Cybershot. This is a complaint that most people have about this camera, and so I am pointing it out so that consumers out there take serious consideration before spending their money.

My wife always wanted small camera in her bag. and i havent found anything better than sony. i think this camera is great for snapshots and it has all features. i have sony camcorder with memory stick too so its card can be handy.
and size matters...

This is rated a 1 only because negative 1 wasn't available...

I got this camera two years ago and the last 6 months have been horrible! If you're taking a picture of someone breathing you're picture will be blurry! This camera is not for parents for sure! There have been so many pictures moments lost because this camera just doesn't work like it did when I first got it...There have been several times that I would buy a disposable camera because I knew this camera was just going to crap out on me.

The only good thing I can say about this camera is the appearance is nice - slim enough to slide right in your pocket.

What's the use of that quality when the picture quality sucks?

I love this camera. I bought this after the birth of my 1st child. It works great. We have captured so many precious moments with it. Picutre/video quality is great. We also purchased an extra memory card. Best digital camera I have owned. Easy to use and takes great pictures/videos. Completely satisfied.

I bought this camera nearly year ago, worst camera I ever bought, it blurs out images if some one is moving especially if the mode is auto. You expect it works better if you taking pictures casually in auto mode, but it is not. It is dissapointing that sony made real bad one like this. Do not bugy camera if you planning to take picture during night time, the pictures end up with white shadow patches(big circular spots). The flash is useless for > 4-5 feet.

About one in five pictures comes out perfectly. The others suck. I had a Nikon Coolpix before and really thought I was trading up with this one, but it is really bad.

Do not buy this camera!!!!!!!!!!!111

I have had lots of complements on the pictures I have taken with this camera. I even got fine night shots of the Mackinaw Bridge all lit up and without a tripod. For those who can't take a good picture with it I suggest they read the manual and practice before counting on it. I do think the color reproduction is a little better at 3 mega pix than 5 but not enough to say so.

I have used my T1 for more than 2 years now. The pictures are great and the movies are wonderful, but it needs help with red eye reduction and blurry photos. The camera does have a red eye reduction feature but it doesn't help much. I tried using it a few times but it doesn't always work, and it adds alot more time to the process. Most of the time I am able to correct this in iPhoto so this is a minor problem in my opinion. The biggest problem is the blurry photos. This model has no steady shot feature, and is limited to ISO 400, so if you are not careful your shots can all become useless. Sometimes the image looks fine when reviewing it on the 2.5 inch lcd but when you load the images on to your computer they are blurry. Like I said I have been using this camera for more than 2 years and it is still a great camera. I carry it with me all the time and have taken over 6000 photos and movies with it. I also own a Canon Digital Elph and I never use it because the Sony T1 takes such great photos and movies. I plan to replace my Sony T1 with a new Sony T series camera and I do recommend the T1 to anyone looking.

The size of this camera is great. The picture clarity is great. However, unless you like red-eye pictures do not purchase this camera. This camera is the biggest disapointment. I purchased a Sony cybershot three years ago and it was great, never had any issues but unfortuantely my son broke it so I had to purchase a new one. I did lots of research, read lots of reviews and finally decided to purchase the new DSC-T10, "one of the best ones out there". Well I do not agree. I have called Sony at least three times to receive help on how to remove the red-eye from my pictures and their only suggestions is to use the red-eye reduction feature, which does not work! I use it every time and I still get red-eye. Their other suggestion is to tell the people to look away from the camera...well it still happens. I am so disapointed in this camera. I can't believe I spent $[...]+ for this camera and it is the quality it is. I'm ready to give it away I'm so frustrated. One other thing if you like to use the date stamp then you'll need to purchase either a docking station for your computer or purchase their additional software because if you take your memory stick to a store to print out your pictures then the date stamp will not print on them. Neither will it do it if you use an internet site like snapfish.com or kodakgallery.com. The biggest dissapointment! DO NOT BUY THIS CAMERA!

I have the Limited Japanese Black Version . As soon as I saw it, I knew that was the camera that I wanted. I love technology, and this struck my eyes and I was impulsive and just got it! I was pulling my hair out reading reviews and just going insane. So I said, you know what, just go for it! And I did. Im very happy with this camera. It does exactly what I need it to do, fit into my back pocket! I can take it anywhere, and it is not bulky like other film cameras or even DSLR's ! There are things about it that make me sad, and wish I bought a different camera. But, you never know if your going to like a camera until you try it out. So, I have had it for abuot 3 years, and for the most part I like it, but I still look at other camera, and, I still buy other camera. Because it is an addiction.

Pro's: great size, very easy to take everywhere, fits in small purse, pockets, jackets, etc. Cool , sleek , stylish, Big LCD screen, bright, easy buttons , user friendly interface, produces up to an 8.5 x 11 print, great quality, sephia and negative color modes are useful and fun, has great accessories, great battery life, great macro feature

con's: red eye reduction does seem to work, flash grabs light and dust with make these weird orb looking circles on pictures, buttons are small, front slide down lense cover doesnt lock, nighttime photos are horrible, unless you carry a tripod around with you 24/7, then you MIGHT get a good photo.. but chances are slim to none!

all in all, its a nice camera to have to take " fun photos " if your on the go, and you just want something small its a good camera.

I would recomend the DSC-T30 , its is a newer edition and they have fixed a lot of the problems that you find with the DSC-T1

I purchased this camera new a few years ago. I paid over $500 when it came out, plus an extended warranty. Despite the lack of red-eye reduction and horrible shutter speed, it's size has allowed me to bring it with me almost anywhere. Tonight though, I pick my camera off the charger, turn it on to take a picture and the lens is no longer working correctly. I have never abused this camera and have kept it in excellent condition, yet it just failed for no reason. I used to buy all sony products in the 90's. You paid a little more but you got quality. This doesn't seem to be the case anymore. I have Discman's that have worked for 10+ years, yet I cannot get 2 out of a digital camera. I checked ebay and this seems to be a common problem. I am never buying a sony product again.

I bought this camera 2 years ago and have been GREAT ever since, very slick camera it is small enough to fit in your pocket without bothering you,I take it everywhere I go, the battery lasts enough to take a lot of pictures so no problems about that. LCD screen is big so you can preview your pics. The pictures are crisp clear, vivid colors, the auto mode adapts to every situation possible.
Cons: not all the time but in ocassions i've some red eye pictures.
My guess is you are buying this camera to take it with you and to take pictures at parties with your friends, etc. this is a great camera for that. If you want to take a lot of night scenery pictures then you might want to consider other one.

A litttle heavy, takes pictures really slow, has a pretty long flash recharge time. so it takes a while for the camera to get ready for your next shot, Battery life is short. Doesnt zoom in as much as other digital cameras do in this category, Try a camera where the lens actually telescopes away from the camera.

Constantly has a blue line running from top to bottom of screen. I owned this camera before and loved it. This particular one that I bought, was defected.