I am not new to digital cameras, I've had about 5 in the last 4 years. From Canon, Sony, and Casio.

In general my favorite cameras over all are the Sony CyberShot's , why? They have strong features, great battery life and the ARE fashionable. Canon and Casio have excelent picture quality just like the Sony. So for me it would be hard to pick one of theese just by quality of the pictures.

I recomend you think about what you want to use your camera for... In my opinion people enjoy more being in pictures when you use a small "chic" camera then when you pull out a huge Professional camera.

That said let me talk to you about the Sony CyberShot DSC T-9

The Image Stabilizer (Super Steady Shot)

Man, this thing works wonders, but it is obviosly not perfect. I dont want to be cruel, but If you have parkinsons you picture will still look like crap. But for the regular user (we all shake a little, especially when holding small cameras like this) it takes care of most of the blurryness. You can easily have a great picture without using the flash. Some of you might think, why would you not want to use the flash? Well lets take the holliday season, no matter what mode you use, christmas light look better in pictures without flash. Same as when you want to take a close up picture and theres a lot of light in the background you want to show in the picture.
So YES, Super Steady Shot works great.

The size of this camera.

Its amazing, its even smaller over all than the DSC T-7 wich is a very small camera. But its still easy to hold and would be hard for it to get lost.

Looks

I got the black one, YES there is a black version of this camera as has sony done before with many of its T series cameras. The camera looks very elegant, radiates personality and is not at all intrusive. You get confortable buttons and BEATIFULL clear screen. One of the best ive seen in a camera.

Memory

It has 56 MB of internal memory, many reviews say that files are easilly transferable between internal memory and the Memory Stick DUO (Sony's Propietary memory) and to tell the truth i had to take a look at the manual to do it. So its not really THAT simple.

CONS

Memory Stick DUO media are expensive, to get a good amount of pictures you will have to buy atleast a 512MB card. I went with the 1GB Cost me around $100 in eBay the high speed one.

Transfering Pictures to the PC is easy but I HATE the cable this camera brings, Im looking forward to getting the craddle where I can charge and Transfer, way more convenient. Replaceable battery is expensive if you want to get a Spare of Replace it. About $50 average to get one.

Bottom Line

One of the best cameras ever. I will post some pictures using the Steady Shot and stuff so you guys can hudge by yourselvs.

User rating Spectacular 9++ out of 10

SONY's DSC-T9 is another Masterpiece. WOW. Specacular +1. December 28, 2005

Pros:Great image detail and color rendition - small high quality footprint

Cons:Being picky - would like a more powerful flash
Full user opinion

This camera is one of the best I have tested in the last 6 years.

As an adjunct faculty member at FAU a south Florida +25,000 student university, teaching "Principles of Digital Photography" and authored/published a book with the same name, with Pearson Education, Inc., 2003, I have tested hundreds digital cameras that have been offered to the public in recent years, and this one is truly unbelievable.

One must understand that all cameras cannot do all things regardless of price and size. Digital SLRs, like Canon's 1DsMk2, which I proudly own and consider the very best digital SLR on planet Earth, can execute most imaging tasks beautifully; however you cannot place it in your pocket, does not have built-in flash, and cannot make a video!! Comparing the image quality and color to other similarly priced cameras, both seem better than on previous SONY "T" series units (the T1, T11, T3, T33, T5, T7) in their 6-step progression to the T9. The brightness on the LCD panel is also better and has two brightness levels; The LCD also seems to have a protective covering on its surface. The flash also seems a bit stronger, and the imager noise is significantly lower. Understand that the tiny built-in flash is effective for groups of 3-6 people placed within 8' or less of the camera, period; any further, other than fill-in flash and the results will be less disappointing than in prior versions. It is hard to imagine than so much technology can be contained within this truly thin package. This version has an OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZER that really works in both Still image and Movie Modes. The large and bright LCD panel is great for sharing images with friends after the picture is taken; a suggestion for SONY is that the automated viewing (post image) is too short, internally set to about 2 seconds, and not adjustable; this should be an adjustable feature, which can be corrected by a simple SONY "firmware" upgrade.

Most critics do not make mention of the Software; Be it known SONY has one of the best (included) software packages available; Install the software one time; then plug in the camera into an available USB post, turn on the camera, and in 5,4,3,2,1 seconds the images and movies, begin their migration into a unique folder in the hard-drive, in a subdirectory in "My Pictures" with today's date as the folder name. Could not be a simpler process.

If you want to see some T9 sample images you can go to http://www.416-1100.com/Test%20Images%20-%20Digital%20Equipment%20Testing/73537. Images will be added periodically so check back often; and while you're there look around at other images posted at your pleasure.

JimWilson 28/Dec/2005/5pm

i'm a part time digital pro photographer. i've been buying and selling ultra small digital camera so many time .. because i haven't find any thing i like.. mainly picture quality and camera size -easy to carry,also camera design. this sony DSC-T9 is the ONE i've been looking for... you will experience amazing picture quality like SLR camera pictures. crisp and bright. beautiful design and small size.. it just perfect. i'm very very picky and this one satisfies me big time. i only use lastest electronic. -design and quality and style. just like i love my powermac G5 and powerbook G4 thsi silver DSC-T9 is perfect for my home office. sleek and tiny and.. come on it takes amazing picture.. not like T7.. this T9 takes breataking pictures.. almost same quality as from my SLR nikon D70s camera. believe me i'm very picky... silver is better than black i think because it goes with my other electronics and doesn't see scratches .. black one looks pretty at first but i worried it would get scratches big time.

This camera is absolutely amazing! I have had about 3 digital camera, I love the compact ones but unforunately they don't take great pictures in dim lighting or for close up objects. But thank goodness for the Sony Cybershot DSC-T9 6MP, I am still in shock over the quality of the pictures this lil camera takes. It has a variety of modes and when I first got it I took a picture of a small buddah statue I have and even when I took the statue outside in the dark at 9 p.m the picture came out clear and with great lighting, not the normal ugly flash color the other cameras give you, but it actually looks like I had perfect lighting conditions. And for the artistic person in all of us you will love the modes and the differnt ways one picture can come out just by changing the mode. You will not regret this picture, it gave me hope once again that I can have a compact camera that takes AMAZING pictures.!
It also has a great slide show option with differnt modes and you can add your own music to it.

Wonderful to have small size that you can take anywhere. Takes very clear pictures.

Being a previous owner of Sony's T7 I couldn't wait to get my hands on the new T9, mainly for the image stabalization feature. These small cameras are difficult to hold steady and I thought the 'clear shot' stabalization feature would solve everything. Well, it didn't. It does help but don't expect it to do miracles.

This camrea is a work of art in miniaturization and performance, I wouldn't part with it for anything. The photo quality is great for everyday use however I still pack along my big 8mpx SLR for those special scenic shots. The T9 slips in and out of my pocket with ease, I hardly know it's there and it's sure handy to pop out with a good camera when a photo opportunity comes up.

The T9 has a brighter screen than the T7 - even in direct sunlight. The LCD screen even 'seems' bigger although phiscally it's the same size. I like the handy 'slide show' button - which the T7 doesn't have. My friends were impressed with the instant musical show with special transistions. What sold me on the T5 was the video quality and the T9 holds up with the same reputation. I was disappointed that I could not import the mpg video files into Pinnacle9. But using most other editing software there is no problem.

Seclusion is this camera's unique feature. Sitting in the front row I made a video of a lecture and the speaker had no idea he was being recorded. He gave his permission before hand and afterward he asked "I thought you were going to video this"?

I eventually resolved to take all my photos at the 3 mpxl resolution with both the T5 and the T9. I personally can not find any advantage of using all 6 mpxls with this camera - I have not seen evidence where the optics will support it. But even at 3 mpxl I am very satisfied with the photo quality.

After a few minutes with this camera - watch out - you'll fall in love with it!

Tested Sony T5 and Nikon S1 that I had bought for other people. I own a Sony H1,love the Steady Shot on that camera. I guess you can call me a Sony Guy, as I also own a Sony S50 and a Sony F828.
I have taken about 150 shots with my new Sony T9 (got the camera this morning), most of the shot are great. Had maybe 10 bad shot, My fault not the camera's fault. Works good on Macro (note photo on shared pictures). Good battery life. Quick auto focus and it does do a good job in low light conditions. If your looking for a small camera that take great pictures, This is the one! The Steady Shot works great.(note photo on shared pictures)
The Sony T5 had too many fuzzy pictures and the Nikon S1 had those white dots in the picture if light is poor.
This camera is worth every penny and will alway be on me ready for action.

Why settle for less, when you can get a brand new original top-of-the-line Canon Digital Rebel XT 8MP camera for Free! I got mine from this web site: http://xrl.us/rebelxt

I fully researched all the different compact cameras and am very happy to have chosen the Sony T9.
Its a perfect piece of miniaturised technology and takes excellent shots, on long zooms and with the steady feature which works very well.
Buy at least a half a gig card and make sure that any docking station you buy suits this camera.

Movies are v high quality for the size of the device.

Really happy with this product

I've always loved and used Sony products, including 2 digital cameras. This is my third sony camera and I hate it! It's impossible to just point and shoot a picture without have a BLURRING image without FOCUS. It's an UNSTABLE camera, EXTREME sensity to shaking, generating VERY POOR IMAGES. I still like my dsc-p72 a lot better than the t-9.

Year 2006 saw us retiring our old but still servicable Kodak DC290, a now-ancient 2.1 mega pixel that's pretty hefty but shoots good photos nevertheless. It was the camera I had when my wife and I started dating, ah...the memories. :-)

The Sony T-9 overcame many of the limitation of the Kodak:
1. Small and stylish enough that the wife actually wants to carry and shoot with it.
2. Enough mega pixel to finally print good 8 x 10s on our Epson 2200 printer.
3. Fast enough focus so that the wife can use it easily. One of the biggest problem my wife had with cameras is that she's not used to pressing the shutter release half-way to focus, then all the way to finally shoot the picture. So what heppens is that she'll typically just press the shutter release all the way and hopefully doesn't move the camera while it focus and shoot. The Kodak is too slow and she frequently takes picture of her foot. The T-9 overcame that.
4. Pretty good ISO sensitivity for such a small camera. Look at the 2 teddy bears I shot using just a normal light bulb as light source. It was shot using hand only.
5. Sharp pictures, especially when light is good.
6. Some reviewers mentioned the sliding door can be troublesome but we found it great. Sliding it open instantly turns on the camera. Excellent for those spur-of-the-moment shot.
7. Very simple and "idiot proof" software. Load it on my wife's computer and all she needs to do is to plug in, turn on and viola! Pictures shows up on the PC. Of course I do the rest of the heavy lifting with the Photoshop when she wants something printed or cropped etc. :-)

The choice of this camera is a good one for its intended purposes for us, mainly a camera for the wife to toy with (while I fiddle with a bigger "real" camera). If you're looking at this camera, make sure you're aware that:
1. This isn't one of your rugged field camera. It's a stylish piece of modern technology that looks great in my wife's $1000+++ Louis Vuiton handbag but it won't take abuse on say, a safari trip.
2. Its a small camera with a small battery. If you tend to have extended travel without access to a ready powersource (eg. a rental car or hotel close by), get at least one or two extra batteries.

In sumary:
- Great camera. Sharp pictures and good light sensitivity
- Great LCD. Bright and usable in sunlight.
- Battery could be better but its not an issue for us.
- Stylish and good looking. Many manufacturers ignored the fact females likes taking photos too but won't use one that looks like a geeks' toy. The T-9 is an excellent piece of form and function for the purpose of getting the wife/girlfriend etc. interested in taking photos.
- Easily operated with long fingernails. I'm surprised many manufacturers doesn't take this into account when designing their cameras.

Good job Sony!

I upgraded from the DSC-T1 to the T9 a couple of months ago and couldn't be more pleased. I had my T1 about a year and a half and really liked it, but was attracted by the promise of image stabilization and better results in low light conditions. Sony certainly came through! The only shots I've taken that were blurry were taken from a moving car, go figure! I'm very pleased with the features of this camera and would recommend it to anyone.

This camera is great for taking on trips. It is so easy to just pop into a pocket and take out whenever a good shot comes along. It would be great if the zoom was more powerful - but with good mega-pixels, we just zoom in on the computer and crop out the extras.

I have been researching small cameras for a good long while, and finally managed to stick with the Sony brand AGAIN! My last camera, a Sony as well, has been awesome for the last 5 or so years! This new, very compact, very sleek, Sony T-9 is fantastic! Six mega-pixels, more than I'll ever need, is very clean and sharp from such a little camera. About the size of a credit card, but thicker :), it does an amazing job with picutres and has some very nice features as well! I highly recommend this purchase for anyone looking for a compact/ subcompact digital camera.

Amazing camera!

Love the shots, love the quality, love the portability, love the features, love the camera!

The only thing that I "don't like" about this camera is the fact that it takes about 1-2 seconds to take the shot after you've pressed the button. If you are shooting something moving fast... it might be already gone by the time the shot is taken :)
Definitely don't take this camera to a Formula 1 race, you'll miss all the cars (except for Sauber, Super Aguri, and some others) :)

I am no technical guru like most other reviewers, however I am thrilled with the operation of my camera, and the quality of all of the features I researched has not let me down.
This being said, my frustration is that neither the Sony website nor other websites which provide information about and reviews for various cameras (Amazon included) highlight the fact that the Sony Memory Stick Duo is ONLY compatible with Sony computers. Yes, the use of USB connector means you can upload your photos onto any computer, but it's not nearly as convenient.
I am not sure I would have bought this camera if I had known this.

A while back, I reviewed the T-3 Euro version of the T-33 and it was a fine little camera. However, I wanted to upgrade (isn't that the point?) so I bought a T-9 a few weeks ago. A friend had purchased a T-7 and I was impressed, but when I saw the T-9, I was sold!

The image quality is better, (6+ megapixels!), and this camera includes the "anti-shake" feature. I tested the "anti-shake" extensively on a recent trip to Thailand, as I absolutely h*a*t*e on-camera flash with these small point & shoot cameras. It's never enough and the lighting is far to bright (up close) and washed out. I can tell you, the "anti-shake" works rather well - not perfectly - but you do gain the equivalent of a "stop" or two of light, for all you low-light shooters. You can stretch that by setting the ASA or DIN speeds manually, and the pictures are quite nice. Color rendition is good, producing a very attractive image, and the zoom is the typical 3x. No problems there.

They added a tripod screw on the bottom, dumping the separate plastic base of the T-3 (never used it...). There's a sliding front cover that powers the camera when moved from over the lens, or you can, as I often do, leave the cover down and operate the power button. Either way, the camera powers quite quickly, and battery life is good. I have not noticed any significant decrease n battery life over my T-3, but then I have a separate charged and an extra battery. Nicely, Sony added the separate charger to this set, probably to induce you to buy another battery but that's a smart idea.

I use the leather belt case (same as the T-3) so I did not have to re-invest, and it's very fast. You'll be a real quick draw artist with this camera.

In my T-3 review, I compared the T-3 favorably to the DSC-828 that I have literally retired (using it only for formal events now), and the T-9 is even better. I'd give the 828 away but I don't know who wants a boat anchor now, the T-9 is just that good.

The T-9 is a super camera, as easy to carry everyday as a cell phone with capabilities far beyond cameras 5 times the size (and weight). Features: Red Eye reduction, *HUGE* view screen (really impressive for showing off to your friends what you just shot...), neat carry strap, LARGE internal memory (have to have it with 6 megapixel shots that save as large as 2mb each, but I strongly recommend the 2Gb chip. I keep a number of family and travel pictures on the card (always) to show friends and strangers, and keep about ¾ of the card free for pictures. While traveling on this last trip, I need to download from my 1 Gb chip several times. It's big but not THAT big, so get the 2 GB cip...you're worth it and so are your vastly improved pictures...

Look for a USB memory stick reader, like the wonderful SanDisk MobileMate MS (the size, literally, of a USB flash drive, i.e. keyring-able), and you're ready.

You can afford this. Think about it. Super small, excellent quality, out of the way...but ALWAYS there. Get it. Or, let me put it another way, "Can you afford less?".

PS What I REALLY like about this camera is that my big 828 scares the pants off my subjects because it's seen (to them) as "professional", yet no one runs away when I pull this little guy out. You can see the differences in their attitude right away.

I get more intimate pictures, with minimal quality loss, using this camera far more frequently, now, than the 828.

This is a remarkable camera with cool output and handling. By far the best digital output I've ever seen. I tried some takes against the light and found that the images were superb. This is the 4th camera I've used and found the value for my money with it. The flash is very powerful and helps in managing the finer details into the snap.Red eye problem is almost not there (with the exception of photos that are taken from a very close distance). The zoom is not that great but still works for me as I normally take pictures from not very large distances. The battery life is good and lasts an entire day of sight seeing. The ultra slim design makes you crave to use it more n more. One of the best models Sony has ever produced....

I had the Sony T-1 which was also a great camera... but I left it in a cab and I was not getting that little baby back... So I ordered a replacement with this camera. And for the most part, I'm thrilled. I love that it goes anywhere, the screen is huge, and its really user friendly. (I can hand it off to my grandparents who are baffled by most digital anythings and they figured it out)

My only qualm is the docking station, or in this case, a lack thereof. The T1 I had before had a nifty little docking station I plugged into my computer and left on my desk. WHenever I wanted to charge or transfer pictures I plugged it in and it sat there nice and pretty. This camera does not. Rather, to get that you have to pay an extra $70. I had never thought of sony as a company that would nickle and dime me... thats not true I guess, specialized formatting kind of is their M.O. and all, but I was very disappointed when I saw that this new version didn't come with the docking station. It just seemed like poor marketing from a keep your consumers happy kind of angle. Bought the dock... if you like that kind of thing I suggest you do too, and have no problems with it ;o)

I bought this camera to replace a 5 megapixel Fujifilm camera I had grown to love. I was astounded at the improved definition I got from the image stabilization technology. Now I would never buy another camera without stabilization, since I never use a tripod and often capture split-second "opportunity" shots. Sony have made a real winner here. Recommended.

This is my second digital camera, so, I had some idea of what features to look for,but, I'm not a professional photographer. I wanted, I thought, a lot from this camera. It needed to record good enough data to be reproduced on my laptop drive on promotional literature for my customers and myself. At the same time, I travel by plane every week,and, smaller and lighter is better. Therefore, it also had to be small enough to fit in my shirt pocket. This is where you're starting to ask a lot. Then, I found out about image stabilization and realized that, as small as this camera is, this would be an important feature. Small cameras move in your hand easily. I decided that to produce quality enlargements of the size I intend, I needed minimum 6 MP. Now, when you make a list that says 6 MP, pocket sized, image stabilization, minimum 2.5 inch LCD screen, and plenty of available accessories, you eliminate most of the cameras out there. I went down to a camera store and handled the Casios, Olympus, etc., and as soon as I handled the Sony, I knew. The fit and finish is superior to the Casio and Olympus, in my opinion, and, since I've had the camera, about a week, I've been pleased and surprised at the quality of the camera and the photo's it takes. The T-30 is now the latest in this model-line, but, is much larger in the hand. The Casio and Olympus are both less expensive and about the same size. But if you want a true pocket-sized camera that takes excellent photo's, and, you are willing to pay a little more to have something that continues to impress you each time you use it, I recommend the Sony T-9. I like mine a lot.

i am very happy with this camera. i get some frizzy picture once or twice but all most every picture looks shape and clear.

There is an old story about the engineers at SONY who were told to develop a transistor radio that would fit in a shirt pocket. When it was time to show the first working model, the engineers had shirts made with slightly larger than normal pockets.

Since then, Sony has become the experts at putting lots of functionality in a small package. The T-series continues the "shirt pocket" design philosophy, and the T-9 brings much extra functionality.

I was particularly impressed with the movie function, in the FINE mode, it can record 12 minutes of 640 x 480 video on a 1 Gig memory stick. My first digital camera, the Sony MAVICA, took 640 X 480 stills! I found this a great feature in the discos, where the lighting is extremely intermittant, I just shoot 30 seconds or so of video, then pull the best still frames for my website.

Another advantage is the large image size. I can crop the 2816 X 2112 significantly and still have native 800 X resolution for my web galleries.

I like that an external charger comes with the camera, although a docking station (which came standard with the T-1) is convenient, having a standby battery in the charger can be very handy. The octopus cable is a bit unwieldy, but makes it very simple to playback movies and stills on any monitor.

Be sure to buy at least two memory sticks and two batteries when you buy your camera, neither is included.

My biggest problem so far has been getting my finger in the picture, this is because of my style of holding the camera, it is so thin that it is very easy to get a picture of your digits. (hence the term "digital photographs")

The only real gripe is that the manual does not repeat the information in the Quick Start paper, so you do not have a single reference book for all functions.

There is an underwater case available, i would recommend this in any beach situation.

I highly recommend this camera.

I have owned my T9 for six months and am completely thrilled with it. I am not a pro, and I sought a digital camera that I could always have with me to be prepared for all those unexpected moments that creep up where you think "I wish I had a camera" and of course, no one does. Mission accomplished! This camera is small and stays in my purse 24/7 (in a small hardsided case). I am able to capture the shot and then email them to my unprepared friends.

I first purchased the T5, but I had many problems getting blurry shots--night time picture taking and no flash pictures were almost impossible for me. I returned it and waited for the much improved T9 to become available. Such a small camera is difficult to hold steady and the image stablizer really helps get clear pictures. I have no problems taking clear pictures without a flash which is great for pets and babies. This camera has the ability to adjust the light sensitivity to ISO 640, the adjustment is very easy to make, and allows for better pictures in lower light, and indoor settings. It seems like many cameras of this size and style, don't have the ability to make this type of adjustment. The rechargeable battery has a good life. I do not own an extra, and as long as I remember to occasionally put the battery on charge at night, I've never run out during an event. The battery charges in just a few hours. The camera comes with a cable to attach to a computer or a TV which is fine, I have not missed having a dock. Most computers I have used have card readers anyhow (I just keep the pro duo adapter inside my camera case--it is tiny). Technically speaking the only real complaint I have on the camera is that even with red-eye reduction, I still have some issues with that problem due to the location of the flash.

Perhaps the most important feature of this camera is that it is actually fun to use. Whenever I pull this camera out, the people around me are instantly curious and impressed with its size, style, and technology. I never seem to get serious "don't take my picture, I look terrible" resistance. In a nutshell, my subjects are all comfortable and happy in front of this camera which makes for better pictures and is worth the price of the camera right there! Then sharing the shots using the slideshow feature either right there on the camera or by plugging into a TV is great (The large viewing screen on the back of the camera is impressive and clear) and the camera operates intuitively, so anyone who picks the camera up has been able to figure it out, stress-free. I store my battery charger and cable in a small makeup bag that I keep in my car or luggage - it doesn't take up a lot of room and I always have everything I need to share my pictures.

This camera is awesome!! I took it on vacation and the picture quality was great. I've also taken it to concerts and taken video and both the sound and video quality are excellent which you wouldnt normally expect from a digital camera (especially at a loud rock concert). Highly recommend this camera. I bought one and my dad liked it so much i just ordered him one!! Great Buy!

MORE COMPACT THAN THE PREVIOUS T3 THAT I HAD,IT IS A SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS.
IT HAS A HEAVIER MORE COMFORTABLE FEEL WITH A SLEEK BODY. THE CONTROL LAYOUT IS ALSO BETTER ARRANGED AND THE STABILISER COUPLED WITH HIGHER ASA RATING GIVES MUCH IMPROVED PICTURES WHEN FILMING IN POOR LIGHT AND UNPLEASANT COLD CONDITIONS, WHICH IN THE T3 INDUCED CAMERA SHAKE AND BLURRED PICTURES.
THE MANUAL IS ALSO BETTER LAID OUT AND EASIER TO NAVIGATE.THE ONLY DISADVANTAGE IS THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO TAKE THE BATTERY OUT EACH TIME TO CHARGE, UNLESS A SEPARATE PURCHASE IS MADE OF A TNA CYBERSHOT STATION, WHILE THE T3 HAD A STATION AS PART OF ITS PACKAGE.
ALTHOUGH BOTH CAMERAS SUFFER FROM A LIMITED FLASH, THIS TENDS TO BE COMMON SHORTCOMING WITH THIS CAMERA CLASS.
OVERALL I AM VERY HAPPY WITH THIS POCKET DIGITAL CAMERA'S PERFORMANCE FOR EVERYDAY PHOTOGRAPHY.

I am a novice photographer.
This camera makes a genius out of anyone.
Went away for a week, using a 1 gig card, and came home with lots of space for more pictures, and lots of time on the battery, even though it felt like I was taking pictures non-stop.

It was with deep regret that I had to return this camera. It has the most wonderful features and its small size makes it an absolute gem. But there is something you should know about this camera that is not in the product information. It is something I never would have thought of, but I will from now on. I charged up the battery, installed it, and turned the camera on. As soon as I did, I knew I had a problem. This camera makes an annoying jingle every time you turn it on. It is something like a cell phone sound. It makes the same jingle when you open the lens cover. There's more. It beeps every time you press one of the function controls. But the worst thing and the fatal thing is: you can't turn these sounds off. I called their technical support and they said sorry but the sounds were built in and cannot be shut off. I wonder why this is? Do they think they are selling these cameras to twelve year old girls? They also include the useless feature of giving you several choices of jingle music to accompany your slide shows. Why do we have to pay money for that? Since when does a camera have to double as a juke box? Don't they know that there are many situations in which a camera needs to be discreet? Solemn occasions, church services, weddings, funerals, special events, concerts, voyeurism, espionage, criminality. But what occurred to me was nature photography. You're out in the wilderness, finally the ivory billed woodpecker lands on the hood of your car, you grab your camera and turn it on. "Jingle-jingle" And the bird flies off. It is just not acceptable for a camera to draw attention to itself with a lot of unnecessary noise. For me, the mechanical sound of the shutter clicking is the only sound a camera should make. And even that should be as quiet as possible. I really wish Sony had put a little less kitch and a little more taste into an otherwise marvelous camera.

I had a DSC7 and was happy with it, but it was stolen. DSC9 is heavier but its image stabilizer was what made me upgrade. However, I still get blurry pictures and the camera has way too many features (most of which I am still exploring, but do not have anything to do with taking a picture). It reminds me of jack of all trades and master of none.

I've owned the T9 now for just about 3 weeks. I purchased it after some extensive research. Of course you never really know a product until you've had it awhile. Here's my thumb nail opinion.
I like:
The ultra thin metal body
Optical image stabilizer
great photo quality
high ISO performance
large, high rez screen
Auto focus assist lamp works well
very fast start-up
fast recovery even after flash
lots of built in memory, but you need to buy the 1 gig card
ok slide show feature with music

I don't like:
Redeye doesn't work that well
No manual controls
needs white balance
needs long shutter speed modes
Chews up battery time pretty fast. Already ordered a second battery.
No optical viewfinder (most ultra smalls don't)
flimsy plastic cover over the battery will be first thing to break

All in all a great little camera. Takes awesome, clear pics. Not for the professional photographer, but that's not why you are considering it (I hope).

I was a bit hesitant to order this camera from One Call (thru Amazon) because I had never heard of them. Their price was the least expensive, so I gave them a change. Well, I ordered on a Friday, chose standard shipping and I got the camera on Monday. It was shipped from Washington State and I live in CA...so some of it was the distance; but I was very impressed that they turned the order around so quickly.

I almost wouldn't have bought this wonderful cam (Sony Cybershot DSC-T9) because I read one of the reviews on this board: Somebody asserts that the sounds couldn't be turned off - that's wrong. It is very easy.

There was a reviewer who stated that this camera made an "annoying jingle" everytime you turned it on and was told by Sony's technical support that it was unable to be turned off. Don't let that sway your opinion on this buying this amazing camera because after playing around with it for about 5 minutes, I figured out how to turn it off.

Just bought a SONY T9 in Tokyo last April 10,2006 (7 months ago).
And suddenly 2 weeks ago, the screen went dim practically can not see anything.

The power on / off also not working. All happened at the same time.
Try to repair at SONY service station in Shanghai as I am residing there for the moment.

Very indifferent customer service staff refuse to repair, despite that I do have a world wide guarantee card and the receipt from the Tokyo shop as well as the complete boxes.

The SONY people there are really not helpful at all.

Most probably we suspect, they don't want to shoulder the cost for repairing under guarantee from SONY worldwide.
It is shameful for such a big name like SONY.

Definitely, I will not buy again from SONY. Change to Olympus for the replacement and also cancel my BRAVIA LCD purchase.

I do not recommend buying goods from SONY as you might have the same experiences (poor hardware quality and services).

My first digital camera was a Sony cybershot, I had it for 3 years until last December it fell into a swimming pool, amazingly it still turned on and you could still view pictures just not take new ones. I was impressed and have always been impressed with Sony. So when it was time for a new camera I picked the Sony Cybershot DSC T 9.



Sony, does it again! This camera is spectacular! I purchased it in December of last year and use it on a consistent basis every weekend. Fantastic detail and color in photos, very high quality.

Incredibly POWERFUL FLASH, my photos always look beautiful.
The camera is sharp, sleek, and modern looking. Fits nicely into a pocket or small purse. In my opinion it's one of the best digital camera out there right now. I love Sony!

I'm sure that if the camera worked properly, it would have been fantastic; however, I received a camera on my birthday this year, only to have difficulty with the focussing mechanism. I took 4 blurry shots of my son's birthday party, and the next time I turned the camera on, the LCD screen was broken. We purchased the extended warranty from Best Buy, so when I brought the camera (10 days old, mind you) in for repair, they insisted that I'd dropped it and broken it (which I hadn't), even though there were no signs of external damage...no scratches, dents or anything. After sending it in, Best Buy informed me that it would cost us $180 to fix, and that they wouldn't fix the focussing mechanism until I'd paid for the LCD screen to be fixed. Disgusted, I retrieved my camera from customer service unfixed. I contacted Sony, who appologized and told me to send in my camera for free repair. I ended up receiving a call from their repair center, informing me that it would cost me $180 to repair and that LCD screens are not covered, whether I received it broken or not. I tried a third time for repair, only to be told that I would have to pay. My mother tried to use her Buyer's Protection Plan from her Visa (it was a birthday gift from her to me), only to have her money refunded, then re-charged months later when Best Buy's legal department wouldn't pay her Visa bill.
Based upon our experiences (among other bad experiences with Best Buy), we stopped shopping at Best Buy, and now own a lovely Olympus camera. Don't buy the Sony Cybershot DSC-T9!

Do not buy this camera at $899 as listed by the above seller (maybe Amazon might correct the price after reading my review). It's priced at $299 or lower at many online and physical stores.

I love it! Please note that I am NOT an expert photographer, but I bought this camera for an upcoming trip I was taking and it surpassed its purpose. Since then I have taken thousands of pictures. Camera is compact, very reliable, and its features are very easy to learn. Controls to view, change from photo to video, zooming in and out, changing the settings, and hooking up/transferring files to your computer were all easy to do (especially compared to other digital cameras I have owned). My photos turned out very sharp! The one bad thing - night or dark pictures are near to impossible to take without blurring (because the camera is so sensitive to movement at slow shutter speeds). However, since I mostly take well-lit photos of people and/or scenery, the photo quality is excellent. If I could do it over again, I would still purchase this camera!

I just love this camera! The quality of the photos and videos are excellent. The battery life has never been a problem at all. It's very easy to store in it's dock. The videos are great and so convenient that I find myself taking more videos with this camera than with my video camera.

I have had this camera for 8+ months and used it extensively. I have had plenty of experience with many other digital and film cameras.

Its main pros:
+ small size (internal zoom helps)
+ good looks
+ silent operation

Cons:
- very noisy images, smudged by the camera's noise reduction
- very bad and overly strong flash, overwhelms subject indoors
- useless red-eye technology
- relatively short battery life

Basically, this is a cool party cam. For most images, esp. indoors, I need to edit with Photoshop or some other program to eliminate red eyes and fix exposure due to flash issues. The images cannot be sharpened (unlike say a Canon) because of the aggressive smudging from the noise reduction algorithm.

I like this camera but many a time I wish I had bought a Canon digital elph instead.

Hi,

Ok, so the camera was AMAZING the first two days until I dropped it into the toilet in its case. Now, obviosuly this is my fault. It dried out and I brought it in to a camera specialist who said it was fine but I feel the pictures were not as clear. So now it is just sitting here on my desk and I can't use my $400 camera. But the camera was great...i don't recommend buying this porduct online. You can't send it or take it back.

I have had this camera for a year an a half. In that time it has taken many photos for me, most of them good, the rest blurry or overexposed. (blurry even when using the stabilizer. It's a big problem). My main problem with this quarrel is that about a year ago, a little bump caused some screws to come out of the camera and then the casing actually began to separate. Now, Sony took it back under warranty, fixed it, and returned it. A couple months later, a couple other screws went missing for no apparent reason. Again, sent back, returned fixed. Now, it's started doing this really annoying vibrating thing sometimes when I'm trying to take photos, which causes them to come out very, very blurry. I have no idea why it does this, and am currently shopping for a new camera. I heard the newer Cybershots are better, but am cautious to buy Sony again because this experience was so bad. I shouldn't need to buy a new camera after having this one for less than a year and a half, even less when considering it spent about two months of that being repaired. Oh, another thing, the flipdoor will come open in your pocket or purse, and waste battery. Luckily, the battery life is good, but it's still irritating and can't be good for the camera.

Don't do it, find another camera.

This was a nice camara until it reached 2 years of use. An error message came up, focus seems broke down. Camara was not dropped or anything. I searched online, and found a lot people having same problem, some saying by hitting the side of it might get rid of the error message, but it didn't work for me. Don't buy if you looking for something that you can use for a longer time period.