Sony Cybershot DSC-T100 8MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom and Super Steady Shot (Silver)

First of all I would like to say that I was very reluctant to buy a SONY camera. After doing a lot of research for my needs I ended up with Canon 800IS and Sony's new toy T100. Ofcourse canon has the best overall ratings for ever but I wanted a stylish looking camera for my needs. Sony T100 is the best looking camera I have seen. It's features are awesome compared to it's small size. You can take it everywhere. Big bright screen on the back clearly visible in bright sunlight. It takes good indoor pictures too. I tried to play with its settings for while and thought that camera was not good. But then the best feature of the camera made it a winner for me. The auto mode takes great pictures and no need to set anything. Sometimes changing auto ISO helped to reduce the graniness but to be very honest if you are not going to blow the image to larger sizes (which would be 99% of the time atleast for me) it won't make difference. Just Point and Shoot. You get a perfect image for viewing on computers. No complaints apart from optional docking station which costs about $80. 5x optical zoom is boon to me as 3x was merely zoom. Also zomming while taking movies makes this a small camcoder with 640x480 30fps shooting.It doesn't have touch screen like T50 and so it's responsiveness is better. I would like it bit faster though. Also camera takes pictures at very fast rate and the first picture you take is less than 2 secs.I would highly recommend this camera to anyone who can afford it.

I have been searching for a camera for over a year to replace my current 4 year old digital camera. I have been looking for certain features: Higher Optical Zoom, Expanded Mega Pixels, Pocket Size and Anti-Blur Technology. In addition, I needed a camera that will take good pictures at night without flash. I found all these features with this camera: 5x Optical Zoom, Anti-Blur, Super Steadyshot, Fast Processing so you are not waiting to take a second shot, great night time photography (as long as you use a tripod) and many more unexpected features.The Menu Navigation is very easy to work with and very intuitive. The Movie mode is phenomenal. It has a fine mode that really works well. Viewing your pictures is simple and quickly to get in and out of so you never miss a shot.The two macro settings work perfectly without any added lenses for the amateur photographer. The purpose of this camera is take great looking pictures on the go. If you are looking for professional, I always recommend a SLR.All in all, I feel I made a great purchase and I am very satisfied. OH! I can't forget to mention that the LCD screen is fantastic. You can see it at any angle. Perfect.My only drawback is when you are in scene selection modes, the anti-steady seems to be very sensitive. I would recommended a tripod for using those modes at night.

I've purchased and returned 2 used DSC-T100's from the internet. I own one that I broke. It is such a good camera and since I have all the accessories, I wanted to replace it. Both cameras that I bought used should have been listed as "Abused". But, the camera itself that I had was really easy to use with excellent quality photo and movie modes. The tiny memory stick makes it easy to carry extra memory. From what I have seen, the price of this camera for a brand new camera has went up a lot since I bought mine. Be very careful if you buy used. I've spent too much on shipping for nothing.

I have been using a Canon point and shoot for 5 years and wanted a "faster" reacting camera. Got the Sony T-100 after reading many reviews. I am disappointed by the quality of photos, the time it takes to set the menu I want, the difficulty to navigate between the different options. I tried to use the automatic setting and that one is not great either. Well, mine is for sale...is anyone interested???

I bought this to upgrade from a 5 megapixel CyberShot, which, over the course of three years had started to take degraded photos from dust getting inside the case and in the lens barrel. I took it apart once last year to clean it out, and it helped marginally, but then after taking it apart again prior to buying the DSC-T100, I managed to not reassemble it correctly, therefore breaking it.The DSC-T100 has an 8 megapixel sensor and apparently "super steady shot." Neither of these things seem to matter though, because the camera took crap photos. What good is an 8 megapixel photo when, even shrunk down, it looks blurry and hazy? In addition, why didn't the "super steady shot" kick in to fix this? Even in standard daylight, albeit indoors, some photos would turn out blurry. This was unacceptable. Even my old Sony 3 megapixel CyberShot (prior to the 5 and then this model) took crisper pictures than this.Another big problem I had with this camera was its interface design. On my previous two CyberShots, there was a function wheel that you could slide between modes very quickly with. Okay, I'm in auto picture mode, and now I want to take a video. Let's slide the wheel.Here? Okay, let's hit the menu button, which brings up a stuipid PSP style interface, hit down twice to move to movie mode, and then click OK! Yeah, that's really a step forward in interface design.These two things essentially killed the camera for me, and I returned it to Amazon.On the plus side, I LOVE the movie modes on the Sony cameras, which is why this was my third CyberShot. 30fps, 640x480 standard MPEG looks great, and with the DSC-T100 they added the ability to zoom.Oh yeah, the camera is also prohibitively small. Now, I wouldn't say I have huge hands or anything, but holding the camera, I noticed that my hand would cover the lens a bit at times forcing me to reposition it. So the lens is placed awkwardly here.Stay away from the DSC-T100.My quest for a new Sony camera continues, because I already have a bunch of Memory Stick Pro media, and because I love the movie modes on these cameras. But the DSC-T100's photo quality sucks, as does the interface.