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Sony Cybershot T200
Editor's Review
The Sony Cybershot T200 has that familiar Sony style, but really distinguishes itself with its long range zoom and stunning LCD display. With its above average 5x optical zoom lens, the T200 gives you a greater range than the average ultracompact camera, and the Super SteadyShot image stabilization and Double Anti-Blur Solution helps reduce the blurring that results from shakes and jitters. The 3.5-inch touch screen LCD display is a real shocker, definitely the largest LCD available on a digital camera right now.
Specifications
- 8.1 megapixels
- 5x optical zoom / 10x digital zoom Auto focus and exposure
- ISO 80-3200
- JPEG file format
- 3.5-inch widescreen (16:9) touch screen LCD display
- Memory Stick storage media (31MB internal)
- Lithium-ion battery
- Part Number: DSCT200S
- UPC: 843404012312
- Release Date: Aug 29, 2007
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Sony Cybershot T200 Comments & Questions (write your own!)
This happened out of the blue, our screen is black when trying to take pics however you can see the icons on the side and review the pics in the history. I've reset the camera and everything. Any ideas?
I can review the pictures I have taken and I can see all the icons but I can not see anything but black for a picture I take or when I am trying to take a picture...any ideas?
Can i anyone tell what might have happened that will help me to confirm the same with service guys ..
Please help. Kevin
thank you!
Some cameras have written into their firmware a process called "binning," which merges the signals of multiple pixels to make larger pixels. Usually at a 4-1 ratio. This will essentially turn an 8-megapixel camera into a 2-megapixel camera. And that gives you the opposite problem of too many pixels on the chip ... you now have too few and as such, will run into artifacting instead of noise.
Stay with the highest quality setting. You can always make the pictures smaller with photo editing software on your PC.
The only proviso of this is if you've had SONYs in the past. Then, when equally matched, it's a good idea to stay in the family since you can use your old memory sticks in the new camera.
But to be honest, I'm not thrilled with either of them.
Another tip is to go to Sony's website and look for firmware updates. Download and install them. Also, make sure you have fresh high capacity (mAh) batteries in it. Often undercharged or depleted batteries can easily affect camera performance.
Outside of that, the camera may just need servicing. And if it's under warranty,you should be okay, but if not, understand that the average cost of a camera repair is around $180. As such, it may cost more to repair than it is really worth. The rule of thumb is that if the estimate for repair is north of 50% what you paid for it, you're better off taking that money and buying a newer and upgraded model.
The big Con you have with SONY is SONY itself. SONY, tends to force their customers into proprietary technologies such as the memory stick, their own spin on formatting, and a host of others which the Canon won't do. Canon relies on SD cards, which are pretty much the standard in point and shoot for memory cards. This means you can use any you happen to currently have and they are much cheaper than memory sticks. You can also use them in other technologies like PDAs, DMPs, and even mp3 players, whereas that memory stick is only going to be used in another SONY.
And those memory sticks are more expensive and slower than SD cards, IMHO.
But my question is, do you really need a 12 MP camera? Since 99% of all your shots are probably going to be snapshots or under 8x10s, you really won't see the benefit of having that much MP. In fact, IMHO, that's too much MP. In a matter of speaking, it's like having a Ferrari and only being able to drive it 65MPH. What's the point of all that horsepower if you don't ever experience it? Such is the way with being caught up in the "more is better" megapixel arms race. And I haven't even spoken of the trade offs, yet.
Let me explain. I came across an interesting article today about how more mega pixels is not necessarily a good thing. According to Image Engineering ( 6mpixel.org/en/? ) – a company that does testing of digital cameras for photo magazines in Germany – the quality of digital pictures has steadily decreased since the state of the art was six megapixels back in 2004. And because they don’t have a “dog in this hunt,” they put forth a compelling argument for buying new digital cameras with less mega pixels and not more.
The argument is essentially this: CCD chips on point and shoot cameras a smaller and as such, fitting in more pixels causes them to lose light sensivity. Sure, there’s more data on the chip, but the chip can’t absorb the light data and what it ends up with is a picture that has more noise than image quality. In addition, the more megapixels a camera has, the larger the lens it needs to provide the clarity it deserves and prevent diffraction due to a loss of detail with smaller apertures. But since we’re talking portable point and shoots here, those large lenses simply aren’t being made.
Finally, with larger mega pixels comes longer saving time due to their requires huge storage capacity, or more compression if not storing images in RAW format. The result is a noisier image and a dissatisfied camera user who thirsts for high quality and speed but fell into the trap of "more must mean better."
In the end, relying on a smaller MP that can balance all these needs may indeed be a better answer.
But the other advantage is that even though users are attracted by larger LCD screens, the sacrifice is that those larger LCDs suck up battery power and give back very little in the way of improved clarity when reviewing a picture.
For my money, that eliminates cameras that don't have a viewfinder. Just my two cents.
In addition to this setting you can also adjust the flash to low, normal, and high in the shooting menu and described on page 51.
Check out page 14 for red-eye and "dust in the air" comments which involve the flash unit also.
By the way, I can understand how you couldn't find this information in the user manual. It is the most confusing manual I have ever delved into. I almost think you would be better off pushing each icon on the screen and just finding out what it does rather than trying to read the manual. It appears you need one manual just to learn how to use the touchscreen LCD and another manual to learn how to use the camera.
Let me know if you still can't get it to work and I will try to explain it in more detail if necessary. (It's late and I'm too tired to keep typing after all the manual reading I just did!)
Larry
Good luck with your future use of that crazy manual. :)
Larry
this site is gay
1. When choosing your shooting mood, select PGM (Program Auto)
2. Select 'Menu'
3. The first option should be REC Mode. The setting will be 'burst' (the second option from the left). Change this to normal (first from the left), and you will notice your flash is suddenly available :)
When you change it back to auto, it will still be there. Yay!
didn't have to do the prgm or any of that.
how can i make my picture whith out any help i mean automatic click
HIT HOME IN THE TOP LEFT. THEN AT THE BOTTOM WHERE IT SAYS SHOOTING. SELECT THE ONE ON THE FAR RIGHT THAT LOOKS LIKE A TOOL BOX(SETTINGS) . HIT MAIN SETTINGS. ON THE 1ST PAGE YOU WILL SEE THE WORD INITIALIZE.. HIT THAT.... IT WILL RESET YOUR CAM AND THEN FLASH WORKS.
TA DA
As for putting it on your TV, that's a connection issue. And if you're pictures are captured in an HD format, you may not be able to view them properly without changing the input to SD.
As for the TV viewing, I can only surmise that the company doesn't care how inferior the projected pictures look with the accessory ( USB A/V Multi-use cable) provided. The camera has only the USB port for downloading or viewing the pictures so unless you have the computer around, you have to manage with the LCD monitor of the camera.
I would have to suspect that you have the situation analyzed correctly.
There's another issue that may not mean you got a lemon. I came across an interesting article today about how more mega pixels is not necessarily a good thing. According to Image Engineering ( 6mpixel.org/en/? ) – a company that does testing of digital cameras for photo magazines in Germany – the quality of digital pictures has steadily decreased since the state of the art was six megapixels back in 2004. And because they don’t have a “dog in this hunt,” they put forth a compelling argument for buying new digital cameras with less mega pixels and not more.
The argument is essentially this: CCD chips on point and shoot cameras a smaller and as such, fitting in more pixels causes them to lose light sensivity. Sure, there’s more data on the chip, but the chip can’t absorb the light data and what it ends up with is a picture that has more noise than image quality. In addition, the more megapixels a camera has, the larger the lens it needs to provide the clarity it deserves and prevent diffraction due to a loss of detail with smaller apertures. But since we’re talking portable point and shoots here, those large lenses simply aren’t being made.
Finally, with larger mega pixels comes longer saving time due to their requires huge storage capacity, or more compression if not storing images in RAW format. The result is a noisier image and a dissatisfied camera user who thirsts for high quality and speed.
In the end, relying on a smaller MP that can balance all these needs may indeed be an answer as well.
thanks
This would be a great camera for everyday photos. It has a good zoom for a compact camera at 5x optical, a good ISO setting range, and a 8.1 MP resolution. Good luck and happy shooting.
Andrew
Almost any smaller digital camera that you use in low light will have blur issues without a flash. The cameras automatically set themselves with a longer shutter opening to let more light in. You will need a monopod or tripod to help eliminate this issue more. A camera with a higher ISO capability will also reduce this issue. I would go with the Sony T200 ( digitalcamera-hq.com/digita... ). It has a higher ISO setting of 3200 and will allow you to set the shutter speed in the settings. Depending on the types of activities your shooting, you can set the shutterspeed so the camera doesn't re-adjust it. I would go with something like 1/100th of a second or 1/125th in low light settings. Good luck and happy shooting.
Andrew
I am also considering these two cameras, not sure which to buy yet, all depends on the international warranty.
Sony apparently is not that great of a brand for cameras.
offered more than great things
low light was perfect, dark skies but perfect detail
the macro was brilliant in low light.
i took a pic of my keyboard, 2 keys and it was so close i could see the dust i can't see on the surface.
go sony...
The FX55 has a lot of noise (according to the reviews) The sony T200 has a push screen and a start lens from 32 or 35 mm.
I would myself go for the Canon because of the picture Quality
You can take a look at <a href="hightechwebs.blogspot.com/&... where some samples images are shown.
First,I have to comment on sony first,if you are the user who loves the stylish camera,sony would be your first choice as it always have the best designer team for sony product.If you are the comsumers that want quality,sony would then not your choice as the night shot actually not as what you expect for this brand.I had seen the printed photo for Cyber shot,it's not that sharp as what you seen on the LCD screen.
Even Panasonic using Leica lens(a good germany lens),but one thing we have to consider that the lens use in leica is not the top of leica.Even not the second and third generations of this lens.It is a little far away from the real fantasic leica lens as it is just commercial lens.I heard some feedback from my friends who are using lumix,they said this camera really produce clear photo,but it is clear until a little bit fake,sometimes the photos are not as their expectation.Ya,the night shot of this camera is not that good,a lot of noise.
As we know,no things are perfect even Canon.Some of the canon camera really good but some just normal.Like ixus 80 is not good as ixus 870(I am comparing the photo quality not the angle).I have a try on canon,it is not that user friendly if compare with other(sony also not user friendly).If you don't have the basic on camera,you would found that canon will let you takes time to handle it.ISO settings is really important if you are a user like to take photo at night without flash,for canon 860,I just didn't know where can I adjust ISO settings instead of just putting high ISO as canon provide you on the function keys.
Overall,canon can satisfy you as it is always produce the better photo...
I wouldn't worry much about a touch screen requiring any more care than a normal screen. Just be gentle with it :)
Have i caused further damage to the touch screen and was or would it have been water, if so can it be fixed and could u tell me how to go about it sequencially? Thank you ohh so much.
The good: Great design; nice, large 3.5-inch screen; touchscreen.
The bad: Iffy accuracy for Smile Shutter; no custom white balance; slight noise even at ISO 400.
The bottom line: It's a perfect camera for someone who prizes style and gimmicky features over performance and control.
What I'm not thrilled with is the sacrificing of the viewfinder for a larger LCD screen. This is going to suck more power out of the batteries, rather than save it for what counts, actual camera operation. In addition, being SONY, it relies on the proprietary Memory Stick which is more costly and slower than it's open source rivals - SD cards.
Absent that, you should be okay with it.
Such a bad picture quality... not worth at all for 300 bucks.
That makes sense, and my laptop has a video input, and of course card readers, so i guess i'm covered.
Jeff
With those limitations, the T200 ( digitalcamera-hq.com/digita... ) and W200 ( digitalcamera-hq.com/digita... ) seem like your best bets.
Hope this helps!
HAVE A PRICE RANGE OF 10 TO 15 THOUSAND.
PLZ HELP ME FIND A GOOD CAMERA.
THANK YOU.
That being said, the T100 took OK low-light pictures. Sony has never been known for their low-light pictures. Expect pictures along this level of quality: flickr.com/photos/hsinwei/7... The T200 will give you these pictures with a 3.5" LCD screen! hehe
As far as ratings, there are a few (4) here: url=dpreview.com/reviews/read_o...
And a few (9) here: url=amazon.com/Sony-Cybershot-D... because this camera is so new, the only reviews are going to be biased. You'll have those that take a few pictures and say it's the greatest thing since sliced bread... and then the Sony haters who say it's lousy, all form/no substance, etc. You'll have to wait awhile for sincere reviews to be out.
I've only looked at the T200 once and I wasn't as impressed as I thought I was. Last year the T100 really impressed me so I thought I'd wait for the next one. For some reason I thought the touch screen wasn't sensitive enough and the resolution wasn't as sharp. So is the T200 much better than the T70 or the T100?
I just got my T200 and I have to say the zoom is excellent, well worth the extra money
P.S. The T75 has a HD component cable included in the box which the other models lack. Hope you take this in account as I was a bit dissapointed when i got my T200.
No it does not, the LCD screen being run is the only source of power drain so when it comes to that it is comparable if not better than any other 3.5" LCD camera. The battery life on this camera is amazing, I took 250 photos this past weekend before the camera beeped at me that it was running on fumes. The touch screen just makes this camera so much more user friendly. Also the smile detection is an awesome tool and I love taking photos of my newborn with the smile detection it makes for some amazing photos!
The T200 comes in black, silver and red. The black this time is a more graphite-colored one than previously.
Hope this helps!
Sony Cybershot T200 Reviews
Sony Cybershot T200 Reviews by Digital Camera-HQ Users
- 2.0 out of 5
I love the design features of Sony cameras, but this model has terrible image quality. When you zoom into an image, you will see all sorts of smeary compression artifacts. I love the compact pocket size. I love how fast it turns on. I love how sony organizes the menu system of all it's cameras. But the image is the bottom line, and this camera produces poor images. I'm currently shopping for a new camera, and I won't even be selling the this model used because I can't in good conscience pass this camera on to anyone else.
- 4.0 out of 5
I love this camera ALOT! I got it for my brithday, and I use it everywhere I go. I just haven't found a USB cord for my computer! :(
- 5.0 out of 5
I've only owned this camera for a few months and this is by far the nicest camera i've used in a long time! Worth the buy and is definitely an awesome camera for the long run!
- 3.0 out of 5
I got the Sony Cybershot as a gift this past Christmas 07. It isn't my 1st digital camera. Ive owned ten previous to the sony T200. It takes great pictures. The super close up's are super close up .....but here's the con's. Out of 20 shots only two will be perfectly clear and crisp. My casio with 8 mega pix produced put of 20 shot at least 15. same with canon. The touch screen needs to be calibrated a lot it seems. Yet strolling back at pictures, almost getting to the one I want to view again, and suddenly I'm back at shoot mode. The Sony's buttons are super,super sensitive. I get frustrated because then I need to start from begining again to stroll back to find that picture I want to show someone. yes it has index where you can see a bunch of pictures at a time. But I'm not 20, and I need the pictures to be reviewed as large as possible as Im skipping backwards, just viewing period! So for the money, picture quality, and what I think is the most important- EASE OF USE-The Casio Exilim EX-Z75 under $200 now, & the CANON Powershot SD750 are better products.
- 4.0 out of 5
I purchased this camera even after reading many of the negative reviews. I have found many of the typical comments to be inaccurate following my own use. Yes, it is a bit heavy but I have been very please with the pictures overall, including low light. I returned a new Olympus camera I purchased before Christmas to replace with the DSC-T200.
1. The functionality with the touch screen is outstanding.
2. The pictures in all categories are not quite as good as my Cannon SD600, but extremely comparable for the average to above average camera user. A-
3. Style - A++
4. Face Detection - B+
3. Smile Detection - B
4. Battery Life - B - I purchased a spare for $19 on-line and the combination is all I need.
5. 3.5" Screen - viewing - B+
6. Slideshow playback - A+
If you can afford this camera...it's worth it!
- 5.0 out of 5
Dear Friends,
I have been using this camera for the past three months , i would have taken more than 800 snaps. i would strongly recommend all the camera buyer to go for this option.
Amazing choice to go for this T 200 MODEL.....
- 5.0 out of 5
Picture quality is impressive. Outdoors / Indoors with and with out flash. To get the most out of this camera you need to have some basic photography knowledge and an understanding of the features this camera offers. This is a solid top of the line pocket sized camera.
- 4.0 out of 5
this digital camera is awesome... the face detection and smile shutter and touch screen is just great. the 8.1 megapixels are so clear and it's just such a great device... only complaint is the battery life (which is on the short side... so keep an extra lithium ion battery on you if you can).
- 5.0 out of 5
I've been using Canon 35mm and several Kodak digitals over my 30+ years of taking photos. Recently my Kodak V550 started failing after 2 years, so I took it in for service. I couldn't wait 3-4 weeks to get it back, so I decided to get another camera. I wanted one with a large screen where I could use it as a picture viewer (like an iphone) and one where the lens didn't extend when turned on... and was a wide angle like the Kodak V550. That's why I bought the Sony. I wasn't worried too much about 11x17 print quality because my pictures are viewed on the camera or on a website. What I like about the Sony T200 is that it controls the ISO of the film which allows me more control of natural light photos and photos using 'fill in' flash. When I use a slow ISO (80 or 100), the detail is very impressive! I also like the touch screen because it lets me see more options than having to push a knob to move through the choices. In general, in the few days I've been using the Sony, it's made me feel that I don't care if I ever get the Kodak back!
- 2.0 out of 5
I just recently purchased this camera with a warning that I'd probably bring it back in two weeks cause of the picture quality. Turns out they knew what they were talking about. I tried taking pictures in a variety of settings and modes. I can't say that I'm pleased with the results of any of them. For a $200 camera the noise would be acceptable, but I'll be waiting for them to get a SD870 in for now.
- 5.0 out of 5
I spend 4 days researching about this camera and comparing it with everything else.
I was given a budget of 800AUD so I had plenty to chose from. I love compact, I love clear pictures.
If you
* like to zoom
* want clear pictures
* want beautiful detail
* want to capture real smile
* want to have a huge LCD screen
* want a Sony
GET IT.
It didn't disappoint me, I love it to death. It so nicely built, 8.1 megapixels, the detail are brilliant. Its macro is absolutely stunning. 5x zoom is perfect for young adults who are concert goers and want perfect detail.
The stabliser is good! It is so nice and so brilliant. I never have blurry pictures with that on (and correct setting)
Get it.
- 5.0 out of 5
Sony DSC T200 is a simply superb camera. Earlier I was owning DW model. I wanted to have a higher resolution and higher optical zoom camera. This is to capture picture during our family functions. My recent experience is that all the pictures have so nice and lively. One word of caution, you need to practice with this camera before you actually make use of this for the function or occassion. Night shots with this camera is amazing. My kids and wife too love this model and its simplicity. Slightly buliker than it appears.
In my opinon, this model is more for cool people.
- 2.0 out of 5
... my older Sony Cybershot DSC-F505 with only 2.1MP performs so much better.
Looking at the other reviews, I can see I am not alone. Really disappointing. Definately, not what you would expect from a Sony, much less their higher end model.
Even more disappointing is that I'd just received an email from their Canadian office in response to my email/concerns about this product and they directed me back to the country where I bought it. When you go to the Sony Worldwide site, they do not have a contact. Seems like they are not interested in how their customers feels about their product. And if you are going to buy a Sony, don't do so in your travels. ...emmm aren't people in more of a spending mood when they are travelling... I know I was...
- 2.0 out of 5
As a top of the line/most expensive point and shoot digital camera Sony has to offer, I find the overall performance to be disappointing.
If you are looking for a sleek, very portable digital camera with neat bells and whistles, this would be camera of choice. But if you are buying a camera for... ehm nice pictures, stay away.
In automatic mode, the pictures are tad of the yellow side. The pictures are grainy. At very high resolution 8.1MP, there is always a halo/shadow about the subject when picture is taken indoors. I have an older Sony Cybershot DSC-F505
- 1.0 out of 5
Being a chap that trusts Sony products I was really looking forward to owning the DSC-T200 and assumed that Sony would have made a camera that produced fantastic photos as well as all the bells and whistles. Boy was I wrong! This is a great camera, apart from the fact that the picture quality is totally rubbish. My previous camera was a DSC-P200 (7.2MP) and this utterly trounces the T200 on picture quality. Sony have clearly upped the megapixels but thrown away all that extra data by compressing the image to two thirds the size of the images produced by the P200, what a waste! This produces dull, noisy images with a lot of compression artifacts to try and remove some of the noise. The manager in the Sony Center Croydon quite belligerently commented that in order to get the smile detection, touchscreen etc Sony has compromised on picture quality. Totally unacceptable! Don’t by this if you value your photos.
- 5.0 out of 5
I just bought this camera for my wife for our anniversary. We have 15 month old daughter and another child on the way in June 2008. One of the features that I really like is the multi-shot as I call it. You can take still photos about 1 sec. apart. This is great if you have a hard time getting your kids to smile. The screen is awesome. The touch screen makes navigation easy. However, the only downside is that it takes practice to know where you are navigating to. Us guys might have to break down and actually read the manual on this one. Otherwise, it is an awesome camera. There are a lot of cool features. You can hook it up directly to your TV for instant slideshows. You can even load music onto the camera for those slideshows. I highly recommend it. It is worth the price.
- 5.0 out of 5
Good performance
- 4.0 out of 5
I've owned my t200 for one week so far. I was at first skeptical about buying the camera after reading bad reviews about poor indoor photography. Therefore, the first thing I did was take various indoor photos. I took photos with flash, without flash and higher iso and i'm really satisfied. as far as seeing the pictures on my laptop, well, theyre perfect. the only pet peeve i did have was taking pictures with the twilight scenery option. you have to hold the camera very still to capture pictures at night. slight movement and your pictures come out blurry. other than that, no other complaints. i'm going to try the camera for another week and take more pictures and give another update.
- 3.0 out of 5
My initial impression of this camera is that it takes great outdoor pictures but the indoor ones are either blurry (even in autofocus mode) and grainy.
- 2.0 out of 5
I've had this camera for 2 weeks now and everything about the camera is great except the picture quality. The features and size are wonderful but the pictures leave a lot to be desired. Pictures taken out doors in full sunlight were great but pictures taken indoors were grainy and dull.
The best thing about the camera is the smile recognition feature. When this feature is turned on, it automatically takes the picture when the subject smiles . . . I still don't know how it does that. You can be tight lipped for 10 seconds but as soon as you show some teeth the shutter is activated automatically.
Despite all this I am returning it due to the poor picture quality. I expect better pictures from a camera in this price range.
- 2.0 out of 5
Outdoor pictures in sunny weather conditions are fine. Night shots and indoor pictures are very disappointing. Tried various setting nothing worked. Night and indoor pictures look good on the camera's screen but horrible on computer.
- 5.0 out of 5
A+++++ HUGE SCREEN
- 2.0 out of 5
will make it plain and simple: this camera its not worth it half of the money it is priced for. Outdoors pictures are o.k. just like with most of the cameras, but indoors pictures will show ok on the camera screen but if you will look on the computerscreen or even beeter if you print 8x10 you will be very dissapointed about the picture quality. For some reasons the Sony has manage to fool its customers by making cameras to look good on its own screen but you will see the difference wants you conected to PC or even on TV, as per printing your pictures the indoors are just terible.
I own severeal cameras in the past including a professional one, and frankly the Sony keeps dissapoint me and my freinds who are Professionals photographers and just looking to get a small more portable one to carry around then with the SLR ones.
- 2.0 out of 5
missed wedding pics and pics of my daughter in her fair queen parade because the camera gave blurry or wouldn't take pics at all. Loved all the features at first. Until i couldn't take pictures. What good is a camera that doesn't take pictures. could have gotten same quality pics from a disposable camera
- 5.0 out of 5
Best camera ever made, biggest screen ever. Beautiful pictures!
- 5.0 out of 5
i love the touch screen on this camera and that makes it super easy to use, even for me without my glasses!! i was waiting to find a camera thats not confusing and this one delivers. reviewing the pictures is a cinch and i can even play them back to music. i cant wait to take more pictures outside, my cats are tired of having their portraits taken.
- 5.0 out of 5
I can't put it down,it's so easy to use and awsome picture quality.
