Sony DSC-D770 Cyber-shot 1.5MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom
by Sony

List Price: $1,499.99
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Category: Digital Camera
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Digital Photo Product Details

• 1.5 megapixel sensor captures enough detail for photo-quality 5 x 7 prints
• 5x optical plus 2x digital zoom lens with autofocus
• Included 8 MB MemoryStick holds 30 images at default resolution
• Connects to Macs and PCs via included PC Card and Parallel Port Adapters
• Rechargeable Sony InfoLithium battery with charger included

• Adobe Photoshop CS5 Upgrade [Old Version]
• Aperture 3
• Pixelmator [Old Version]

Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Sony DSC-D770 Cyber-shot 1.5MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom

Customer Review: Very Dissapointed with this camera
Summary: 2 Stars

I narrowed my selection to the Sony 770 and the Olympus E-10, and based on price I took a chance on the Sony model.

After working with it for a couple of weeks, I am very dissapointed and am sending it back.

On the positive side, and contrary to some of the other reviews, It was extremely easy to pop the PCMCIA card in and out of the camera and into my laptop. No drivers or software were needed. Getting pictures into and out of photoshop was drag and drop simple.

I found the camera very easy to use. The remote control was a great feature when working off a tripod. The feature set was good, and the flexibility was great.

Now the negative news and the reason why I am returning it.

The resolution of the pictures was not up to snuff with other cameras available. I took several shots in exact same lighting and subjects as the S50, and the S50 produced superior results in terms of sharpness of image and color rendition. The 770 produces muted, washed out colors, especially in low light. Trying to take pictures at night (capturing the neighborhood christmas displays)was a waste of time.

The Flash unit is sub par and not able to provide adequate light. In fact the camera took better pictures in natural light than when using the flash. Much better results were obtained using an external flash borrowed from my 35mm camera.

The resolution I guess is what you would expect from only 1.5Mpx, but there is no reason to settle for this unless you are stymied by price.

Finally, I found the battery life to be totally unacceptable when using the internal flash, and the LCD. Many of the advanced features are only available when using the LCD. The batery lasted only for 30 minutes and maybe 20 shots when using the flash and the LCD to preview results.

The concept of the camera was a nice try by Sony, perhaps they will up the ante by putting one of their more advanced CCDs into the next iteration.

In the meantime, I am going to have to splurge and try the Olympus E-10

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