Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700 Review: Compromises Will Have To Be Made

The Sony DSC-T700 gets reviewed by Digital Camera Review, who seem intent on bringing the best looking compact back to earth. There’s a lot to like about the T700; beautiful form factor, gigantic 3.5 inch LCD (920K to boot), and 4GB of internal memory. On the other hand, there are some compromises to be made. For one, users are entirely dependent on the touchscreen LCD for the most part. Second, yes, you are going to make some compromises in the image quality department. Digital Camera Review spells it out quite forcefully:

It’s an old song with Sony’s T models: consumers love the looks and performance, while photo-focused reviewers can’t believe that anyone would find a camera – especially a $400 camera – that takes such ugly pictures appealing. And while we’ve heard it before, the same tune can largely be played again for the T700. Sony is making improvements by degrees with some of the image quality issues associated with this concept, but the T700’s tiny form factor alone suggests that compromises will have to made somewhere along the way.

So just how bad are the pictures? If you’re a casual photographer, don’t panic. There are cameras that take better images than the T700, sure, but if you’re looking to fill a family photo album or get some memory snaps of family and friends, there’s no reason to immediately write off this Cyber-shot. But if more serious picture taking is your cup of tea, the T700 has a few bad habits that you may want to take into consideration before your hard-earned money changes hands.

-Digital Camera Review

The average user isn’t going to notice this, the more advanced photographer is going to be bothered by this. To be clear, there are cheaper cameras out there, cameras that take much better pictures than the T700, but few if any are going to out style it. We’re thinking it makes a great gift, but recommend looking elsewhere for an enthusiast.

Get all the details on the Sony DSC-T700 (no, not all negative) here.

Sony Cybershot DSC-T700 at Amazon
Sony Cybershot DSC-T700 at B and H Photo Video

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