Years after the first Sony T-series hit the market, it’s still impossible to deny the cool factor of these little, silver snapshot cameras.
This time, Sony serves up the 7.2-megapixel Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T10, which lands between the 6-megapixel DSC-T9 and the 7.2-megapixel DSC-T30 in the company’s line. The DSC-T10 doesn’t sport the fancy plexiglass back panel or the 3-inch LCD of the T30, but it’s got most of that camera’s other features and a nice looking 2.5-inch LCD of its own.
To keep things interesting, Sony has offered a choice of four colors for the T10: black, pink, silver, and white.
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What’s true for doctors applies equally to consumer electronics manufacturers: first, do no harm. Canon is usually pretty good at adhering to that philosophy, making only minor changes to successful products and saving the daring moves for the models that need it.
Now, changing sensors isn’t normally considered terribly daring when it comes to digital cameras. But when its predecessor — in this case, the Canon Digital Rebel XT / EOS 350D — was renowned for producing excellent, low-noise photos at a more-than-adequate 8-megapixel resolution, it’s risky to replace it with a higher-resolution but potentially lower-sensitivity chip as Canon did with the Canon Digital Rebel XTi / EOS 400D.
Perhaps the Nikon D80 upped the stakes; perhaps Canon felt it was an inevitable necessity. Whatever the reason, it yields mixed results.
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The Canon Digital Rebel XTi /EOS 400D is the third iteration of the company’s entry level DSLR. The changes over the Canon Digital Rebel XT / EOS 350D are mainly in the sensor — increased to 10 megapixels — and moving the camera information read-out from the top panel to the main LCD screen.
As we expect from Canon the high ISO images are practically noise-free. The only disappointment we had was with auto white balance — the camera does not handle incandescent light well.
The Canon EOS 400D has an automatic routine for removing dust from the image sensor filter similar to that used by Olympus. In this case the filter is ultrasonically cleaned when the camera is turned off. The responsiveness of this camera makes taking a photo about as instinctive as blinking an eye. The shutter release is nicely damped and the mirror/shutter slap is reasonably restrained even if not as quiet as we would like.
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The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T10’s 7.2-megapixel CCD delivers plenty of resolution for large prints, and the smattering of Scene modes makes it easy to bring back good-looking photos from what would otherwise be difficult shooting conditions.
The biggest news of course, is the DSC-T10’s Super SteadyShot image stabilization, which we found to be very effective. This will let you get crisp shots even when faced with hand-holding the camera under surprisingly dim lighting (assuming of course, that your subject is stationary as well).
Of course, a tripod is always recommended when things get really dark, but we were very pleasantly surprised to see just how dark it could get, while we were still snapping sharp photos.
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The Fujifilm FinePix F30 won TIPA’s Best Compact Digital Camera in Europe award and on this performance I can see why. Neat handling, design and specification further enhance a World first in terms of that high ISO capability.
Yes, there are a couple of omissions; no RAW capture and the lack of a histogram display for example.
The Fujifilm FinePix F30 provides an almost perfect balance of control and automation, sensitivity without noise problems and image quality yet retaining pocketability that make it a real “stunna”, and you’ll be hard pressed to find better on the market today.
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