Sony Cybershot DSCR1 10.3MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom
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List Price: $799.95
Features
• 10.3-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 18 x 24-inch prints
• 5x optical zoom; 2.0-inch vari-angle LCD display
• "Live" preview using Sony's Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology
• Three color modes and RAW capture
• Records images on Memory Stick PRO and Compact Flash Type 1/II media; powered by one NP-FM50 InfoLithium battery |
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Sony Cybershot DSCR1 10.3MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom Customer Reviews
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Excellent quality, poor performance
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1. I've had the R1 essentially since it came out (2yrs?).
2. As has been documented in many reviews--> this is a camera that can produce excellent results, IF you shoot in RAW.
3. With the above being said, this camera will or will not work for you mainly depending on the type of photography you normally do.
a. Poor macro: the in camera macro ability is a joke--> if macro is important, you'll need to get the screw on close up filter.
b. Obviously fixed lens 24-120mm. I think that 24mm is going to be wide enough for most folks (including me... most of the time). However, I would think that most folks may want to shoot more than 120mm episodically. There is a wide angle convertor lens (which is good) and a tele convertor lens which is terrible (read my review on that).
c. Burst rate: terrible--> only 3 shots in JPEG. Thus, if you're into sport, shooting action shots, taking shots of the kids--> forget it. And by the way--> fast focusing is not a strong suit with the R1 either.
d. RAW write times: slow and subpar for this caliber of camera. And as noted above, if you want to get the highest quality image, you really need to shoot in RAW.
4. Translation: if you're mainly into landscape photography--> this might be a very good camera for you. However, like me--> you'll find that the lack of the ability to shoot beyond 120mm, the lack of true macro capabilities, the slow RAW write times (when you really want to capture a fleeting scene)... can all be very frustrating--> which then brings the realization upon oneself of "perhaps this is why most (all) professionals use DSLRs." It's a great camera which is capable of excellent images, but the poor performance is a significant limiting factor which becomes more and more apparent over time and in different shooting situations. |
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