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The Sony Cybershot T70 complements exquisite HD imaging quality with exciting innovations like the new `Smile Shutter' mode for happy faces when you're shooting family and friends...
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Fantastic All-Rounder!
A review by happybeany on Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T70
December 11th, 2007


Author's product rating:   Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T70 - rated by happybeany

Picture Quality Good 
Range & Quality of Features Excellent 
Ease of Use Easy 
Overall Look & Design Excellent 
Value for Money Excellent 

Advantages: 3 inch touch screen, Full High Definition  -  1080,  face detection, supersteadyshot, 8 . 2 megapixels
Disadvantages: Delicate touch screen

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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As a first review, I felt that I was pretty well qualified to review this product as I work in a Sony Centre, so have a lot of experience when it comes to testing out the new products on the market direct from Sony themselves!
The T70 is truly a fantastic piece of kit. It is stylish, light and has a lot of functions not available with any other brand. To start with, you get the choice of four different colours - baby pink (slightly sparkly, very girly!) , jet black, brushed silver and white.The camera itself is slimline, with a sliding cover on the front over the Carl Zeiss lens (which turns the camera on in approximately 1.5 seconds - quick start up for those spontaneous shots!)
There are loads of features available on this camera, but main selling points have to be the 8.2 megapixel CCD, Carl Zeiss lens, 3x optical zoom, also pretty robust. I wouldn't recommended throwing it though!! Face recognition allows the user to take a photograph of a group of people, whilst the camera searches the crowd for faces, and automatically adjusts the focus to give the best possible focus on the faces rather than the peripherals. This function can be turned off. There is also the "smile shutter" option. This works by recognising when someone gives a grin, and automatically takes a photograph - helping to capture those rare moments when everyone is smiling. In the excitement, it won't matter if you have a slight shake as the camera incorporates the supersteadyshot technology, which moves a free floating lens, which is continuously being adjusted to compensate for any movements.
The best feature with this camera has to be the massive 3 inch touch screen - camera also comes with a wrist strap with a stylus attached so you don't have to get fingerprints all over! I find the menus slightly awkward to navigate with the touch screen - it is not obvious which buttons do what, meaning that a lot of learning with this camera is trial and error (unless you want to sit and read the instruction manual obsessively).
The ISO, focus, flash, shutter speed and the white balance can all be changed manually on different functions. This allows more control over the photographs that you are taking, better for those more advanced in their photography - but don't worry! - there is still an "auto" mode for those quick snaps!
Overall, I genuinely think this a fantastic camera. The only downside to this camera is really that as it is a touch screen, it would definitely require a case - don't want to put it in your handbag / pocket and damage it - the cost to repair would truly be phenomenal! The smile shutter can also be pretty temperamental, so only big cheesy grins are picked up for the majority of the time.

Quick Specifications:
The lithium-ion battery (NP-BD1 found for about £20 - £30 in most shops) lasts for approximately 250 - 300 shots.
Recording media: Memory Stick Duo (NOT magicgate)
LCD screen dots: 230,000 (fantastic quality!)
High Definition playback - can be plugged into a HD ready TV with mini HDMI - HDMI cable
Playback Zoom
Supplied with: Rechargeble battery pack (NP-BD1), Battery charger, Multi connector cable (USB, Component AV) , Power Cord, Wrist Strap with stylus, CD-ROM with drivers, Adaptor Plate 

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Durability Excellent 
Reliability Excellent 
Size Small 
Weight Light 
Instruction Manual Good 

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