Which T? Choosing the right Sony Cyber-shot ultracompact camera
Lori Grunin,
Senior Editor
March 11, 2008
Unlike with Canon cameras, Sony's tend to evaporate quickly from the market soon after their replacements ship. That means it's hard to find deals on older Sony models, and that you only have a small window of opportunity to buy an older model if its replacement is worse. The T100 is practically gone and the T200 will likely disappear shortly, despite the fact that each is better than its predecessor. The T100 is also the last of the T series cameras to eschew a touch screen.
They're all pretty fast and indistinguishable from each other when it comes to speed; the T300 is the slowest of the lot by a smidge, however.
- If you want the cheapest, get the T20.
- For the smallest or the funkiest colors, get the T2.
- For the largest LCD or the longest zoom, opt for the T300.
- For the best compromise between screen size and compactness, the T70 makes the grade.
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| Review date | November 12, 2007 | July 18, 2007 | February 13, 2008 | February 28, 2008 |
| The Bottom Line | A likable ultracompact snapshot camera, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T2 nevertheless faces stiff competition from its own siblings, the T20 and T200. | Sony's DSC-T20 is a stylish, solidly-built camera with quick performance and pleasing image quality at lower ISO settings. | The ultracompact Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T70 packs impressive performance and image quality into a sexy little camera body, but its touchy touch screen left us a tad teed. | A great design, fast shooting, and lots of features can't overcome the fact that the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T300 simply doesn't take very good pictures. |
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| Lens aperture | F/3.5-4.3 | F/3.5-4.3 | F/3.5-4.3 | F/3.5-4.4 |
| Equivalent 35mm focal length | 38 - 114 mm | 38 - 114 mm | 38 - 114 mm | 33 - 165 mm |
| Optical zoom | 3 x | 3 x | 3 x | 5 x |
| Light sensitivity | ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO auto | ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 | ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO auto | ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO auto |
| Display (projector) technology | TFT active matrix | TFT active matrix | TFT active matrix | TFT active matrix |
| Video input type | Digital camera | Digital camera | Digital camera | Digital camera |
| Digital zoom | 6 x | 2 x | 2 x | 2 x |
| Weight | 4.5 oz | 4.5 oz | 4.5 oz | 5.3 oz |
| Effective sensor resolution | 8,100,000 pixels | 8,100,000 pixels | 8,100,000 pixels | 10,100,000 pixels |
| Still image format | JPEG | JPEG | JPEG | JPEG |
| Display (projector) diagonal size | 2.7 in | 2.5 in | 3 in | 3.5 in |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Automatic | Manual Automatic | Automatic |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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