Sony Cyber Shot DSC-T3

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Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 21 reviews
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Product summary

New design, old story.

Specifications: Digital camera type: Ultracompact; Resolution: 5.1 megapixels; Optical zoom: 3 x; See full specs

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CNET editors' take

Reviewed by: Robert Dubbin
Edited by: Lori Grunin
Reviewed on: 09/03/2004

With its upcoming Cyber Shot DSC-T3, Sony makes some largely cosmetic improvements to the T1, a model that garnered high marks for style but relatively tepid reviews for image quality. The ultrathin DSC-T1 packs 5-megapixel resolution and a 3X Zeiss lens into a sleek and highly portable design; the T3 has the same insides encased in a new outside.

Upside: Like the T1 before it, the Sony Cyber Shot DSC-T3 uses Sony's Real Imaging Processor to achieve quick shot-to-shot performance, and Sony has given the T3 a brighter and better-performing LCD screen, while making the camera a bit smaller. Sony also drops the large, sliding lens cover in favor of a recessed lens with cover, which helps slim the camera's profile. Like its predecessor, the T3 ships with a dock for downloading and displaying images.

Downside: By forgoing improvements to the DSC-T1's internal workings--the T3 has the same innards as its predecessor--Sony appears to have slotted the T3 as a camera for the fashion-conscious rather than the technosavvy. We haven't had the chance to test a production model, but it doesn't seem as though Sony has made any effort with the DSC-T3 to rectify the T1's disappointing image quality.

Outlook: The Sony Cyber Shot DSC-T3 looks to be quite the eye-catching stocking stuffer for the too-much-disposable-income market segment. But when it ships in October for $500, with nary a tripod mount or an optical viewfinder, consumers who value substance over style may want to look elsewhere.

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Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 21 reviews
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3.5 stars

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

"Cute and Worth for the Price"

by sgdarkangel on March 13, 2005

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2.5 stars

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

"Great Camera for beginners"

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4.5 stars

"Fantastic Camera"

by Geoffizzle on April 3, 2007

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1.5 stars

"Its a failure or stigma on the name of Sony, why do they sell such sub-standard products."

by M. Shahbaz Khan on September 14, 2006

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5.0 stars

"Awesome photos!"

by oh_gabe on October 21, 2005

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