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Sony Cybershot DSCP41 4MP Digital Camera| Manufacturer: | Sony | | List price: | $279.95 |
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| Sony Cybershot DSCP41 4MP Digital Camera |
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Nice Camera- Average Image Quality |
| I bought this camera on June 27 2004, and I have not run into a problem yet. The camera is small but thick and fat. The digital zoom can be frustrating sometimes especially when the object you want to shoot is far away. The camera starts up very quickly and the flash can be changed to be extra-bright. This camera is a point and shoot model and it excells in capturing images at night time because of its powerful flash. Image quality is very sharp and is not as pixialted as other camera I have seen. This camera is best used for email and trading pictures online. Printing the picture will look fine, but they are somewhat disappointing. Seeing how sharp the pictures looked on the computer, I went down to Wal-Mart to print some out. When I saw the processed photo, you could instantly tell that it is from a digital camera. The picture is not as sharp as I'd like it to be, If you enlarge the photo on your computer, you will know what I am talking about. For example, it is not able to capture hair perfectly. It looks as if someone had painted the hair on the picture. The lcd screen is nice and bright, but it can be a little bigger. The controls are very easy to use and anyone can take this camera out of the box and start shooting. The lens does not extend out of the body so there is no risk for the infamous E-18 Error on so many canon models. The battery life with standard alkaline batteries is very disappointing. I would recommend getting rechargable batteries (Energizer 2500 mAh NiMH Batteries) because they last for almost 4x longer. The camera uses two AA batteries, which is a plus because they are easy to find. There is an optical Viewfinder and one of the best Af illuminators I have seen in a digital camera. Overall this camera is excellent for email and and night pictures. The pictures don't lose quality when being uploaded onto a computer as many others do. Flash is very powerful for such a compact camera (You can take a picture in pitch black and still have a nice picture.) Great Sony quality-I dropped it once or twice and still works perfectly. Excellent video mode-quite possibly the best I have seen on a digital camera. (Sony cameras are known for their video quality.) Cheap price about $200 for the camera. Memory sticks are somewhat expensive, but they are very reliable. Colors are nice and accurate. Basically I recommend this camera to anyone who wants a compact, sturdy, and reliable camera that takes excellent night shots-never any red-eye, fine for printing out the occasional photo, great for emailing, and people who want an affordable camera. |
| Sony Cybershot DSCP41 4MP Digital Camera - Sony |  |
A great value |
I have owned this camera since early January, and I have been very pleased with it. I bought it as a replacement for a Sony Cybershot (model DSC-P50) that I had owned for several years until I broke it, and this new one is so much better! I had not been very satisfied with the older model, and I considered replacing it with a camera by a different brand until I read positive reviews about the DSC-P41.
One reason I decided to give Sony another try is the already mentioned high price of the larger memory sticks. I already owned a 128 megabyte stick that I had purchased for my previous camera, and I did not want to invest in new media. This is something to keep in mind if you are considering a Sony camera: if/when you need to replace it, you will probably want to stay with Sony because of this expensive accessory. The plus is that if you replace your Sony with another Sony, you will never have to worry about this memory stick issue again. One interesting thing is that the photos I had taken on my other camera are now saved in a separate folder from the photos I have taken with this new camera. In other words, when you load up the pictures on your computer, you will see a folder for each camera. I did not realize this at first, and I was quite frustrated because I could not locate the photos on my computer desktop.
Now, I would like to offer a tip for Macintosh users because one reviewer said that she could not upload her photos on her Mac. There is no reason to shy away from this camera if you own a Mac. When you plug the camera into a Mac, you should see an icon on your desktop (it will be a narrow rectangle). Make sure that the camera is turned on. To view the photos on your desktop, double-click on this icon, and then you will see a folder called "DCIM." Within this folder, there will be another folder called "100MSDCF," and if you have used the memory stick in more than one camera, there will be additional folders such as "101MSDCF." You can also organize the photos into subfolders if you prefer. To save the photos to your computer, just drag the files onto your desktop or into a folder on the desktop. The other way to import photos is to open iTunes and use the import feature.
The only thing that frustrates me about this camera is that it is difficult to use the LCD screen in bright outdoor light. I cannot really see the picture. I often like to look into the LCD screen to see if a picture has turned out or if I should retake it, but because this is not always possible, I end up taking extra pictures just to be safe. This defeats one of the advantages of owning a digital camera over a traditional film camera, but I suspect that this will always be a problem with taking pictures on very sunny days.
The features that I really appreciate on the camera (especially after owning the older model) are: 1) the small size; 2) the permanently attached lens cover (rather than the detachable type); 3) the additional buttons on the back of the camera that expedite certain things, such as deleting photos; 4) the nighttime flash. This last feature is definitely improved from the older camera. I took some pictures at dusk in downtown Chicago, and they turned out really well. The sky looked great--much more vibrant than it looked in person, actually. In one photo, I managed to capture a car driving by. Because I was using the nighttime flash, which slows down the shutter speed, I got the front end of the car, and then the back end with the taillights. The middle of the car was completely missing from the picture, and it looked like a ghost car. To me, at least, this was really cool, and for people who like to take really unique pictures, the nighttime flash has the potential to produce some creative results.
My overall impression of this camera is that it is a great product for the average consumer (like me). I have been satisfied with the pictures that I have taken with it, and the camera is very easy to use, even without reading the instruction manual. Sony has definitely improved its digital cameras! |
| Sony - Sony Cybershot DSCP41 4MP Digital Camera | |
Great product, very durable. |
I wrote that because my sony camera got wet, fell off a moving car, even fell off my lap but still works GREAT!!! On top of that it is very extremely easy to use (a no-brainer), comes with a usb cord and a charger for the batteries. The camera also can take video clips.
The only thing that grabs you from behind is the fact that you
gotta shell off $$$$$ for the memory card (bigger storage for longer video clips) as well as the nice accessories to go with it, since it doesnt include a bag/storage. |
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