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Fuzzy Logic Is Sony overloading on camera features at the expense of photo quality?
Fuzzy Logic Is Sony overloading on camera features at the expense of photo quality? | Is Sony overloading on camera features at the expense of photo quality? |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Tuesday, 25 March 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 2 If you look at the latest review of the Sony T300 from CNET in the US, it also goes through all its new features, including its gloriously large 3.5-inch screen. Given that the T300 is a touch screen, this could be a problem. CNET are also unimpressed with the fact the touch-screen interface is very annoying, asking you to click ‘ok’ at every turn. Although a 3.5-inch screen is the same size as that on the iPhone and iPod Touch, the T300’s touch interface sounds nowhere near as smooth or friendly, showing just how far behind most other touch screen interfaces still are, 9 months after the iPhone’s initial release and almost 15 months after the world first learned of its existence. CNET are quite damning in their review when they say, despite all the cool features, that: “Quick performance and dozens of features are great, but in the end cameras have to be judged on the pictures they take. Unfortunately, we found the T300 seriously lacking in that respect. Even at its best, photos generally look soft, with haloing along edges.” CNET advise buying the previous T200 Cybershot, or even the T100, which CNET says takes the best photos of all three, despite now having the least number of new features – if you are really must buy a Sony Cybershot. CNET’s advice is to buy a Canon instead. Our advice? Read through the online reviews carefully at dedicated camera review sites like DPReview and Steve’s Digicams, among others, both well known for their detailed reviews, although tellingly at this time neither has reviewed the T300 yet, probably because it is still so new and these sites really review their cameras, a process which does take some time to do properly. Aside from online reviews and those in magazines, you might want to try a few cameras in store, take a few photos, and print them out on the instore photo printers so you can see their results for yourself. I’ve no idea how happy the sales people will be to let you do this, but remember, it’s your money. Really, the whole episode is a stark reminder that you can’t always go by the number of features listed on the box to know how well a technology performs its basic function; that newer isn’t always better, and it always pays to do some research before buying to see what the experts – and everyday users – really think about whatever it is you want to buy before you plonk down your hard earned cash.
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