Sony CyberShot DSC-V1 Review

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Sony CyberShot DSC-V1
4.6 stars
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Fatboy Slim's Review of Sony CyberShot DSC-V1

15th Mar 2004

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Image Quality
    5 stars
  • Features
    5 stars
  • Time Digital Camera Owned
    1 to 6 Months
  • Battery Life
    3.5 stars
  • Ease of Use
    3.5 stars
Good Points

Lens quality,image quality,build quality,night framing,night shot


Bad Points

Battery could be better although spare ones are cheap enough,Supplied Memory stick too small as this camera is 5 MP but this is the norm for supplied memory card/sticks,No case but at least you are not getting a case that is unsuitable for your needs.


General Comments

Bought this Sony DSC V1 Digital camera about 6 months ago and I have to say it is the best camera I have owned.The lens on this camera is made by Carl Zeiss which is a top quality German Optics manafacturer and German optics are the best you can get.The build quality is exellent with the camera been made out of metal it feels really solid and well put together,there are 2 features on this camera which I think are a really useful one is night framing which is activated with the flick of a switch and this allows you for instance if you were in a dark night club it would be difficult to see the subject you were shooting but with the night framing on you get a infra red black and white image on the screen (just like the ones you see on TV when they are filming in the darkness),which is very very useful,the other is night shot it is also activated with the flick of a switch which lets you take a photo in complete darkness however the picture will not be in colour but like I have mentioned a infra red black and white picture like the mentioned TV program pictures when they are filming in darkness.The battery is suffient but not the longest lasting but I purchased a spare for around £30 the info lithium feature(which tells you in minutes how much life is left in the battery rather than a series of vague lines)is an essential feature which you will find useful everytime you use the camera.To work out what memory stick you will need I purchased a 256MB memory stick and I can fit 102 pictures on in 5 mega pixel and super fine quality and the image quality in 5 mega pixel and super fine is amazing.The colour screen is clear and bright.The menus can be a bit difficult to get round and you will occasionally need to refer to the instruction book for help, but this is just a small price to pay for what in my opinion is one of the best digital cameras around.

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