Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T100 Camera information

The Sony Cyber-shot is sleek, stylish, and features 8.1 in a compact design with a choice of body colors.The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T100 digital camera has everything the latest models offer when it comes to basic features. It has a nice design, and has an easy-to-hold and easy-to-shoot build. It's an attractive and compact camera 8.1-megapixel, that comes in metallic silver, black and red.

Lens/Zoom

New with this generation of T series cameras, the T100 has a 5x optical zoom lens for a 35mm equivalent focal length range of 35-175mm. The aperture range at wide angle if f3.5-f5.6. At telephoto, this range is f4.4-f10. As has been the case with just about every Sony T model, the lens does not protrude at all from the body of the camera. A sliding lens cover powers on the camera when you open it and keeps the lens protected while in your pocket. If you just want to review images on your camera, it can be powered on with a button as well.

Memory Media

There is about 31MB of internal memory that can be used and the camera accepts Memory Stick Duo and Memory Stick Pro DUO media. Keep in mind that if you want to take movies at the highest data rate (MPEG VX Fine, which is 640x480 at 30fps), you need the faster Memory Stick Pro Duo media.

Image File Format(s)

The T100 saves images as JPEG only.

Connectivity

A multi-connector provides AV output (including HD) and a USB 2.0 connection for transferring images to your computer.

Power

The camera is powered by a lithium-ion rechargeable battery pack (NP-BG1). The included battery charger plugs into an outlet and you need to remove the battery from the camera to charge it.

Battery life was excellent. During my time with the camera, I took just over 150 shots and there was plenty of juice left.

EXPOSURE

As far as shooting modes, the Sony T100 is your basic point and shoot camera, meant to capture quick snapshots at the spur of the moment. There is an auto mode, which really just lets you change the focus mode, flash mode, and timer mode (2 second or 10 second). If you want a bit more control, the program auto mode lets you adjust the sensitivity (ISO), white balance setting and more. If you want to dig into the scene modes, the T100 has presets for Beach, Fireworks, High Speed Shutter, High Sensitivity, Landscape, Snow, Soft Snap, Twilight, and Twilight Portrait.

Movie Mode

The T100 lets you capture movies in MPEG VX Fine (640x480 @ 30fps) mode, MPEG VX Standard (640x480 @ 16fps) mode, and Presentation (320x240 @ 8.3fps) modes.

Conclusion

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T100 is another nice camera in Sony’s ultra-slim T line. It definitely caters to the individual looking for a high quality, stylish camera who doesn’t mind paying a higher price, as seems to be typical for Sony products. The camera’s specs – 8 megapixels, 5x optical zoom with image stabilization, 3 inch LCD and high capacity sony NP-BG1 battery– are also pretty compelling. Image quality is good overall, but heavy noise reduction really muddies up details at sensitivities over ISO 200. The camera operates quickly and has great battery life – another big selling point for users who like to grab the impromptu shots of your friends out on the town.