Camera: SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-717 5.0 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL STILL CAMERA DSCF717
Price Range: $ 1300 approx (Feburary 04)
Date of Review: November 2005
Image quality is great for 5MP camera, sony sensor are same between 5MP and 8MP, I do not see the point you spending more money for sony 8MP (DSC-828)camera.
"5.0 Mega Pixel Super HAD CCD
Carl Zeiss "Vario-Sonnar" Lens Assembly
5x Optical (10x Precision Digital) Zoom
Advanced HAD Technology
Hologram AF
Clear Colour NR (Noise Reduction)
Pre-Flash Metering
Auto White Balance and One-Push White Balance
InfoLithium Battery System
NightShot
NightFraming
Light Metering (Spot, Center-Weighted, Multi-Pattern)
Slow Shutter NR
MPEG Movie HQX
Pop-Up Intelligent Flash
Hybrid 1.8" LCD
Hologram AF
Full Range High Speed Auto Focus / Manual Zoom Ring
Scene Selection
Electronic Viewfinder
Even Brightness Picture
USB Connection
Digital Picture Effects
Rotating Lens
Primary Colour Fliter
14bit DXP
Super Resolution Converter
Clear Luminance NR
Multipoint Auto Focus
Auto Exposure Lock
ISO Sensitivity Settings - Auto, 100,200,400,800
Program Shift
Exposure modes - Auto, Programmed auto, shutter priority, aperture priority, Manual, Scene Selection (twilight, twilight portrait) landscape and portrait
Adjustable LCD Brightness (in the set up menu)
Auto Bright Monitoring
100% LCD View
3 Burst Mode
Multi-Burst
Battery Remaining Indicator
Picture Remaining Indicator
Hot Shoe
ImageMixer software
there is low noise till ISO1600.
Great battery life,
Great colours, contrast and saturation,
Dislike?NO range of lenses .
relatively fast startup time,
fast memory card read/write speed- but hell slow in long exposure and BMP and RAW format.
WORST buffer TIME EVER!!! Only take 3 consecutive shots and minute waiting when process can process it.
adjustments, fast AF
Rating: 7 out of 10
Sample picture:
Macro