Sony T200

its_visa

About 2months ago i bought a Sony T200......
i realize the picture quality is really poor in low light settings if i do not put on a flash, as for my old camera Canon, forgot which model...it takes great pictures with no flash in a low light setting....Also, my pictures always comes out red - orange for no reason...hmm....

is it really Sony's problem? or the setting? or is it my skills? haha....
is anyone using T200?!?!! wanna teach me a few tricks in how 2 take better pictures?!?!

SAZABI

Don't worry... it is pretty well known that sony does not do well under low-light condition compared to other brands.  But I think it has improved a lot already...

Knowing that, I was thinking to get the T200 2 weeks ago, just simply because it looks nice.
At the end, I got the Canon 850IS

its_visa

yeah....i got tricked by the look of it > <
i think im going to refund it just before the deadline ~~~~
and probably going to buy another Canon again!

maanmo

according to cnet review
http://www.cnet.com.au/digitalcameras/cameras/0,239036184,339282597,00.htm
""
The auto white balance was accurate in most types of lighting conditions, whether it was in a fluorescent or tungsten environment. However, Sony did not include a custom white balance option. ""

so if your t200 pictures come out red and orange, you may want to read up on white balance in the sony manual


the reviewer says
""The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 is a perfect camera for those who prize style and gimmicky features over performance and control.""

here is a forum disscussion about this topic
Sony T200 indoor photos are DISGUSTING
http://www.stevesforums.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=583200&forum_id=28


however here is a positive review of this lovely sony t200
http://www.cameras.co.uk/reviews/sony-dsc-t200.cfm
""On the whole the DSC T200 has produced a very impressive set of photos. In my view, based on picture quality it is one of the better pocket sized digital cameras.
It is one of the fastest cameras you will find and I have no complaints about the quality of the photos it takes.
""
this nice reviewer ranks the following cameras

Similar Digital Cameras You May Like To See
Camera        ..............Rating
Canon IXUS 75        ......85
Canon IXUS 70        ......84
Sony DSC T200        ......84
Fuji Finepix F50fd....84
Panasonic DMC FX10 ...83
Panasonic DMC FX07....82
Sony DSC T100        .....82
Sony DSC T70        .....82

maanmo

this review says ..
http://stuff.tv/Review/Sony-Cyber-shot-DSC-T200/

Peerless photo quality
Now, as we’ve alluded to, this isn’t just a big bundle of gimmick; it can take a darn fine snap, too. The 8.1MP images are much crisper and punchier than any of its competitors’, brimming with colour and detail.

Even at high ISO – and it manages up to 3200 – the quality doesn’t make you want to scratch your eyes out, and flash performance is very good.

another review says
White balance performance was identical to the T70; neither incandescent nor fluorescent lighting was fully corrected with the auto setting and the pre-sets tended to over-correct. No manual measurement facility is provided. The flash was slightly more powerful than the T70, but required ISO 400 to illuminate an average-sized room. Digital zoom shots taken with the camera set at its highest resolution were clean and relatively free of processing artefacts.
http://www.photoreview.com.au/reviews/slimline/sony-cybershot-dsct200.aspx



another review says
Picture quality was very good under a wide variety of shooting conditions, including low light. Even with the ISO set at 1600, the DSC-T200 produced sharp images with little noise

the picture says ""This is taken at the T200's highest ISO setting ....
no flash ? i presume

maanmo myself says
this pricey lovely camera is one of sony's pride
in an ad flyer, this camera can detect the face, and adjust the color for the most natural skin tone,
in other words, this camera is supposed to be a well trained computer,

but just like a well trained dog, it can miss jumping through the loop if its handler gives confusing
signals

it is a mystery  why some people why says things  such as these reviews say below
the picture quality is totally rubbish
http://www.digitalcamera-hq.com/digital-cameras/sony-cybershot-t200_product-review.html?reviewId=8828039

SAZABI

no flash ? i presume

it is flashed

maanmo

ok, continue with our camera warming for this T200

this is quite a balanced review
http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/sony/dsc_t200-review/
The Cyber-shot DSC-T200 ($399) is the flagship camera in Sony's ultra-compact lineup. Featuring an 8 Megapixel sensor, 5X optical zoom, optical image stabilization, and gargantuan 3.5" touchscreen LCD display, the T200 is "bigger and better" than just about everything else on the market.


jeff keller DCRP 's founder and editor says
With no manual control over shutter speed available, you'll have to resort to the T200's scene modes in order to take a night shot like the one you see above. I used the twilight scene mode, which used a 2 second shutter speed (at ISO 100), which is slower than I would've used had I been able to set it manually. Thus, the shot is on the dark side, but it's still pretty good. There's no noise, the buildings are sharp, and purple fringing wasn't an issue.


i say , it truely has the look of a sony flag ship, wow

hoshi

any sample pictures so we can better diagnose the problem?  

sko

yess, the quality is very so-so, but the features are pretty fun and the camera itself is very pretty.

got a white t70 to match my white sony laptop~

SAZABI

Too easy to see from all those blurry pictures...