Sony CyberShot DSC-V1 Digital Camera

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The 32MB Memory Stick included with the Sony DSC-V1 can only store 12 images at the camera's highest JPEG resolution. We strongly recommend purchasing at least a 64MB Memory Stick, allowing the storage of a minimum of 25 best-quality JPEG images.

Reviews

Review 1

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.

Review 2

Good Points:
Easy to use, complete manual set-up

Bad Points:
The battery

General Comments:
I bought a Sony DSC-V1 Digital Camera a few months ago. It was my first time using a camera (digital or not) with manual controls like exposition, aperture etc, but my second digital camera. The previous was a Sony DSC-P72. I really like this one a lot. the picture quality is really good. There are some controls like saturation that can be really helpful to make a good picture. But the most outstanding is the noise level, specially with long exposure picture. You really have to look just for noise to find it or to be a real bad photographer. The negative point is the battery, plan to buy a second one.

Review 3

Good Points:
Picture quality.
Build quality.
Ease of use.
Value for money.

Bad Points:
Short battery life.

General Comments:
I have had this Sony DSC-V1 camera for about 3 months and it has been excellent.
It is my first digital camera and it has been a great experience learning the ropes with it.
It has full automatic as well as manual modes and some interesting effects too.
All this and it is cheaper than the other cameras I was considering with the same features.

Great buy!