Sony Cybershot DSCT30 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Super SteadyShot Stabilization Zoom

by Sony

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 1 x 3 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000F8GWPO
• Item model number: DSCT30
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,103 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Sony is building up its arsenal of anti-blur, digital-still cameras to help people who are out on the town win the fight against blur with the introduction of the new 7.2-megapixel Cybershot DSC-T30 model.This T-series camera has been engineered with intelligent, automatic features so people can spend more time having fun and less time understanding technology.

Everybody's feeling the vibe and you want a group shot before leaving dinner or the party. Don't make everyone pose and re-pose, smiling as if they're suffering from lock jaw, while you take shot after shot trying to get a good picture.

Equipped with double anti-blur protection, you can press the DSC-T30 model's Super Steady Shot optical image stabilization and high-sensitivity mode buttons in seconds, and reduce the chance of taking a blurry picture the very first time--especially in low-light conditions.

The Super Steady Shot technology minimizes blur caused by shaky hands, while the new camera's high-light-sensitivity (ISO 1000) mode reduces blur resulting from shooting at faster shutter speeds. There's even added defense with Sony's Clear RAW noise reduction system, which kicks in to counter picture noise associated with high-sensitivity shooting.

These technologies make the camera ideal for shooting in low-light conditions, such as restaurants, bars, and clubs. Combined with its stylish finish and svelte dimensions, the DSC-T30 camera is the perfect accessory for even the most discerning fashionista.

Armed with features for optimal shooting and sharing, the new camera with its Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 3x optical zoom lens combines power, portability, and distinctive playback. Its slide show with music function is ideal for viewing on the camera's three-inch Clear Photo LCD Plus screen.

This is Sony's first T-series model to feature selectable color modes. Choose natural mode for subtle color variations or vivid mode for more intense colors, depending on how you want to preserve the mood from your night on the town.

Sony's ultra-fast Real Imaging Processor circuitry increases the camera's efficiency for quicker start-up, faster shot-to-shot times, higher-quality movie capture, and longer battery life. Its supplied InfoLithium battery provides plenty of power--up to 420 shots per full charge. That's nearly double the performance of previous T-series models.

The camera has 58 MB of internal memory, just in case you forget your memory card. Its capacity can be expanded up to two gigabytes, however, with an optional Memory Stick Duo media card.

What's in the Box
Sont Cybershot DSCT30 digital camera, InfoLithium battery, battery charger, multi-connector cable, wrist strap, and software CD-ROM

Product Description

MD) CL) SONY DSC-T30 DIGITAL CAMERA

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

115 of 119 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME 3in LCD, Steady Shot mode, & 58MB int mem, May 28, 2006

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Wesley - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony Cybershot DSCT30 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Super SteadyShot Stabilization Zoom (Electronics)

This camera corrects every single pet peeve regarding digital cameras I've ever had. I've owned a Sony Powershot and Canon Exlim in the past. The main problems I've had were blurry shots when I go out with friends to dim restaurants at night, missing shots because of the prolonged lag (esp from the Powershot), and forgetting to put the memory card back in the camera after I downloaded the last batch of pics I took.

The T30's Steady Shot works really well. While holding the camera with one hand, I purposely tremored my hand while taking a pic of a still subject; the shot turned out perfect. However, when I take the pic while shaking the camera, the pic still blurs...but really who really shakes their camera when taking a pic?

When the camera is set to full automatic point and shoot, the lag time is pretty much unnoticeable. I was at a wedding where the bridal party was walking into the dinner hall....caught every shot and didn't miss the ball because of lag.

58MB of internal memory is awesome. I can take 30 really high quality pics when I forget my mem stick...enough to cover an evening out in the city ... but definitely not enough for a vacation trip.

These were the main things which made me choose this camera over others. Another plus which is nice is the 3in screen with slideshow feature...my friends were really impressed with this (esp the lady friends hehe).

Otherwise, size wise, this camera is not the smallest. The Casio Exlim is definitely smaller and lighter than the T30, but it has features the Exlim is lacking in. But don't get me wrong, this camera is not big at all by any standard, it's only 0.1cm thicker than the Exlim. It still easily fits in my suit breast pocket and is not a hassle to tote around.

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It just keeps getting better and better, August 6, 2006

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Moonchilde (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony Cybershot DSCT30 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Super SteadyShot Stabilization Zoom (Electronics)

The longer I own and use this camera, the more enthusiastic I become about it - and I was happy with it from day one. Each use in a different situation proves how brilliant it is. Good photos in low light situations of all kinds. Not always"perfect", professional-result photos in low light, but certainly good enough to share with others in situations where other digicams can't take pictures at all. If there is any ambient light around, the pictures will be fine. The videos are excellent quality, with good sound pickup. I took vids and photos of jellyfish in a darkened aquarium and most of them came out fine. Love the slideshow feature and use it all the time. Am starting to take more and more vids, and loving it. Perfect for animal photos without flash, thus eliminating "green eye", the animal equivalent of red-eye. The 3" LCD screen is wonderful, and I have always been able to see my subjects, in bright sunlight or almost no light. Something new users might not notice or understand - there is a setting for 'vivid' color, a setting for 'normal' color, and one for 'natural' color. When I first got the camera I had it set on 'normal', but noticed that the photos tended to look a little over-saturated. Once I set it on 'natural', that disappeared. It's all a matter of taste, I guess - but very nice to have the choice.

Using this camera just makes me want to use it more and more. I can't say enough good things about it.

46 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Response to "sunshine lover", August 20, 2006

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H. Huang (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony Cybershot DSCT30 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Super SteadyShot Stabilization Zoom (Electronics)

Amazon needs a commenting feature for reviews so that we don't need to actually submit a whole review to make a comment about another review.

Anyhow, just wanted to say that the reason why "sunshine lover" has had problems with a dark face is not the fault of the camera nor because of color balancing. EVERY camera will do this when using matrix or scene average type auto exposure. The problem is that a camera does not have the dynamic range to capture details in BOTH a dimly lit object (face in shadows) AND a bright background. So it has to choose one of them to properly expose. Since the overall scene is bright, it sets the exposure (aperture and shutter speed) as such. Even if you "spot" expose or use exposure compensation, to properly expose the face, the background would then be overexposed and show up as bright white.

The only way to really "solve" this problem is to either set up the shot so that the face gets more light, or turn on the flash so that the face is bright enough to match the exposure of the bright background scene. Use the flash - it's a very common technique for getting proper exposure of shaded faces.