Sony Cyber-shot DSC-V3

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List price as of Dec 13, 2004:
S$999

CNET Asia Review

By Eamon Hickey and Lori Grunin
Dec 13, 2004

Very good

7.9

out of 10

The good: Unusually solid high-ISO performance for a non-dSLR; big 2.5-inch LCD; quick overall performance; relatively light and compact.

The bad: Low-ISO photos show some JPEG and edge artifacts; poor raw-format shot-to-shot time; subpar optical viewfinder.

The bottom line: This Sony offers good features and performance in a compact camera for enthusiasts, but its low-ISO image quality doesn't quite match the best in its class.

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An excellent camera for serious amateurs

Nov 17, 2005

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
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This is a great camera, but not a perfect camera (I don't know of any perfect cameras). On the plus side, good focusing, reasonably quick shot-to-shot times, low shutter lag, excellent exposure under most conditions, very easy to handhold at slower shutter speeds, low noise at ISO 200 and ISO 400, reasonable at ISO 800. Big LCD. Love the manual controls. Built-in flash throttles down well for close-up work. On the negative side, some controls could be a little better placed, e.g. zoom and control wheel (it's probably got a better name than that), poor placement of optical finder, LCD could be better in bright sunlight and with extreme contrast, a little bit of noise sometimes seen in ISO 100, tendency to f/8 when over 1/250s in Program mode (but I don't mind using aperture priority), red-eye (overcome with external flash), no PC sync socket, overpriced accessories. The bottom line is that this camera gives great pictures under a wide ... Read more

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