Sony Cybershot DSC-S700 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Sony Cybershot DSC-S700 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom
Customer Review: One problem but satisfied so far.
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this camera for my wife for Xmas of 07. The camera worked great until last week, end of Sept of 08. I looked at all the bad reviews to see if anyone had the same problem I had. The LCD screen stopped working. You turn it on and nothing on the screen, just blank. I'm willing to believe it has something to do with the lens because older pics on the memory card show on the screen fine along with all the icons but now no pics can be taken and no picture on screen when camera is on and pointed. Just sent it back to Sony for fixing today. We'll see. If they want to charge me for fixing it, I'll just have to tell them to shove the camera where the sun doesn't shine and never buy sony again. I'll go back to Canon. It's a shame, it "WAS" a great camera. This is really pissing me off, the Sony was replacing a Kodak that stopped working after 5 months. Don't buy Kodak either.
Added 12/20/08: Sony fixed the camera free of charge in about a week. Bump up the stars to about a four.
Customer Review: Not Reliable
Summary: 1 Stars
This is a great beginner's camera... until it breaks. I got this Sony for one of my daughter's about two years ago. It worked well, easy to use, she liked it. So, I got another daughter one, again, great to use. Next, I got myself one. Nice camera. About seven months later, mine stopped working. It was still under warrenty, so I sent it to the Sony repair shop to get fixed. I was sent back a different, refurbished camera, told this is what they had, so this is what I got. Three months ago, one of the daughter's cameras broke, exact same problem-first you think the batteries aren't working, next it doesn't turn on all of the time, lastly, it stops working. Not under warrenty anymore, so too bad. Four nights ago, my other daughter said her camera was starting to show signs of the SAME problem. I called Sony's customer support. Yes, they were aware of the problem, and no, they would not replace the cameras. I'm planning to buy another brand for our next round of cameras.Customer Review: Horrible camera! Wish there was a no-star rating.
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this camera thinking it must be good because of the name brand. Boy was I wrong. A lot of the time the pictures came out blurry when the timer was used. But the worse part was the battery life. At first it was okay, but after a few uses it would run out the battery as quickly as I put them in. At first I thought they must've been bad batteries, but it kept happening after putting in brand new batteries three times! I'd put the new batteries in and five minutes later it would say low battery and then it'd shut down. I'm very disappointed with this Sony product. Unfortunately, I purchased it in the store and will get charged a re-stocking fee, but I'd rather have a camera that works, so back it goes.Customer Review: product limitations
Summary: 1 Stars
Hitting the DISPLAY button allows you to add additional
info to the camera screen, but, in no case does it appear to remove
the cross hairs.
The analog output of the S700 shows the cross hairs,
and thus it is recorded. I am informed that this is a product
limitation of the DSC-S700 (by tech support).
There is no external microphone input, and the audio is terrible.
There is no external battery adapter input, and the battery life
is marginal.
video records at 320x240.
Format is AVI and needs transcoding to mp4 to be used for podcasting.
An 8GB card will give 6 hours of record time.
Customer Review: Disappointed
Summary: 1 Stars
I have owned three of these, and all three have malfunctioned. The first one worked for about three days, then just cut off right when it was turned on, even with new batteries. The second one did not function at all; and the third one had the same problem as the first. For the time that the first one worked, I was pretty happy with it... But I am now tired of all the problems these have given me and have moved on to a different brand. Sure, this thing might not be as expensive, but for about $20-$30 more you can get a much better camera that's actually RELIABLE.