Sony Cybershot DSC-S980 12MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization (Black)
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Sony Cybershot DSC-S980 12MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization (Black)
Customer Review: Low quality camera
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this Sony DSC-S980 to replace my broken Canon 770IS. The reason I decided to take this one is that it cost me only 150$ (compared to $220 for the Canon)and it came from Sony - a famous brand name. However, right after I took the very first pictures, I was completely disapointed!Even though this was a 12.1-mega-pixel camera, the images looked worse than that of Canon with 10 mega pixes. The output images always looked somewhat dark (even turn on flash already). And so is the video quality, lots of noise. There were not many options to choose when take pic in different conditions likes Canon. It takes a long time (2-3s) among pictures when capture or preview.
Conclusion: if you do not care much a about quality, this camera may be a good choice for its price and brand name. Otherwise, I would recommend you look for other cameras (I would get a Canon 1100IS for almost the same price but big difference in quality)
Customer Review: SLOW, SLOW, SLOW
Summary: 2 Stars
This camera is very slow. It takes a long time to capture an image. In result ...I have lots of pictures of the back of my children's heads. The video is very blurry as well.Customer Review: Stay away from this product!
Summary: 1 Stars
I wanted a camera I could take with me on trips where I wouldn't want to take my Canon DSLR for obvious reasons. Trips like snowboarding, fishing, hiking etc.. I was looking at getting a point and shoot camera because of their small size. I first looked at the Sony Tx7. I couldn't justify buying one for the price. It cost almost as much as an entry level DSLR and is far inferior in features and picture quality. I am not sure how they can get away with charging that much. With a little bit of research you will see they are ripping you off.
Anyway in my search for a point and shoot I ended up with this camera. Why? Because it was free. My aunt bought it to use on a trip and lost the charger before she ever used it. She meant to buy a replacement and never did so 8 months later she hands it over to me. So I quickly go to radioshack and buy a charger for it. I then buy an 8gb SD card which just about every product uses right? WRONG! I have to take it back because it doesn't fit. I found out Sony uses a proprietary format on their memory cards. What a shock (but is it really? Remember BetaMax and MiniDisc? Sony is known for forcing trying to force their formats on the consumer to make more money). So I look for a Pro Duo memory stick only to find out it cost almost twice as much as regular SD cards (which everyone else uses) and offers no benefit. So I look around some more and I found a compatible Pro Duo memory stick made by San Disk. It was still a little more than standard SD cards but a lot cheaper than the one made by Sony (overpricing their products is also what they are known for).
Now I am ready to take pictures. I get home and insert the card. I then power up the camera and go outside to test it out. No viewfinder and the LCD screen is horrible when trying to take pictures outside in bright sunlight. I take a few pictures of my cat, some flowers, and try some of the landscape. I come inside and try out a few more in the house. Some on the ISO setting and some with the flash on. I then download the pictures to my computer only to realize how terrible they are. The outside pictures were descent at best. Inside the house is unacceptable. The ISO setting is useless and creates a lot of noise in your pictures even on low ISO. The flash is terrible! I can't see anyone finding this camera acceptable. Not even for a drunken frat party. When using the flash it's as if you have a spotlight shinning on your subjects. The pictures taken outside are also unacceptable, especially after I am used to my Canon DSLR. I know this isn't supposed to compete with my Canon but I have a friend who uses an older Nikon point and shoot and it still outshines this Sony.
In conclusion the only way I can see anyone wanting to use this product is if you get it free as a gift, and only care about uploading pictures to your Myspace or Facebook page. Other than that steer away from this Camera and any other camera made by Sony.