Digital-Camera Reviews

I had wanted the latest in didgital camcorder technology but the high cost of the Mini DV tapes made me consider SONY's Digital 8 format. I got my DCR TRV 510 shortly after becoming a new dad, after much debate between the 510 and the lower 310 which will save you $$ but the 310 lacks the color viewfinder, slightly bigger LCD monitor, 2MB of internal memory for digital stills, Sony's photo managing software for your PC and the serial port PC hookup. The 510 is my 1st camcorder so I don't have any prior camcorder experience to do any relative comparisons. This camcorder does a very decent job of making home videos and photo stills. The best results are from outdoors in good daylight, otherwise in other conditions such as lowlight indoors the video and stillshots can be slightly grainy. For some reason, SONY didn't include any titling function which they do for their Reg. 8 and Hi 8 models. Also didn't notice the difference between the reg. video and S video hookup to my TV nor between the cheaper reg. 8 and Hi 8 tape. The included battery is not sufficient for heavy duty use, the 4 hour one should be adequate, anything longer will just add to the weight. Very satisfied with my decision to get the 510, overall a very impressive handycam which I anticipate to take home videos and to capture meorable moments in my son's growth.

The best thing about this Camcorder is that it has a 4 inchesscreen! It's big enough that you can show your video to other peoplewithout connect the camcorder to the TV. It's really nice! I have seen other people's camcorders with a tiny 2 inches screen, and that's no good for your enjoyment at all.-------------The night vision is amazing too! After you turned the night vision on, you can take pictures in total darkest. And the picture is really good.------------ The picture quality is great too. Very clear! But it didn't come out too good after I converted the 8mm tape into VCR tape.------------Reviews on Amazon said that Digital Camcorders's audio has CD quality, but I really didn't notice anything. I mean you really don't care too much about the audio if you are just video taping a family vacation or something.----------Something bad about the Camcorder.----------Because of the big screen and it's not Mini-DV, so it's a bit heavy. You will probably get very tired after holding the Camcorder for more than a hour. So if you are a weak person, try a Mini-DV camcorder with a smaller screen so that you won't have any arm problems.------------Another thing was that I thought I was going to be able to connect my camcorder to my Dell computer, but it didn't work at all. Be sure that you have an interface card if you want to use it with a computer. But I really don't see any point to edit your films on the computer, I am too busy for that, and I am not trying to make a public film, my film doesn't need to be perfectly edited. And also, I also thought that when I zoom in the camcorder, it could reach 35mm or something, but that didn't happen. Beware! Camcorders do not have a wide-angle view! you won't be able to tape the whole view, only partly. I think the minimal range of this camcorder is only 50mm. Just be careful. Don't be disappointed. END

I've had the Sony DCR-TRV-510 for about three months now. It's been a lot of fun to use and learn. Straight out of the box, charge up the battery, slip in a tape and you're ready to record. With a little practice and skimming of the manual, you can create some perfectly acceptable and fun still (digital) pictures. On the video front, the camera is exceptionally easy to learn and use. It takes standard 8mm video tapes - cheaper and more readily available than mini-DV tapes. Zoom lens is excellent although once you pass the optical zoom range and go into the digital zoom, you will likely notice the "pixilation" (you can turn the digital zoom off.) Tapes can be viewed on the flip out screen - excellent image. One feature I especially like is the one that lets you find the end of the last video recording -- no matter where you stop on a tape, hit this button and it takes you to where you stopped recording. Low light capability is outstanding even without using the Night Light feature. Still pictures are fun. Easy to do once you've mastered the technique. The picture is only 640 x 480 so it is really only suitable for web stuff or 2 x 3 or 4 x 3 snap shots. Images may be downloaded to your computer using the enclosed serial link or a FireWire interface if you have one. Serial link may be slow but it works just fine for me. I took a couple hundred stills (and 2 hours of video) while on a 10 day cruise and they were fine. Camera can only hold about 20 still pixs internally (in the fine mode) so I would copy them from the internal memory to a separate video tape I decided to use for still pictures only. Once on your computer, you can play with them to your heart's content. Consider buying a second bigger battery. I bought the 8 hour battery - a little extra weight but lots of extra time. I also bought the IR link for the TV. Saves having to hook up wires to the back of the TV/-510 every time you want to view a tape. It works flawlessly. And get a good camera bag.

I absolutely love this camera. I purchased the camera in December and have been impressed with the results. It is easy to use and I just love all the features that it offers, especially the 3D mode. I found the night shooting mode gave great results, although you must be careful to keep the camera still, allowing for the longer exposure. I download the photos into iphoto (which also is great) so am not familiar with the software that comes with the optio 330 gs. Overall this camera is great for the novice because of its simplicity, but also has a lot to offer the more creative photographer as well. My SLR has been a little neglected of late!

Before I purchased the Optio 330GS I had tried using an early Kodak digital model. It had no zoom, limited functions and drained batteries.

In comparison, this camera is a gem. It has everything the novice photographer could ever need: 3 x digital zoom, several picture modes (including self portrait and 'snow and surf' modes), movie function (upto 30 seconds) and a good autofocus. Furthermore it is easy to use and the software provided is fast and efficient. The LCD screen is clear and is still visible in bright light outdoors.

It is important that if you buy this camera, you also buy a 128mb or 256mb Compact flash card. This allows you to take as many photos as you need. Some critics have also complained that it chews AA batteries. This is true. If you use normal AA alkaline batteries - it will use them up very quickly. However, if you buy some rechargeable NIMH AA's, then they should last for as long as you need. And as they are rechargeable you don't have to keep forking out.

I use this camera mainly to take pictures of surfing (and the ocean) and it functions very well for this purpose. It is also great for taking everyday pictures of your friends and family, as well as self portraits - thus eliminating the need to hand your camera over to a stranger when there is no-one around to take your photo. Good value for money and a quality product.

This a great little pocket rocket camera. Takes compact flash,uses AA rechargable Nimh batteries and has a 3X fast optical zoom. The Nimh's are the way to go-get the 1800mAh capacity and they will last longer than you think. The lens looks like it's the same as the one on the new nikon 3100. Amazon.com had it on sale...shipped-a screamin deal!

I've been using TRV-10 for about 6 months now. I had taken it to most of the places I visited. No doubt, it has real good clarity both in Audio and Vedio. Its sleek and handy size is impressive. Photo quality is not at all good as noted by other reviewers. It is just OK to use for home purposes. Print (on 35mm film) sucks. The other thing that did not impress me is Memory stick. It has no use if you have an i-link feature in your computer. I recently got a SONY VAIO Laptop with I-link and after that I never used memory stick option. Now I realize memory stick is useless if you own or plan to own a computer with I-Link. This I did not know the time when I bought the camera. Sony DVGate Motion/Still software replaces the need of I-Link.

In my opinion, if is just enough to have TRV-8 unless you want to spend extra 200-300$ on just memory stick..

Regards Frank

I have just bought this camera and I just love it. First let me tell you that I disagree with the first review. This camera is **very** simple to use, including the memory stick and the software to grab the pictures from it (just click and chose save and voila !). I also like the photo mode even if the resolution is not so good (but that's enough for "fun" picture like family and friends, nothing really serious though... For video the image quality is great and is one of the best (if not the best) of digital camera in that price range. I still have to get an iLink card for my PC and then it will be digital video heaven for me ;)

Check the other cam for that price and choose the best one ... I am sure you will end up on this exact page pressing the "buy now" button !

I enjoy the features on the camera. The effects are done very easily and you can be very creative.

The camera is light and the screen is extremely viewable. Kids love it when I turn the screen around and they can see themselves being taped.

The connection via the I-Link to a computer is a piece of cake and the way the Firewire connection lets you take digital stills from the video tape picture itself totally nullifies the need for the memory stick. I cannot say enough about how cool video and picture editing is via the I-Link (firewire) connection. You can actually control the video camera from the computer screen (FF, Rewind and play without touching the camera, just click on the screen, and get digital still pictures straight from the tape). If you take a lot of closeups and nice shots on video you can save them as digital stills extremely easy after connecting to a PC. It is true that the picture quality is not 3 megapixel digital camera quality but the VGA pictures I capured are fine for full screen blow ups on a PC screen and everyone I showed them to loved the pictures as most PC pictures are not all that sharp unless they are like huge picture files anyway. You can always keep a regular camera (or buy a digital camera) if you want great stills, this is after all a MOVIE camera. And it takes great video and the image looks as good if not better than what you see on the attached video screen.

The memory stick is a nice feature but the quality of the pictures is just as good if not better straight from the digital tape.

I really enjoy using this camera, it is light, portable and well made.

I've used this camera on many occasions for projects at school. True it is good for taking quick snaps, but otherwise, it's horrid.
Let's go for some examples:

1.Unless the two 912s we have are horribly malformed, the "zoom lens" must be an afterthought, cause it barely works.

2.The SLR-like design is good, and I'm quite partial to the old school camera design. However many of the controls are seemingly pointless.

3.Many of the useful features are buried within a cutsey (so typical of HP) menu.

4.It's downright spendy

5.Finally this thing eats batteries like being an absurdly power hungry device is going out of style.

There are plenty of better >2 mpx cameras that aren't as monetarily exorbitant.

All I'm saying is: consider your options before you get this one. If you're just happy with taking the same old pictures over and over again, go for it. But if you want something with more professional controls, look somewhere else

Someone wrote that the HP C912 was the "Best kept secret in digital cameras." I agree, now that the price has dropped from [$$$] to about [$$$] (... price new). I really like the 6 automatic and 4 manual modes of operation, the hot flash and the remote control features. The camera has been easy to learn and to experiment with ... I have used a point and shoot digital camera for years. The 912 in one of its auto modes functions as a point and shoot, with the advantage of the TTL viewfinder. Traditional P&S cameras do not come close to this feature. If I don't like the settings (visible in the viewfinder) it is not difficult to change to manual mode and adjust a setting or two. The external selectors make this very simple for most features. With a SunPak 610 flash I can shoot good pics out to 50 feet with good resolution. This is tough for most other digitals. At the price this camera has dropped to, it is truly a bargin for anyone who likes the SLR type cameras married to the new technology of the digital revolution.

For this price this camera is unbeatable. I have used a lot of digital cameras and this one takes the best, most accurate pictures. Plus there are options all over the place.

Great for point and shoot purposes- awesome size, plenty of pixels and good optics. The lens is a little small, though, so it suffers in lower light conditions. and the flash is kinda underpowered, so it's hard to get good groups shots in darkish conditions. although when compared to competitors (nikon SQ, sony DSCU50, etc... similar size and features) the lens size and flash are no better or worse.

One of the features that made me buy this camera was the advertised "speed." While it is extremely fast to start up, the time between hitting the shutter button and the image being captured is no faster than competitors. kind of a let down.

BIGGEST LET DOWN is the fragility of the camera. There is a DESIGN FLAW in the case that makes it so that if the camera is inserted a certain way, the snap closure to the (cool looking) case puts pressure on the LCD screen. This mistake is easy to make, so be careful. Mine was broken by the second day. Kyocera does not care that this is a design flaw and will make you pay to repair it!!! I'll bet the case gets changed next year. The camera also gets REALLY HOT if left on for a while.

BEST FEATURE is the swivel design. I got used to this feature with my old CoolPix 950 and this was a major selling point. And the camera looks really damn cool. I wish we could get the Japanese one with the designer colors....

Really great size, cool looking and takes decent pix. Above average. Hard to find until now- I just saw it at RADIO SHACK ($349)

This is a great camera. It's actually 3.2 megapixels, but whatever. The one drawback about it is that it is easily scratched, and my friend actually dented it by dropping it from no more than 3 feet. I'm not sure whether it hit the floor or an object on the floor, but it's dented. And it is very easily scratched. I left the camera on my bed, and when I picked it up again, it had scratches! Seeing as how the case seems pretty sturdy, I was pretty surprised. However, that's about the only drawback, besides the short battery life(35 minutes left on), but just get another battery and voila, taken care of. Extremely small size, fits easily in my cramped pocket along with my cell phone and wallet. And it actually has NO lag! As for the flash, some people say it's weak, but everyone I've taken a picture of says it's really strong. Great camera, lovin it.

The size of this piece of technology is what really sold me, but then you get to use it, you appreciate the great list of features, ease of use, quality of display, zoom, rechargable, USB plug in, huge memory chips available.
The only downer is the strength of the flash, but you cannot have everything.
It stays in your pocket/purse and is there whenever you need it, just remember keep it charged and stay relatively close for flash pics..

I previously owned a 3.1 MP camera by Sony that I honestly thought didn't take such great pics. So, I was wary about buying another Sony. I did some research on this one and found that it got a lot of positive feedback. I love taking pics wherever I go, so size was also a factor in choosing the right camera for me. You will be amazed at how tiny this camera is! The pictures look great and when I print them at home, they look as though I just picked them up at my local photo stop. They have different settings so you can choose just the right lighting and it even has a feature that allows you to take black & white photos. Please note that you need to buy an additional media card because at 4.1MP, the card it comes with only holds 8 pictures! It's very easy to use and definitely makes a great gift idea. Two of my friends have went on to purchase this camera and love it. Oh, as with any digital camera... make sure you invest in rechargeable batteries.

For one reason or another I have owned an aiptek, a mustek, and now a sony and I must say the sony blows them all away. The picture quality is amazing. It does pretty good in low light conditions, but don't expect any small digital camera to do as well as a regular video camera. I think it has to do with aperture, or the amount of light that such a small lens can let it. Anyway it does better then the others. It's nice and small, the batteries seem to last a long time, you can learn to use it's basic functions in just a few minutes. The video quality is very impressive.

My only criticism (besides all small digital camera low light capabilities) is the file size of the video. You can choose 640x480 fine or standard, and then all the way down to 160x something with nothing in between. Almost every other camera on the market does the 320x240 setting. The reason it would be so crucial for this camera is because with a 512MB memory stick (the most expensive type) you can only take 6 minutes of video on 640fine and 22 minutes on standard, while you can take almost 6 hours of video on the 160 setting. Why the gap? I think the smart sony people don't want these little cameras crashing the camcorder market but that's just speculation. The quality between the 160 and 640 are not comparable. On my Mustek DV 4000 512 MB got you almost two hours of video at 640, though notably not as crisp as the sony. Now the one thing that every darn manufacturer should do is post actual pics and video of the camera. Here's a 640 standard video that would take up 512MB in 22 minutes. www.achadwick.com/media/sonysample.mpg , incase that is bleeped that it is achadwick dot com slash media slash sonysample dot mpg no spaces.

No wonder its the best selling digital camera of the year. Sure you need a larger memory card and different batteries but all I did was buy some lithium batteries and they are still full powered and they arent that expensive! Its not like the memory cards are a million dollars so whats to complain? A great camera for under 200 dollars! Bonus: it is so hott!!

Easy to use. Light weight. I'm very happy with this camera.

This is an excellent digital camera: small, lightweight, easy to use, and packed with numerous preformatted settings for specific situations. For me however, its great virtue is the 340 MB memory card. I recently returned from an extended trip in Europe and this camera enabled me to log over 300 fine quality pictures without having to fiddle with and keep track of replacement cards. Better yet, upon returning home, I plugged the camera into the TV and was able to inflict an extended slide show on my loved ones.

Great camera, I'm not a pro, but so far it does everything I want it to. I was worried about the altitude limit on the microdrive (10,000). I live at 11,200 feet and have not had any problems.

I don't know why Amazon doesn't already have this information on the site, but I took the time to find it on the manufacturer's site.

I hope this helps everyone who is wondering whether it is compatible or not. By the way, this is a great price in comparison to the manufacturer's site.

Here is the compatibility list as of today:
Canon Elura 40MC , EOS-10D , Powershot A10 , Powershot A20 , PowerShot A300 Series , PowerShot A40 , PowerShot A60 , PowerShot A70 , PowerShot A75 , Powershot G1 , PowerShot G2 , PowerShot G3 , PowerShot G5 , PowerShot Pro1 , PowerShot S1 IS , Powershot S10 Zoom , Powershot S20 , PowerShot S200 , PowerShot S230 , PowerShot S30 , Powershot S300 , PowerShot S330 , PowerShot S40 , PowerShot S400 Series , PowerShot S45 , PowerShot S50 , PowerShot S500 , PowerShot S60 , PowerShot SD10 , PowerShot SD100 Series , ZR50MC

Casio EXILIM EX-M2 , EXILIM EX-P600 , EXILIM EX-S2 , EXILIM EX-S3 , EXILIM EX-Z3 , EXILIM EX-Z30 , Exilim EX-Z40 , Exilim EX-Z4U , QV-2300UX , QV-3000EX , QV-3000Plus , QV-5700 , QV-R3 , QV-R40 Series , QV-R51

Contax SL300R T , TVS

Epson PhotoPC 3000Z , PhotoPC 3100Z , R-D1

Fujifilm FinePix 1400 , FinePix 2300
FujiFilm FinePix 2600 Zoom
Fujifilm FinePix 2650 , FinePix 2800 Zoom , FinePix 3800 , FinePix 4700 , FinePix 4800Z , FinePix 6800Z , FinePix A120 , FinePix A200 , FinePix A203 , FinePix A205 Zoom , FinePix A210 Zoom , FinePix A303 , FinePix A330 , FinePix F400 , FinePix F402 , FinePix F410 , FinePix F420 Zoom , FinePix F610 , FinePix F700 , FinePix F710 , FinePix M603

Gateway DC-T23

HP Photosmart 320 , Photosmart 435 , Photosmart 620 , Photosmart 720 , PhotoSmart C215/C215xi , Photosmart R707
JVC GC-QX-3HD , GC-QX-5HD
Kodak CX7220 , CX7300 , CX7330 , CX7430 , CX7530 , DC 4800 , DC215 , DC215 Millenium , DC290 , DC3400 , DX7440 , DX7630 , EasyShare CX6330 , EasyShare DX3500 , EasyShare DX3600 Zoom , EasyShare DX3900 Zoom , EasyShare DX4900 , LS443 , LS743 , LS753

Konica KD-500 Zoom , KD-510 Zoom

Konica Minolta DiMAGE G600 , Dimage Xg

Kyocera Finecam L30 , Finecam M400R , Finecam S3L , Finecam S3R , Finecam S5R , Finecam SL300R , Finecam SL400R

Minolta Dimage 2300 , Dimage 2300 Zoom , DiMAGE E201 , DiMAGE E223 , DiMAGE E323 , Dimage F100 , DiMAGE F300 , DiMAGE G400 , DiMAGE G500 , Dimage S404 , DiMAGE S414 , Dimage X , DiMAGE X20 , DiMAGE Xi

Nikon Coolpix 2100 , Coolpix 2500 , Coolpix 3100 , Coolpix 3200 , Coolpix 3500 , Coolpix 3700 , Coolpix 4100 , Coolpix 4200 , Coolpix 4300 , Coolpix 4500 , Coolpix 5000 , Coolpix 5200 , Coolpix 5400 , Coolpix 5700 , Coolpix 775 , Coolpix 800 , Coolpix 885 , Coolpix 950 , Coolpix 990 , Coolpix 995 , Coolpix SQ

Olympus C-2040 , C-3000 Zoom , C-3030 Zoom , C-3040 Zoom , C-4000 Zoom , C-5000 Zoom , C-5060 Zoom , C-60 , C-765 , C-770 UZ , Camedia C-3020 , Camedia C-4040 Zoom , Camedia C-700 Ultra Zoom , Camedia C-720 Ultra Zoom , Camedia C-770 , Camedia D-550 Zoom , D-100 , D-150 Zoom , D-360L , D-395 , D-40 Zoom , D-510 Zoom , D-540 Zoom , D-580 Zoom , Ferrari Digital 2004 , Stylus 300 , Stylus 400 , Stylus 410 Digital

Panasonic DMC-FZ1 , DMC-FZ2 , DMC-LC33 , DMC-LC43 , DMC-LC50 , DMC-LC70 , Lumix DMC-LC33 , PV-DC 3000A , PV-DC 3010

Pentax Optio 330GS , Optio 33L , Optio 33LF , Optio 33WR ,

Optio 43WR , Optio 450 , Optio 550 , Optio 555 , Optio S , Optio S30 , Optio S4 , Optio S40 , Optio S4i

Richo Caplio G3 , Caplio RX
Samsung Digimax U-CA 3 , Digimax V4
Sanyo DSC-J1 , Xacti DSC-S Series

Sony Cyber Shot DSC-F88 , Cyber Shot DSC-P9 , Cyber Shot DSC-S75 , CyberShot DSC-F707 , CyberShot DSC-P71 , CyberShot DSC-S85 , CyberShot DSC-U10 , Cybershot DSC-V1 , DCR-PC101 , DCR-PC120BT , DCR-TRV18 , DCR-TRV27 , DSC-F717 , DSC-F88 , DSC-P10 , DSC-P100 , DSC-P32 , DSC-P41 , DSC-P52 , DSC-P72 , DSC-P73 , DSC-P8 , DSC-P92 , DSC-P93 , DSC-T1 , DSC-T11 , DSC-U10 , DSC-U20 , DSC-U40 , DSC-U50 , DSC-U60 , DSC-W1 , Mavica CD350

Toshiba PDR-5300 , PDR-M25 , PDR-M71

I am one of those people with several high tech small equipments who is always on the go.

This bag is great. I'm using it for my VAIO V505EC Sony laptop. It works wonders. hey, I dont normally write reviews bec. it takes most of my time, but I have to recommend this bag.

I am advising people to buy this if they want a backpack for their small equipment. Dont think about those bulky SLR cameras or 15-17 inches of laptop. Think portability. If you want to glide around the city withouth an aching back then I want you to buy this camera/laptop/ipod backpack.

Hey, you may be wondering how in the world am I going to fit my sony vaio laptop,eh? well, the dividers you see in the photo is quite deceiving. its just velcro divider- that means you can manipulate the end and stuff. Anyway, to hold my laptop, I use two velcro divider to strap ot. Truthfully, I end up using a longer velcro from another bag. It works well! my expensive laptop is held togther by the strap bec of the velcro.

No more descriptiopn of the velcor. its boring me.

Bottom line---this bag is cheap and on SALE. You cant go wrong bec it is made from good material and it has pockets for batteries and films. Targus struck my heart with such ingenuity.

Im taking my time writing this review bec. i love this bag. backpacks and cases from sony will cost me 80 dollars (not including the hideous tax and repulsive shipping fee). Well, i got a free gigantic laptop bag from Sony..huhuhu.. I'm petite size 5'3 so I look pathetic with the gigantic bag over me. But with this bag, no body knows that I have a laptop in it. Its a humble bag. I am not scared to walk around New York with it.

There--i poured my heart. Just give me a call if you want to chat. :) Mwaa!

As usual from Targus, this is a great bag: well thought out and excellent sturdy construction. But, in spite of the Pro Series in the name, it is definitely not a Pro bag. The bag is not appropriate for SLR cameras or even Prosumer level video. It is great for consumer level products, with enough room for a point and shoot and handheld camcorder and accessories, and some other gadgets, like a separate pouch that attaches to the front strap for your cell phone.

I don't know why Amazon doesn't already have this information on the site, but I took the time to find it on the manufacturer's site.

I hope this helps everyone who is wondering whether it is compatible or not. By the way, this is a great price in comparison to the manufacturer's site.

Here is the compatibility list as of today:
Canon Elura 40MC , EOS-10D , Powershot A10 , Powershot A20 , PowerShot A300 Series , PowerShot A40 , PowerShot A60 , PowerShot A70 , PowerShot A75 , Powershot G1 , PowerShot G2 , PowerShot G3 , PowerShot G5 , PowerShot Pro1 , PowerShot S1 IS , Powershot S10 Zoom , Powershot S20 , PowerShot S200 , PowerShot S230 , PowerShot S30 , Powershot S300 , PowerShot S330 , PowerShot S40 , PowerShot S400 Series , PowerShot S45 , PowerShot S50 , PowerShot S500 , PowerShot S60 , PowerShot SD10 , PowerShot SD100 Series , ZR50MC

Casio EXILIM EX-M2 , EXILIM EX-P600 , EXILIM EX-S2 , EXILIM EX-S3 , EXILIM EX-Z3 , EXILIM EX-Z30 , Exilim EX-Z40 , Exilim EX-Z4U , QV-2300UX , QV-3000EX , QV-3000Plus , QV-5700 , QV-R3 , QV-R40 Series , QV-R51

Contax SL300R T , TVS

Epson PhotoPC 3000Z , PhotoPC 3100Z , R-D1

Fujifilm FinePix 1400 , FinePix 2300
FujiFilm FinePix 2600 Zoom
Fujifilm FinePix 2650 , FinePix 2800 Zoom , FinePix 3800 , FinePix 4700 , FinePix 4800Z , FinePix 6800Z , FinePix A120 , FinePix A200 , FinePix A203 , FinePix A205 Zoom , FinePix A210 Zoom , FinePix A303 , FinePix A330 , FinePix F400 , FinePix F402 , FinePix F410 , FinePix F420 Zoom , FinePix F610 , FinePix F700 , FinePix F710 , FinePix M603

Gateway DC-T23

HP Photosmart 320 , Photosmart 435 , Photosmart 620 , Photosmart 720 , PhotoSmart C215/C215xi , Photosmart R707
JVC GC-QX-3HD , GC-QX-5HD
Kodak CX7220 , CX7300 , CX7330 , CX7430 , CX7530 , DC 4800 , DC215 , DC215 Millenium , DC290 , DC3400 , DX7440 , DX7630 , EasyShare CX6330 , EasyShare DX3500 , EasyShare DX3600 Zoom , EasyShare DX3900 Zoom , EasyShare DX4900 , LS443 , LS743 , LS753

Konica KD-500 Zoom , KD-510 Zoom

Konica Minolta DiMAGE G600 , Dimage Xg

Kyocera Finecam L30 , Finecam M400R , Finecam S3L , Finecam S3R , Finecam S5R , Finecam SL300R , Finecam SL400R

Minolta Dimage 2300 , Dimage 2300 Zoom , DiMAGE E201 , DiMAGE E223 , DiMAGE E323 , Dimage F100 , DiMAGE F300 , DiMAGE G400 , DiMAGE G500 , Dimage S404 , DiMAGE S414 , Dimage X , DiMAGE X20 , DiMAGE Xi

Nikon Coolpix 2100 , Coolpix 2500 , Coolpix 3100 , Coolpix 3200 , Coolpix 3500 , Coolpix 3700 , Coolpix 4100 , Coolpix 4200 , Coolpix 4300 , Coolpix 4500 , Coolpix 5000 , Coolpix 5200 , Coolpix 5400 , Coolpix 5700 , Coolpix 775 , Coolpix 800 , Coolpix 885 , Coolpix 950 , Coolpix 990 , Coolpix 995 , Coolpix SQ

Olympus C-2040 , C-3000 Zoom , C-3030 Zoom , C-3040 Zoom , C-4000 Zoom , C-5000 Zoom , C-5060 Zoom , C-60 , C-765 , C-770 UZ , Camedia C-3020 , Camedia C-4040 Zoom , Camedia C-700 Ultra Zoom , Camedia C-720 Ultra Zoom , Camedia C-770 , Camedia D-550 Zoom , D-100 , D-150 Zoom , D-360L , D-395 , D-40 Zoom , D-510 Zoom , D-540 Zoom , D-580 Zoom , Ferrari Digital 2004 , Stylus 300 , Stylus 400 , Stylus 410 Digital

Panasonic DMC-FZ1 , DMC-FZ2 , DMC-LC33 , DMC-LC43 , DMC-LC50 , DMC-LC70 , Lumix DMC-LC33 , PV-DC 3000A , PV-DC 3010

Pentax Optio 330GS , Optio 33L , Optio 33LF , Optio 33WR ,

Optio 43WR , Optio 450 , Optio 550 , Optio 555 , Optio S , Optio S30 , Optio S4 , Optio S40 , Optio S4i

Richo Caplio G3 , Caplio RX
Samsung Digimax U-CA 3 , Digimax V4
Sanyo DSC-J1 , Xacti DSC-S Series

Sony Cyber Shot DSC-F88 , Cyber Shot DSC-P9 , Cyber Shot DSC-S75 , CyberShot DSC-F707 , CyberShot DSC-P71 , CyberShot DSC-S85 , CyberShot DSC-U10 , Cybershot DSC-V1 , DCR-PC101 , DCR-PC120BT , DCR-TRV18 , DCR-TRV27 , DSC-F717 , DSC-F88 , DSC-P10 , DSC-P100 , DSC-P32 , DSC-P41 , DSC-P52 , DSC-P72 , DSC-P73 , DSC-P8 , DSC-P92 , DSC-P93 , DSC-T1 , DSC-T11 , DSC-U10 , DSC-U20 , DSC-U40 , DSC-U50 , DSC-U60 , DSC-W1 , Mavica CD350

Toshiba PDR-5300 , PDR-M25 , PDR-M71

I am one of those people with several high tech small equipments who is always on the go.

This bag is great. I'm using it for my VAIO V505EC Sony laptop. It works wonders. hey, I dont normally write reviews bec. it takes most of my time, but I have to recommend this bag.

I am advising people to buy this if they want a backpack for their small equipment. Dont think about those bulky SLR cameras or 15-17 inches of laptop. Think portability. If you want to glide around the city withouth an aching back then I want you to buy this camera/laptop/ipod backpack.

Hey, you may be wondering how in the world am I going to fit my sony vaio laptop,eh? well, the dividers you see in the photo is quite deceiving. its just velcro divider- that means you can manipulate the end and stuff. Anyway, to hold my laptop, I use two velcro divider to strap ot. Truthfully, I end up using a longer velcro from another bag. It works well! my expensive laptop is held togther by the strap bec of the velcro.

No more descriptiopn of the velcor. its boring me.

Bottom line---this bag is cheap and on SALE. You cant go wrong bec it is made from good material and it has pockets for batteries and films. Targus struck my heart with such ingenuity.

Im taking my time writing this review bec. i love this bag. backpacks and cases from sony will cost me 80 dollars (not including the hideous tax and repulsive shipping fee). Well, i got a free gigantic laptop bag from Sony..huhuhu.. I'm petite size 5'3 so I look pathetic with the gigantic bag over me. But with this bag, no body knows that I have a laptop in it. Its a humble bag. I am not scared to walk around New York with it.

There--i poured my heart. Just give me a call if you want to chat. :) Mwaa!

As usual from Targus, this is a great bag: well thought out and excellent sturdy construction. But, in spite of the Pro Series in the name, it is definitely not a Pro bag. The bag is not appropriate for SLR cameras or even Prosumer level video. It is great for consumer level products, with enough room for a point and shoot and handheld camcorder and accessories, and some other gadgets, like a separate pouch that attaches to the front strap for your cell phone.

This ultra-compact engineering marvel has some cool features: MPEG capability and swivel lens that allows unobtrusive candids or even self-portraits.
The high price would be more palatable if the flash had a red-eye reducing feature. Planning to photograph the family indoors in settings with low ambient light? Fuhgeddaboutit. Red eye appears more often than not.
Other (less expensive )cameras I've used, such as the Olympus D-340R and Kodak DC260, offer nearly equivalent image quality and produce no serious red-eye problem. The difference? The non-Sonys include a pulsing red eye-reduction flash feature. The CyberShot does not.
I thought seriously about returning this item after the first hundred flash photos. Sony owed me more for this much money.
On the 'Plus' side, compact size and swivel lens allow unobtrusive candids from waist level. No one suspects you're about to photograph them! That helps produce more interesting shots than otherwise.
No viewfinder, but it's not missed. Again, people are used to getting a visual cue before being photographed when the photographer draws camera to face.
With the CyberShot at waist height, the photographer has the advantage. And as long as the viewfinder design prevails, it'll be easy to catch your subjects unaware of the pending 'Snap.'

I got this one instead of some other digital camera because it could take short movies in MPEG format and the image quality was excellent. (There was another camera that did MPEG movies too.. I think it was the Hitachi InternetCam or something.) There are some aspects of the camera that I do find lacking. For example, I can not control the exposure time and it does not come with different flash modes or zoom functionality. The exposure time isn't really necessary since the camera takes care of it very well. In low light I have to hold the camera still or else the image may be blurred. I usually do not use the flash with this camera because it is overpowering and I can usually get away without it (and adjust the image later on the computer). I don't usually photographed people so I haven't had a problem with red-eye. The movie capability is great and helps capture a whole scenery or environment that can't be conveyed with a still image. Unfortunately the software that comes with the camera really sucks and I have yet to find software to work with the MPEG format. Transfering the files off of the memory stick is a drag with the serial adapter so I prefer to use the PCMCIA card on the laptop. Another feature I really love is the ability to take macro photos of things up-close and they come out incredibly well. I don't need to use the swivel feature of the lens but I find it's flexibility useful when I do. The battery lasts about an hour and is rechargeable or you can use the AC adapter. The 4 MB memory stick that comes with camera will hold about 8-10 images at the maximum quality/resolution or about 3-4 movies at 320x240. It seems this is the "first" in a new series by Sony so you may want to wait until you can buy the next model, the F505, when it comes out in your area. I have seem a couple of these for sale on Ebay.

I bought a DSC-F55 in November 99 for just under 600 dollars and with the new 32 mb stick available the amount of photos you can take is almost unlimited. My biggest complaint is Sony. You buy the product, they give you a lite version of their software Picture Gear 3.2 tell you to purchase the full version and accessories but nothing is available. It seems too bad that a company with Sony's reputation can not bundle the full lenght version of their software or at least make it available for download from their site. I have not been able to buy an extra battery yet or the DC adapter for the car or the camera case.

As far as the camera I have really enjoyed the small size. Lots of my friends have the larger Sony's and they all love mine. The red eye problem I solved since I have to work with the pictures in Adobe Photoshop and have been able to remove the red eye that has shown up in some picures. I realize that the camera is new to the market and that printer manufacture will probably catch up in the near future.