The Sony DSC T200 is an 8 megapixel digital camera. It has a 5x optical zoom lens. Extra zoom is available if you shoot at lower resolutions through a maximum of 25x smart zoom. 10x digital zoom is available too.

The maximum aperture is f3.5 - f4.4. The focal length is equivalent to 35 - 175mm in 35mm format.

• Image stabilisation
• Special resolutions for widescreen television playback and 6 x 4" prints
• Self timer
• Colour options - vivid, natural, sepia and black and white

Face detection focusing is available. This homes in to produces sharply focused faces. In super macro mode the DSC T200 can focus from 1cm away from the subject. You can also set the focusing distance in manual focusing mode.

The touch LCD screen is 3.5 inches in size and is made up of around 230,000 pixels. There is no room for an LCD screen.

The flash modes you can use are automatic, on, off and slow synchro. Red eye reduction can also be turned on. The flash works up to a maximum distance of 3.7m and falls to 2.9m when the zoom lens is in use. You can also adjust the flash intensity.

The scene modes available are Twilight, Twilight portrait, Soft snap, Landscape, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, High speed shutter, High Sensitivity and Smile shutter.

A special setting enables the DSC T200 to detect if someone is smiling. If they are the camera will fire off a quick photo without the need for you to press the shutter button.

Output for HD TV (with optional cable).

In-camera retouching after a photo has been taken. This includes a tool to remove red eye.

You can shoot movies with sound up to the capacity of the memory card. The maximum resolution is 640 x 480 pixels and the top speed is 30 frames per second. You can zoom in and out while recording is in progress.

Advanced features include exposure compensation (+/- 2.0EV, 1/ 3 EV step), white balance (Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent1, Fluorescent2,Fluorescent3,Incandescent, Flash), sensitivity (Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200), bracketing (+/-0.3 - +-1) and a burst mode (up to 100 shots).

Shutter speeds are set automatically by the camera in the range ¼ to 1/1000 seconds.

All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Sony DSC T200 to a computer, television set and compatible printer. Sony DSC T200

Description:	8 megapixels and a 5x optical zoom lens
Ease of Use:	8
Features:	8
Colour:	9
Macro:	8
Indoors:	8
Value for Money:	8
Style:	9
Movie Mode:	8
Image Quality:	9
Build Quality:	9
Total:	84
Verdict:	"The Sony DSC T200 is certainly one for the shortlist if you are looking for high quality, pocket sized digital camera. Picture quality is up there with the best and shutter delay has virtually been eliminated for most subjects in good light. This is an 8 megapixel camera with a 5x zoom lens. Recommended."
Review Date:	October 2007
Related Pages:	Sony DSC T200 Specification Sony DSC T200 Sample Images Sony DSC T200 Features

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Sony DSC T200