Sony DSC T100 Video Guide
Correction to video: The Sony DSC T100 has a 3" LCD screen. Not a 2.5" screen as mentioned in the video.
The Sony DSC T100 is a pocket sized digital camera. I would say the standout feature is its five times optical zoom lens. While there are plenty of digital cameras available with this length of lens and longer there are comparatively few pocket sized cameras offering a lens longer than the standard three times. Therefore this helps the DSC T100 to stand out from a very crowded market.
Another area where the DSC T100 stands out is when it comes to style. I believe that cameras in this part of the Sony range are among the best looking digital cameras around. The camera's sliding lens cover gives it a different look to many cameras with a more standard design. You also have a choice of colours with black, silver and red cameras available to choose from.
Weighing 141g you can buy lighter digital cameras. At around 23mm wide you can also buy slimmer cameras as well. Even so you should be able to slip the camera into a fairly small pocket without too much of a problem.
The camera has plenty of megapixels - eight. This means that you should be able to make large size prints or crop a photo and still be able to make a decent quality small print.
As is common with slimline cameras a lithium ion battery is used to provide power. There are plusses and minuses to this type of battery. The fact that it is rechargeable keeps running costs down to more or less zero, but if you want to buy a spare battery they do not come cheap. Both a battery and a charger are supplied with the camera as standard. Sony estimates the battery should be able to take about 340 shots before it needs to be recharged. This is a high number of shots per charge.
A memory card is not normally supplied with the DSC T100. There are 31mb of memory built into the camera instead. Although this is generous in comparison with some cameras you will still need to buy a memory card with a decent capacity before you can start to make full use of the camera. When you buy a card make sure you buy a card called memory stick duo or memory stick duo pro.
In terms of ease of use this is a fairly typical point and shoot digital camera. There are some additional features that you will not find on a more basic camera. These include bracketing, extra focusing options and the ability to change the intensity of the flash unit. There is also a special setting allowing you to take photos that are the ideal size for 6 x 4" prints. Sony have recently switched to a new style of menu, but have ensured their cameras still score well when it comes to finding your way around. The DSC T100 also has image stabilisation. Although not quite as important as the camera manufacturers may make out, this can help to improve the quality of photos. This is especially true of photos taken in lower light when the zoom lens is fully extended.
Sony DSC T100 Video Guide - May 2007
