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Sony Cybershot DSCM1 5MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom & MPEG4 Video| Manufacturer: | Sony | | List price: | $599.95 |
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it's a great camera |
I have had this camera (Sony DSCM1) for one week and find it outstanding in all respects. The video is camcorder quality. At first I too had some still pictures less crisp than desired, especially for a 5MP camera. Following the suggestions of Tim Mouradian above, I switched from 'Auto' and 'Multi Focus' to 'Program' and 'Spot Focus'. Noticing the results at high shutter speeds were very crisp it looked like a vibration problem. The PHOTO button is in an awkward location and when pressed can give a slight jerk to the camera unnoticable to you but affecting the picture. Try placing another finger behind the camera under the button location and 'squeezing' the button rather than 'pressing' so the camera does not move.
Doing all of this I obtain results of very high crispness. There is nothing wrong with the optics of this camera.
I also changed 'Sharpness' to Plus instead of Normal and ( though perhaps this is just a matter of taste ), 'Saturation' and 'Contrast' to Plus modes. Of course you must give it the half second it needs to acquire the focus.
Best results to you,
Tom Ewing
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One of my favorite new toys |
I've had my M1 for about 6 months. It's a great conversation starter. It takes great photo's, and has me finally giving up my old film camera - because it takes better pictures. I don't understand the reviews that complain of blurry stills. This camera takes fantastic stills. The ability to easily edit the digital photos makes it better than film, in terms of the final product.
The fact that it does video is a major bonus. I still prefer a digital camcorder to make movies - but you won't carry a camcorder everywhere you'll take the M1. It's the size of a cell phone - heavier than most - is easy to carry and holds up to 45 minutes of video. The video quality is fine - sound and picture. You can play back from the M1 to a TV very easily - though the A/V connector is on the charging stand - so you have to have the stand to hook it to a TV.
The one glitch ---> The software is clumsy in the handling of the stills. For example, you can't click on a picture to view more than a thumbnail as you go to pick which ones to print or to put on a CD. The viewer and the selector are separate and don't work together.
All in all, very glad I got it - and it gets a ton of use. |
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Great little camcorder/camera hybrid. |
This camera is unreal! People have been saying the photos come out blurry, but actually you get this type of blur with all digital cameras if you have movement. I have tried the high end Sony and Cannon 8mp cameras and they have the same type of blur during movement.
All I have to say is the pics come out unreal. I have a 6mp (interpolated)digital camera, the pics on that thing come out crisp but if you zoom a couple times it's all pixelated. When I take pics with the DSCM1 you can zoom in crop it and it's not pixellated at all.
The video is unreal it's about 2/3 of DVD quality.I expected a whole lot less and got a whole lot more.The bad? It only comes with 32 megs of storage.You have to upgrade to at least 1G. |
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