Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5,
1 votes

Price Paid:  $225.00 from Target

Summary:
Just like another consumer who posted, my camera also was great for 6 months and then for no reason an internal error occured (E:61:10). In order to fix it, Sony wants 171.00! That's not much less than what I paid for it new! Never again will I buy from Sony!

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
2-5 years

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Price Paid:  $300.00 from a dealer

Summary:
Bought camera this year 2002 was working great for 6 months then one day with no warning i get the dreaded E:61:10 error code. The camera is useless now !!! Sony wants $170.00 to repair it. WIll never buy another one again !!!

Strengths:
takes great pictures a lot of easy to use features but what good is it when it quits for no reason ???

Weaknesses:
goes thru batteries very fast. even nimh batteries @1800 mah

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
2-5 years

Price Paid:  $450.00 from on-line

Summary:
At first, I was hesitant to spend almost $500 for this camera, but it has turned out to be one of the best purchases I've ever made!!! I've taken it on a 2 week trip to Europe (over 500 pictures!), several trips to Yosemite, Monterey, Tahoe, etc, and a recent trip to Florida (over 300 pics). I have a 64m, 32m, and an 8m Memory stick, the included 4m was useless. I love the LCD screen, swivel, and ability to manually control f-stop and exposure length... awesome battery life, and great pictures!!!!

Strengths:
ability to change settings (f/stop, exposure time) video feature is fun RELIABLE! durable

Weaknesses:
LCD screen hard to see in sunlight

Customer Service:
never needed! (knock on wood)

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
0-1 years

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
I have used it in -15degC and it worked fine. But after one year of not-heavy-use, the power on/off button stopped working. Now I can only power on/off the camera by taking the battery in or out.

Strengths:
Long battery life I like the LCD design

Weaknesses:
besides all those people have metioned here, the power on/off button is dead for my camera.

Similar Products Used:
Kodak, Olympus counterparts

Customer Service:
I wrote a letter to Sony Canada to complain about the problem. Never get back an answer.

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
2-5 years

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Price Paid:  $599.00 from Good Guys

Summary:
While it works, it's pretty nice. Easy to use, fast when turned on, vivid pictures in optical zoom. I took more than 3 thousand pictures, but one day she died with a E:61:00 error. As in Brazil Sony have no support, the camera now is reduced paper weight :(

Strengths:
- Easy to use - Fast recording - Fast turn on - Superb battery autonomy - nice resources to beginners - robust construction

Weaknesses:
- lack of viewfinder - weak flash - heavy - poor digital zoom

Similar Products Used:
- Minolda DiMage - Sony Cybershot S85 - Sony Cybershot P9

Customer Service:
Not available in Brazil.