Sony DSC-TX100V 16.2 Megapixel Ultra Compact Reviews Roundup
Sony today announces five new 16.2 Megapixels Cyber-shot digital still cameras - models DSC-TX100V, DSC-TX10, DSC-HX7V, DSC-WX10 and DSC-WX9. These cameras features a "Exmor R" back-illuminated CMOS sensor and are the world's first compact digital still cameras to include 3D Still Image mode for taking 3D images using only one lens and imager. They also have innovative Dual Rec (record) technology, for taking still photos during video capture.
The TX100V is the first Cyber-shot camera with a 3.5-inch OLED with touch screen that provides deeper blacks and more vibrant color contrast on the screen, all while being thinner and having a faster response time than most LCDs. It can also support full HD (1920 x 1080/60p) video capability at 60p. The DSC-TX10, DSC-HX7V, DSC-WX10 and DSC-WX9 cameras can record movies at 60i in 1080 AVCHD format. Additionally, the DSC-WX10 camera include a high-speed linear auto focus feature that provides quick and precise focusing similar to the speed of a DSLR camera.
Sony DSC-TX100V Camera Reviews Roundup
| DPI: "The Sony Cyber-shot TX100V is a feature-loaded compact digital camera. Besides its 16 megapixel CMOS image sensor and 4X zoom lens (a little small for a compact camera these days, even Sony's own super-slim TX55 has a 5X zoom lens), the Sony TX100V is dressed to impress with its 3.5 inch OLED touchscreen, intuitive touchscreen interface, multi-shot capabilities (for panoramas, HDR, low-light and high-speed shooting)..." - Jan 18 2012 More » | |
| Digital Camera Review: "Every digital camera manufacturer manages color interpolation slightly differently and experts can often guess with decent accuracy which brand of camera captured a specific (un-manipulated) image. I've felt for a long time that Sonys default color interpolation was the most saturated of any of the other major camera manufacturers, sort of like the Velvia slide film of digicams - with very intense colors. The T..." - Jul 12 2011 More » | |
| Digital Camera Review: "The TX100V is the world's first ultra-compact digicam to offer 16 megapixel resolution (via its 1:2.33 Exmor R CMOS image sensor) and it features a new 3.5-inch touch screen OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) monitor that completely dominates the back of the camera. OLED screens are known for outstanding blacks, high contrast, and accurate color reproduction. If all that isn't enough, the TX100V's LCD resolution is..." - Jun 10 2011 More » | |
| CameraGear: "The 16.2MP "Exmor R" CMOS sensor used in the TX100V sounds impressive, but the apparent increase in resolution is limited by the 1/2.3" sensor size. More pixels in this case theoretically means more noise, but Sony isn't going to let you see that noise because it aggressively smears out all the noise even starting at the TX100V's base ISO of 125. You can't control noise reduction (NR) with the T..." - May 03 2011 More » |
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User Review of the camera - Sony DSC-TX100V
Good Portable Camera, Merchant seaman
I wanted a camera that would fit easily in my pocket and also take good pictures. This one has fit the bill so far. The biggest selling point for me was the sliding door that protects the lens while the camera is off. All you have to do to start taking pictures is slide the door down off the lens and it's ready to shoot pictures. The touch screen wasn't a big deal for me, but the resolution on it is very good. I purchased the screen protectors for the touch screen because this camera is going to spend a lot of time in my pocket in a bag. I feel that the responsiveness of the touch screen actually improved when I put the screen protector on. The included software is easy to use and I like how the power cord also doubles as the USB cord when removed from the powerblock. I think you get a good bang for your buck with this camera.
My review, fredhb
hhh a Sony ... great camera that fit's in your pocket I bought it to replace a Sony DSC-t7 which finally broke after about 8 years of use... my fault
Nice shot, Koly
This camera is nice, take a Very good shots with very good resolution. I think that the GPS is not good it take a lot of time in door to sincronize with the sathelite! and drain the battery, but the other features of this camera are very very good!
Koly
Amazing little camera, Bruno Zanchet
Loving this little (really small) camera! Here goes my thoughts:
- Video is unbeatable, 60fps make a huge difference for fast motion videos... zoom while recording is quick.
- 1080 60p 28mbps is great, but you cannot record on blu-ray (24 mbps) or avchd dvd (17 mbps)
- Pretty good image quality pictures, specially outdoors. Cannot expect a 1/17" sensor image quality as a Canon S100 though.
- Really small, beautiful stylish camera
- The video record button on touchscreen is horrible, takes about 4 seconds to star video, doesn't stop imediatelly also...
- Lacks of manual control makes hard to get the picture right at night, aperture could be a litte better...
- For the amateur photographers, I think is the best ultra compact on the market.
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT, Shawn
great camera at a great price, the touch screen is so easy to work, the GPS settings turn on and off by its self at times im sure its just a learning curve on my behalf
sony cam, nel
the quality is great the pictures come out very clear, love the fact that its touch screen, it is in perfect working conditions.
If you're an amateur or a beginner ...this is Perfect.., idrmido
I'm not a professional photographer -If I'm one I'd go for an expensive DSLR - , however I'm an amateur one , I searched for alot of digital cameras to buy a perfect one for me and for my luck i found this one as an amazon Deal , I looked at its reviews in many sites and I found that it is just perfect for someone like me ... 16 MP , 1080 HD videos , background defocus , 3d shooting , panorama shooting and loads of stuff ... the only thing i hate is the only 4x zoom , however itis not something beside all the great features this camera has .... I recommend it itis perfect ... also the red color is awesome , itis darker than in the pic and itis so beautiful ...
My first Sony camera, BigBully
It's a very simple to use camera. It will auto select appropriate mode for you- 90% accurate.
Panorama mode is fun to play with.
Easy to take good pictures.
It uses SD card.
My first Sony camer, BigBully
It's a very simple to use camera. It will auto select appropriate mode for you- 90% accurate.
Panorama mode is fun to play with.
Easy to take good pictures.
It uses SD card.
Great camera, Troop Gug "Doug"
I love this camera. The video is incredible. It also takes great pictures. I am very happy with this camera.
Great camera, Troop Gug "Abigail"
I love this camera. The video is incredible. It also takes great pictures. I am very happy with this camera.
Bad quality camera - broke in 6 months, Rodrigo Fontecilla
I bought this camera after my other Sony DSC lasted more than 12 but less than 18 months. Being a SONY fan for many years I decided to buy SONY again. Well, this camera broke down in less than 6 months. I thought once I talk to SONY customer support they will send me a new one. To my surprise the fine print said I was not entitled to one and that was it. They fixed it after 4 weeks. So now instead of having a new camera I have a repaired used one. The camera essentially went black on me. Since there is no view finder you cannot use the camera once this happens. The previous SONY camera had the same problem, it went black on me only a bit past the warranty time. My suggestion is avoid SONY cameras or at least this style of cameras. Customer service is pretty bad as well. Big companies should learn a thing or two from comanies like Nodstrom and Apple where customer service is their number one priority. If SONY would value customers like me they would have hesitated in sending me a new camera and keep me a happy customer. This may be one of the reason they are loosing so much market share.
Disgrunted customer, L. Tran
Total rip off from seller to Amazon, this system is a joke, no wonder Amazon is going broke, they don't have any idea what they are doing, it seems like they are all on drugs.
They took my order of the camera, lied to me it was shipped, they even show me the faked tracking which shown nothing but the date I should get is a 30 day time line.......they lied to me repeatedly, 5 times, finally after 20 emails, he confessed he did not have the camera, he had to wait for the shipment, then he told me once he get it, he will ship it out ...I will get it between oct 20 to Nov 20.......this is a total joke...they told me I have to look for it in 30 days.......
Please email if any one who is concerned, I have the emails between seller and buyer keep at Amazon, I can show them to you, this is the utmost embarasment of them all, Amazon told me the item is on the way, just check your mail box everyday for 30 days.... the seller told me he did not have it......what a joke, this organization should go down to draine. My bank had to interfere to get my money, stupid Amazon, and the seller is a thief.
i never got the camera..it's not Sony's fault
Go to the store to buy your stuff, at least you got to see what you're going to get, Amazon is a laughing stock...totally stupid.
Awesome, full-featured point-n-shoot, N. Smithson
This is a great full-featured point-and-shoot. Image quality is fantastic. Added features like smile-detection and panorama are not-necessary, but cool to play with and all work great.
I have been a faithful Sony camera user for years. I take a lot of photos for work and I have found Sony's picture quality / ease-of-use ratio to be the best fit for me. I used a P200 Cybershot for years (and still have it) and thought I should upgrade to a point-and-shoot with more features. I mistakenly went for the DSC-W570 which was a piece of junk. Photos were grainy, camera took way to long to start us, and lag times between pressing the shutter button, and actually taking the photo was like 4 seconds. I traded that one for this little gem.
First off, the DSC-TX100 is made in Japan. When it comes to Sony, only the Japanese stuff is worth the money. following that, all the problems I had with the W570 - lag time, low-light quality, were not an issue with the TX100. Finally, all of the little added features like HD video, panorama sweep, smile detection etc, are all features I could do without, but are all pretty awesome.
Finally, the low-light image quality is unsurpassed in a camera this small. I rarely use my flash with this camera.
And, as an added bit of usefulness, the ultimate deciding factor for me when choosing this camera was the water-proof rating for this camera. Sure, its not going to replace a dive camera, but its nice to have a camera I can take to the beach, accidentally drop in the sand, and still use the next day.
Experiencing flexibility in compact size, A Customer
This is a very good balance between flexibility in picture taking with updated innovations for better resultes. Al this in a size that I can take to work every day in my pocket.
My presentations are very good so in the endurance of the battery.
Excellent camera, HERMAN PIŅEREZ
Excellent camera, the first shipment arrived with a manufacturing defect, not light, was reported and was replaced quickly. All excellent the second time.
Experiencing flexibility in compact size, R Fernandez
This is a very good balance between flexibility in picture taking with updated innovations for better resultes. Al this in a size that I can take to work every day in my pocket.
My presentations are very good so in the endurance of the battery.
Eh..., A Customer
I feel like I wasted 240 bucks because the shooting is actually very frustrating. The touch screen isn't very sensitive so you have to "press down" a little to get a response. The movie option is VERY annoying because you'd think to start and stop recording you'd press the stutter button. Nope. When you touch the movie option it immediately starts shooting and to stop you have to touch the "stop" on the screen. If you press the stutter button you'll end up taking a picture while you're recording.
Eh..., Headphone Jax
I feel like I wasted 240 bucks because the shooting is actually very frustrating. The touch screen isn't very sensitive so you have to "press down" a little to get a response. The movie option is VERY annoying because you'd think to start and stop recording you'd press the stutter button. Nope. When you touch the movie option it immediately starts shooting and to stop you have to touch the "stop" on the screen. If you press the stutter button you'll end up taking a picture while you're recording.
Small but sooo many features!, A Customer
Can't say enough good things about this little camera!
Small, stylish, and from a TX9, this has vastly improved!
The focus and lock-on is much quicker.
Identifies scene is quick and correct.
Truely and point & shoot, and let the Sony logic do it's thing!
I bought it especially for the 1080p movie capability.
Gorgeous!
What's better, it can take Pictures when it's shooting movies!!
Do i really use that? not so much .. but it surely helps when you ask someone to take a picture for you, and somehow, they click the "Movie Record Now" on screen button, and then keep on clicking the main trigger button during the movie ..
they will appologize that you were taking a movie, but no worries, it's already taken 3MP pictures DURING the movie. :)
Awesome!