Sony Cybershot DSCT300/B 10.1MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot (Black)

I just got this item and it is beyond amazing. I had a Sony T100 and sold it and bought this one because of its large touch screen. The touch screen works great and it does not scratch easily. Its like my Ipod touch for functuality of the screen. Very easy to use once you get familiar where all the menus are and easy to point and shoot. Quote: "The screen Scratches easily, Poor picture Qulity, Horrible quality for Sony, Freezes, slow" These are some examples i took from other reviews on many sites and wanted to let you know that all of these are wrong. They are most likely from people who are bias for a certain company, design or does not like Sony. All of these things that were picked out by these people are not accurate its actually the opposite. The Screen dosent scratch easily, good picture quality, excellent feel and quality of the camera and never freezes. If you are to buy a camera for everyday use and dont want to spend 1,000 on a SLR Camera and are like me this is the perfect camera to use!! So this is a must buy for 2008!

I would have liked if the camera didn’t look used for what I paid for it! The camera didn’t come in a camera box, and it looked a little scratched up as well

My daughter-in-law has the DSC T-300 so I thought I would get an even better camera by buying the more expensive upgrade Cybershot at a retail store, but I didn't like it! I returned it and had to pay a $60.00 re-stocking fee! That's ok, I knew then what I wanted... the T300! This is the one you should get too - the Cybershot Super Steady-Shot DSC T-300! It has all the features you could ever want! It is easy to use, it takes great pictures, it has lots of editing features...some are really fun. If you look around on line you can get a super deal! I only paid $235.00 for mine and I even got the warranty!The box was kind of bent but everything inside was perfect and it had a 14 day return. I am keeping it :) VERY HAPPY

I'm a big fan of the Sony's T series, I've already own the very first DSC-T1, the discontinued T-33 and now T-300. I sticked to Sony after the DSC-T1 because I wanted to keep using my MS Pro Duos; but soon after I realized that Sony makes cameras that are not only great for pics, but also their designs make an statement (bring this baby to a party and you should be aware because 99% of the party would like to take it to their homes). So, now that I shared my reasons for buying this camera, here comes my review, quick, simple an concise. The automatic mode is not flawless, especially in indoor night pictures, you should adjust the scenes mode so the camera really uses the flash automatically. The program mode haven't change since the T-33, basically the same options, and if you know how to use it, you get good pics. The remarkable "new" setting is the Smile Shutter, once you have configured (personally i prefer it in high sensitivity) is a really fun tool. And the face detection is Amazing. Sony has really improved himself in this issue. But as I mentioned in the title of my review, more MPs is not equal better quality. Once you start zooming the pics you can notice some rugged edges, distortion and a little bit of inaccuracy in the colors; but you would never notice that in a printed A3 pic. Once again, this is a amateur camera, and you are not paying over $1000 like in the 10 MPs pro cameras, so complaining is not that fair. Once you can get used to the touch screen controls, using it is a breeze... I might complain that ask for confirmation for almost everything, but I guess the worst OS ever aka Windows Vista has already got me used to that.... Finally a few recommendations: Buy the camera together with the LCD screen protector and the Sony LCJTHC/B Genuine Leather Jacket Case with Stylus for the DSC-T70 & DSC-T200 (Black); if you want to keep it with scratches from the very beginning. And a large MS Pro Duo 8GB and up I recommend.

This model, the T300 does have many good attributes once I had it out and about. I noticed the shaking (as described by others) but this is due to many AUTO settings being placed on the camera and the camera's brain. Once certain features are dis-engaged, then the shaking is gone and does not return. So its an overload of commands that creates this widely complained about issue. Sony should just fine tune the issue (as I have) and contact registered owners of this simple fix. If you can get this model for a good price and make sure you purchase that Pro Duo stick for capturing movies and pictures, this is really a fine (older model of the excellent series of slim compact cameras Sony has produced). Good overall camera, well made, metal body and well built. Photos are excellent and this model offers much of the more modern features. Camera from time to time starts to act up and vibrates out of control. Contacted Sony and they said they werent aware of it, (which is BS) since I read many have this issue as well as the DSC-T20 or TX20 . Well, you win some, and lose some. This was a loser after all. But the BEST of the DSC Series is the DSC-TX55 for smallest and most compact and performs very well, and the TX-7 is also a great camera.

Lets get to the bottom line: The Good: This camera takes excellent pictures - as a response to CNET and other reviewers who note that the DSC-T300's pictures are soft/noisy/high contrast/ et cetera are reviewing this from a professional photography point of view. Comparing this to an SLR or any other non-subcompact isn't reasonable. Just like we wouldn't compare a Chevy Pickup with a BMW sedan. Photos taken with this camera are intended for "everyday shooting." I will use this for vacations, parties, or tours. I would not use this to photograph my own wedding. For everyday shots, the quality is superb. If you are looking for a professional camera in a subcompact chassis, then this is about as close as you will come. The optical zoom is fantastic, as is the image stabilization -- I do not have a very steady hand. Of the first few test shots that I took with this camera, one was of a license plate from a car parked about 100 meters away. I zoomed in with full optical and digital zoom, and snapped a photo of what looked like a very grainy and pixelated white blob jerking quickly around the screen. To my surprise, when I viewed this shot, the camera had cleaned it up so that not only was there no motion blur, the license number was perfectly visible. I could even see the county name on the bottom! Needless to say, I won't be taking many pictures from this far away, but still it is good to know that the feature is there if I ever need it. The smile shutter works surprisingly well, and I use it all the time. What not many of the other reviews that I read talked about was the functionality of the smile shutter. When the feature is enabled, the camera is not in normal photo mode. You will have to take it out of Smile Shutter mode if you want to resume taking pictures. Once enabled, the smile shutter constantly looks for faces, and puts an orange box around each one. It will identify up to 9 faces. Once a face is ID'd, it judges how much the person is smiling, and if they are smiling enough, then a picture is taken. It will take pictures of smiles until you take it out of smile mode. In fact at a party of mine, I put the camera on a tripod, set it up for smile mode, and told people to go smile in front of it. By the end of the night, every single person had a smiling portrait in my camera. Excellent feature. The funny thing is, no one believes that the camera actually can determine who is an isn't smiling - so when they finally see the red-eye flash go off, 90% of people cant help but smile a real, and perfectly captured, smile of pleasant surprise. When in this mode, this camera only captures happiness. The Add-A-Smile Feature is completely useless, but because of it, your camera will be a hit. I have tried the add-a-smile feature on 20+ people and more often than not, they end up looking creepy. However, this is hilarious. You will never seriously use this feature, but its a joy to have all the same. Video is surprisingly good. When in "fine video" mode, I would be hard pressed to tell the difference between this and broadcast quality. "Fine video" does take lots of memory though - 1 hour ~ 4 GB. To fit more video on the card, you can switch to "standard" but unless you are using this ONLY for youtube, don't bother with standard. Touch Screen - Once you learn it, it is a very intuitive interface. The Bad: There is a learning curve on the touch screen - Most people will be turned off initially by the touch screen. I have found that the learning curve has put people off from borrowing my camera to take pictures. I always have to explain how to use it. Not a huge deal, I bought the camera for me, not for people who want to take pictures of me. Fingerprints collect on the screen - well, its a touch screen, what do you expect? Bottom Line: This is a great camera for everyday shots. For shots that you do not intend on editing professionally, this is a great camera. For shots that are for viewing pleasure, this is a great camera. If perchance you do want to edit professionally photos taken by this camera, the resolution gives extreme detail. All in all, I have never considered returning this camera.

This camera does not have automatic photo rotation, NO memory card or case included, and sometimes if you simply touch the slide-down part it turns on then back off again. Seller only gave 10 days exchange/return, and I did not see that in time, or i would have gotten a later version. Otherwise, color is great, handling superb.

I bought this camera and was pleased with the Sony name and good Amazon reviews. This weekend, when taking photos, the camera started vibrating...just like a cell phone. First, I was incredulous. I've never seen a camera behave in this manner. I removed the battery and reinstalled; the problem continued. Photos were impossible to take as the picture on the screen was also vibrating and it was impossible to hold the camera still. I contacted Sony after doing research on the web and learning this had been a major issue with the DSC T20 models which Sony will still repair, free of charge, until July 2011. Contacting Customer service, via email, was NO HELP whatsoever. They offered enlightening advice like, "Hold the camera with two hands.!!!!" I finally tried live chat and had no better luck. I was told this issue has never been reported so there will be no assistance from Sony. If earlier cameras in the cybershot world had this issue, I'm not surprised to find it in a later model. I will continue to contact Sony in my attempts to have them address this issue. Our daughter in law owns the same camera and has had THE SAME ISSUE. Camera vibration is the result of a design flaw Sony will not currently admit exists! For that reason, I suggest STAYING AWAY from this camera.