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 good function, high quality, good lens July 22, 2010
C. L. (SF,CA)
good function, high quality camera.
the wide angle lens is much better than other average point and shoot cameras.
low light shooting is superb, anti-blur, and hand-held twilight functions are remarkably impressive.
Really love it July 17, 2010
Beau
I based my decision on this cam from redban's review. Pictures are decent quality, the video quality was more than I expected. I intended to use this cam for pictures while having the ability to take video. However, the video quality is so good I've been using it to make videos instead. The stereo mic sounds fine, I think the mic is too insensitive. For example if I'm playing guitar with the volume cranked, in the room its loud as hell, but the videos with cam being 4 feet away it is not even close to the same level. My other cam doesn't have this "problem" if you want to call it that. The limited 4x zoom really sucks but you can't have everything. Also I didn't need the software from the CD to pull the pics and videos off the cam like other people have mentioned. Both in linux and windows xp I was able to directly pull the data.
Sony TSC-DX7 Camera July 17, 2010
Alfred W. Schreiber (Worden, IL United States)
We have only had this camera a short time but if our limited usage is any indication then we have made a good purchase. The camera has all the features we were looking for.
 Sacrifice Picture Quality for Size. July 14, 2010
Steggy
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
What I liked:
Video pros. The video was amazing, superb color, great sound, and blu-ray quality. PC playback descent but washed out, which may be something to do with my computer? AVCHD Playback was Awesome. After watching reviews of playback online I was shocked at the quality I actually received. The online video reviews of this camera compared to AVCHD playback was like comparing old analog TV's to 1080p blu-ray. There are some cons...
Video cons. Indoor video quality in not that great, the camera needs lots of light. And focus was slow if the camera moved too quickly. The camera is also in desperate need of better image stabilization.
Compact. I love the size and ease of carrying this camera around. Although the size sometimes caused issues with the way I held it. My finger was sometimes captured in the top left corner of video or pictures.
Screen quality. This camera has awesome playback. The screen is crisp and clear, at 921K pixels it ought to be.
What I did not like:
Pictures con. The quality of the pictures was somewhat disappointing. In full daylight I had grainy and blurry pictures, but the big issue was barrel distortion. I like to take pictures with my subjects off centered; with this camera you must keep people exactly in the center or you will experience major distortion. Low light or indoor pictures are also disappointing, this was one of the main reasons I bought this camera, for the supposed low light ability, I was very let down. The indoor pictures came out dark and grainy. You definitely need to use a flash. I am glad my son took pictures with my 5 year old Cannon to catalog the 4th of July holiday.
Pictures pro. I have heard people complain about the color, but that is the one area this camera succeeded. I think that is because I am colorblind. Most camera pictures look like "real life" to me, but this camera looked nothing like "real life". There were all sorts of colors I did not noticed while taking the pictures. I could see reds, purples, and greens like never before. That could be because the photos are saturated with color, I don't know, but I liked the color of the photos. Arches national park always looked brown and blah to me, but after uploading the images on my computer I was amazed. The sand and rocks were all shades of beautiful red. And fireworks only look blue, yellow, or white to me, but the pictures and video revealed red, green, orange, and purple ones!
Touch screen. The touch screen was fun the first day, but with daily application I grew to hate it. Often I would accidently touch my palm to the screen and a setting would change or it would start recording resulting in a missed picture opportunity. Other times I would touch the button and it would not register, frustrating!
Zoom. I thought a 4x zoom would be okay, boy was I wrong. If you do a lot of outdoor activities you will realize the zoom quickly becomes insufficient.
Battery. The battery did not live up to its expected life. Each day of our vacation I ran out of power. I took 622 pictures and 32 minutes of video over seven days. I needed to charge the battery daily as it was almost dead by the end of the day.
Conclusion. In the end I returned the camera. I was not willing to sacrifice picture quality for compact size. To me this camera should be priced around $150 for its picture quality. I assume most of the price is built into its video capability, fancy touch screen, and size, which to me in not worth the added cost. I continue to search for a camera that takes great pictures in a compact body. The new Sony NEX5 is coming, although not as compact it may be an option...
Best camera i've bought to date July 14, 2010
G. Caldera (Chicago, IL)
I've owned about 4 cameras to date, I always search for great features that will make picture taking easier. Previously owned a Panasonic TZ4 with the iAuto feature that was the best that I had found previously. The only con that the TZ4 had was indoor pics with the iAuto feature enabled, the pics would come out too warm and dark. The TX7 takes "awesome" indoor pics without the flash enabled in the auto mode. Video taking with the TX7 is 10 times better than my camcorder that I purchased last year (Panasonic SDR-H80)for my brother's wedding. The profile of the TX7 is so thin that its easy to carry in my pocket and cannot even feel it. The 4x optical zoom is good enough for me. The TZ4 boasted 10x optical zoom that was great to have, but I hardly ever used it to the full extent. The only downfall for the TX7 is the battery life, sooner or later I will have to buy a spare battery to keep on hand for long events.
I would recommend the Sony TX7 to everyone searching for a point and shoot camera.
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