To Buy Or Not - Sony DSC T3 !

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In article <55295a7e.0502152359.3b7e727b@posting.google.com>,
lovely_angel_for_you@yahoo.com (Lovely Angel For You) wrote:

> Dear Friends
> Hope you doing great.
>
> Since the start of new year I have been thinking of getting a digital
> camera, and I got really interested in Sony DSC T3.
>
> Its slim size looked so stylish. And about other features I read the
> review over the web. So before going and ordering it, I just wanted to
> ask you, would you suggest me taking this one, taking into
> consideration that my usage mainly will be taking the pics, sharing
> over the internet and getting few prints.
>
> Night shot is what I read is not good in this one, so what would you
> say from the real experience.
> Also video puts and extra plus in this. I not looking for very high
> end video, so this fits in that.
>
> So please help me decide to get this one or not.
>
> Or if there is anything with those features and that style and
> sleekness available in the market then please let me know.
>
4 years ago I bought a Sony S-70. Giving Sony the benefit of a Zeiss
lens the camera took excellent pictures, however Sony's practice of
ripping you off with high-priced accessories has turned me away from
Sony. Memory sticks have a very fast write capacity but you pay for this
- here in Japan, memory sticks sell for about $50 - twice the price of
CF and SmartMedia and 50% more than xD. The charger that came with the
S-70 was bigger than the camera. External chargers were $40 and spare
batteries another $50. The official S-70 bag was a slightly padded
drawstring affair for $40.

Buy that Sony and you'll be in hock to Sony for at least the the camera
price again to make the camera useful.

Think about what kind of camera you'd like - small and light to slip in
your pocket or handbag or a big lens doodah. Small and stylish would be
the Fuji - F440, F450 or Ixus or perhaps the Nikon Coolpix 3700 - about
the size of a pack of cigarettes.