Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom and Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization (Silver)

I'm adding a review mainly to give another opinion in contrast to those who complain about the battery life: I got the camera 9 months ago and went ahead and sprung for a spare battery - so far I've NEVER run down a battery in a single day unless I was shooting >30 minutes of movie. For just pics I get 180-200 per charge, and I'm rarely taking more than 100 a day. I guess if I were a pro I'd want more battery - but if I were a pro I'd want more camera too. The settings for this camera give me VIVID photos - closeup, landscapes, portraits, sunsets, rainbows - all with excellent color and contrast. The touch-screen controls on the back give me both easy to navigate menu options and an absolutely superb view (when taking) and playback. It DID take a little while to familiarize myself with the various menu options, but for a camera with this many bells and whistles I'd expect to have a learning curve. Now that I know the settings it's easy to whip the thing out of my pocket, fire it up, and within a few seconds change my settings from pic to movie, from a bright sunlit beach to a sunset or fireworks at night. I'd expect to spend four times as much for a camera that takes better photos.

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Picture and video quality were good. However, I was only able to get 60-70 pictures out of a fully charged battery. Very unacceptable. My present Panasonic camera gets 150-200 pictures from 2 fully charged AA batteries. While the camera is very slim and compact, the advantage is lost if you must carry around spare batteries. Returned for a refund. I would not recommend this camera because of the poor battery life.

Touch screen not responsive.. have to touch/hold/press hard sometimes, not intuitive, complicated. Havent figured out how to put the HD movies on cd to share with family nor how to put the flash back on....some kind of screwy format, i guess. Does every one have to have the sony software???? I did not know that to turn it on, you have to slide the whole front face to expose lens.. would not have bought it.. should have handled it live at the store..the reviews i read did not mention this. I feel sandbagged. Battery life too short. needs recharging too often. And of course the darn finger in front of the lens.. have to get used to a whole new way of holding the camera.

my friend had the 700 series... after using that one, i decided to get one, one of the 900 series.. not much of a difference other than picture size and probably built in memory.. only thing i found as negative is that it has very small memory, so you have to get a memory stick, 2gb sony memory stick, so it will add$15-25 to price you pay for the camera , not as much as the price, but extra work. battery-wise, if you don't use video a lot, it's alright.. other than that, absolutely great! sleek, touch-screen, easy to operate and understand settings, videos are good, etc.. very, very lovely machine... i paid around $320, but is it worth it i think

muy buen producto. rapido facil y a tiempo la entrega. sin contratiempos en todo el proceso. lo recomiendo a a

Sony makes a great camera. Still have an old model (running strong) from 10 6 years ago.

Reviewed many cameras before choosing Sony Cybershot Camera. High ratings and good reviews. My daughter loves it.