Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90 12.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom and Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization (Black)

I received this camera a few weeks ago and have enjoyed it ever since. It was an upgrade from an older 7.1 MP Sony camera (DSC-P200). This model is a tremendous improvement over my previous model. I compared it to similar price level models from Canon and Nikon and found this models interface to be more user friendly, admittedly this could be due to my familiarity with Sony products. Pros: Great vibrant photos Good crisp images when not using zoom Compact yet sturdy Touch-Screen Nice display Great interface-I love that you can browse photos by date as it makes organization much more fluid and intuitive. Cons: Zoom is not on the level of other similarly priced models (though models with better zoom are bulkier-you have to pick your preference when selecting). Touch-Screen can be a little tedious, Sometimes the touch-screen will not recognize or respond to my actions and I do not have large fingers/hands. I would imagine someone with large hands/fingers could have a problem with the touch screen responding to a particular command when multiple options are present on screen. With all that said me and the Mrs. are very happy with the purchase. Others who have used it have been impressed as well-her Aunt is actually talking about ordering one now. It's great as a point and click camera and is compact enough to be carried effortlessly. We are still wanting a DSLR camera, but this camera will hold us over until we make that transition--and even then, I know the DSLR will never be a full everyday carrier type of replacement!

I purchased this camera for my X-mas trip to Vegas with the family. The camera is compact and the battery life was good. However, when we got home and uploaded the pictures onto the computer, ALL the pictures are blurry, VERY BLURRY. Buildings and large objects in the background all turned out very crisp and clear with nice color contrast, but persons all turned out extremely blurry, I can not believe out of the 300 photos I took they all turned out bad so I know it's the camera and not me. This is my 4th digital camera and first Sony, I think it will be the last one as this camera is sitting in it's box and back to Amazon. What a POS, a big disappointment and a waste of my time.

When my camera supplier first suggested I try the Sony Cybershot DSC-T90 as a still and video camera for my underwater shooting needs, I thought he had gone off his rocker. Here we have a credit card sized, ultra-slim camera that can literally fit in my wallet. Then, there is the underwater housing which is only the size of your average pocket camera. "What can this midget do for me?" ran through my subconscious. "Try it," he said. "Then bring me back some video so that I can do some store promotion." This was two years ago, he got his promotional DVD to show his customers and today I am still addicted to this tiny titan. Every weekday I shoot underwater videos and stills professionally as a SCUBA diver. I have used over two dozen cameras underwater of different company names and models. When I say that this is the best camera I have ever used for instant action underwater scenarios...believe me! It has the best automatic underwater white balancing for video and images that I have come across. Whatever magic Sony used, it accurately captures the vibrancy of underwater reds like no other. As any diver knows, the deeper you go, the less red is visible. This makes for interesting challenges as a manual red filter at 30 feet will not render the same red light recovery at 60, 90 or more feet under natural light conditions. (The underwater housing is good to a depth of 132 feet!) Changing filters underwater is impossible for most cameras and challenging, to say the least, for others. The 'Underwater Automatic White Balance' setting on the T90 seems to continually adapt to changing water conditions and renders reds as they should be. It can zoom while shooting video making for very intriguing, original and unique scenes and angles to grab and hold the viewers attention. I can zoom-in to tight frame on a subject, like the eye of a fish and zoom-out without stopping my recording to set the surrounding scene. How many cameras do you know of that can lock and hold focus on an object through 100 feet of water? The Sony Cybershot DSC-T90 can do it. It does so without focus wander or losing valuable time trying to lock on. Another great advantage of the T90's slim profile is that I can carry several spares in my diving vest's (BCD) pockets and still have room for other diving accessories. Why, you ask, would I want to have several cameras with me? There are a number of reasons. With two compact T90 cameras on a rack mount, I can shoot HD video (1080x720) with one while simultaneously taking 12.1 MP stills with the other. Using several cameras I can also film multiple angles at once. (You cannot shout "Cut" to a fish and retake the scene.) Should batteries run low (video is a power hog) or I fill up a flash card, I can grab another fully-charged camera without having to surface! (This is a big deal for SCUBA divers.) Additionally, (Heaven forbid) I make a mistake and flood a housing, I do not have to end my dive and lose picture sales for the day. Oh, yes...the camera gives me professional quality stills and videos by pressing just one button. Not having to fiddle around with a bunch of buttons and settings is crucial underwater. Fish are always in motion and scare easily to boot. If I do not have to fiddle with controls it means that I can capture a unique scene instantly. Plus, less hand and finger movement means that I am less likely to startle the fish. Did I mention that it is tiny? Very tiny. It is so tiny that fish rarely notice the camera. Anyone who has worked around fish know that they can get very uneasy about objects in a diver's hands. The bigger the object, the more likely a fish is to feel threatened. The T90 solves that problem by being almost unnoticeable. It is also small enough that it can be slipped inside crevices of coral without touching and damaging this delicate species. You may wonder about light handling capabilities. Have no fear. Even with such a tiny lens and aperture opening, this camera manages to have excellent light gathering ability. I have used it underwater on cloudy days and at night without dive lights to capture the subtle glow of plankton and other bio-luminescent life. The videos taken with this camera have allowed me to produce documentary DVDs, commercials and more. Post-editing videos to do color correction is an extremely time-consuming chore. I have rarely had to color correct T90 videos. With the sharpness of the imagery and the excellent contrast and color rendition, most people assume the videos were taken with a much larger and more expensive camera. They simply cannot believe me when I reach into my pocket and show them the T90. I totally recommend this powerhouse little tyke to anyone who ventures into Neptune's realm.

I ordered this camera after I had experienced disastrous results with an Olympus point and shoot camera (12 mega pixels at fine setting to get a halfway decent picture). Some people say that the menu on this camera is confusing or awkward. I didn't really find that. Once I had set my preferences, I have had no call to alter them since. Pictures are very clear and sharp. I did find the lens cover a little different to deal with at first, but now I am used to it. I cannot really comment upon how good or bad the battery life is as I have not really subjected it to sustained use, or, a long video session. I am not really a "photo buff" but this camera has exceeded my expectations in regard to quality and ease of use. It does everything that I want it to do and more. I just wish I had never wasted my money on the Olympus to begin with. The only con with this camera is that you really do need to purchase extra memory (but this is not confined to Sony; most camera makes are the same). It arrives with enough memory to take a few pictures. I already had compatible memory and once I installed it I was told that I had enough capacity to take 10,000 pictures at 3 mega pixels. I haven't yet worked out how many battery charges will be needed to achieve that! Bottom line; I can't speak highly enough about this camera. Most camera reviews in this class are mediocre at best and obviously you get what you pay for; but for a non-professional who wants a camera that takes good pictures in a variety of situations, then this is probably a camera worthy of further investigation.