Sony Cyber-shot DSC M2 - Expert Reviews

Pros: Still/movie double threat ; 2.5-inch LCD with excellent visibility in daylight ; versatile slide-show/album mode ; speedy burst mode

Cons: Awkward to use ; few manual controls ; weak flash with poor red-eye mode ; no in-camera movie editing

Verdict: The Sony Cyber Shot DSC-M2 takes quality stills and videos, if you can get past its awkward design.

Review summary: The Sony Cyber Shot DSC-M2 is a jack-of-all-trades and a master of some. Thanks to good image quality and a big, bright LCD that's usable in sunlight, this hybrid still camera/camcorder update to the DSC-M1 remains a surprisingly good point-and-click ...

Review summary: Jack of all trades and master of none - that'll be the Sony DSC-M2.

Verdict: For half the price you can get a camera that takes pictures and shoots video just as well, but is far easier to handle. The M2 may look cool and funky, and there's no denying that it can take good pictures, but its shockingly poor handling, badly ...

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Verdict: The Sony Cyber-shot M2 is a bit of an enigma. It's capable of producing high-quality 5-megapixel stills, but its indoor results are limited by its underpowered flash. Although billed as a hybrid still/movie camera, Sony failed to endow the M2 with ...

Review summary: Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-M2 is the company's second-generation M-series hybrid camera. You know, the one that's supposed to squash all the bugs that were in the M1 and prove that this odd cross between a camcorder and digicam really works. DCResource ...