Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The Cyber-shot DSC-T77 is Sony's slimmest ever camera, measuring just 13.9mm at its thinnest point. Featuring a metal body, a sliding front plate and folded optics, highlights of the T77 include a 10 megapixel sensor, 35-140mm equivalent 4x zoom lens, ...

Verdict: So if you need a camera that's as unobtrusive as possible, whilst still providing better image quality than your average mobile phone, and aren't put off by mainly touch screen operation, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77 is worth investigating

Review summary: A fashionable touchscreen compact with a solid list of features

Pros: 10.1MP / Colour options / Svelte / Features

Cons: Image quality / Touchscreen response

Verdict: At 3in, the touchscreen all but fills the rear of the camera. The only buttons are for power, the shutter release, playback and zoom. The slender battery is good for only 220 shots per charge, and while its size makes it easy to slip into a pocket, it ...

Review summary: A pricey compact camera, the 10.1Mp Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77 is a slip of a thing. It has a slide down metal front cover that conceals its lens and flash.

Verdict: The gorgeous slim lines of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77 will win over many fans, as will the 10.1Mp capability. However, it's the priciest of the models in our test and while its automatic functions are adept, we couldn't quickly get to our desired ...

Review summary: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77 ($299) is a stylish, ultra-slim camera that features a 4X optical zoom lens, image stabilization, numerous point-and-shoot features, and a large 3-inch, touchscreen LCD. The T77 comes in a host of fashionable colors, ...

Pros: Slim, stylish body (comes in 5 colors) contains a 4X zoom lens ; Optical image stabilization ; Good image quality in ideal conditions ; Widescreen 3-inch touchscreen LCD display ; Good performance in most areas ; Lots of point-and-shoot features ; ...

Cons: Noise reduction smudges details, mottles sky at low ISOs ; unimpressive high ISO image quality ; Some corner blurriness ; Redeye a problem ; Design annoyances: sliding lens cover, tiny buttons and zoom controller, inability to remove memory card when ...

Verdict: In a nutshell: the T77 is the thinnest model, the T700 has a big screen and a fancy 4GB photo album, and the T500 has a more powerful lens plus an HD movie mode

Review summary: The T700 model earns extra points as a "photo album in your pocket." It has all the features of the T77 unit plus 4GB of internal memory that can store nearly 1,000 full-resolution or 40,000 VGA-quality photos; a 3.5-inch, wide touch panel Xtra Fine ...

Verdict: Both cameras feature updated intelligent scene recognition technology that can now select up to eight different scene modes, including macro, portrait and landscape modes