Product Description

About the size of a credit card, the amazing 6.0 megapixel Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T9 combines Super SteadyShot Optical Image Stabilization, high ISO sensitivity and Clear RAW Noise Reduction to give you bright, beautiful indoor shots that preserve the mood of your memories. An extra-large 2.5 LCD screen lets you share entertaining Slide Shows with music background. You'll also have precision Carl Zeiss 3X Optical/2X Digital zoom lens, 58 MB Internal Memory, high-stamina InfoLithium battery for to 240 shots, and optional Cyber-shot Station cradle for quick hookup to PC, TV, AC power.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15997 in Camera & Photo
• Brand: Sony
• Model: DSCT9
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 2.20" h x .80" w x 3.60" l, .45 pounds
• Display size: 2.5

Features

• 6.0-megapixel sensor captures resolution of up to 2,816 x 2,112 pixels
• Carl Zeiss 3x optical, 2x digital zoom lens
• Ultra-slim 5/8-inch design with 58 MB internal memory, no flash card needed
• 2.5-inch Clear Photo LCD Plus Screen; Super SteadyShot Optical Image stabilization
• Powered by InfoLithium rechargeable battery; USB and AV interfaces

Customer Reviews

SONY's DSC-T9 is one Great Pocket Camera. Period. WOW.
User rating Spectacular 9++ out of 10

SONY's DSC-T9 is another Masterpiece. WOW. Specacular +1. December 28, 2005

Pros:Great image detail and color rendition - small high quality footprint

Cons:Being picky - would like a more powerful flash
Full user opinion

This camera is one of the best I have tested in the last 6 years.

As an adjunct faculty member at FAU a south Florida +25,000 student university, teaching "Principles of Digital Photography" and authored/published a book with the same name, with Pearson Education, Inc., 2003, I have tested hundreds digital cameras that have been offered to the public in recent years, and this one is truly unbelievable.

One must understand that all cameras cannot do all things regardless of price and size. Digital SLRs, like Canon's 1DsMk2, which I proudly own and consider the very best digital SLR on planet Earth, can execute most imaging tasks beautifully; however you cannot place it in your pocket, does not have built-in flash, and cannot make a video!! Comparing the image quality and color to other similarly priced cameras, both seem better than on previous SONY "T" series units (the T1, T11, T3, T33, T5, T7) in their 6-step progression to the T9. The brightness on the LCD panel is also better and has two brightness levels; The LCD also seems to have a protective covering on its surface. The flash also seems a bit stronger, and the imager noise is significantly lower. Understand that the tiny built-in flash is effective for groups of 3-6 people placed within 8' or less of the camera, period; any further, other than fill-in flash and the results will be less disappointing than in prior versions. It is hard to imagine than so much technology can be contained within this truly thin package. This version has an OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZER that really works in both Still image and Movie Modes. The large and bright LCD panel is great for sharing images with friends after the picture is taken; a suggestion for SONY is that the automated viewing (post image) is too short, internally set to about 2 seconds, and not adjustable; this should be an adjustable feature, which can be corrected by a simple SONY "firmware" upgrade.

Most critics do not make mention of the Software; Be it known SONY has one of the best (included) software packages available; Install the software one time; then plug in the camera into an available USB post, turn on the camera, and in 5,4,3,2,1 seconds the images and movies, begin their migration into a unique folder in the hard-drive, in a subdirectory in "My Pictures" with today's date as the folder name. Could not be a simpler process.

If you want to see some T9 sample images you can go to http://www.416-1100.com/Test%20Images%20-%20Digital%20Equipment%20Testing/73537. Images will be added periodically so check back often; and while you're there look around at other images posted at your pleasure.

JimWilson 28/Dec/2005/5pm

Perfect Camera for us point & shooters, Cant be beat, detailed review ahead...
I am not new to digital cameras, I've had about 5 in the last 4 years. From Canon, Sony, and Casio.

In general my favorite cameras over all are the Sony CyberShot's , why? They have strong features, great battery life and the ARE fashionable. Canon and Casio have excelent picture quality just like the Sony. So for me it would be hard to pick one of theese just by quality of the pictures.

I recomend you think about what you want to use your camera for... In my opinion people enjoy more being in pictures when you use a small "chic" camera then when you pull out a huge Professional camera.

That said let me talk to you about the Sony CyberShot DSC T-9

The Image Stabilizer (Super Steady Shot)

Man, this thing works wonders, but it is obviosly not perfect. I dont want to be cruel, but If you have parkinsons you picture will still look like crap. But for the regular user (we all shake a little, especially when holding small cameras like this) it takes care of most of the blurryness. You can easily have a great picture without using the flash. Some of you might think, why would you not want to use the flash? Well lets take the holliday season, no matter what mode you use, christmas light look better in pictures without flash. Same as when you want to take a close up picture and theres a lot of light in the background you want to show in the picture.
So YES, Super Steady Shot works great.

The size of this camera.

Its amazing, its even smaller over all than the DSC T-7 wich is a very small camera. But its still easy to hold and would be hard for it to get lost.

Looks

I got the black one, YES there is a black version of this camera as has sony done before with many of its T series cameras. The camera looks very elegant, radiates personality and is not at all intrusive. You get confortable buttons and BEATIFULL clear screen. One of the best ive seen in a camera.

Memory

It has 56 MB of internal memory, many reviews say that files are easilly transferable between internal memory and the Memory Stick DUO (Sony's Propietary memory) and to tell the truth i had to take a look at the manual to do it. So its not really THAT simple.

CONS

Memory Stick DUO media are expensive, to get a good amount of pictures you will have to buy atleast a 512MB card. I went with the 1GB Cost me around $100 in eBay the high speed one.

Transfering Pictures to the PC is easy but I HATE the cable this camera brings, Im looking forward to getting the craddle where I can charge and Transfer, way more convenient. Replaceable battery is expensive if you want to get a Spare of Replace it. About $50 average to get one.

Bottom Line

One of the best cameras ever. I will post some pictures using the Steady Shot and stuff so you guys can hudge by yourselvs.

Best yet from Sony. This is the one to buy.
A while back, I reviewed the T-3 Euro version of the T-33 and it was a fine little camera. However, I wanted to upgrade (isn't that the point?) so I bought a T-9 a few weeks ago. A friend had purchased a T-7 and I was impressed, but when I saw the T-9, I was sold!

The image quality is better, (6+ megapixels!), and this camera includes the "anti-shake" feature. I tested the "anti-shake" extensively on a recent trip to Thailand, as I absolutely h*a*t*e on-camera flash with these small point & shoot cameras. It's never enough and the lighting is far too bright (up close) and washed out. I can tell you, the "anti-shake" works rather well - not perfectly - but you do gain the equivalent of a "stop" or two of light, for all you low-light shooters. You can stretch that by setting the ASA or DIN speeds manually, and the pictures are quite nice. Color rendition is good, producing a very attractive image, and the zoom is the typical 3x. No problems there.

They added a tripod screw on the bottom, dumping the separate plastic base of the T-3 (never used it...). There's a sliding front cover that powers the camera when moved from over the lens, or you can, as I often do, leave the cover down and operate the power button. Either way, the camera powers quite quickly, and battery life is good. I have not noticed any significant decrease in battery life over my T-3, but then I have a separate charger and an extra battery. Nicely, Sony added the separate charger to this set, probably to induce you to buy another battery but that's a smart idea.

I use the leather belt case (same as the T-3) so I did not have to re-invest, and it's very fast. You'll be a real quick draw artist with this camera.

In my T-3 review, I compared the T-3 favorably to the DSC-828 that I have literally retired (using it only for formal events now), and the T-9 is even better. I'd give the 828 away but I don't know who wants a boat anchor now, the T-9 is just that good.

The T-9 is a super camera, as easy to carry everyday as a cell phone with capabilities far beyond cameras 5 times the size (and weight). Features: Red Eye reduction, *HUGE* view screen (really impressive for showing off to your friends what you just shot...), neat carry strap, LARGE internal memory (have to have it with 6 megapixel shots that save as large as 2mb each, but I strongly recommend the 2Gb chip. I keep a number of family and travel pictures on the card (always) to show friends and strangers, and keep about ¾ of the card free for pictures. While traveling on this last trip, I needed to download from my 1 Gb chip several times. It's big but not THAT big, so get the 2 GB chip...you're worth it and so are your vastly improved pictures...

FYI - I shot almost 400 pictures in a week, as I allow that I shot duplicates many times to get the "right" view of a particular shot, and there's always bad ones to delete.

Look for a USB memory stick reader, like the wonderful SanDisk MobileMate MS (the size, literally, of a USB flash drive, i.e. keyring-able), and you're ready.

You can afford this. Think about it. Super small, excellent quality, out of the way...but ALWAYS there. Get it. Or, let me put it another way, "Can you afford less?".

PS What I REALLY like about this camera is that my big 828 scares the pants off my subjects because it's seen (to them) as "professional", yet no one runs away when I pull this little guy out. You can see the differences in their attitude right away.

I get more intimate pictures, with better resolution, using this camera far more frequently, now, than the 828.