Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S75 3.3 Megapixel

It was one of Sony top cameras at the time in 2001. Cost about $750 and produces stunning shots (that still get complimented). Thanks in part to the Carl Zeiss lens. While 3 megapixels doesn't sound like much. 4 years ago there were photographers I knew doing full magazine spreads with just 2 megapixels (though they were pro SLRs). This has easy controls for the novice user yet enough manual controls that keep up with hobbiest. I doesn't handle high speed action and extreme low light conditions nor is it the quickest to react. Stills are brilliant. I have learned to bring along a white sheet of paper to white balance especially in low light conditions. This has saved me from lots of photo retouching. The AUTO WB settings have a tendancy to come out red or greenish without WB. The thumbwheel started getting finicky about 2 years into it. It likes to jump around a lot. Size has become a factor though on trips. It isn't the most convenient camera to take around. Considered enormous and slow by today's standards. I have seen and used some of the sexier cameras but I've gotten used to my first love. I know her quirks and her strengths. I know there will be other cameras I will own for their size or their abilities but I know I'll have someone faithful to come home to. We grow old together.

Yo preferi comprar esta camara porque es muy util para tomar imagenes endoscopicas conectada con un adaptador al fibroendoscopio.
A mi me gusta esta camara ya que la marca Sony siempe ha estado a la cabeza en la tecnologia digital de imagenes, y en investigaciones que realice era la que mas se ajustaba a mi interes.
Algo que no me gusta de esta camara es que la bateria con la que vino al parecer ya esta muy vieja y no me dura ni diez minutos de tabajo. no obstante la camara toma muy buenas fotograia, y eemplazando la bateria todo estara perecto.
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Even though the Sony DSC-S75 is an older style camera I like it because, it comes with a much wider inner less by Carl Ziess, that captures much larger starting photos than most with tinnier lens opening. It still gives you a high enough Mega Pixel rating of 3.2/3.3. For the average person it is great. When it first hit the Market in around 1999 it cost 499 dollars. Now you can pick one up for just under 100 dollars and most of them come with extra's. Such as an extra battery or memory sticks for more storage space. A new lithium battery would run you about 59 dollars, so if it has 2 batteries and it only cost you 89 dollars for the whole set, buy it. You will enjoy it. Very easy to use and user friendly enjoy it and good luck

This is an excellent camera for everyday use.It takes great pictures and videos as well.The only problem with the videos is it must be in a well lit area.The videos of our kids choir performances were to dark to make out,but the sound was excellent.The battery life seemed to be great as well.Overall I would give this camera a 9 out of 10.

I looked to ebay for this specific camera because I own one just like it. My daughter has been recently displaced from her home and had to leave her belongings behind. She is an avid camera buff and loves taking pictures of her two sons 8 months and 23 months. Her camera phone is ''just okay''. I am planning to surprise her on Christmas with my wonderful ebay purchase along with photo albums and scrapbooks so she can start new happy memories.

This camera is perfect and the seller was quick to ship and packaging couldn't have been better! OH and the best part...I purchased my camera over 4 years ago at a photography shop for $425. My ebay purchase was just $51. plus shipping. Now that's an ebay deal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

January 2007
Though today's digital cameras may offer more megapixels per captured image than this older model, most people don't need more megapixels. Certainly I don't; I'm an amateur. For my first digital camera, I wanted a good value, very good optics, and the option of choosing my own settings for focus, aperture, and shutter speed. That's just what this camera offers.

The focus works the way it does on a conventional camera: you twist a barrel around the lens to sharpen the part of the image you want to focus on. So simple, so natural. (Not frustrating like weird two-step indirect method of manual focusing required by some of the more recently issued point-and-shoot cameras, such has the otherwise pretty decent Canon PowerShot A530 that I've tried.) Of course, learning how to switch to the other manual settings is not entirely obvious, but with the manual that's only a little bit frustrating (downloadable, in a pinch) and a tiny bit of patience--or with Job's patience, no manual, and lots of trial and error--a person with average gizmo ability can figure it out.

Having used a Sony Cybershot DSC-S75 many times through a camera library of sorts, I knew that I would be happy with the way it works and with the range and depth of its features. One can use the automatic settings with good results in many situations, but the manual controls are if you want them. The manual controls may be too complicated for a first camera for a complete photography novice, but they're great for someone with a little experience who wants a lot of control. And at used-camera prices, it's a good camera for a novice who wants room to grow.

This camera also works especially well for left-handed people. I prefer this model over its successor because some of the menu and mode controls on the back of the camera flank the left side of the display where my dominant thumb can get a proper workout.

The camera's software works seamlessly with my Mac running OSX 10.4. Nothing new to load onto the computer, no new software to figure out; just join the Mac with the USB connecting cable to the camera, turn it on, and iPhoto opens to receive the images that download automatically without further ado.

With a battery-recharging adapter, I can shoot for a long time on a single battery--a couple of hours, maybe, depending upon how much flash I use and how much standby time I chew up reviewing my shots or musing about composition. With extra memory on the stick I can capture a couple hundred images, easily, before I need to switch memory or batteries. (Tip: The guys at the camera library warn that the batteries discharge if left in the camera, even if it's turned off. So for the longest battery life, pop the battery out of the camera and into the case somewhere safe--not in contact with metal--when you put the camera away.)

This camera is larger and heavier than some of the compact point-and-shoot cameras that are now so ubiquitous. For me that's a good thing: I'm less likely to forget the thing and lose my favorite new toy.

Basically, E-Bay gives you a chance to get a premium digital camera that sold for close to $1000.00 a few years ago, for under $100.00 most of the time. The Sony DSC-S75, like the other higher-end Sonys, features a Carl Zeiss lens. I've found these lenses to be the best ones available on consumer digital cameras. Hats off to Sony for the Zeiss lens. The camera body is solid metal and durable rubber grips are added. This is not a lightweight pocket camera, but it is not a cinder block monstrosity either. It's 3.3 Megs are enough for beautiful standard sized photos and even crystal clear enlargements up to 8" x 10." We use many digital cameras at work and simply put, I've started buying these Sonys from E-Bay rather than new cameras from other sources. The camera is pretty easy to use and understand---and like I said, the photos are clearly superior to most new digitals that sell for under $300.00. Don't be fooled by thinking a newer camera with 6.0 or higher megapixels will outperform this one. For most normal use, you'll find the Sony DSC-S75 takes pictures that are more brilliant and it's because the expensive lens and flash capabilities are more important than more pixels---unless you plan on blowing up photos into posters.

The Sony DSC-s75 is a great camera much like the DSC-s70 before it...I think the Sony s75 takes as good a pictures as the newer Sony h-1 or h-2 or just as good........

BOUGHT THE SONY SO I COULD LIST THINGS ON EBAY.AND THE PRICE WAS RIGHT. I LIKE IT BECAUSE IT CAME WITH EVERYTHING . HAVEN'T USED ALL FUNCTIONS YET.BUT IAM VERY HAPPY WITH IT

GOOD LITTLE CAMERA FAIRLY EASY TO USE VERY VERSATILE. FEELS LIKE A CAMERA NOT A PIECE OF PLASTIC. I WOULD NOT BUY A CAMERA WITHOUT A LITIUM BATTERY AND A ZOOM FEATURE.

This is a great camera! Bought mine a few years ago, and with extra memory card, cost was over $500. It's been with me on ALL of our vacations. I've used the MPEG format also and it works wonderfully well. It's been used and abused and still works great. There are tons of features, most of which I still have not put to use, but if you look at catlady auctions on eBay you'll see the results. It's the only camera I use. I took it to Europe - London, Paris, Belgium; in planes, trains, buses, subways and automobiles. Easy to carry, not bulky even with the power adapter, which is almost as big as the camera. Buttons are large enough that you don't have use your fingernails or tip of a pen to punch them, a big plus to me! LCD viewer screen is large enough to see what you took, even for these tired old eyes. Needless to say again - I'm very happy with my Sony DSC-S75 Digital Camera. I'm going to get another one to have as a back-up - just in case!