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Thread ID: 40821	2003-12-19 08:40:00	Sony Digital Camera	taxboy4 (579)	Press F1

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201831	2003-12-19 08:40:00	Hi all I'm looking to buy my missus a Sony Digital Camera DSCP32 for Xmas Its basic stats are Specifications: • Imaging Device: 1/2.7" 3.2 Megapixel Effective Super HAD™ CCD • Recording Media: Memory Stick® Media, Memory Stick PRO™ Media • Zoom: Fixed Focal Length 3.2X Smart Zoom (at VGA size) • Filter Diameter: N/A • Focal Length: 5mm • 35mm Equivalent: 33mm • Aperture: f2.8 - 5.6 • Focus: 3 Area Multi-Point AF, 5 Step Manual Preset • Minimum Focus Distance: 3.9" (10 cm) • Macro Mode: Auto • Shutter Speed: Auto, 1/30 – 1/1000 sec, Twilight 2 sec – 1/1000 • Manual Exposure: ±2.0 EV, 1/3 EV Steps • Color LCD: 1.6" 61K Pixels Low Temperature Polysilicon TFT • Flash Modes: Auto/Forced On/Forced Off/Slow Synchro • Red-Eye Reduction: On/Off • Flash Effective Range: 1.6 – 12.5 ft (0.5 – 3.8m) • White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent • Picture Effects: Black & White, Solarize, Sepia, Negative Art • ISO: Auto, 100, 200, 400 • Scene Modes: Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Landscape, Beach, Snow • Self Timer: Yes, 10 Seconds • Video Out: Yes NTSC/PAL Selectable • Still Image Modes: JPEG (Fine/Std.), Burst, Email, Voice Memo • MPEG Movie Modes: MPEG VX (640x480, 16fps, with audio); MPEG Video Mail (160x112, 8 fps with audio) • Clip Motion: Normal (160x120), Mobile (80x72) • Microphone/Speaker: Yes/Yes • USB Terminal: Yes, Supports USB 2.0 • Memory Stick PRO™ Media Compatibility: Tested to support up to 1GB media capacity; does not support high speed transfer function; does not support Access Control security function • Battery Type/Capacity: NiMH AA, 2100 mAh rated • Supplied Software: Pixela™ Image Mixer Software for Sony v1.5, USB Driver SPVD-008 • OS Compatibility: Microsoft® Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP Home/Pro; Macintosh® OS 8.5.1/8.6/9.0/9.1/9.2 • Supplied Accessories: NH-AA-DA Rechargeable NiMH Batteries, BC-CS2 NiMH Battery Charger, A/V and USB Cables, Wrist Strap, MSA-16A 16MB Memory Stick® Media, Software CD-ROM • Dimensions (W/H/D): 4" x 2 1/4" x 1 5/16" (101 x 57.7 x 32.6mm) • Weight: 7.9 oz (217g) (w/Battery, Memory Stick® Media, Strap) • 1 Available storage capacity of Memory Stick and Memory Stick PRO media may vary. A portion of the memory is used for data management functions. Its retailing for $529. Will this specs allow her to take and then print off photo quality pics? Or easily transfer to PC? Any advice - ta	taxboy4 (579)
201832	2003-12-19 08:55:00	I am not familiar with this camera but you can read some user reviews here (www.dpreview.com). It is a 3.2 Megapixel camera so the prints should be good quality. As for easy transfer to your computer, what operating system are you using? With Win XP it is a breeze (normally).	Susan B (19)
201833	2003-12-19 08:55:00	Hi. I have a Sony DSC-P72 which is similar to the camera that you mention. I have been extremely satisfied with my Sony and as for transfering the images to a computer....it is a breeze and fully automated. I have yet to print photos but the quality I believe would be excellent. i personally thinkthe camera would be good value for the money mentioned.	Smurf (506)
201834	2003-12-19 08:56:00	I have the Sony P51 2MPixel camera (about a year old). I have found that shots taken at 640x480 in fine mode give shots that look the same as a SLR when taken to the shop for printing. So in my opinion, 3M pixel will be perfectly adequate unless you want shots of photo quality much much larger than post card size. The amount of optical zoom is important - mine is 2x optical, 3x digital and to be quite honest I don't use the digital zoom at all. The more optical zoom you get the better - 2x is minimal. I think that all these Sony cameras use block USB device technology - which means that you don't have to have any special software to download shots to Win98E or later, Win2000 or later and Linux kernel 2.4 or later.	JohnD (509)
201835	2003-12-19 09:02:00	Yes, Taxboy, a 3 mp camera will provide very good prints, and should easily transfer images to the pc. Although I am not familiar with this camera, I suspect, as the lens is a fixed focus, the "smart zoom" is merely a digital zoom, which degrades the quality. Reviewers say to disregard digital zoom. The optical zoom provided by the lens gives far better quality images. For the price you quote, I imagine you can get a similar camera with optical zoom.	Bazza (407)
201836	2003-12-19 09:19:00	Hi taxboy4 Where are you getting it from. The DSCP32 is the lower end Sony model. I looked at the DSCP72 and some accessories all for on special for $650 from Harvey Norman. You may still be able to get the special if interested. Try and squeeze as much as possible out of them especially if your paying cash. As for as downloading to PC, I have XP Home and it was just a matter of plugging in the camera and waiting while the computer found it and loaded to software and away I went. No problems at all. Not sure about printing. Not really interested at present. If you want prints, I'm pretty sure that you can load the images onto a floppy or CD and take them to a photo place. I think most can do prints from digital now. That way you get only the prints you want. Hope this helps. Just a bit of advise though. If price is an issue, you would be better getting the cheaper camera and spend an extra $100 or so on a decent size memory stick. The camera comes with a 16Meg stick which isn't enough if you want printable pictures. I got an extra 128Meg which was about $120 (I think). Merry Xmas Craigb.	Craigb (688)
201837	2003-12-19 09:28:00	I have noticed that Harvey Norman is one of the more expensive places to buy a camera though they are rather flexible when presented with the opposition's prices sometimes (at least with some goods anyway). It pays very well to shop around, including online, but do keep in mind the possiblity of needing warranty backup. Agree about getting lots of extra memory - the amount that comes with the camera is pathetic.	Susan B (19)
201838	2003-12-19 09:56:00	>The camera comes with a 16Meg stick which isn't enough if you want printable pictures . I guess it is a matter of opinion - but I disagree with the above . As I mentioned above, 640x480 at fine resolution on my P51 gives photo quality at the shop for post card size shots - and you can fit 96 of these onto a 16Mbyte memory stick . Sure a bigger memory stick could be handy - but not often necessary .	JohnD (509)
201839	2003-12-19 10:42:00	Yes John, you are correct, if you only want to print postcard or 6x4 pictures . But the 640x480 images you mention will fall apart if printed at bigger, like 8x10 . . It depends on what you want . I've found images from digi cams of 2 or 3 MP, at the best resolution, will print very good up to 8x10, especially with the Canon printers .	Bazza (407)
201840	2003-12-19 18:58:00	gidday, I have the sony DSC72, which is very similar to the DSC32. I am very pleased with my camera, just a couple of things. to watch, the 16 mb memory card isnt big enough, it fills very quickly, when using a higher pixel setting, and movies. either a 64 or 128 is needed really. for printing photo's for postcard size, vga setting is fine, but for larger, the setting needs to be 1.2 or higher. enjoy, cheers, Robby	Robby (3123)
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