Sometimes DSLRs just are n’t practical , like any time you go out in world . Both Canon and Sony have sold ultra compacts for a while , but both have recently added optical image stablization to the mix , wedge us to take the babe cameras a piece more gravely .
Between Sony ’s Cybershot T50 and Canon ’s Powershot SD800 IS , which tv camera is the best ? The fine hoi polloi at CNET , Cameras Co. UK and Imaging Resource have their own feeling that we ’ve squeezed together in a Frankenreview , but you ’ll have to strike the jump to find out . It ’s perfect water ice chest talk that just might gain over the “ cool kids ” after all .
Frankenreviewer Says :
Design
“ Sony ’s Cyber - shoot T - series has essay popular in the market place thanks to design with slim , compact bodies … ”
“ The 7 - megapixel [ SD800 ] television camera ’s tiny body is shiny , curvy , and very attractive . ”
Winner : Tie . Whatever , both fit in your air pocket and look nice enough .
Screen
“ The 3 - in unit of measurement on the T50 look positively huge . ”
“ Although the touch sieve is an interesting accession that is potential to appeal to many people I am not convinced it form the DSC T50 easier to utilize . ”
“ We often terminate up pressing the practical touch - screen buttons multiple times before they work … ”
“ The SD800 screen resolution with 207,000 picture element is good for a 2.5″ screen and pictures look vindicated on it . ”
“ But the SD800 IS also includes an optic view finder . The reward of the opthalmic viewfinder is undeniable … ”
succeeder : Sony . Because the screen is .5″ bigger , not the craptastic tactile sensation screen .
Image Stabalization
“ If you have n’t pip with an image - stabilize camera , you ’re in for a treat . ”
“ … with the SD800 IS Digital ELPH , you could spud in low Inner Light without having to put the camera on a tripod to avoid the camera shake … ”
“ Playing with the Sony T50 … I could very easy helping hand - hold 1/4 second exposure … Without image stabilization … [only ] 1/30 second … ”
success : Tie . I ’ve checked out reviewer test shots from both camera . Both tiny camera benefit a short ton from image stablization , during zooming and scurvy brightness level .
Lens
“ … the [ T50 ] 3X optical rapid climb lens only open up as wide as an equivalent of 38 mm … ”
“ Sony has n’t widened the zoom kitchen range since the T - series was establish , it ’s in spades metre for a variety … ”
“ The [ SD800 ] 3.8X zoom range offers the flexibleness of spacious - slant focal length … ”
“ Chromatic distortion was there at wide slant … [purple fringe ] ”
succeeder : Canon . sound zoom proportion , wider angle , enough said – except that the colouration and sharpness problems are rough-cut with many wide angle lenses shoot at their extensive .
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“ [ SD800 ] photos were attractive , with fine detail rendering and solid color reproduction . ”
“ … Easily blows out highlight … ”
“ … there is very niggling redeye … ”
“ Indoors I am very impressed by the [ T50 ’s ] acuteness and the smartness of both of my test snap … .The outdoor portrait does not really grab me … I bump it slightly softened . ”
“ … It is a pity the red heart problem is so obvious … ”
Winner : Canon . Without a honest head to guide photo compare , this group is unmanageable to settle . But due to the nature of these cameras to be used in family / friend group photography , the red optic is a major problem that Sony might have fixed by go the wink away from the lens .
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“ The [ T50 ’s ] time from pressing the power push button to capturing its first image took 1.5 indorsement , and the shot - to - shot metre between subsequent images was also 1.5 minute without flash … ”
“ The [ SD800 ’s ] switch on clock time is very quick and takes around 1.4 seconds to swap on and take a pic … could snap off a scene every 1.3 seconds … ”
achiever : Tie . Canon starts up quicker and is generally quick , but Sony has a quicker continuous shooting modality .
Misc . feature
“ Canon SD800 also have Face Detect focusing in any mode . This is one of those gotta - have features … the television camera key the tightlipped face , focusing on it when you half - public press the Shutter clit . ”
“ [ T50 has ] a generous 56 mb of depot is build up into the camera . I was able-bodied to take a respectable 20 shots before the memory became full . ”
Winner : Tie . In terms of random features , we really wish the touch screen on the Sony was good / more hardheaded , but every reviewer disliked it .
Overall Winner : Canon SD800 IS . At the end of the Clarence Day , the well genus Lens makes the camera take this competition . And , in a world of stage and shoots , details like red - eye and car face center can immensely meliorate the quality of photos .
Canon Powershot SD800 IS Specs
sizing : 90 x 58 x 25 mm
Image Resolution : 3072×2304 , 3072×1728 , 2592×1944 , 2048×1536 , 1600×1200
Continuous - fashion frame / second : 1.7
CCD Sensor ( Megapixels ): 7.10
CCD Size ( inch ): 1/2.5″
Focal Length ( 35 mm equivalent weight ): 28 – 105 mm
Zoom proportion : 3.80x
Auto Focus : Yes
Auto Focus Assist Light ? Yes
Manual Focus : No
Normal Focus Range : 45 atomic number 96 to eternity
17.7 in to Infinity
Macro Focus Range : 3 – 60 centimetre
1.2 – 23.6 in
Aperture Range : f/2.8 ( W ) / f/5.8 ( T ) – ? ? ?
Optical Viewfinder : Yes
LCD Viewfinder : Yes
LCD Size ( inches ): 2.5
LCD Resolution ( pixels ): 207,000
ISO setting : 80 , 100 , 200 , 400 , 800 , 1600
White Balance options : Auto , Daylight , Cloudy , Tungsten , Fluorescent , Fluorescent H , Custom
Shutter Speed Range : 15 – 1/1600
Exp Adj Range ( EV ): + /- 2.0EV in 0.3EV steps
Metering Modes : appraising , Center - weighted norm , Spot
Aperture Priority : No
Shutter Priority : No
Full Manual Exposure : No
Self Timer : 1 - 30 seconds
Sony Cybershot T50 Specs
sizing : 95 x 57 x 23 mm
look-alike Resolution : 3072×2304 , 3072×2048 , 2592×1944 , 2048×1536 , 1920×1080
Continuous - modality frames / second : 1.1
Movie Resolution : 640×480 , 160×112
Movie Frame Rate : 30.00 , 8.30
CCD Sensor ( Megapixels ): 7.20
Focal Length Multiplier : n / a
Focal Length ( 35 mm equivalent weight ): 38 – 114 mm
Zoom Ratio : 3.00x
Manual Focus : Yes
Normal Focus Range : 50 cm to eternity
19.7 in to Infinity
Macro Focus Range : 1 – 0 cm
0.4 – 0.0 in
Aperture Range : f/3.5 – f/8 ( wide ) / f/4.3 – f/10 ( tele )
Optical Viewfinder : No
LCD Size ( column inch ): 3.0
LCD Resolution ( pixels ): 230,000
ISO configurations : 80 , 100 , 200 , 400 , 800 , 1000
White Balance circumstance : Auto , Daylight , Cloudy , Fluorescent , Incandescent , Flash
Shutter Speed Range : 1 – 1/1000
Metering Modes : Multi - design , Center - weight down , Spot
Self Timer : 2 or 10 seconds
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