Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G3

portability, performance, design, size, usability

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Sharp images. Large, high-resolution LCD screen. Intuitive touch-screen interface. Smile Shutter feature can be useful. 4GB of built-in storage.

Expensive. Dismal battery life. Although well executed, wireless photo upload to online photo sites is painfully slow. Camera records only standard-definition video. Touch-screen buttons in Web browser are less responsive than in the rest of the UI....

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Full Web browser and easy Wi-Fi uploads ; 4GB of flash storage; huge touchscreen

Zoom controls difficult to access ; Expensive

The DSC-G3 is an innovative camera with integrated storage and Wi-Fi, but price and some performance issues slow it down.

10.1 MegapixelSteadyShot Stabilization3.5inch LCD Touch ScreenCarl Zeiss Vario Tessar 4x Optical Zoom

Internet connectivity isn't useful

If you are a looking for a digital camera that has 10.1 megapixel, but...

The first-generation implementation of the Wi-Fi feature is a bit rough around the edges, due to the navigation issues. Still, early adopters and casual photographers looking for a whiz-bang gadget may be enticed to plop down cash the Sony Cyber-shot...

Surprisingly speedy; 4GB internal memory.

Wi-Fi is slow and difficult to use; touch screen is occasionally nonresponsive; poor battery life.

Though it's a decent camera, the Sony Cyber-shot G3's Wi-Fi implementation is a disappointment, and makes the camera overpriced relative to nonwireless models, including its better designed but otherwise similar sibling, the DSC-T700.

Surprisingly speedy; 4GB internal memory.

Wi-Fi is slow and difficult to use; touch screen is occasionally nonresponsive; poor battery life.

Though it's a decent camera, the Sony Cyber-shot G3's Wi-Fi implementation is a disappointment, and makes the camera overpriced relative to nonwireless models, including its better designed but otherwise similar sibling, the DSC-T700.

Tech features on the Sony G3 include Face Detection linked to both the autoexposure and autofocus systems, and capable of differentiating between (and prioritizing towards) the faces of children and adults. There's also an Intelligent Scene Recognition...

WiFi and web browser ; 3.5 inch touchscreen ; 4GB internal memory

Shorter battery life ; Noise at mid ISOs ; Hefty price tag

Ideally, ISO should be topped at 200 for the best results but you can get decent prints up to about ISO 800, although you might want to keep them at snapshot sizes of 4x6" or 5x7". Overall, though I was pleased with my test shots, especially the ones...

The first-generation implementation of the Wi-Fi feature is a bit rough around the edges, due to the navigation issues. Still, early adopters and casual photographers looking for a whiz-bang gadget may be enticed to plop down cash the Sony Cyber-shot...