Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-R1 Digital Camera

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Average User Rating

(4.20 out of 5) from 11 reviews

Epinions User Reviews

Whatever You Do - Don't Buy!

(1.00 out of 5) by musclewayne on Aug 24, 2006

Pros: 10 mega pixels and nothing else.
Cons: No night vision, no night framing, and no video capturing features.
The Bottom Line: Don't buy DCS-R1. Buy a used F828 instead. Or wait till Sony come out with F909 or F929 or something similar.

Why such a strong negative assertion? I originally had Sony F707 and I was quite happy with it. See ...
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Great machine in cheap body

(4.00 out of 5) by rzdp on Aug 17, 2006

Pros: DSLR qualities (except for zoom), ergonomics.
Cons: Rickety plastic body.

The good qualities need not be repeated here, except for impressive ergonomics: the tons of buttons ...
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Good Image Quality - No Image Stabilization

(3.00 out of 5) by sethchicago on Jul 23, 2006

Pros: pixels, lens
Cons: image stabilizer missing. zoom is too limited.

the camera is great, and it is nice that it offers different jpeg settings beyond the megapixel sett ...
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SONY DSC-R1 Cybershot Great Camera

(5.00 out of 5) by ptriley on Jun 27, 2006

Pros: Professional grade camera super white balance Excellent low light great lens great battery life
Cons: heavier then F717 Usb Linkage problem (reset fixed) no mpg movie mode
The Bottom Line: Great camera to move up to from other digitals but you will have to read the book to get the most out of it. Many advanced features plus easy modes.

I've been doing photography since 1967 and have used many good and marginal cameras over the years. ...
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Transform Novice Photographers into Pro Instantly..

(5.00 out of 5) by wotanist on Jun 23, 2006

Pros: Amazing Image Clarity, CMOS Sensor, Carl Zeiss Lens
Cons: A little pricy..
The Bottom Line: Excellent photos in auto mode.. it may take a short while for novice users to use the camera in manual mode. Overall, an EXCELLENT camera.

It was a funny store how I ended up becoming the owner of this camera. I don't really fancy cameras ...
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