Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-F828 Digital Camera

Pros: GREAT Lens Excellent auto focus Solid construction Excellent video Easy to use Smart ZOOM
Cons: Higher than average noise over ISO 200 No black and white setting

I have seen the reports of purple fringing and noise. Here is what I've found. At high ISO settings (above 200) there is a lot of noise (big surprise). I usually use the program mode and keep the ISO at 64 to 100 and my photos look great. I have not ...

Pros: Feels like a camera, looks like a camera, Color accurate. reliable. sensible easy
Cons: Slow at highest res. 12 pics.on 512 mb cf. petite buttons.

I bought the F828 about 5 weeks ago , I read the manual 3 times prior to using the camera [ my habit with all products ] I have found the controls easy to get accustomed to, though they are small, even smaller if your hands are big. I own a mini dv. I ...

Pros: Best handling, impressive speed, high pictures quality, accurate color.
Cons: Need Smaller aperture, faster shutter speed. potential CA/PF. Small CCD.

Who should buy: Sophisticated users to amateur enthusiasts. Best-fit buyers are looking for an ONE-PIECE DIGITAL camera with the most natural control designs, great amount of features, top performance of speeds (non-raw), high quality pictures and high ...

Pros: Build quality, materials used in construction, weight is great and it is balanced very well.
Cons: Larger LCD would be nice. External charger should be included.

"Very well made, loaded with quality and professional picture taking tools" Geno on 12-Jan-2004 08:38:30 PM Pros: Had a long wait for this camera and it was worth it. Build quality is fantastic and the controls are very easy to use once you use them ...

Pros: Great features, great lense and zoom, dual memory media
Cons: Pictures needs post-processing, expensive, heavy

This camera is definitely not for the 'average user' as it is much heavier and more expensive than other 5MP or greater cameras. The manual zoom lens is a GREAT feature and the focusing is ultra-fast. I've already taken about 50 photos with this ...

Pros: 8 megapixels, T* Carl Zeiss lense, accepts CF/MS media, Nightshot!
Cons: Purple Fringe in some pictures. Hope for firmware update.

I have this camera for about 2 weeks and have taken several hundred pictures. Here are some of the conclusions I made. Flash: It is very powerful for such a small flash. The baby tend to run towards the camera which tend causes overexposure. If you ...

Pros: It is an overall professional grade camera. Highly recommended you won’t be disappointed!
Cons: Individual MPEG movie size LIMITED 1.45 GB even with larger storage space.

After a lot of research I recently purchased the Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-F828 Digital Camera instead of a video camera. I LOVE it! The night mode is great and can be used in movie mode also. You can edit the movie on the camera if need be removing parts ...

Pros: Perfect next step on this design. Great enhancements, including CFII drive.
Cons: Some things (flash) still highly proprietary, but workarounds available.

An upgrade from my DSC-F707 (h ttp://www.epinions.com/content _278293941892). My uses: product images, public events (inside and out), local/regional advertising pix. Meaning, jpeg or tiff. Raw, though available on ...

Pros: Everything you could ask for in a camera, digital or otherwise.
Cons: Not as easy as it looks.

If you want professional looking pictures then the Sony CyberShot DSC-F828 is the digital camera for you. I don't think there are many that compare without going to an SLR camera. Recently my husband upgraded to the Sony F828 camera purely by ...

Pros: EASY!/Focus! Lens Quality! Fleshtones are accurate!/EASY!Easy!/fast! No Lag at all!and Easy!
Cons: Somewhat Large,and Heavy, But worth it!

Gave my Nikon8meg to my daughter and Bought this...Wonderfull! Thank Sony for the Green Auto mode button and the fact that it WORKS! Take this camera out of the box, set it on auto and take Awesome pictures that print out at 13X19 with no pixelation. Who ...

Pros: Image Quality (wow), myriad settings for pro quality shooting, Sony quality, CF/MicroDrive option
Cons: Price (worth it), thick user manual, alot to learn to fully use all features.

(SECOND UPDATE) I have taken over 2500 digital pictures in the last 3 months and most of them are quite excellent. THE NAYSAYERS ARE MAKING A HUGE DEAL about Chromatic Aberrations...all digital cameras have CA, some better and some worse. Any pic with ...

Pros: It combines the best of D-SLR and Advanced Digital Cameras.
Cons: It takes a little study time to fully understand all the advanced features.

This is a great camera for me. I mainly use a camera for: outdoor landscape photography, some macro photos, some people shots and occasionally some product photos for clients. I have been using the camera for a few weeks and it meets my needs for these ...

Pros: Beautiful build quality, great lens, wonderful handling, and ultimately terrific image quality.
Cons: Some high ISO noise, purple fringing in high contrast images, stupid flap over USB port.

The 828 is a superb camera that has gotten significant bad press over purple fringing. It's an overblown issue and should not weigh heavily in a decision to buy one. The build quality is beyond reproach, the handling is superior to anything in its class, ...

Pros: FAST accurate AF even in low light, flash hot shoe, solid build quality
Cons: CHROMATIC ABERRATIONS, Slow to write 8MP "fine" RAW/TIF, no PC socket

01_08_04 This is my fourth digital camera (1. Ricoh point-n-shoot, 2. Olympus point-n-shoot, 3. Sony DSC-D700). I also shoot Contax 35mm and Mamiya TLR medium format gear. I've got professional tastes with a "serious amateur" budget. For the most ...

Pros: Quick start, long battery life, excellent images, great lens, CF card, RAW images....
Cons: ?? Not many as yet, fiddly cable cover, getting accustomed to lens buttons

I ventured into Digital 4 years back with a Sony DSC85 - have taken some great images with that camera which print beautifully on my Epson 1290. The F717 didnt really seem worth the step up, but the F828 more than fulfils my expectations. At NZ$1600, ...