Sony Cyber-shot® DSC-N1 Digital Camera

It's a fantastic camera with every possible function available on it. It produces crystal clear pictures and which cannot be matched by any other product in the market. The only drawback is the in built memory, which is very low for a start.

This really is a classy camera, in terms of a point and shoot your pictures will always look amazing, it seems to be able to weave some magic that makes even crappy pictures look amazing!
2 caveats 1)In 8megapixel mode you need a big memory card (4 gb card will only hole 500 pics)
2) the zoom isnt the greatest, but is quite adequate.
For your average user, this is a great camera, recommended without hesitation.

Sony DSC-N1 8.1 Mega Pixel Camera:

The point and shoot miracle has occured!

I recently decided to upgrade my Sony DSC-P5 3.2 mega pixel camera to the latest Sony offering. I did look at the competition but after owning a Sony camera and being so impressed with the design, build quality and the overall feel I did not have to study the competition for too long.

The new DSC-N1 is in my opinion is the easiest to use and coolest camera available. Sony has put the emphasis on user friendly. It is not the cheapest but you will not regret spending the extra cash, as soon as you see the 3-inch touch screen.

You will love the touch screen menu system instead of the traditional array of small awkward buttons and switch settings. It makes the cameras menu system very easy to navigate. If you want a camera that will do everything automatically this is the one.

The camera has auto and programme modes, which include several scene modes like snow, twilight, fireworks, portrait or landscape. However there are endless options available for the more advanced photographer such as manual settings for exposure, shutter times and ISO sensitivity. Other features include contrast, white balance, saturation and sharpness. The image size menu allows you to change the size of the image, i.e. 8.1MP (Mega pixels), 5 MP, 3.2 MP or VGA mode.

The lens is a 3x digital zoom Carl Zeiss lens and can be focused by using the touch screen; just touch the area of the screen you want in focus!

It goes without saying that the still pictures are stunning. The miracle comes when you replay the photos in one of the album slide show modes. The slide show manipulates the images and replays them in a professionally styled sequence of transitions, this would normally take a few hours to put together on the PC but now it is set up with a couple of touches on the touch screen.; you have to go to the shop and have a demo to believe how cool this option is. There are four different slide show effects all set to the relevant style music; you can even add your own music by using the software that comes with the camera. The software is a video/photo editing tool, which enables you to produce your own photo shows in minutes.

Transferring your photos to the PC is very easy, just plug the cable into the camera and pc and hit the power button and the software transfers your pictures automatically. You can put a small video/slide show together and email it within minutes or you can burn projects to a DVD and impress your friends and family. It could not be easier! The same cable can also be connected to your TV for added viewing pleasure.

The movie mode is far superior to my previous camera. You can replay the movie through a PC and the quality is very good; even in full screen it is quite good. The only down side to the movie mode is that you cannot use the zoom.

You will need to buy a memory stick duo (half the size of a memory stick) to add to the 28mb internal memory. I bought a 512mb stick, which is good enough for over 100 photos at 8.1. It will take a lot more on a lower resolution. The 512mb memory stick duo comes with a normal memory stick adapter so I can still use in my laptop and printer.

In addition to the camera and Memory stick Duo you will need a camera case. I managed to buy my package with a free mini tripod, which comes in handy when operating with the PC.

Go and buy one toda

We now have 2 of these in our family - I bought my wife one a couple of years ago and she won't let me near it - So I looked on E-Bay and found on for private sale - Hey Presto soon it was mine.
LOVE - the resolution and Clarity of picture.
- Battery Life is good - better than the AA battery types
- Vario-Tessar Lens
- Easy to use - most people could teach themselves
- Touch Screen - why aren't there more out there?
- Size and Weight great

top quality photo's, very easy to use even for a novice, sony cameras always seem to be very reliable and rebust

excellent camera as described got a bargain the camera is in brilliant working order now so very happy with purchase

I love it it is a great litle camera and easy to use, great pictures, no faults found yet. fab big screen to view the photos.

Product MPN
MPN DSC-N1


Key Features
Image Sensor Type CCD
Resolution 8.1 Megapixel
Optical Zoom 3x
Camera Type Compact


Lens
Interchangeable Lens Not Interchangeable Lenses
Optical Zoom 3x
35mm Zoom Lens 38 - 114 mm
Digital Zoom 6x
Focus Type Autofocus
Focus Range 19.7 in. (w)
Macro Focus Range 2.4 in. (w)
Focal Length 7.9 - 23.7 mm


Image Quality
Camera Resolution 8.1 Megapixel


Video
Video Resolutions 640 x 480 (VGA)
Video Speed 30 fps
Max Movie Length Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size)
Video Format MPEG


Exposure Control
Aperture Range f2.8/f5.4 (w/t) - f8/f16 (w/t)
Shutter Speed 30 - 1/1000 sec
White Balance Auto


Storage
Memory Type Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Pro
Built-in Memory Size 26 MB
Compression Type JPEG


Flash
ISO Speeds 100, 200, 400, 64, 800, Auto
Flash Type Built-In
Flash Functions Auto Flash, Fill-in Flash, Flash Off, Red-eye Reduction Flash, Slow Sync


Viewfinder / Display
Viewfinder Without Viewfinder
LCD Panel With LCD Panel
LCD Panel Size 3 in.
LCD Screen Resolution 230,000 pixels
LCD Protected Position Without LCD Protected Position


Interfaces
Interface Type USB 2.0


Power Supply
Battery Type Proprietary Lithium
Battery Life 300 Images


Included Features
Built-in Microphone With Built-in Microphone
Built-in Speaker With Built-in Speaker


System Requirements
Operating System Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98SE, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional


Dimensions
Height 6 cm
Width 9.7 cm
Depth 2.2 cm
Weight 0.15 kg


Miscellaneous
Included Accessories Battery Charger, Hand Strap, Lithium Battery, Software, USB Cable, Video Cable

Perfect Cammera does eveything you want a digital camera want and does everything you expect. Has some cool feautres aswell which do on normaly come on a cammera for example the option to edit photos on the camera its self, also the touch screen work execptional well... the fact that it got it own unique battery is also a plus no more going to tesco to by AA or AAA bateries for you camera before you go to a wedding or something.

The best cammera i have ever owned. SONY! is the way forward!!

it,s just so so , i thought it,s new but it,s not and camera is tooo senstive, sony is good company ,,

The buy has had my money and has not sent the goods. I have complainted to Ebay but they have done nothing. I am now having to take the matter through the small claims court if the seller does not refund my money. I am dissapointed that Ebay has not bothered to help as the seller did not use paypal. My view is all sellers should use paypal as protection for the buyer.

Everything's great,very nice seller, safely packed camera with everything needed inside the parcel.I love the camera:) was suprised as got it very fast:)

I LOVE THIS CAMERA. I BROUGHT THIS CAMERA BECAUSE I HAD ONE BEFORE BUT IT WAS STOLEN.THIS CAMERA TAKES BRILLIANT PICTURES AND ANY FOOL CAN USE IT MYSELF INCLUDED.

used many cameras over last couple of years. this is up there with the best. great looks and superb performance everytime. loving the touch screen feature. turns many heads when on show.

9/10

I like design and touch screen. Photos are amazing (very good quality). I bought this camera because good price and nice design.