Think thin. The ultra-chic DSC-T90 Cyber-shot digital camera is perfect for stashing in your pocket or a small purse. But the T90 doesn’t just impress on the outside. Built into its compact body are powerful features that make taking great pictures a cinch. Not sure which mode to use at sunset or when shooting sporting events? The iAuto mode does the work for you. It automatically adjusts the settings for fantastic results no matter what you’re shooting or where you are. There’s also Face Detection mode for capturing subtle detail and natural skin tones in faces. And when still photos aren’t enough, you can record HD video clips and play it back on the 3 touch screen LCD.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars simply amazing!
This a trully automatic camera! No need to fiddle with setting, just leave it on auto mode and you’ll have great pictures!
I got T90 instead of canon is780. Canon is780 was hard to turn on and the pictures were so so.
What I like about t90:
1. Movies are great, full HD, small in size and you can use optical zoom while shooting movies!!!
2. Auto mode really does work on this camera. It detects the best settings for the shot PLUS it takes two pictures with two best possible settings!!! This is really handy when shooting with low light.
3. Big lcd screen, love it!
4.Picture quality is comparable to SLR cameras.
5.The form of this camera makes it very easy and convenient to use. Very well made!
5 Stars Sony Cyber-Shot T90 vs Canon Power Shot SD780IS
Before I conducted this side by side comparison, I purchased and returned the Olympus Tough 6000, Casio EX FC-100 and Casio Exilim EX-S10. The Olympus took awful pictures. The S10 was just blah – no real feature improvements of the Exilim 5MP I have now. The FC-100 was just too big.
So yes, I am picky! I wanted a small, sexy, functioning, easy to use, superior camera. I was torn between the Canon Powershot 780IS and Sony Cyber-Shot T90. I visited with both at a retail store and was still undecided – besides Amazon prices were much cheaper. I ordered both and did a side by side comparison in my home. The Canon went back – sorry Powershot.
Here’s the scoop. Just for base leveling – I just like to take good pictures of my dogs and garden and husband and just life. I’m not a professional. I mostly post my pictures facebook or email – very rarely do I print.
Both cameras were sexy and small. Both were hefty and felt solid. Both require you remove the battery to charge it. That’s about where the similarities end.
The Canon menu interface was clunky and not intuitive. I have not used either brand of camera in the past – so I have no bias from previous experience. Simple things like changing the picture setting took a couple minutes to figure out. The Sony has a touch screen – which at first I thought was just hype. I mean really, Ashton is cute and all – but I don’t need a touch screen. Then I used it!! It rocks!! Very easy to navigate. Quick to learn and very functional.
The T90 is almost completely automatic. The only feature missing is the “make me look skinny” setting. Plus in auto mode – the camera tells you which setting is selected (portrait, landscape, gourmet food- seriously). So you don’t have to worry if your mountains will look like sushi or vice versa. The smile detection comes on automatically when you take a picture of a face. It’s doesn’t work on dogs – but it did recognize a Barbie doll face. There are tons of features – like touching the screen to focus on a person or object for the auto focus. Smile settings – little smile, medium, and big. The screen is a nice size for viewing and sharing on the spot. And seriously, it has a gourmet food setting. I have no idea why- but it’s cool. There is also a beach setting, snow setting and underwater setting (camera is not waterproof).
The big deal breaker was the picture quality. I took at picture of the same scenes with both cameras at the same time. Both camera set to auto setting and then set to landscape. I uploaded all pictures to my laptop and viewed them in the format and size directly from the camera. The Sony pictures were more vibrant, had more detail and were crisp. I asked my husband to look at a side by side of the pictures – he picked the Sony pictures, as well. I also tested the image stabilization on both cameras. The Sony again was superior. Neither camera did well when I jumped up a down while taking a shot. But, the Sony outperformed on hand wobbling. So, done!! The Sony won.
The Sony also has less shutter lag and shorter “boot up time”. I love the touch screen. The camera is small, easy to use and fun. The picture quality is great.
5 Stars Fantastic
This piece of machinery is awesome. You become aware of new ways to use it everyday. The pictures are awesome and the video in 720p is also of high quality. I would say that it is a great buy for this price.
5 Stars Great camera!
This camera takes great pictures in all kinds of light. The smile detector actually works! You don’t even have to press the button. When it’s set for smile detection you aim the camera and voila! The camera is small enough to fit in your purse and go everywhere with you. It also has a nice size viewing screen. The zoom is very easy to use because there’s a button that moves back and forth, not like my old camera where you had to go to the menu to get the zoom. It takes a while to get used to all the functions of the touch screen, but once you learn, it’s worth it!
5 Stars Sony Camera
As this was my first sony camera, I really wasn’t sure what I was going to get. The camera had some good reviews, but none from any users. I have to say that I am very happy with the camera. I takes some great pictures although the pictures are quite large in size, about 5mb if you use full 12 mpx capacity. The video us very clear and the software that came along to convert the HD the video is easy to use.