Sony Cybershot DSC-T700 10MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization (Grey)

I bought this camera for my girlfriend (thus the pink version). I chose this one so that it can fit in her purse and can be powered on and take pics in less than 2 seconds. The 10 mb pics look great, the detail is amazing. She is really happy with the purchase. Unfortunately this did not come with a mem stick, but the 4 gb of internal memory are quite sufficient. I'd recomend purchasing some screen protectors and a case.

I purchased this camera in January, and have regretted it ever since. Everything is worked via touchscreen, which is great for my iPhone, but with this camera, it means that real time and effort is required to change picture settings. This is worst when it comes to video. With my old T-100 (which I loved) you could flip a switch and be instantly in video mode. With the T-700, you need to turn the camera on, then start working the touch screen to get there. What this means is that you can no longer start recording with just a moments notice, it's now a process. The video quality also seems much worse than my old T-100. The same is true with picture settings; both hands are required to change them, so there is no longer that freedom to just flip the front down and start shooting. Perhaps most frustrating of all is that you can no longer opt to turn the flash on (although you can turn it off). The flash is only available if the camera detects that a flash is needed. This means that when there is a backlight that you'd like the flash to offset, you need to change the photo type to "low light" so that the flash will kick in. How lame.
I would've given this camera two stars, but for the worst feature. When you try to review your photos, you (well, I) get a message that says "processing images". It takes about 10-12 seconds to get to the photos (it should take 1). This used to happen occasionally but now happens to me almost every time.

It does take pictures, so it's not completly worthless, but I won't be buying a Sony Cybershot next time around. - Ryan

I am one for aesthetics, and that's one of the sole reasons I purchased this camera. The slick brushed aluminum body, the 3.5 inch brilliant touch-screen display, and it's slim profile. Basically I needed a decent sub-compact point and shoot camera, and the first time I saw the T700 in the store, I knew it's what I wanted.

I'm not a huge camera buff, so I can't speak in depth of the optics. I have seen many complaints from other reviewers, but to my untrained eye they look absolutely fine. I have a HD 22inch monitor and the photos look great. But then again I have only been snapping close ups of friends and family. No landscapes just yet, but then again I plan on a DSLR for pictures like those. I have also read complaints about the T700's weakness in low light conditions, but I have snapped a few shots in a dark night club, and the pictures came out perfect. The flash is rather bright. Battery life will dissapoint you though. I don't feel I need an extra, because this is nothing more than a casual camera for me. But if you plan on taking this on vacation and attempt to use it all day, be prepared for an expensive paperweight.

The camera has all kinds of fun little features. It has a cool slideshow/scrapbook application that you can add preloaded music to. You can draw on photos with the included stylus and save them with the editing on the huge 4gb internal memory. Smile detection works rather well. I even pointed the camera at my TV and tracked faces and detected the smiles on it as well.

As for flaws I could only really name a few, for I have only owned the camera for like a week with limited use. The LCD is obivously a fingerprint magnent. Buy a screen protector and that should be remedied. The touch-screen doesn't always respond instantly, might be considered a bit heavy for some. Hmmm? That's really it from me. I mean I bought it for looks, so everything else is just added bonus. I knew flaws before I purchased. I love it. If you're looking for a sub-compact that looks slick, and takes rather decent photos, I recommend this one. I hope my review helped.

Pros: 4 GB of memory, touch screen looks great, pictures come out nice, in-camera editing is useful

Cons: reds are a bit over-saturated, but you have to look for it to notice it

This camera is so much fun to use. I don't need a memory card (because of the abundant amount of internal memory) and the pictures are as good as they look on the xtra fine touch screen. I read a lot of professional reviews online and many of them complained about certain colors (like red) being over-saturated, and they were right, but I would've never noticed that if I had not read it. The in-camera editing, face detection, and intelligent scene recognition work great as far as i'm concerned. So basically all of the minor flaws that this camera has concerning picture quality are so trivial that most people will never notice them. All in all, this camera is great and I will enjoy using it.

Pros:
4gb of memory
touch screen
slim and portable
large screen 3.5"
scrapbook
in camera retouch (fisheye, partial color, cross filter, etc)

Cons:
you need to get an extra battery if you plan on using it all day
blurs sometimes especially when I use slow synchro flash

If you want to use your camera for taking pictures with your friends and families then you should get this because it's very portable and I always get decent pictures with this. But if you want to take professional pictures and play with the aperture and shutter then better get a dslr.

Additional:
Get a screen protector to lessen fingerprints and scratches.