Digital Camera Reviews: Sony Cyber-shot S750 Digital Camera

he Sony Cyber-shot S750 Digital Camera provides advanced point-and-shoot picture taking capabilities for people who are not overly familiar with digital cameras. The pre-set modes that are available cover the range of settings that a family person' may need, from Beach', where the water's blue hue is enhanced, to Snow', where the glare of the snow is reduced and the backlighting is compensated. This is done with the use of Sony's mode dial', that encompasses 12 shooting modes, along with the Macro' mode (the Macro is not on the mode dial, it is a separate function using the lower buttons on the function side of the camera). One ideal option on the Cyber-shot is the shutter button, where you can depress the button half-way to get the best focus, and the camera will beep' when the focus is at its' best, then the button is depressed the rest of the way to take the picture. The 5 inch LCD display is crystal clear and shows exactly what will be stored in memory. The Cyber-shot series of cameras accepts memory cards for memory upgrades, up to 8GB using the Sony Pro-Stick Duo memory cards.

The Sony S750 comes with a firewire cable to hook the camera up directly to your computer for downloading audio and video saved in the camera's built-in memory (in case you do not opt for a memory upgrade). The internal memory is an industry high (for this class of camera) 22 MB. The resolution is 7.1 Mega Pixels (MP), and the camera has a very good ISO rating of 1250 for crisper pictures in low light with no flash, and for faster shutter speeds. The QVGA Movie Mode allows for video to be taken using the camera as well, and the length of the video is only limited by the amount of free memory on the camera.

The Sony S750, with 3x optical zoom and 14x Smart Zoom allows for more creativity with crystal clear images provided through the HAD (Hole accumulation diode, which allows more light into the aperture for clearer shots in lower lighting with or without a flash), and the CCD image sensor, which allows the higher level of light to pass to each digital pixel on the picture, creating the cleanest and clearest pictures yet with a point-and-shoot camera. But, the fun really starts with the facial recognition software, which allows the user to focus in on up to three different faces, and hold those focuses until the picture is taken, so that all chosen faces in the picture are in a crystal clear focus. And there are two timers, a two-second and a ten-second timer, to allow the user to immerse themselves into the picture (tripods are suggested for using this, and any zoomed-in' pictures).

The World Map' feature on the included software is ideal for travel writers. You can sort your pictures by location and display their origin on a world map with the use of an added GPS unit. The software has very easy to use drop-down menus for cropping and editing pictures, as well as making fun collages, story books (like scrapbooks, but digital) and many other fun and useable functions.