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With the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700, shoot all day and shoot all night if you please and that is because you can. With a mammoth-sized internal memory of 4GB storing up to 40,000 VGA-sized images or up to 950 high resolution images, you can shoot an entire photo collection into this camera without worrying about having a memory card. Should you need more capacity however, an additional slot can accept Memory Stick Duo Media. A 10.1 megapixels Super HAD CCD image sensor rewards you with brilliant detail and clarity for every photo you take. Fixed with a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 4x Optical Zoom Lens, it provides extra close-up shooting towards your subject and can scope out the details up to just under 1cm in the Magnifying Glass Mode.

The T700 replaces the DSC-T300 in Sony’s lineup. Like that camera, the T700 has a 10-megapixel, 1/2.3-inch Super HAD CCD sensor, wide 3.5-inch touch-screen display, f3.5-f10 35-140mm-equivalent Carl Zeiss lens (though the zoom range drops from 5x to 4x), Super SteadyShot optical image stabilization, and shooting features like Smile Shutter, face detection with child- and adult-priority control, and iSCN Intelligent Scene Recognition. However, along with improvements made to the LCD’s picture quality (921,000 pixels up from 230,000) the T700’s internal memory jumps from 15MB to 4GB–3.7GB available for photo storage–as well as support for up to a 16GB Memory Stick DUO PRO card. The internal storage combined with the 3.5-inch touch-screen LCD and the bundled Sony Picture Motion Browser software is what turns the camera into a digital photo album.

Measuring a little more than 0.6 inch and weighing 5.6 ounces, the T700 is ultraslim and light. We tested a brushed silver version, but it’s available in gray, red, pink, and gold, too. The camera has an elegant feel with a full metal body up front and sides, and nothing but screen on the back. In fact, the only physical controls are the power and shutter buttons on top and the well-positioned zoom rocker at the right corner. The only other button is a small Playback mode button at the top right of the display. On the bottom is the battery/Memory Stick compartment, a proprietary connector for use with the included USB/AV cable, and a tripod mount. To take a picture you simply slide down the flat, metal lens cover and click away. You’ll want to be careful of errant fingers getting in shots and touching the lens, however, as the lens is positioned at the far left.

Sony’s high-contrast Xtra Fine display is quite good. At its Normal brightness setting, I had no problem seeing the screen in direct sunlight. Well, no problem after wiping away fingerprints; the T700 seems to collect more than most. If having to wipe off fingerprints is a deal breaker, you’ll want to skip this camera and probably all touch-screen models for that matter–of which there are more and more. Aside from fingerprints, you might take issue with the touch screen’s responsiveness. I found the T700’s to be fine with fingers, but better with the included stylus (or “Paint Pen” as Sony calls it) likely because I could be more precise with it. It clips onto the wrist strap and allows you to quickly poke around the three onscreen menus (Home, Menu, and Display) along with the in-camera retouching and painting tools (you can add stamps, frames, or draw on pictures) all while keeping the screen free of fingerprints.

For clear, blur-free results, the Optical SteadyShot image stabilisation provides effective stops to blurring. Thanks to a high ISO 3200, you can take pictures indoors or in low light without the need for a flash. The Sony Cybershot T700 featured Face Detection technology detects up to eight individual faces and can even distinguish between children and adults. The fun Smile Shutter technology can automatically detect and capture smiling faces. Shooting has never been made so satisfying with the 3.5-inch Xtra Fine LCD touch screen display, a wide-viewing angle display that shows a breathtaking resolution of 921k pixels and delivers extreme ease for menu navigation with touch screen operation.

Navigating the camera settings is easy enough. The Home menu gives you access to all the main features and options, while the Menu screen provides context-sensitive options; for instance, if you’re taking still pictures, you get all the shooting choices like scene modes and resolutions. The DSC-T700 offers 10 scene modes–including a new Gourmet option for shooting food–as well as the typical auto features.

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