Sony DSC-TX30/D 18 MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.3-Inch OLED (Orange)

Sony DSC-TX30/D 18 MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.3-Inch OLED (Orange)

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Brand : Sony
Category : Electronics,Camera & Photo,Digital Cameras,Point & Shoot Digital Cameras
Rating : 4.4
Review Count : 638
Auto Focus Technology : Contrast Detection
Photo Sensor Size : 1/2.3-inch
Photo Sensor Technology : BSI CMOS
Effective Still Resolution : 18
Video Capture Resolution : 1080p
Model Name : Sony DSCTX30/D
Model Number : DSC-TX30/D
Best Sellers Rank : #373,840 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #2,532 in Digital Point & Shoot Cameras
Color : Orange
Included Components : Sony DSC-TX30 Digital Camera, Warranty, Wrist Strap, AC-UB10 AC Adapter, Micro USB Cable, NP-BN Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery
Expanded ISO Maximum : 3200
Lens Type : Zoom
Optical Zoom : 5
Screen Size : 3.3 Inches
Display Type : OLED
Batteries Required? : Yes
Number of Batteries : 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included)
Are Batteries Included : Yes
Rechargeable Battery Included : No
Battery Cell Composition : Lithium Ion
Battery Weight : 1 Grams
Connectivity Technology : USB
Continuous Shooting Speed : 10
Special Feature : Image Stabilization
Skill Level : Professional
Form Factor : Ultracompact
Hardware Interface : AV Port
Display Resolution Maximum : 1229000
White balance settings : Auto
JPEG quality level : Fine
Image Stabilization : Optical
Display Fixture Type : Fixed
Assembly Required : No
Item Dimensions LxWxH : 6.1 x 5.03 x 2 inches
Item Weight : 125 Grams
Zoom Type : Digital Zoom, Optical Zoom
Focus Type : Auto Focus
Maximum Focal Length : 130 Millimeters
Minimum Focal Length : 26 Millimeters
Expanded ISO Minimum : 80
Shooting Modes : Automatic
Flash Memory Type : SD, Memory Stick Pro
Water Resistance Level : Waterproof
Max Shutter Speed : 4 seconds
Digital Zoom : 20 x
Touch Screen Type : Yes

Sony DSC-TX30/D 18 MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.3-Inch OLED (Orange)

• I just took this camera on a 1-week camping & rafting trip down the Grand Canyon...and I have tons of amazing photos because of it!Design:The camera is very attractive; I got it in pink, which is very eyecatching...and that\'s exactly what I wanted, so I wouldn\'t lose it! It\'s very petite, looks to be about the size of a credit card, and is very light. That means it was very easy for me to carry around EVERYWHERE - while hanging on to a raft, while body-surfing down a river, while hiking up a canyon cliff. It comes with a no-frills wrist band - just a loop. I have small wrists and was able to double-loop it around my wrist, which kept it taught and safe. But I imagine someone with a bigger wrist would rather have a clip on it to tighten the loop around their wrist, which this doesn\'t have. The slide cover, which switches the camera on, was also something I loved. While there is a separate on/off button, sliding the cover was a super-fast way to snap some pictures really quickly, then turn it off. I liked not having to mess with a lens cover that I\'d need two hands to fasten. I could do EVERYTHING with this camera with just 1 hand - especially great if you need your other hand to hang on to a raft or a rock!The touch screen was one thing I was iffy about. The default AUTO mode is really great, and basically all you need.....that and the panorama mode. Just beware that panorama really drains the battery, so if you aren\'t able to charge your camera during your trip, be wary about panorama. The extra \"filters\" you can process your photos with on the camera are nothing special, and personally I find them gaudy. Auto mode is great (this is coming from a pro DSLR user). I\'m going through my Canyon photos in Lightroom right now and they\'re pretty well exposed. So...while you can\'t use the touchscreen while underwater, like other reviewers have said, I don\'t think it really matters. Just stick with Auto mode and you\'ll be fine. I got some underwater videos and photos as well, while swimming in a creek and walking through a waterfall, and this camera is amazing. I have so many shots that I otherwise couldn\'t have, and the price wasn\'t bad at all.Battery life:Like their site says, it dies after about 250 shots. I found this to be perfectly fine - do you really want to sort through 500pics/day of your vacation?? Remember when film cameras only let you have 20-something shots per roll? Anyway, I found myself shooting around 100 a day, and that was more than enough. Beware, however, that panorama mode and the other filter modes will drain the battery FAST, so I recommend just sticking to auto. Even with capturing a few vidoes, you\'ll be fine this way. If you\'re going to travel where you can\'t charge overnight, I highly recommend getting an external battery charger (like an Anker battery), since this camera can charge via mini-USB. Another option is, get a spare camera battery to change on the fly, and also get the Anker battery to charge those batteries over night.Durability:It\'s shockproof claim is pretty good. Like I said, I was rafting & hiking with this thing. I was hitting rocks while swinging my arms to climb, banging it against the raft whenever we hit a rapid....it was great. There are some superficial scratches on the touchscreen, but none of it interferes with functionality or ability to view anything. The one thing that DID put a deep little scratch on my screen is when it got knocked in to a metal carbiner. So...do NOT rub your camera screen against the edge of a carbiner, metal is stronger than this glass. At least it\'s just a small scratch and still doesn\'t mess with functionality or viewability at all - it\'s cosmetic. But your true enemy is SAND!!!! Understand, first, that sand is a huge problem for everyone, even pro users, and it\'s not entirely rational to believe your camera can defeat sand without you giving it some help. Which I didn\'t REALLY give to this camera. There was a lot of sand, and for the most part, the Cybershot DID do pretty well with it. But sand really does get everywhere, and the worst is the REALLY fine, tiny sand granules. None of it got past the O-ring that seals the microSD/battery, thank God, but some sand did get in to the zoom button up top. It wouldn\'t zoom out for 1-2 days, but by the 3rd day, the sand had worked its way out of my camera, and my zoom abilities returned. On the front of the camera, right by the lens, there is some text - \"Carl Zeiss\" and other lens info. This scratched off completely when some sand got under my camera lid as well. I also have some vertical scratching on the pain under the lens lid, where the sand scraped everything, but again this is all cosmetic. The lens is perfectly fine and still takes great pictures. The lens cover still slides perfectly well.Conclusion:All in all, this was a great purchase, especially for the price (less than two-hundred dollars). I got shots with it that I never would have gotten with my DSLR, thanks to its ruggedness, its tiny size and portability, and how easy it is to use with 1 hand. This thing is definitely coming with me on future water-related trips.
• I bought the tx30 to replace my tx5 which I loved. I am annoyed that the reviews of the tx30 did not warn that the video files in the tx30 are in a different format and stored in a different place. This caused me several days of struggle, but I have pretty much solved the difficulties. The tx30 files are format .mst . When the tx30 is connected to your computer with the supplied usb cable the video files appear in the folder path Private\AVCHD\BDMV\STREAM and appear as .MTS files. In the tx5 the videos appear in MP_ROOT\100ANVO1 as .mp4 files In both cameras the still photos appear in folder DCIM\100MSDCF as .JPG files.Added Note: have found out that the tx30 can shoot in mp4 mode. Just press the Menu button of this camera, go to Settings, go to Shooting Settings and select Movie format. Then select MP4 making it the video file type. The .mp4 files will appear in MP_ROOT\100ANVO1 when camera is connected by usb cable to your computer.Once I had found the video files and copied them to my computer, I still faced the problem that none of my existing software like Quicktime and Windows Media Player would play the AVCHD .mts videos. Sony recommends installing \"Play Memories Home\" but after downloading I found it would not install on Windows XP computers. I installed it on my husband\'s Windows 7 laptop, but it ran very slowly and crashed his computer. So I would not recommend it unless you have a pretty new computer with 2 G RAM or more.The good news is that I discovered that my Cyberlink Power Director 9.0.0.2930 could recognize, play, and operate on these .MST video files. The currently available Cyberlink Power Director 12 Ultra can surely do this, too. This was good for me because I already know the Power Director program. Even though \"Play Memories Home\" is free, I didn\'t find it very easy to use. I deleted it from my husband\'s laptop because it seemed to be slowing it down and causing crashes.I still give the camera 5 stars because it does so many things well, it\'s small and light and feels great in your hand, it goes underwater, it takes continuous sweep panoramas, all the things I loved about my tx5. I didn\'t need the extra pixels (the ts5 is 10 megapixels), but you can set the tx30 lower if you don\'t want such big files. I didn\'t want higher definition video, but again you can select the lowest and reduce even more when you convert the file format. My problem is that the tx30 is ahead of the ability of my computers. My computers can\'t play really HD video very well.A word about my tx5. I\'ve had it for 4 years, taken it on many trips. It\'s been great. The screen is unscratched. It\'s gone snorkeling with me and performed well underwater. Nice pictures of various fish and coral. Nice panoramas and video. What happened was I dropped it (short, about 3 ft). Everything still worked except the zoom button. I have sent it back to Sony. It is out of warranty, but on the phone they said they could fix this kind of problem and predicted the cost would be the standard repair cost of $111. Probably silly to both repair the tx5 and buy the tx30, but it\'s a backup. I originally paid $299 for the tx5 and now the price for a new tx5 is $390. I paid $195 for the tx30 and it\'s now $189.82 on Amazon Prime.

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