Sony T90 Digital Camera
Sony’s new T90 camera boasts a 3 inch touch screen and a 12 mega pixel image sensor. Is it worth its 265 dollar price tag? Find out now!
The T90 is the the absolute thinnest point and shoot I have ever seen, hands down. I was so enamored with its form factor I almost didn’t see its many flaws, almost. It may be thin but its main selling point, the 3 inch touch screen, is just a gimmick. It feels very fragile and feels like if I pushed to hard it would crumble to dust. Also it has that bleed affect when you touch the screen, kinda like an old LCD, not 2009 technology. The buttons are big and the menus are okay to navigate but call it a touch screen is a little deceiving as requires more nail than finger.
Even though I hated the screen I really don’t hate this camera. It is loaded with all sort of detection software. It detects smiles, faces, and it even detects the environment of the picture and picks appropriate settings. Those features are nice but what really matters is the image quality. The quality of pictures are decent but nothing fantastic. Also low lights are pictures are grainy and just not impressive. The image quality is an improvement over other Sony cameras but with so many good point and shoots on the market, just okay is not good enough.
265 dollars is just far to steep to justify purchasing this camera. Its main selling point, touch screen, is just to gimmicky to really work with everyday use. I feel like with so many other great options out there I just can’t recommend this camera at the price tag. This camera is with around 200 dollars and if the price is dropped I could see the purchase justified. Look for this on your favorite electronic stores clearance rack in the near future.
My Rating: 5.75/10
