Owners Ratings:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F717 (Overall)

Click for full specifications: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F717
4.9 million effective pixels
38 mm - 190 mm (5x) zoom
Average rating (193 responses)

 Construction()()()()()() 4.55
 Features()()()()()() 4.46
 Image quality()()()()()() 4.63
 Ease of use()()()()()() 4.50
 Value for money()()()()()() 4.48
 Overall()()()()()() 4.52

Owners Opinions: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F717

NamePostedOpinion preview
Kevin Buehler30 Sep 08I used this camera for about 5.5 years and took over 30,000 ...
Johan Viljoen31 Mar 07I've used this camera for 3.5 years now and am very happy with ...
xapos30 Dec 06Still one of the top and i have it for more than 3 years
pwmoree9 Nov 06Owned this camera since its inception (also all its previous ...
Jacques Heraud13 Sep 06Excellent, but problem with CCD
flowerlady5201 Apr 06I have had mine for about 3 years, I love the pictures, it takes ...
Fabio Darolt Macedo25 Jul 05(No text)
Tommy Alvern22 Jun 05It's a Fantastic Camera, great Focus and very robust! Taken ...
ArturAN16 May 05I am an 'old kind of photographer', started my amateur ...
Bright Storm29 Mar 05Bought this camera used (mileage 1300 pictures, paid $400). Used ...
msimon3 Mar 05(No text)
Steamin3 Dec 04Terrific pictures..Great value for the money. Awesome battery ...
Ricaurte Viveros24 Nov 04(No text)
Sven Witter3 Aug 04(No text)
DiDo26 Jul 04Good Build Quality, excellent Lens with phantastic photographic ...
Tarjeiv19 Jul 04Without a doubt the best fixed lens digital camera available ...
keith_dc14 Jul 04Excellent camera for the money. Images are superb under most ...
viljamus13 Jul 04This is my 2nd camera I own.Two week till now. I should say I ...
davidjford3 Jul 04wonderful image quality, tone, and definition, handling good, ...
Marcos Garcia18 Jun 04Otima maquina
Barbu Oltean13 Jun 04I have bought this camera for about 3 month's to use it beside ...
calin berar8 Jun 04I have this camera for few months now, and so far I am happy ...
S L Chai22 May 04This is my first digital camera that I bought 3 months ago. My ...
Chua Hock Kai8 May 04I had owned this camera 1 year. This is my first digital camera, ...
Roberto29 Apr 04I have owned the camera for 1 1/2 years and have taken many ...
crazyboy8 Apr 04I got this camera about a week ago, and I have to say this is ...
K.C.Chan4 Apr 04Have had 717 for nearly two years. Photo quality is very good. ...
wgqqgw29 Mar 04I bought an F717 last saturday and took some pics with it. I ...
raymond626 Mar 04(No text)
raymond626 Mar 04(No text)
dimitris17 Mar 04the advantage of this camera is the very good zeiss lens, image ...
WillCole215 Mar 04This is my fourth digital camera and after having read glowing ...
Eli S.15 Mar 04Great camera that I use for over a year now. Thousands of pics ...
Malofs3 Mar 04great
bluegun2 Mar 04Had it 1 1/2 years. Still love it.
Albano26 Feb 04(No text)
Claus Ebeling23 Feb 04(No text)
delsym12 Feb 04Excellent image quality. The hologram is perfect. The zoom is ...
randellt11 Feb 04ho-hum camera... ok but not worth its price...
zalex10 Feb 04(No text)
brosamj3 Feb 04I have thoroughly enjoyed my 717. I took it right of the box ...
Tomasz25028 Jan 04The best camera I ever had. Excellent optics, easy to use. Great ...
Tomasz25028 Jan 04The best camera I ever had. Excellent optics, easy to use. Great ...
TimW27 Jan 04Suprisingly intuitive, the Sony DSC-F717 exceeded my ...
Skye Joseph26 Jan 04One of the worst digital cameras I've used in the past year or ...
jesusio21 Jan 04BUY this camera NOW!
Ed Mull21 Dec 03I've taken hundreds of shots with this camera here and in Asia. ...
JF_Aidan_Pryde13 Dec 03A camera that makes you *want* to shoot. You want to take it ...
Michael_Stephen_Wills6 Dec 03My Sony DSC-F717's premium benefit is its easy of use in ...
Mario-K3 Dec 03My best camera I ever had...Pictures are wonderfull, and battery ...
bqwert22 Nov 03just bought F717 in Best Buy last thursday... was in chicago ...
anicka17 Nov 03OK
cattzo10 Nov 03After owning a Toshiba PDR-M4 for three years, and having ...
petr kralik31 Oct 03Very good dig.SLR.
lebeau21 Oct 03This camera turned out to be much, much better than I expected. ...
Cornelius Bezuidenhout17 Oct 03The most important Camera of it's time. Sony F717 ...
MJ613 Oct 03(No text)
Martin Andrew28 Sep 03I moved to this camera after using a Minolta Dynax 7 for the ...
PhotoLEON25 Sep 03Really nice camera with excelent dynamic range! I have shot ...
Steve 490016 Sep 03An excellent camera, with great dynamic range, good metering and ...
Jon Downey11 Sep 03Great camera. We purchased two of them, and are off and running ...
DoJamy8 Sep 03I have F707 over 17 months and I took about 10.000 photos. It is ...
MrChris1 Sep 03Problems with dark photos from the F-717.
Joseph Mallia15 Aug 03I am very pleased with my recent acquisition of Sony DSC-F717. I ...
Vincent Kurpan13 Aug 03This is my 6th digital and I am extremely satisfied with this ...
Gerwin Filius6 Aug 03This is my second digital camera. This camera is perfect because ...
tom c5 Aug 03Great camera, but mine has problems.
jimmyj31 Jul 03This is my first digital camera and I was totally stunned with ...
rickman30 Jul 03This is my second digital camera. I also own a Nikon N70 SLR ...
Bernie Ess28 Jul 03An interesting cam but with typical shortcomings of compact ...
Campe JL23 Jul 03A good device to by. Very good colors, zoom features, battery ...
daniel20 Jul 03(No text)
Caimano13 Jul 03Dear all,I really tank to all of the contributor who shared ...
Caimano13 Jul 03(No text)
Edward Karaa11 Jul 03I have been taking pictures for over 20 years, and this is my ...
Rafael B. Conceicao10 Jul 03Excellent Image Quality.Nice features -> Nightframning and ...
jazzyfastbop8 Jul 03Upgrade from a Minolta Dimage S414: good choice! Excellent ...
Viljem8 Jul 03This is my 2nd camera I own.Two week till now. I should say I ...
ozzoid7 Jul 03This is a very solid camera, not a lightweight toy... picture ...
grimace5 Jul 038 months since purchase-- its a great camera, my first digital, ...
sjoerdk3 Jul 03Super camera, before i had the 707 and this is a great upgrade.
john reinholz1 Jul 03I purchased this camera 2 weeks ago and love it.This is my ...
Sunday1 Jul 03My experiences with this camera were a real mixed ...
Phororhacos30 Jun 03I still forgot to thank the creators of this great site.The ...
HB200330 Jun 03Glad i purchased this camera , the image quality is perfect , ...
WimVan27 Jun 03Never quote 5 to 5. This means, there can be no more better.I ...
George15126 Jun 03Excellent Camera. Nigth Shot is very Cool
T.S.B23 Jun 03Great Camera, easy to use, great EVF , excellent Zeiss lenses, a ...
MM21 Jun 03I have this camera for about three months. Everything works OK, ...
Mel Lammers17 Jun 03Takes a little getting used to but that seems to be the case ...
Redmund Sum17 Jun 03I am generally very satisfied with the quality and features of ...
Henrik Zetterstrom16 Jun 03My pros and cons after 6 months: Image quality very good.Battery ...
Lloydy15 Jun 03Now 8 months old - thousands of frames and still very pleased ...
gemm12 Jun 03Am I glad I listened to a friend of mine who recommended this ...
Ali Hussain5 Jun 03The Best one I'v ever used, I used F505 which was full of ...
jerry smeltzer3 Jun 03(No text)
Paul Worden1 Jun 03I find this camera a delight to use. The functions that ...
Wayne Hindle29 May 03Simply the best Digital Camera i have used to date, Easy to use, ...
Steve Roach29 May 03Bought this camera about 3 weeks ago after looking a lot of ...
Edy Tanto29 May 03I am thinking to switch to a more high-end camera from a ...
SS28 May 03I paid $667 and i think its a very good value for money. Just ...
Jamie Haggett28 May 03Excellent camera! feels solid in my hands, well constructed and ...
Wesley27 May 03One big problem nobody mentions is distortion at wide end of ...
Paul Olson27 May 03I used the DCS S-85 all of last summer. I took about 5000 shots ...
Gerry Hanna oldie26 May 03Top of the tree for me. I had tried a Canon G3, as I already ...
CAnderson24 May 03(No text)
Steve71723 May 03I did a lot of research before going with this camera. This ...
Jack Barker21 May 03This is my first digital camera, bought after a certain amount ...
Maple Leaf16 May 03I have had the F717 for just about a year now and find that this ...
Kenan Oran11 May 03This is a great camera as you've most likely already heard. ...
Eldarrio28 Apr 03Replaced Nikon5700 with 717, I finally have a digicam making me ...
Dennisw20 Apr 03I have 24 yrs. experience with 35mm, 1 yr. with digital. I have ...
chewy-d15 Apr 03I shopped and shopped and compared prices for this camera all ...
Marty Hundley14 Apr 03This is a near perfect camera in my opinion. I am an avid ...
John44537 Apr 03This camera is a winner. I have no complaints. The macro ...
Auhd3 Apr 03The Best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ayz00025 Mar 03I am very disappointed with this product
Rainguy25 Mar 03I switched to the F717 from a DSC-F707 which are supposed to be ...
sherrycf23 Mar 03I'm one of those people who research everything to death. I ...
frans schmitz23 Mar 03I purchased the camera in december 2002, afther making my choice ...
Rigoberto Rodriguez22 Mar 03I just picked up my sony dsc-717 with the new retail price of ...
John Power22 Mar 03The quality of the images are fantastic.I have had this camera ...
Richard A. Selby22 Mar 03Excellent pics, very good price, easy to use with very good ...
eyebat11 Mar 03Well close to 6 months down the track. If I had one word to say ...
TOVIN8 Mar 03If were to compare at its same class(prices, quality, built etc) ...
Mark McGuireson7 Mar 03Phenomenal!! Unbelievable images no other camera in this price ...
Wojciech Derecki4 Mar 03I had 505V before, which was more users friendly, and handy. ...
Andi F. Daemmig4 Mar 03Excellent macro abilities, very nice and crisp long-time ...
Lloyd Eric Cotsen2 Mar 03Fabulous camera. An improvement on the already fab F707. The P ...
Lyderic1 Mar 03Very good machine with all features needed. Nothing bad except ...
Hermann Baqué26 Feb 03A fantastic camera!
Tony Thompson26 Feb 03This camera is awesome! Easy to use, and smart too. I find ...
Ciro Saito23 Feb 03(No text)
jrmr20 Feb 03I got my camera at a decent price from Dell when they were ...
Jim House19 Feb 03For me this camera is an upgrade from an Olympus UZ720. The ...
Szabber19 Feb 03Very good camera. The menu system is intuitive and very user ...
kennex chan12 Feb 03I have used this camera for 4 month. It is a very nice camera ...
Chris R-UK10 Feb 03(Upgrading from Olympus C3000)Expected good points: - fast opera
Osvaldo Fernandez9 Feb 03very nice camera, great pictures at Day/Night
Juha Kinanen3 Feb 03I have had my 717 little over a week. And I loved it. I made ...
Evelyn Yallen27 Jan 03I love this camera. I used the Nikon Coolpix 5000 for a year and ...
GGS27 Jan 03Great camera. I thought the shape might be a problem but I've ...
Batsy18 Jan 03I bought 717 three months ago, and I'm using it every day. It's ...
Wildog14 Jan 03firely fast AF, very good pictures
Michael Marson13 Jan 03F717 was bought as an upgrade on the f505 (2.1mp) and what an ...
DaveL13 Jan 03What can I say ! Second digital camera, second Sony. I used the ...
Philip Daw11 Jan 03At last I have finally taken the plunge and bought a 717, and I ...
zekegu10 Jan 03Why F717 is less sharp than F707! I am very angry for I choose ...
CyberShooter9 Jan 03Top Camera, State of the Art
Mikael Kofod8 Jan 03I've tested the 717 for aprox 3 weeks now. The first thing I was ...
michael laurenzano3 Jan 03Love the camera. I have take over 300 photos so far. I've had it ...
GravLuc2 Jan 03F717 vs. Coolpix5700 -> f717 is really faster and has the same ...
Mike Schrengohst1 Jan 03I looked at many cameras. Have always used Nikon before the ...
Jon Butcher30 Dec 02I did a lot of reserch for this camera which was an insurance ...
BOOKER E REESE19 Dec 02clearly the best camera under $1000
PascalReedSmith17 Dec 02Puisque tout le monde écrit en anglais je le fais en Français ...
joseph levy17 Dec 02A great camera (as long as your HAF is working right). Very ...
Me Mine12 Dec 02A very good camera for many uses, except carry-around.1) Very ...
Mahlon Hale12 Dec 02I bought the F717 after using the Minolta Dimage X, which in ...
hewy11 Dec 02When I decided to switch from a 35mm SLR to a digital camera I ...
Tanglefoot1947 10 Dec 02This is the 5 digital camera I have owned and it walks all over ...
Peter Adderley8 Dec 02I suspect many people are reading these reviews, as I did, ...
Drago Stanisic4 Dec 02Excelent focuss, colors etc.
Chad Brown2 Dec 02Excellent camera without question! I have not noticed any ...
F. Silins23 Nov 02This camera is only a tool!The Sony DSC-F717 is a superbly ...
Shawn_FZR21 Nov 02Just picked up a F717 a few days ago and have taken almost 200 ...
Alex Rodriguez21 Nov 02I won't give more than 3 to this camera. About two weeks ago I ...
high_ff15 Nov 02好相机,各方面都&
kkbkesl15 Nov 02I had the camera for a week and sent it back. The Macro pictures ...
Dave Mitchell11 Nov 02Wow! My first incursion into digital has been a real fantastic ...
azmi11 Nov 02My first digicam and had been trying it aout for about a week. ...
Stevick Lee10 Nov 02Juz got diz 717 a day ago, after my Fujifilm 3800 (S304), as I ...
jeff freiberg8 Nov 02im very happy re- the f717,its great,i almost had the ...
David Cooper7 Nov 02Simply great much improved on 707to David Walrup simply hold ...
Blas Zaccaro6 Nov 02People of Sony improved the 707 with the launching of 717 , they ...
Eric B. Smith4 Nov 02Love it! My last camera of the series was the f505V, and this ...
PEKY1 Nov 02OpinionI am very happy with the F717. The 5 x zoom is very good. ...
Tricky Dick31 Oct 02Just bought this camera instead of the CoolPix 5700. I like the ...
David Waldrup28 Oct 02The ergonomics of this camera are great. It falls to hand quite ...
thiti25 Oct 02At this time, none of second in the 5mp competition,Great image ...
James_Vic25 Oct 02A top performer.Have not experienced any focussing problems. It
Boro24 Oct 02(No text)
David Zimbelman23 Oct 02I upgraded from an older 1 megapixal camera. This Sony dsc-f717 ...
Chris Arnu20 Oct 02A Compact Flash is definetly missing! What the heck is a memory ...
Ragnar Grimstad16 Oct 02A exelent camera (707) has become even better
Anthony Governale14 Oct 02I once owned the f-707, switched to the Nikon CP500, then the ...
Johnny Ohannessian13 Oct 02i´ve owned my cybershot a week now & i´ve printed many images, ...
Voyager_00713 Oct 02Perfect camera, beautyfull photos, ideal for amateur use on ...
Mike C9 Oct 02The best feature of this camera is a much more accurate focusing ...
dimi9 Oct 02Love it, but…Same as 707:Love the design! Quite, no external mov
Tang Wai Hung8 Oct 02Quick power start-up, quick focus and quick zoom.
ClubEL.ca8 Oct 02This is my first digi cam (my own), but i'v used a lot of ...
Josh L7 Oct 02The 707 has been refined .....Most of the ghosts of the F707 ...

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