What's the difference between the T and W series?

busch said:

With images like that I am wondering why Sony makes any other
model! I'm darn impressed, R2!

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Thanks Busch. I've found the T-Series cams to be very capable. They seem to fit my style of shooting to a "T!"

I hope Sony continues to build them (along with the H-Series, F-Series, R-Series...)
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inframan said:

That last one (bunny's eye) s/b on a billboard in Times Square!
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Thank you for the vote of confidence inframan! Those bunnies were so cute. Momma rabbit built a nest smack in the middle of one of my DW's perennials, and she discovered them while weeding one day. It gave her quite a start! I then checked up on them every day, and soon one afternoon one of them appeared. It was quite tame and I was able to get right up to it to shoot some pictures. The next day they all were gone.
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GHB said:

I never tire of seeing that baby shot. Beautiful photograph.

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It's my sentimental favorite from 2006. Thank you very much.
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kellymac60 said:

Those are impressive! Love the baby photo. Very warm color. All
good stuff.

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And thank you. I can't praise the T9 enough. I still shake my head in wonderment at times when I get the pics onto the PC. It's a great cam.
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Brian said:

All very good points R2. I honestly don't know what I'll end up, I
am all over the map.

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I've been there many many times. Sweet torture, eh?

Brian14852 said:

One minute I am on the small camera bandwagon, where I started,
thinking about the Canon SD800 IS and the next I am intrigued by
the Nikon D40 and anywhere inbetween!

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If you want a small pocketable camera to take anywhere, then I'd suggest the T10 (or T50 if you want a touch-screen, longer battery life, and slightly better flash range).

If you want to shoot kids indoors or action, then a DSLR would indeed get the nod. Keep in mind that the D40 doesn't have an internal focus motor, so you'd be limited to AF-S and AF-I lenses (this counts out any "prime" lenses).

If you're looking for an in-between camera, then by all means go for the H2 or H5. That big zoom is an absolute eye opener. And the IS makes it eminently useful. I have some sample pics in my gallery...

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Brian14852 said:

It is too bad the W series doesn't have IS.

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I think Sony should build IS into every single camera they make.

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When my friend brough over his W30 the other day, we hooked it to
my PC via the USB cable and I was able to pull pictures from it by
simply going into Windows Explorer and selecting it just like an
extrernal driver, I didn't need any (Sony) software to access the
pictures. Can someone tell me if other camera manufacturers allow
the same? That was slick!

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Every recent camera should have this capability. Windows simply sees it as an external drive. I haven't loaded the cameras' included software bundles for years. In Setup, I always choose PTP mode for maximum compatibility.

Well, I hope your selection process doesn't drive you insane. Don't rely on my word for everything. I can only make suggestions, and show you what a particular camera is capable of. You need to match it to how you plan to shoot, and play with them to see if the controls feel right.

Good luck,
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These are stunning and that is a beautiful baby! Makes me want to go buy a T9!

I decided to buy my three kids a compact digital camera in the $200 and under category for X-mas. I did a bit of research, and it came down to the W series in the sony, and the Fuji F20 I think. Being a fan of Sony, I opted for the W50. Bought three camers at less than $200 a piece, and 1 gig MS Pro Duo sticks. I charged up the batteries and played around with them for a few days before giving them to the kids for x-mas. I was impressed with picture quality and the features on the little cam.

I just upgraded to the H-5 from the H-1, and other than no ultra zoom, and no manual mode, the W-50 does just about everything else I would need it to do. Not a bad little camera for the money.

If I wanted to spend more $$, I might have gone into the T-series, but those are running as much or more than what I got my H-5 for. They look pretty slick...very pocketable.
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ck717 said:

These are stunning and that is a beautiful baby! Makes me want to
go buy a T9!

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Thank you ck'
I hope your 717 heals very quickly.
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montmorency said:

I would have thought that another obvious difference is that the
maximum aperture of the W series is 2.8, compared with 3.5 for the
T series, because, I assume of extending-lens, versus folding lens.

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Don't forget that at the (IMO more critical) Tele end, the T-Series lens is faster than the W-Series.

montmorency said:

I think the T-series is just too small for a lot of people; the
slimmed down W-series is too much in the same direction. The
original W-series size was great from the handling point of view,
and was "compact enough", IMHO.

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Yes. I ALWAYS use the wrist lanyard whenever I pull out the T9. It can be a slippery little devil. The original W-Series certainly did take some fine pics. "Paki Boy" could really make his W1 sing!
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wow, reading these forums we may need a 12 step programs for shoppers stuck in the IS 700/800/900; F30/31; Sony T vs W quandary ! Sometime Panasonics seduce the same crowd.
Please, please, please let image quality rule.

Sure IS sounds like the cure-all for blurry shots,but study the "comparison shots" section of reviews on this site to see what grainy, noisy, noise reduced, image stabilized shots actually look like! And try to comprehend what what the Fuji hi ISO sensitiviy can do for you in low light when flash or slow aperature speeds would otherwise be required. Over pixeled, over processed images are taking p&s digicams backwards! Just think why is RAW so important to those who really create pictures.

So start by defining your picure taking needs: do you like close ups of nature or do you take lots shots of kids indoors?

I think if you guys enter these forums with definition of your picture taking needs, you'd recieve much more useful guidance with less ephasis on camera specs and greater focus on what camera is right for YOU !
good luck,

However it's misdirected. The images simply speak for themselves.
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R2D2 said:

montmorency said:

I would have thought that another obvious difference is that the
maximum aperture of the W series is 2.8, compared with 3.5 for the
T series, because, I assume of extending-lens, versus folding lens.

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Don't forget that at the (IMO more critical) Tele end, the T-Series
lens is faster than the W-Series.

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Thanks....interesting, I had not spotted that.

Regards,
M.

Brian14852 said:

When my friend brough over his W30 the other day, we hooked it to
my PC via the USB cable and I was able to pull pictures from it by
simply going into Windows Explorer and selecting it just like an
extrernal driver, I didn't need any (Sony) software to access the
pictures.

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I had previously eschewed this method of photo download for various reasons, partly assuming it would be pretty slow, and I thought I needed the Sony S/W to do it, so I always used a dedicated card-reader. Since that had gone AWOL, I tried it recently on my wife's W1 and on my V1, and slightly to my surprise, it worked like a dream, and quite quickly enough.

Admittedly, when I first got my V1, I think my PC was running Win 98 or Milennium....and I think that XP is much better at having the necessary drivers, plus the newer PC has USB 2, but nevertheless, I was quite impressed.

Brian14852 said:

Can someone tell me if other camera manufacturers allow
the same? That was slick!

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Sorry, no idea. My PC certainly seemed to "know" it was talking to a Sony device/memory stick, so maybe it is down to the OS having the necessary drivers installed. Arguably it might have problems with some of the newer cameras/memory devices? ...just speculating.

Or maybe "standards" have finally come into their own...

Regards,
M.

I noticed several comments about the Sony W-series cameras not featuring IS...that was true in the past, but all of the just-announced W cameras (W80, W90, W200) have both Super Steady Shot IS and face detection. The previous round of W cameras came out before IS was that common in compact cameras...

In fact, where there any new Sony models announced that do not include IS? It seems to be becoming pretty standard for them now...it's included in the G1, the T100, the T20, and the H7/9.