3:47 PM - New camera. The Sony T-9

So I was ready for a new camera because I have had Nikons for a while now and have been looking for something a little better. While I love the Nikons and what they offer, I really was annoyed by the white balance and quality of pictures in low light. Yes, pictures are not meant to be taken in low light; although some cameras are beter than others.So I had been looking for several months to try to decide what my next camera was going to be. I tried to decide if I wanted something a little bigger that offered a better zoom or just stick with what I had. I figured that if I was giong to get a camera with a better zoom that was bigger, I might as well get a Digital SLR. I know I would not carry a big camera around with me so I settled on a small one like I already had. I knew I wanted no less than 6MP as I already had a 7MP previoulsy. I found that a lot of cameras with features I liked went down to 6MP and I felt that was not a large sacrafice. I had my eye on two cameras in the end. It was the Canon SD 700IS and the Sony T9. Both were 6MP cameras and had Image stabilization. The Sony was $400 and the Canon was $500 retail. They both had the same amount of zoom, but the Canon used a lens that actually comes out of the camera, while the Sony used folded optics. I preferred a lens that comes out of the camera, but after playing with the Sony more I started to like it more, especially being $100 less. I checked picture qualities and played with both cameras in stores. After comparing the two I decided that I liked the Sony more for what it offered at the price it offered. I did not see anything that that Canon offered that was really any better than the Sony for the $100 price price difference. I have been playing with it for about 2 weeks now and I am quite amazed. So here are just a few samples of pictures I have taken. One note...I did not edit the color or contrast or anything except make the pictures smaller for posting. This is why I was very happy with what I saw from the Sony--great pictures without having to edit the color later. See some samples below...







Two thumbs up for the Sony T-9!!

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