Editorial Review:Product Description:The DSC-S40 Cybershot Digital Camera provides impressively big features at an amazingly small price. With its high quality 1/2.7-inch Super HAD(TM) CCD, 3X opticalzoom Carl Zeiss lens, and ultra-fast Real Imaging Processor, it captures consistently beautiful 4.1 Megapixel images every time. Store your photos natively on the 32MB of internal memory, or save them on up to 2GB Sony Memory Stick(R) Pro media. Preview your shots on the gorgeous 1.5' LCD monitor, then print on any printer with the PictBridge compatibility. Its compact design makes it easy to take with you wherever you go. Still Image Modes - Normal, Burst, Multi-Burst Flash Modes - Auto, Forced On, Forced Off, Slow Synchro Picture Effects - Sepia, Black&White ISO - Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400 Includes microphone and speaker USB port - supports USB 2.02 Saves onto Memory Stick(R) PRO - up to 2GB Lens construction - 7 Elements in 6 Groups, 3 Aspheric Elements Battery life - Up to 550 shots with NiMH (up to 110 shots with AA alkaline) Supplied software - Picture Package for Sony v1.6 (Win), Pixela ImageMixer VCD2 (Mac), USB Driver, Cyber-shot(R) Life tutorial (Win) Operating systems - Windows 98 to XP Pro, Mac OS 9.1 to OS X 10.3 Dimensions(WxHxD) - 3-9/10 x 2-1/16 x 1-5/14 (99 x 51.7 x 34.2 mm) Weight - 6 oz (184 g) with batteries, media&wrist strap Box Includes - DSC-S40 Digital Camera, USB cable, 2 AA alkaline batteries, wrist strap, software CD-ROM
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Customer Reviews
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Good Camera, Will Fail
This is a great camera when it functions, but like other customers have stated this camera has a major flaw. The "LCD White Death" and the "Main Power Flex" will likely occur if you have this camera. My camera worked for about a year and is still in mint condition and then all of a sudden it will not turn on. Sony will not provide any help. If this camera was reliable it would be a great camera, but unfortanutley there is too big of a risk it will fail you. Definitly consider other digital cameras.
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Save your $$$
Lousy product. The camera drains brand new batteries with two days of regular use. The whole thing BROKE within a year. Sony couldn't figure out what was wrong with it when I sent it back to them under warranty. Save your time and money and buy something else.
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don't buy it!!
I suggest people not to buy it. i have this camera since spring 2005, but i have stopped using it long long time ago. In fact, just 3 MONTHS after my purchase, the the LCD screen went white/blank. you have to squeeze the body of the camera or basically shake it or tap it in order to have the LCD back to work. it's extremely extremely painful to use it.
It requires 2 AA batteries, not convenient to manage.
the quality of the pictures comes out good if you manage yourself to hold very still when taking pictures.
I am buying a new camera now. but my experience with this camera completely discourage me from buying another sony camera. I will switch to other brand names.
again, don't buy it.
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bad
bad very bad, i bought two and both screens went white, sometimes they just turn off for fun. I'm out $450 because of sony. if i see sony on the street im gonna punch in the vagina.
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Good product with QC problem
This is a fairly good point-and-shoot at $170. Decent usable 4MP, great battery life, and pocket size. However, after about two years I got the dreaded "white screen" this July. Knowing it will take $120 to repair by Sony I decided to buy a S650 instead. After reading the reviews about the white screen, I gave it a try and it is fixed after one tap!
I had the same problem with the smaller U30 and it was repaired for free. Both are made in Japan yet have the similar problem. I guess the country of origin doesn't necessarily mean bullet proof quality any more.
I am glad it works again and it will be my back up camera.