Editorial Review:Product Description:The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S40 Digital Camera is the worry-free way to capture amazing, high-quality pictures with comfort and ease. Capture the perfect shot every time with the DSC-S40's enhanced controls and usability. The 4.1 Megapixel Digital Camera comes equipped with the precision crafted Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens, guaranteeing sharp and clear images with every shot.The Cyber-shot DSC-S40's impressive STAMINA Battery System allows you to capture more of your favorite scenes - up to 550 shots on a single charge! With the 32MB Internal Memory, you can save those images even when you find yourself without Memory Stick media. Experience the freedom Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S40 Digital Camera and capture high-quality digital pictures effortlessly.This Camera is bundled with DPP-FP30 Digital Photo Printer. Why go out to process your pictures when you could have the DPP-FP30 digital photo printer? Featuring built-in photo editing features such as red-eye reduction and automatic color correction via Sony's Photo Quality Processor, the DPP-FP30 makes printing the perfect picture easier than ever before.And what beautiful prints they are, thanks to the high-quality dye-sublimation printing and the colorfast resistant SuperCoat2 laminated photo paper (sold separately). Featuring a USB 1.1 port for PC connection and a video port for previewing your photos in a slideshow on your television. You can even print directly from your Sony digital camera thanks to its built-in PictBridge software.
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Customer Reviews
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Frustrating camera
I bought this camera about 1 1/2 years ago, and I'm having to send it to the shop for the second time with the same problem. It freezes, and replacing the battery doesn't unfreeze it, so off to repair it goes. The first time, the shop suggested that it was because I didn't use Sony nickel-hydride rechargeable batteries. Happened the second time using those batteries, so it's is apparently a bigger problem than that. My old Kodak and my friends' other brands of digital camera haven't been in the shop once. I would not buy this product again.
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Great Camera, Throw Away Included Batteries
Great Camera, Check The Batteries
I love this little camera-- especially the video capability (640x480, mpeg1, 30fps)-- great pics and high quality video files in a really small package.
Problem: I tried a couple of these and the lens motors stopped working. Finally, after returning twice and purchasing a different model (S60-- same problem), I traced the problem to the batteries. The included Sony batteries seem to come without much power left. In trouble-shooting, I had used the new generic non-alkaline batteries that I had on hand. As this didn't work, I thought the cameras were defective. Finally in the third camera, after the same problem appeared, I bought brand-name alkaline batteries. The camera started working again like a champ.
Conclusion: If the lens stops working, but the camera will still turn on in playback mode, it's probably not defective-- this seems to be the behavior when the batteries are too weak to power the lens. Replace the included Sony's with branded alkaline or high-quality rechargeables.
Sorry Amazon, the couple of cameras I returned are probably perfectly fine. Thanks for the great service in replacing and accepting returns.
