Sony Cyber Shot DSC-M2 Expert Reviews

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acceptable optics, pretty good features.

meager usability.

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The Sony Cyber Shot DSC-M2 is a jack-of-all-trades and a master of some. Thanks to good image quality and a big, bright LCD that's usable in sunlight, this hybrid still camera/camcorder update to the DSC-M1 remains a surprisingly good point-and-click 5-me...

Still/movie double threat; 2.5-inch LCD with excellent visibility in daylight; versatile slide-show/album mode; speedy burst mode.

Awkward to use; few manual controls; weak flash with poor red-eye mode; no in-camera movie editing.

The Sony Cyber Shot DSC-M2 takes quality stills and videos, if you can get past its awkward design.

Sony announced the Cyber-shot DSC-M2 in January as the successor to the hybrid M1. The M2 has 5.1 megapixels on its 1/2.5-inch Super HAD CCD and the power of a Real Imaging Processor - just like the M1. Both models have Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 3x optical...

- Hybrid record mode - 57 MB internal memory - Stereo audio recording - Optical zoom in movie and still shooting - Slide shows with my own music

- Weak flash - Limited aperture range - No image stabilization - Non-intuitive button placement

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-M2 succeeds the M1 and keeps many of its features. The cameras have identical auto and program modes and boast the same nine scene modes. Their 3x optical zoom lenses are the exact same - from their aperture ranges to the number of...

The DSC-M2's sleek hi-tech vertical design makes you look smart -- and you can shoot, share, and save your memories by recording high-resolution 5.1 megapixel still images, high-quality MPEGMovie...

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-M2 is about as unique a digital camera as could be imagined. It packs a 3x zoom lens and high-resolution five megapixel sensor into a reasonably compact body, and offers generally good image quality as well as movies that are much...

Extremely eye-catching body will certainly draw attention!Body shape (thanks to the swivelling LCD) is easy to grip and hold steadilyStereo microphone - a rarity among digital camerasControl layout is generally better than in the M1Redesigned camera dock...

That eye-catching body isn't exactly conducive to catching a quick shot without grabbing your subject's attentionHinge mechanism might prove a weak spot if you drop the cameraIt is too easy to cover one half of the stereo microphone with your fingerNo opt...

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-M2 looks quite similar to the previous DSC-M1 model on which it is based (and nothing like most of its other Cyber-Shot predecessors), with an unusual and honestly rather unusual body that will definitely attract attention wherever...

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-M2 ($500) is the latest "hybrid" digital camera from the Japanese electronics giant. The DSC-M1 is a more refined version of the DSC-M1 (introduced in 2004), which was an interesting but awkward mix of camera and camcorder. The new...

Successfully combines camera and camcorder features Very good photo and movie quality Snappy performance Large, high resolution rotating LCD display with great outdoor visibility AF-assist lamp Zoom lens can be used during filming Built-in 1100 shot photo...

Expensive; better values existAwkward design with poor control layoutNo internal memory or memory card included, so the real price of the camera is even higherWeak flash; redeye a problemLacks movie editing features (surprising given the fancy movie mode)...

Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-M2 is the company's second-generation M-series hybrid camera. You know, the one that's supposed to squash all the bugs that were in the M1 and prove that this odd cross between a camcorder and digicam really works. DCResource took a...

Macintosh® OS 8.5.1, 8.6, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, OS X (v10.0/v10.1)

The Sony Cyber-shot M2 is a bit of an enigma. It's capable of producing high-quality 5-megapixel stills, but its indoor results are limited by its underpowered flash. Although billed as a hybrid still/movie camera, Sony failed to endow the M2 with high-qu...