Sony S70 RETRO review: 21 YEARS later!
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
- I review my FIRST digital camera, 21 years later: the 3 Megapixel Sony S70!
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Love these nostalgic look back at old camera models. The images from that Sony wouldn't look out of place today if shown on social media. Just goes to show how little most of us really need these 50+MP FF cameras we have today 😋
It's true, although as soon as you start to crop or want to autofocus quickly, these older cameras will show their age fast! And as for video...!
@@DinoBytes and dynamic range... just got the R5 and I laughed when messing around with highlight/shadow recovery... a long way from the slide film days!!!
Really appreciate these throwbacks! Love the fact that vintage gear still are capable, both in quality and user satisfaction. It gives me so much joy taking out my old 5D and 7D, no not the Canon ones, and kind of "struggle" with their charming shortcomings. Actually it would have been cool to see you re-review these classic Konica Minoltas.
I hope to review the earliest digital cameras from all the brands.
@@DinoBytes Looking forward to it!
So happy to see you review this camera. It was my first digital camera. I remember paying over US$900 for it plus an extra memory stick. I was just starting my career then and so it was an astronomical amount for me. Nonetheless, no regrets. I had just had my first child and wanted to preserve the memories. In the following years, I had 2 more kids and I took many great pictures of my family with this little box. The pictures were so good that they convinced me to buy a Sony digital camcorder, a DSC-R1, and an A7. These days, I am blessed and have other cameras, some of which are quite high-end. However, I still look at pictures taken with the S70 all the time and marvel at them (and at my kids). The colors are rich with a bit of sweetness. The tone and contrast are just perfect.. Though I have sold some of my cameras in years past, I still hang on to the S70. It holds a lot of sentimental as well as nostalgic value for me. S70, along with R1, are in my permanent collection!
I'll be doing the R1 soon!
I get so excited whenever i see a new Dino Bytes video :D it's been so long. Thanks i really love these, really really surprised with the picture quality on this one. Some seemingly lowish light scenarios looked splendid. Those vintage Japan pics were great as well, hope the trip was amazing :) !
Thanks, yes, I always love visiting Japan and that one went up into Hokkaido! PS - I should have another Dino Bytes video ready this week!
@@DinoBytes Looking forward to it in that case :D cheers
These little old devices always put modern gadgets into perspective for me. Both fun and nostalgic. Thanks for doing this Gordon.
The old photos just blasted me with incredible nostalgia. Don't know why, I was barely a 6 year old in 2000, and I have certainly not been to anywhere outside my country.
@@xmlthegreat thanks! It's interesting how evocative their style can be...
Another fun review, and that camera really makes you look a lot younger!
Hah! The low res irons-out the wrinkles!
Love these vids. Photography with old gear hits different.
I've got few sony mavica (fd91 FTW) and even ordered f707 thanks to you. Very fun stuff and unlike other ancient gadgets, these can still be actually used !
Glad you're enjoying them - I love making them! Next up the Canon EOS 300D / Rebel!
@@DinoBytes early cmos! that's going to be interesting
Nice!
That zoom, battery, and the megapixels sounds like a good combo for that time!
It was, especially for the price.
looking forward for more retro reviews from you Gordon~ Cheers
Next up the Mavica FD5, then probably the Canon Pro1
Another great review. The camera and lens reminds me of a Lumix LC5 (which used MMC storage) I owned around that time.
“Pack of Butter” LOL !! That reminds me of the ‘Candy Bar’ phones.
Back in the 70’s a pro-press photographer told me that there was only 3 different lens makers and they made the all the glass for all the different brands. I’m not sure how true that is. That might account for the similarity of the different cameras with similar looking lens.
We all had the date and time on our earlier images… proved useful in my case though when it came to proving to the local planning officer that my house extension had been built correctly because the photos I had taken on an early Kodak digital camera had the date stamp in the frame!
Once again you prove for most peoples everyday use even today that that level of MP is more than enough! I’ve become the owner/keeper of a 12MP Nikon D300 recently and I’m enjoying the experience having been a Canon shooter for many years.
Keep up the excellent work Gordon, loving your work especially this channel.
Thanks! The more I think about it, the more I wonder if someone made the entire camera for them, since the design was so dull compared to their F series.
Awesome review! First digital was the Kodak DC5000, 2.1 mgp , cost was around $700.00. I still have it and it still works, Amazing how these cameras hold up if only for still images. One of my favorite cameras is the Pentax MX4, was a pistol grip 4 mgp cam with a 10x optical zoom looked more like a ray gun! Thoroughly enjoy these reviews!
Nice one! Glad you're enjoying them!
great review
I really appreciate these videos. I am so into this type of stuff. I am secretly hoping you end up reviewing some of the original Olympus DSLRs. My dad bought an Olympus E-1 back in 2004, which led to him LOVING the Olympus stuff and buying every new model they came up with. The very last new camera he ever bought was the Olympus E-5 in 2010 or 2011. To this day, he still does local event photography with all his old Olympus stuff (he's got two E-5's and three E-30's that he uses as primaries and backups). He's just as happy with the cameras today as he was the day he bought them. He is convinced that he simply doesn't need to upgrade. I actually find it admirable.
Who knows, maybe I'll see you do a "RETRO review" on one of those old Olympus cameras, some day!
I will DEFINITELY do some Olympus reviews in the future, as again I reviewed them all the first time around! I'm finding it quite hard to source any of them though, but I will keep trying! PS - if you have a look at my main Gordon Laing channel and go back to my earliest reviews from 15 years ago, you will find some of the Olympus DSLRs in there, like the E-520.
PS - here you go, my original E-3 review! ruclips.net/video/eeQ8KjGpv9Q/видео.html
@@DinoBytes thank you, Gordon! I just woke up, not too long ago. I'm going to watch it now!
@@SkylerKing I also made videos of the E-500 and E-400 series around the same time.
Looking forward to seeing your video on the U20! When those came out I wanted one so bad, but couldn’t justify the purchase. My first ‘proper’ digital camera was a Kodak DX4900 with 4 MP and a measly 2x zoom. Keep up the great work!
Thanks! Here's my U20 video: ruclips.net/video/qd6bw1z6aOw/видео.html
@@DinoBytes LOL I have seen it already! I looked for it on your channel before writing the comment but couldn't find it, that's my bad
Great video, Gordon. I'd love if you could do a video on the Panasonic LC1. It's a bit newer than most of your content, but I think it would be a really interesting considering there's very little information about the cameras, except for a few 15 year old videos, including one by yourself. Thanks for the fun and interesting content.
Hmmm, the LC1 is an interesting looking camera, but did I do it? I remember the L1 and maybe an L10, but not sure about an LC1. I have some good contacts at Panasonic though, so may be able to source some good stuff.
Really, the video colors & look are just crazy good
The image quality is outstanding! They give me a feeling of an old travel brochure or something
Exactly!
Hi Gordon. Love your channels and reviews. Number one I reckon. My 1st digital camera was (still have it) Sony Cybershot dsc-p1. I got in 2002. It has 4 white balance settings. But I could never work out the white balance hold setting. I used about 3 32mb cards. As this was about 26 shots per card. About the same as film. I went to a variety of Canon powershots. Then the canon 1000d, 60d and now the 5d3 and 6d2 with powershot g9x. Haven't tried mirrorless yet. Cheers Paul
Thanks - and nice progression of cameras too! I should do the first P camera as it was very popular.
my parents bought this camera when i was born in 2001. thankfully theyve kept it all these years and i just ordered a new battery! thanks for this informative video 👍
Hope you enjoy using it!
There's something about the per pixel image quality of the CCD sensors in these cameras. I had a 7.1 MP Canon Elph that seemed to take better pictures than a hacked Elph 300 HS with a 12.1 MP BSI sensor. My early 4 MP Sony and 5 MP Canons still hold up well even though I've moved on to the point that even my Sony a6000 just collects dust since going full in on Lumix M43 a few years ago.
Great pictures Gordon. Iceland rocks eh?
I love Iceland - must return soon as it's been 10 years for me, although these photos were from longer ago...
That camera has seen some beautiful parts of the world Gordon! I don’t think I have told you think, but one of my favourite Sony cameras that I owned ‘back in the day’ was the DSC-T7. Genuinely pocketable and also impressive size to quality ratio for today’s standards. Slimmest digital camera ever?
yes, the t series were really slim, using some tech that's now allowing zooms in phones!
I owned this camera when it came out. Used it mostly for video, it was a blast.
Do you still have it? Try it out again!
@@DinoBytes Thanks for the reply, big fan of yours. Unfortunately no, i sold it long time ago to fund a bridge camera, Fujifilm S5700. Then, with the money from that camera I bought a Canon 350D that I used for paid gigs. (weddings and portrait photoshoots)
@@bucharestbiketraffic me too, I would sell the old ones to fund the new one, which is annoying now I want to go back to them and re-review them!
I follow your cameralabs channel for many years and now also your Dino Bytes channel. having seen you holding many cameras and on this channel you show us some of your cameras from the passed i do wonder how many cameras do you own by now ?
I own fewer cameras than you might think! Most of my new reviews are loaners from the companies, as I normally test them before they're even released in the shops. So they're typically sent to me for two weeks, then returned afterwards. I do have a few of my own though for reference or comparison or for filming, like my Sony A6400 which I use to film all my videos. Plus a few standard lenses for testing. And a few vintage ones for this channel, but I've already filmed them all, so I'm either buying second hand vintage models or borrowing them for my retro reviews here.
Thanks to you, I jumped on getting a 2000s era digital camera. Just a few weeks ago, I got the bigger brother of that camera, the Sony Cybershot F-828. BTW, I managed to have a Type I Wi-Fi CF card adapter with a 2GB SD in it. It works! I don't have a Memory Stick for it but that Type I CF slot was all I needed.
I'm blown away by the details the camera managed to crank out after almost 20 years after it was made.
Nice one, I LOVED that camera and will definitely review the F series models when I manage to get hold of them! How much did you pay?
@@DinoBytes About $80 bucks from Amazon. To be honest, that's literally the cheapest price I've ever paid for a camera in my entire life. It then adds up when I had to spend on getting a spare battery ($10) and that Type I CF Wi-Fi adapter ($16.80). Thank goodness I've got spare 2 gig microSDs and they both worked fantastically with the camera! I also purchased a Type I CF adapter to use full-sized SD cards ($12 bucks) and have tested using an old 16 gig Toshiba FlashAir Wi-Fi SD. Surprisingly the Wi-Fi SD card worked and I was able to transfer still images to my phone without a problem.
I really love the camera! It's surprisingly a lot lighter than a DSLR and my neck (and back) really appreciate the swivel design. Shots from it were quite good and surprised me on how much detail it can get under favorable conditions (and with a little touch ups with the Snapseed app). I'm still learning how to use that F828. It's got a bit of a learning curve given the smattering of buttons and options. I've never seen a camera with so many buttons like that since my dad handed me a Nikon D200.
I'm looking forward to your retro review on the F series. I think Sony over-engineered the F828 and the fact it's still making pics that ain't out of place for IG is a testament to that. I wonder if it's predecessors have the same quality. Heck, I think Sony should revive this design because it's really good!
Thanks for doing a video on this camera. $800 was a lot of money in those days.
You're welcome! Yes, I remember at the time it was a significant purchase for me.
My first digital camera was the Kodak DX7440 and I remember taking lots of pictures with it. It was probably why I became more interested in photography. I was used using only film p&s cameras for family travels but when my family got this Kodak, it was so cool to take more than 36 frames and being able to get them onto the computer or even display them on the TV using the A/V out. I remember buying a 128mb SD card (which I still have!!) for it to record images in higher quality and that memory card was around $80 at the time haha. Good times, but lots of good memories. I ended up getting rid of it not long ago because it wasn't working right. It would power on, you could take a few shots and it would save them but the camera would power off despite new battery for it - It also stopped recording the exif data and no matter what the camera date was set to, it always said 2004 haha. So I think the mainboard in it had some faults.
Really enjoy this series Gordon! Maybe someday you could do one on the DX7440. It would bring so many memories. Keep up the great work!
Thanks! I will review some old Kodaks soon!
Damn Gordon those 2000's shots were amazing. Also I can sort of see where Sony takes the inspiration for their A6000 APS-C line and it's derivative, the ZV-E10
Thanks!
There's just something about the look and style of the images from these cameras that just give them so much character and charm. Goes to show really that specs and megapixel counts aren't everything!
Yeah, I feel that too, there's a nice look to them.
My first digital camera was/is an S75. I still have it - and, I still use it. Not often, but a couple times a year I will get it out, recharge my ORIGINAL battery and use it to take pictures around the house until the battery runs low. After the battery is low it will go back and rest until the next outing. Although it is really slow and demands a lot of patience, the picture quality is still pretty good. Because of its size, it can even go into a pocket for an occasional outing around town. To the best of my knowledge, the S75 is essentially the same specwise as the S70 but in an improved physical format/layout, having the same appearance as the s85, with different coloring on the body.
Enjoyed this video. Found it to ring true with my s75.
Ah yes, the S75, I'd forgotten about that one. I'll try to mention it if I do a video about the S85, as I did own that model. Comparing the 70 and 85 showed Sony made significant improvements in controls, so it made sense to do an S75 too. Glad you enjoyed this video!
This was an awesome camera…I had one and the pictures I took with it in 2000-2001 still stand the test of time. Seemed like Buck Rogers stuff to me back then.
I loved it too!
Excellent video, Gordon! You should review the Casio Pro Ex P600. That was legendarily good for the time! Fujifilm did some interesting 6MP cameras, too, as they had some sensor tech that interpolated up to a supposed 12 MP.
I'd love to do some Casios, but they're not as easy as you think to get hold of...
@@DinoBytes It's ok, I'll watch whatever you put out anyway!
@@robiulahmed thanks!
Pictures look perfectly usable today
Love your channel so much! Do you think you could review the Sony cybershot dsc-s85? It was my first “real” digital camera that my dad gave me for my high school photography class (it was already about 10 years old by that time but I loved it nonetheless).
There's a good chance as I actually had that camera myself after the S70, but I'd need to get hold of one in working order.
@@DinoBytes you did? That's awesome! I wish I had held onto mine. Look forward to seeing the review if you can find one ❤️
Nice retro review as usual. This battery reminds me of camcorder batteries - in fact, it seems some camcorder models used it for real as well!
I think you're right...
Sony used the battery for a VERY long time. The F707 that Gordon showed in this video used it, as well as most of the Sony DSLR/DSLT cameras. Both my a350 and a77ii used them!
@@ziginox and thankfully that's what means there's a bunch of third party replacements still available!
My first digital camera was the Fuji S5000. I loved the Fuji colours. I've still got it and if I can stop the battery door popping open it still works after a fashion.
Nice, I'm looking forward to including some Fujifilm models soon...
I like how I found this at a thrift store 3 months after its anniversary. Also, the usb cord isn’t necessary “proprietary” because I got a Kodak camera with the same usb connection port so you might be able to have one.
Good point, some of them shared the same connectors...
WOW! thats awesome lovely old cam! I still had my oldest Casio QV-3000 powered by canon G1-G2 lens... Old cameras have their unique Vibes to be honest!
Yes, I think that lens appeared on quite a few models! I hope to review a Casio soon.
That Lord of the rings gollum backdrop at the beginning😂😳
Eh? You mean the countryside I was filming in? That's the South Downs in Southern England.
Hehe, great bit of camera nostalgia! I kept a few of my old sony mobile phones, the K750 and K800, they had really great cameras too! Wish I had my MX1500, but it died years ago!
Nice phones! I need to review some in the future, but right now, too many cameras to do!
@@DinoBytes Hehe, 20 years worth! ;)
My first digital camera back in the day was a Canon A70, 3MP, full swivel screen and uses AA batteries. Pretty handy indeed!
Nice!
Thanks for the video. Subscribing.
Thanks! Hope you enjoy my other videos too - are there any models you'd like to see me cover?
How do you pull files off of it? I have the required cable but when I connect I don't have drivers and can't find any on sony's support website :( I'm on windows 10
It should appear as a standard USB storage device on your computer, it does on my Mac. Maybe try and give it a generic USB mass storage driver.
hi! I bought this same camera on second hand recently, and it didn’t really come with anything. Your video was very helpful, but do you know what type of charger I should use, and what stick card reader would you recommend for such an old camera? Thank you!
It uses an AC-L10A adapter and charges the battery inside the camera ALTHOUGH if you have the original battery you will almost certainly need to replace it. If you have the data cable for the camera, you can connect it to USB on your computer, otherwise just buy a memory card reader than can take full size memory sticks, or buy another Sony camera which takes the same sticks but has a more common plug on it like the P1.
Looks good to be honest, especially at that time.
Gordon, do you have any of the high-end DiMAGE series? Someone gave me a broken DiMAGE 7Hi years and years ago, turns out it was Sony's faulty sensors that killed it. I'd love to hear some impressions on how it was to use if it actually worked! I was so enamored by the EVF on that body, when I finally went with interchangeable lenses I skipped right over DSLRs went mirrorless!
First camera, and I think I've mentioned it before, was part of that highly successful P series, the DSC-P92. Would love to hear thoughts on that one as well, if you have one in your collection.
I don't have any of them BUT I did test them back in the day and some were amazing, so I definitely want to include them here.
I, too bought one of them and convinced me that digital cameras were the way forward. I remember buying a 32Mb memory stick for nearly £60!
Yeah that sounds about right! I paid 150 USD for my first 64MB Memory Stick on a trip to America as I recall!
£750 bought a lot of film camera in 2000, new and used.
@@borderlands6606 of course, but I was drawn to the immediacy of digital plus was fed up with the cost and environmental impact of film and processing. But if you're into film, you can still buy lots of gear and supplies for 750 today.
@@DinoBytes I enjoy both, but didn't dive into digital seriously until 2011. By that time the cost/image quality equation meant convenience wasn't the only reason to buy a digital camera. Also, I tend to shoot digital like film, sparingly, and edit down in camera or as soon as uploaded to computer. Video was the trigger that convinced me.
@@borderlands6606 I agree, I try to shoot digital like I'm shooting film in terms of only taking what I need and trying for decisive moments - I hate going through hundred of images! But I do love the fact the images are ready to go immediately and it allows you to experiment and see instant results.
Thanx!
Hi, i was wondering if it’s possible to mount a lens on this, and if so, which would you recommend?
Well, it has a built-in lens with a 3x zoom, so you don't need to mount anything else on it. BUT it might be possible to mount a converter lens on it to make the image wider or more magnified. I've not tried this though.
These are the best
Thanks Jordan! I enjoy making them - need to squeeze in another before the next round of new gear videos...
That's one well travelled Sony! Cameras of this era are still fine for social media but run anything more than 6x4 or 7x5 print and they start to show their age. I do love to collect this era of camera though and have started to collect them while they go for peanuts. My first venture in to digital was a 1.3 megapixel Jenoptik JDC LCD model. In modern terms it was rubbish but back then, photos straight onto a PC was brilliant.
Wait till you see the 640x480 pixel images from the Mavica I just bought!
@@DinoBytes I have a FD 75 Mavica in my collection, sadly the usb floppy drive I have won't recognise the Mavica files on the disks. Got to love that writing to floppy drive sound though.
@@AndrewWaltonPhotography not sure if this will work for you, but since my PC's floppy drive no longer worked, I ordered a USB model this week from Amazon which reads the floppies from my Mavica FD5 fine... it's this one: amzn.to/3Cv5hX4
My first point and shoot digital camera was the Canon G5. First DSLR was Nikon D70 (which I suspect should be many people's first DSLR too) If you can do a video on the D70, will be so heart warming for troubled times now.
Yes, the D70 was very popular. I remember reviewing it for some magazines before I started making videos here. BUT I did film a video review of the D90 (ruclips.net/video/0hRTyE8FePY/видео.html) as well as including the D80 in a group test (ruclips.net/video/Nx9tIpAd_NM/видео.html) - these are very old though, so please forgive the quality and my own presentation!
I actually found an S70 camera with 4 memory sticks, the proprietary usb adapter and charger for $28 on a thrift store today!!!. I like the camera it still works but the battery is dead I need to buy new ones. This is my first camera for my collection cant wait to see what else I find out there.
Great find
A few months ago, I bought a s85 to add to my collection. I am very satisfied with it. I really like that look, almost analog of the photos. The only drawback is the proprietary memory cards from sony. The camera only reads those up to 128mb. I tried to insert a 2gb of my sony R1, but it is not recognized. However I hope to see soon new videos on old digital cameras😉😉😉
Yep, the memory card limit is a frustrating one, and they added support for bigger ones only a year or two later. I wonder which of the S85 successors supports them?
My first "real" camera was the Sony S70. Got it from a friend together with the wide-angle and the enormous tele converter lenses. It is by far my most fun to use camera att all times - believe it or not..
I loved mine, but never got to use the adapters!
Jus got this camera from a thrift what is good settings for jus point nd shooting around a lit up city
Just use the Program Auto mode, it works fine!
@@DinoBytes bet thanks
I recently won a photo competition at our local village hall with an Olympus Camedia 5000 picture.
Nice one!
what camera charger can i use for this one?
The original AC charger is the Sony AC-L10A, which plugs into the S70 and charges its battery internally. But if you can't find one, I'd recommend buying a replacement battery and a separate charger for the battery, and charge it outside the camera. Any original battery is unlikely to work now.
I remember my dad bought a Mavica on an overseas trip.
“It shoots straight onto a 3” floppy disc!”
Only cost a couple of thousand dollars - but it did have over ONE MILLION pixels!
I'm reviewing the FIRST Mavica right now for my next video!
@@DinoBytes Oh lordy, I bet she’s a gem! Let us know if the flash fires for virtually every shot, and is there a delay between pressing the button and it taking a shot. My dad’s did that from new.
My first one was an Olympus C-400L, with an astonishing 0.35MP sensor. 640x480 was the best you could get.It used 2Mb SmartMedia cards which I had several of them fail on me.
Nice! I'm actually on the lookout for a C800L which was their first model...
How do you transfer the photos?
Connect a USB cable if you still have it, or use a Memory Stick USB card reader.
Anyone know the name of this song?
It's from David cutter
Maybe 21 years old, but the images are timeless❗️👍
thanks!
Judging by the look of lens, almost certailny it was made by Seiko Epson Optics, with only one element supplied by Zeiss. It was very common in those days... There was an excellent Cosina Zeiss Planar 1.4 50m for Canon at the time, also made by SEO....
I think you may be right... maybe the Zeiss part was a coating?
very interesting video, you haven’t changed much since then, this Sony is very similar in specs to my first camera, the Casio QV-3500EX, the sensor is probably exactly the same and the lens has the same focal range although on the Casio it was canon branded….
Ah, that's interesting seeing a Canon branded lens on a Casio... I hope to review some of their cameras soon.
It not unlikely that the manufacturer that made the similar lenses of the compact cameras by Sony, Canon and Epson was Cosina.
Cosina is relatively unknown to the common amateur photographers but has a very long history of creating lenses and camera chassis for other well known manufacturers at a reduced cost.
For example in the past the Olympus OM2000 of 1997 (the last of OM mount camera) was made by Cosina, the Canon T60 of 1990 (last FD mount camera) was made by Cosina, the Nikon FM10 of 1995 was made by Cosina too, nowadays Voightländer lenses are made by Cosina.
Until 2017 the Zeiss Distagon T* 15mm F2.8, 18mm F3.5, 25mm F2, 28mm F2, and 35 F1.4, as well as the Zeiss APO‑Sonnar T* 135mm F2 for SLR cameras were made by Cosina (Check the dpreview article with the title: Cosina has discontinued the Zeiss SLR Classic series of lenses).
Cosina is well know to collaborate with Pentax and or even with Leica.
Thanks, I've also heard Cosina may have been behind it..
Please review some Casio. Those are cute small and fast cameras. Maybe QV-R40 / R41 / 51 / 61
I certainly hope to! It's quite hard to find them, but I will track some down!
thanks Gordon, are you on the downs in the opening?
I am indeed, on the South Downs near Ditchling Beacon for the whole video.
@@DinoBytes Great video.... curiously I just came back from Ditchling Beacon today and then watched this. Keep 'em coming Gordon, very interesting series you're making. Any chance you'll do something about your days at PCW magazine? - I really miss that mag
@@Dedubya- hah! That must have freaked you out a bit seeing the Beacon twice! As for PCW, I wrote an obituary for it here: www.cameralabs.com/what-happened-to-personal-computer-world-magazine/
Us late digital adopters saved a lot of money.
The pic quality still looks good for a camera from 21 years ago...
I think so too...
This was my first digital camera and eventually lead to shooting full time.
Do you still have it?
@@DinoBytes now I wish I did but I always use my old cameras to help finance the new ones. I’ve had about 25 cameras since and still shoot stills and video full time.
Carl Zeiss made all of these lenses. Sony get them a little bit cheaper because of the branding. In fact carls zeiss did a lot lenses fot other brands like rollei, canon and even hasselblad ...because they are so good at it.😊 greetings from germany.
Thanks!
i JUST GOT s85 :)
Nice! The second digital camera I bought with my own money!
Nice shots. They look a bit like film to me.
Yes, they have a distinctive style to them...
Ok WHAT the hell is the dish at 8:39?? Gherkins potato and cheese? So crazy it might just be genius!
That's a traditional French Raclette.
@@DinoBytes Thanks so much!
hi all! not sure if this comment section is still active, but i’ve a chance to buy this camera at a pretty decent price point. would you say it’s a worthy purchase today for casual use?
I always reply to all the comments! Yes, it's a fun camera to use today, but I wouldn't personally spend more than about $20 on a model this age, as it's not particularly unique and you will almost certainly need to spend the same again on a new battery. Also make sure any Sony of this age you buy comes with a memory stick card as they're hard to come by.
@@DinoBytes thank you! bought it in mint condition with a memory stick :) looking forward to using it!
@@gdksnwj4486 very nice, have fun!
Hearing you describe this camera was making me think that the memory stick capacity wasn't the only "degenerate" thing about it. What a hateful thing to use!
But then the samples started rolling...
If this came out today I would think it's an Fuji Instax 😁
In a good way?
I had the SonyF707 - the BIG DADDY at 5mp lol - think it was a 2001-2002 model
I loved all the F series!
May as well just go back to the 1970's and shoot large format film, then use a modern scanner to scan ALL the detail off the negative. That will beat current DSLRs.
I used to do that, but with 6x7cm film. Cost a fortune in film, development and scanning.
@@DinoBytes Yes, I've heard it's quite costly. There IS digital large format now, but the cameras are the price of a house. I've never shot medium or large format on film, just 35mm. Speaking of which, I have some expired slide film I need to use up.
I used to own Sony F505. F717, F828 and Sony R1. Unfortunately my dry box full~~~ I love collecting cameras~ Sony F series = Amazing!!!
I also loved the F series, I need to try and buy some second hand...
@@DinoBytes You should if you have the chance to grab good deals, These are Treasures! F717 F828 R1 all shares the same batteries. :) Have so much great memories with them. Hope you found some great deals some day.
@@BlastmanDictionary a friend owned all the F models and I loved them all! I really must try to get some...
Old cameras are so charming. I refuse to buy new without a good reason.
Wise choice.
How can I read the data off those purple cards?😭 I’ve been struggling so much. I feel as though I just wasted all this money on stuff I can’t return now👎
Damn sony with their proprietary stuff, that should have been my dealbreaker. I knew that before buying it as well. Regret is the worst of emotions hands down.
Didn't I talk about how I read the cards in this video? You can use the camera as a card reader, using the USB cable for it. Annoyingly the S70 cable is also proprietary, so since I've lost mine, I use a slightly newer Sony camera with a standard USB port as a card reader. Or you could buy a memory stick card reader on eBay or Amazon, but make sure it'll read the larger original cards as the newer MS Pro cards were smaller. Good luck and always read / watch reviews before buying gear!
Alittle slow AF but I think it's super sharp!!!
Yes, the camera was slow, but the images looked great!
Sony DSC- H5. Great zoom range and stabilization. I would love to see a dinobytes review of that!
YES! I remember reviewing that one...
I bought a HP yes, a Hewlett Packard 945 in 2004 sporting 5,1 MP
Annoyingly slow auto focus and with a super small EVF, ISO range 100-400 but at ISO 200 the noise were pretty bad.
With that said, I think it really produced good images !
10 years ago I actually uploaded a already then old video clip from 2004 here on youtube upecaled to 480p 😊 (Documenting restoration of my 635csi)
ruclips.net/video/MGp0IXcHqZE/видео.html
And third... Where is my Canon PRO1 review you promised wayyyyyy back....
Patiently waiting on my Retro shelf! Probably second in line...
@@DinoBytes you said that before 😁😁
@@omniart5714 yeah, before I was loaned an EOS R3 to test!