Sony Cybershot DSC-S980 12.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization (Silver) Immediately

I bought this camera last week after getting frustrated with the ultra-short battery life with NiMH batteries on my Kodak cameras.

- The camera is slick! Very small and very smooth operation
Goodies like on screen live histogram helps you capture better images
- Very Long battery life - I took the battery out of the box and used it without charging it. Captured about 80 shots so far (most with flash) and it still is showing about 3/4 battery available. I have read other user stating that it really goes all the way up to about 380 shots on a SINGLE charge. This is what I love about this camera.
- Large LCD (no view finder) makes taking pictures easy)
- Easy and intuitive controls on the camera back
- Efficient power management (like lens automatically withdraws when reviewing pictures, auto shut down when idle)
- Photos are good (I am a casual photographer - not professional). I would not rate them excellent - the Kodak had better pictures
- The camera does not like very bright light sources in front of it. The LCD as well as the picture taken has pink/purple streaks on it when bright light sources are present. Not very good

Overall - a pretty good camera given what you pay for it - under 150$ and reliable quality from Sony!

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