Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2000 & S2100

#1 Martin Tom

Bought the camera 2 weeks back. Very very ugly and orthodox looking camera actually!
But gives smart results...
Lightning quick auto focus in iP mode.
Smile shutter excellent But steadyshot is not useful at all, it always senses shakes when hand held!
Pros-
Quick start up
Automatically selects mode within a fraction of a second using "intelligent-auto"
Very smart auto focus
Good Macros
Face detection perfect9/10times
Decent video also
Good Non-flash high iso night images (gives full control over iso)
Battery friendly indeed!

Cons-
Very 'antic' looking clumsy design.
There is no sports mode so cant get a higher shutter speed on moving subjects.
No control over shutter speed at all.
Poor landscape details.
the "Steadyshot" feature is useless and annoying as it always finds shakes even when the camera is super steady.
Lacks features and only has limited modes to choose from.

I bought it for Rupees 6500 and its PERFECT for the price i paid.
I give a 8.6/10 for this product.

4:57 pm - Monday, March 15, 2010

#2 andy

this is really good camera with the price, i bought it for backup my DSLR due to my DSLR still waiting claim for the part in services center.

Nothing to complain about this camera, compare the photo with panasonic tz7 , the image quality is slightly better than TZ7.it really surprise me.
because TZ7 cost is about 3 times more than S2100.

Good Camera.

5:32 pm - Tuesday, April 20, 2010

#3 JDS

i just bought this camera and i was wondering about the batteries.. are they rechargeable or do i have to buy new ones when these get old?

2:57 pm - Tuesday, July 6, 2010

#4 pammy

I bought this camera a couple of weeks ago, which came with 2 sony AA batteries. They have already run out - which batteries do i buy now? I used some new ones I already had here, but it wont even turn the camera on!

8:01 pm - Sunday, July 18, 2010

#5 karan

best batteries are sanyo enaloop or duracell is ok

9:23 pm - Monday, July 19, 2010

#6 pammy

Thanks....i'll try one of them.

9:41 pm - Monday, July 19, 2010

#7 Awin

I dont able to record sound while recording video in sony dsc s2000 .why?

4:20 pm - Sunday, August 15, 2010

#8 Mad Max

Buy rechargeable batteries, it`s cheaper.
Marked with NI-MH.
More mAh, more pictures without recharging (example: 2200 mAh is better than 1600 mAh).
One pair is about 5$, can be used more than 1 year, depends on usage, can be longer if you use the camera infrequently.

10:58 am - Saturday, August 21, 2010

#9 Amrit

I cant record sound while capturing videos. Pl help

12:11 pm - Saturday, August 21, 2010

#10 Mad Max

I think, if you did not put a finger on the microphone (while you recording), contact the seller to replace your product.

12:36 pm - Saturday, August 21, 2010

#11 Rosie

was given Sony cyber-shot DSC-2000 as present but doesn't seem to be registering memory card I inserted.SD card as recommended, what type of memory card are others using?

7:28 pm - Tuesday, August 24, 2010

#12 Mad Max

Hello, Rosie.
You can use SD/SDHC class 4 or more for video-recording ability, or Memory Stick PRO Duo (not Memory Stick Duo).
I using Memory Stick PRO Duo 512 MB, but I recommended more, minimum 1GB, optimum 2GB. But, this is your decision.

9:15 pm - Tuesday, August 24, 2010

#13 lauren

HOW DO I TURN THE SOUND OFF? THE BEEPING IS DRVING ME CRAZY

2:25 am - Thursday, August 26, 2010

#14 Mad Max

I'm not sure, but I think it goes like this:
1 Press the MENU button to display the MENU
screen.
2 Select (Settings) with button down on the control button,then press O on the center of the control button to display the setup screen.
3 Select the desired category (Main Settings in this case) with up/down buttons, then press
button right to select each item, then press O.
4 Select the desired setting, then press O

In short: Menu button/Main settings/Beep/Off

9:42 am - Thursday, August 26, 2010

#15 Alex.

Hey! i was wondering if any of u knows how can i set my camera to auto focus. can you please, please answer this question? here's my email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
ps: i have the dsc-s200 one!

8:00 pm - Monday, August 30, 2010

#16 Mad Max

From manual:
"When you press the shutter button halfway down, the camera adjust the focus automatically (Auto Focus). Remember to press the shutter button only halfway down."

When you want to photograph, press the button halfway, the camera will focus on a second or two, then will hear a sound that is ready for photography (light will blink during focusing, it lights up continuously when focusing is completed), then press harder and completed .

7:43 am - Tuesday, August 31, 2010

#17 baung

Did this sony DSC-s2000 can print the photo with the date and time taken. when I save the photo I taken there is no time and date, same when i print but we can see it in the camera. please help me to source this problem

4:10 pm - Tuesday, September 7, 2010

#18 Mad Max

"The camera does not have a feature for superimposing dates on images. By using “PMB” in the CDROM (supplied), you can print or save images with the date."

Another way is that, in some image processing software, enroll date on the image and then print. Date you can find out if you click the right mouse button on picture and choose properties.

7:35 am - Wednesday, September 8, 2010

#19 Mr Creed

WHY IS THERE NO SOUND WHEN YOU RECORD VIDEO??? Please someone, help me out if you know why. Also, is the mic. where the 3 dots are on the front? If so then I am not putting my finger over them. I have the DSC-S2000.

7:36 pm - Monday, October 4, 2010

#20 g girl

You cannot listen to the audio with this camera when a movie is played back.

page 18 in manual
http://pdf.crse.com/manuals/4170176531.pdf

you can only listen to the audio when you download your video to your pc

8:42 pm - Monday, October 4, 2010

#21 Price in India

The Sony Cybershot DSC-S2000 is capturing still images with 10.1 mega pixel lens sensor support 3x optical zoom and 6x digital zoom. It has integrated 2.5 inch wide clear photo LCD screen. This digital camera supports CCD sensor type that capable of sensing red, green and blue light individually. It has in-built 6 MB memory with Memory Stick Duo (still only), Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo High Speed (No Speed Advantage) and Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo media type. Power is supplied by AA Alkaline battery.

8:12 am - Tuesday, October 12, 2010

#22 kedar

hey i am not able to record the sound when i record
a video why???
i have dsc-s2000/s2100

12:01 pm - Saturday, October 16, 2010

#23 Keith

You don't hear the sound until you down load it on your computer.

I just hope your camera do what mine is doing. After videoing a family Reunion i down loaded it to my computer and found the whole time we were totogether that the sound had a on/ off static sound the whole time. I think i bought a lemon.

6:46 pm - Tuesday, October 19, 2010

#24 sajid

how much many time of bettri chargeing...plz send me any person bettri timing .......

10:35 am - Saturday, October 23, 2010

#25 sajid

i have dsc-s2000/s2100 how much many time of bettri chargeing...plz send me any person bettri timing .......

10:38 am - Saturday, October 23, 2010

#26 :)

whyy cant ii hear my videos when i want to watch them in the camera?

3:55 am - Friday, October 29, 2010

#27 Ravi

I uploaded my videos on my PC but there is no voice still in video help me

4:08 am - Wednesday, November 3, 2010

#28 ritika

When you want to photograph, press the button halfway, the camera will focus on a second or two, then will hear a sound that is ready for photography (light will blink during focusing, it lights up continuously when focusing is completed), then press harder and completed .

6:42 pm - Thursday, November 11, 2010

#29 Sacha

How fast is the shutter speed. can I take photos one after the other?

9:37 pm - Wednesday, November 24, 2010

#30 help

How to fix sound i cant hear any thing whan i play my movies

9:51 am - Thursday, December 16, 2010

#31 zed

i have this camera for a while and im not impressed with colors of pics. i tried all settings but couldn't make it better. could somebody give me some advice.

4:05 pm - Monday, December 20, 2010

#32 Mad Max

zed, if you do not use auto mode, then you have to choose the shooting mode depending on the circumstances of shooting (scene selection).
If you are not satisfied with the photo, it can be processed using a program for image processing (not practical for a large number of photos)

7:14 pm - Monday, December 20, 2010

#33 PrestonC

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2000 camera has some good features and some bad ones. The cameras iq isn't that bad, I found the "Smile Detection" feature to be really neat and cool to use. The auto focus is good and takes a good quality picture. For the price that is. When using the video recording I found it very frustrating as to figure out why my sound wasn't playing on video playback. After spending a couple hours toying with it, it took me to read the entire manual twice to notice that on Page 18 of the user manual, it says in a one line tiny print:

"Note: You cannot listen to the audio with this camera when a movie is played back."

After finally solving that mystery, I wasn't too keen on using this camera for video because of the inability to hear the video until uploaded onto your PC/MAC.. Not cool. Especially seeing that half of the users were frustrated with the same issue.

6/10 For me

8:47 pm - Friday, January 7, 2011

#34 Vince

hey guys, can someone help me on how to set the flash in "ON" state always? i've tried to figure it out but so far I can only manage "Auto Flash". I'd like to have a forced Flash.
also, how do you guys manage to shoot fast moving objects like someone playing basketball?
thanks fellas..

4:15 pm - Monday, January 17, 2011

#35 iBall Thin Price

Really great camera i loved it. Thanks for the info!

11:21 am - Tuesday, March 1, 2011

#36 Akhilesh

I want to take black & white photo or convert a photo in black & white, how can i do it?

5:27 am - Saturday, May 7, 2011

#37 ravikantarya

i just bought s2100
nice camera in low prize
but there is only one lace of it
no sound on vid playback in camera only
camera record sound you need to use pc or av out for it
but why ?
why they dont put a speaker on it
is that for cutting of cost ?
funny really cheap camera of others brand and even cheapest mobile fones can play sound
so why dont sony

8:32 pm - Thursday, May 12, 2011

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8:27 pm - Wednesday, June 29, 2011

#39 assil

I just bought that camera for my family for about 90$. The price is okay and the camera is 7/10 for its price.

3:43 pm - Thursday, July 7, 2011

#40 kevin hillman

Hi will the usb port on my computer charge my batteries when I plug it in.
Thanks
Kevin

10:43 pm - Tuesday, August 30, 2011

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#43 Karzzzz........

Hey guys.......... thers no mic in dis piece. so u can not record videos with sound......

5:33 pm - Thursday, February 2, 2012

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9:02 pm - Wednesday, February 15, 2012

#45 marco

how to change ISO setting in this camera, i'm having a hard time shooting at night, even if i set it into ISO (auto) mode,

10:51 am - Wednesday, February 22, 2012

#46 Raju

Rajus's Sony DSC S2100 CAMERA was alright till now. But Now the problem is that it is not turning ON, reason is not known. Earlier AA batteries were getting Hot. The camera was showing battery low. So batteries changed. Now New set of batteries is placed in But camer is not getting on. Only the " On " button blinks for a fraction of second.What to do now.? I am sure that the camera is not mishandled.

4:49 pm - Saturday, February 25, 2012