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The joy stick on the backside is the Achilles heal of this camera. The form factor is just right for shoving in a tight jeans pocket, which my dear daughter has now done twice with the same result- the joy stick gets pulled off its internal mount and won't function in one or more directions (up, down, left, right and push in). The camera can't be controlled without the joystick. Any wobble in the joy stick means its off it mount. It is not practical to re-mount it (I've tried). Sony addressed this problem in later models, such as the DSC-W70- the joy stick has a concave top. Why did I buy? Well, I happen to have a waterproof sports case for the DSC-L1, which is probably worth more than the camera now ...
I decided to purchase the camera as the one I had was extremely old, big and heavy. One of my relations has this particular camera and I used it once and decided it was one that I could carry in my purse at all times and have it ready when I needed it. I could not afford a new one so watched to see what came up on eBay. The only thing against it is that it is exactly the same colour as my relations and we have picked up each others by mistake more than once. Would have liked a different colour simply for that reason. Camera works very well, gives good photos and very easy to use once you find out what the signs mean in the information panel. Photos transfer very easily to my computer via the USB cable. Worth every penny I paid for it.
This was my first digital camera about 8 years ago and I have always been amazed at how vivid and sharp the pictures were. The Carl Zeiss lens on this camera outperforms many entry-level 10MP cameras on the market today which is why I searched one out on eBay. The only drawback is the super small display, but learning to use this camera is a piece of cake and you will be hard pressed to take a bad picture with it.
The L1 is a great little camera. I have one that I rec'd from a family member but physically condition is not good. This one is in excellent physicall condition. The reason I bought it is because of my experiences with the one I had.
I like it still trying to learn to use it. I need to find instrustion manuel cause im not very electronic savy!!
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