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Sony's DSC-F828 Cyber-shot Camera 8 megapixels for $999

Stewy <anyone4tenn...@lycos.com>

"sasquatch" <sasqua...@thewoods.com> wrote in message

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> I was thinking of purchasing the Sony DSC-F717 for $699.00, but I came
> across this preorder special for the DSC-F828 at Get a LifeStyle, preorder
> price is $999.00:

http://www.getalifestyle.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=ar...
id=260

> The DSC-F717 is a great camera, but from what I read about the DSC-F828,
> with 8.0 MP and microdrive storage and RAW image format, how can you go
> wrong?

Careful - You'll need to spend at least $100 more the moment you buy it.
You'll need another InfoLithium battery. Bigger memory sticks than the
paltry 16mb thing that comes with the camera and if you want to charge the
batteries outside the camera, add around $60 for that.