====== Just got my first DSLR! ======

As a Sony Styler (aka addict), I'm constantly digging through Sony's older products in search of more weird, unique, and cool gadgets that I can add to my hoard. I've already acquired pretty much everything in the Digital Mavica lineup that interests me, so of course my next step was to investigate Sony's other old digicams that //aren't// Mavicas, and I found what might just be the coolest-looking camera ever made: the **Sony Cyber-shot DSC-D770**.

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The industrial design of this camera is irresistibly beautiful - and for a whole $20 on eBay, it was mine! (One of the best parts of the vintage digital photography hobby is that no one else wants these cameras anymore, so they're usually insanely cheap on the used market.) I'm pretty amused by the fact that this old Sony camera from 1999 is my first DSLR - every other camera that I've owned up until now has been a mirrorless or compact.

I haven't had much of a chance to shoot with it yet as the weather's been pretty cold and rainy lately, but I already love the way this camera handles. I'm finding its funky dual-dial control setup (the mode dial on the left selects a parameter to adjust and the free-spinning dial on the right adjusts it) super intuitive and fast to operate, especially in combination with the excellent top segmented LCD that displays the current value of every parameter. Some less-frequently adjusted parameters are hidden in the camera's on-screen menu but that's quite easy to navigate as well. Overall, this camera feels //extremely// fast to control and shoot with and I'm definitely going to enjoy using it once the weather clears up!

Once I use it a bit more, I'll add more information and photos to [[cameras:cybershotd770|this camera's page]] in the [[cameras:]] section of my website.