Since most digital cameras are built with a pathetic amount of internal memory, one of the first purchases by owners of new bytecams is a memory storage card. That shouldn't be necessary with Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-T2 announced today.



The unit has, to my knowledge, the largest internal memory-four gigabytes-of any camera on the market today. According to Sony, the camera can store 40,000 images at VGA quality (640-by-480 pixels) or 1000 eight megapixel pics.

To help you find what you're looking for in the camera, Sony provides some helpful tools.

• There's an "album folder" that stores images chronologically and can be accessed through a calendar interface.
• There's browser software that allows you to find photos by events, like birthdays or family outings.
• There's a "favorites" folder, which can have up to six subfolders, for swiftly viewing top-of-heart images.

Sharing snapshots directly to Web sites like Flickr, Shutterfly and Photobucket is facilitated through use of a "sharemark" folder and the company's PMB Portable software.

The camera has all the latest technology-"smile shutter," face recognition, a touch screen that substitutes poking for buttons and a high sensitivity setting of ISO 3200.

You can also perform special effects on photos in the camera, create slideshows with music and hook up to an HDTV-with some optional equipment.

The camera is expected to reach the market in December and sell for $350.