Sony's latest stylish and slim ultracompact is its best yet. This tiny yet tough shooter turned in good performances and pleasing pictures. What's more, it's fun to shoot and show off.

Features: The T in T7 must stand for tiny: This camera is only 5/8 of an inch thick, and it's only a few millimeters bigger than a credit card in height and width. It's got a nonextending f/3.5 to f/4.4, 6.3-mm to 19 mm (38 mm to 114 mm in 35-mm equivalent) 3X optical zoom lens that's hidden behind a sliding lens cover, which also turns the camera on and off. You frame shots using the gorgeous 2.5-inch LCD, as the T7 has no viewfinder. It uses Memory Stick Duo Pro and takes an InfoLithium battery, which lasts for ages in the field.

Test results: The T7's pictures were pleasant, with accurate, well-saturated color, good contrast, and good dynamic range. The daylight shot, however, was underexposed and lacking in highlights. The flash, on the other hand, was a bit too strong, blowing out some highlights and giving the image a little too much contrast, but not dramatically so. Average resolution, at 1,325 lines, is good for a 5MP sensor. As with most Sony cameras, the T7 is fast for an ultracompact, with a boot time of 1.9 seconds and a 2.6-second recycle time.

See the benchmark test results: Sony Cyber-shot T7