A review of the Sony DSC-T30 was done by Megapixel where they write, 'The imaging capability of the T30 is actually quite remarkable. The SteadyShot stabilization is very effective, and in combination with good optics, yields images that are so good that anyone would be hard pressed to attribute them to a such a small and compact camera.' 'In fact the DSC-T30 is remarkably easy to use. The body, although small, is well designed, and once one gets used to the position of the lens — at first some shots get ruined by the dark shadow caused when a finger strays into the lens' field of view — the camera is surprisingly user-friendly.' 'The fact that the DSC-T30 has good optics is revealed by the absence of distortion at any point throughout the focal length of the zoom.'