<s>
The	O
Sony	B-Device
Cyber-shot	I-Device
DSC-F828	I-Device
is	O
a	O
8.0	O
megapixel	O
digital	O
bridge	O
camera	O
announced	O
by	O
Sony	O
on	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
successor	O
of	O
the	O
DSC-F717	B-Algorithm
,	O
F828	B-Device
was	O
widely	O
considered	O
"	O
revolutionary	O
"	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
changes	O
/	O
improvements	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
2002	O
F717	B-Algorithm
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Addition	O
of	O
a	O
CompactFlash	B-Device
slot	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
proprietary	O
Memory	O
Sticks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
F828	B-Device
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Cyber-shot	O
F	O
"	O
series	O
designation	O
,	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
having	O
attractive	O
on-paper	O
specs	O
,	O
F828	B-Device
did	O
not	O
fare	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
among	O
camera	O
reviewers	O
and	O
photographers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F828	B-Device
received	O
a	O
"	O
Recommended	O
/	O
Above	O
average	O
"	O
rating	O
from	O
DPReview	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
Highly	O
recommended	O
"	O
given	O
to	O
F717	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
the	O
novel	O
RGBE	O
sensor	O
did	O
not	O
bring	O
in	O
much	O
improved	O
color	O
accuracy	O
as	O
expected	O
;	O
this	O
led	O
Sony	O
to	O
drop	O
any	O
further	O
development	O
on	O
such	O
sensors	O
,	O
making	O
F828	B-Device
the	O
first	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
commercial	O
camera	O
ever	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
4-color	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
photographers	O
also	O
noted	O
more	O
severe	O
purple	O
fringing	O
on	O
F828s	B-Device
than	O
on	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
