Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F828

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F828 is a 8.0 megapixel digital bridge camera announced by Sony on August 15, 2003. 
Overview.
As successor of the DSC-F717, F828 was widely considered "revolutionary" at launch. Major changes / improvements over its predecessor, the 2002 F717 include:
The F828, along with the "Cyber-shot F" series designation, was discontinued in 2005.
Reception.
Despite having attractive on-paper specs, F828 did not fare as well as its predecessor among camera reviewers and photographers. F828 received a "Recommended / Above average" rating from DPReview, in contrast to a "Highly recommended" given to F717. Average user rating is 43 out of 100 from "cameradecision.com". 
Visible picture noise, associated with increased pixel density and underdeveloped noise reduction algorithm, was of primary concern. Moreover, the complicated RGBE sensor did not result in better color accuracy as expected; this led Sony to drop any further development on such sensors, making F828 the first and the last camera ever to use a 4-color sensor. Many photographers also noted more severe purple fringing on F828s than on its predecessors.