The Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W50 is basically a point and shoot camera with a 6 MP CCD sensor and a 3X optical zoom lenses. It also features a 2.5-inch LCD and weighs just about 6.8-ounces. There are few manual controls and one can use options like multipattern, center, and spot metering and the camera chooses SS from a range of a full second and 1/2,000 second, and aperture values between f/2.8 to f/5.2 (wide) and f/7 to f/13 (telephoto).Shooting Programs include Snow, Beach, Landscape, Portrait mode, Twilight mode, Twilight portrait and it has a plethora of scene modes including and white balance settings like Flash, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent and Incandescent.

Specifications

 More information  :  Announced 13-Feb-06  Max resolution      2816 x 2112
 Low resolution  :    2048 x 1536, 1920 x 1080, 1632 x 1224, 640 x 480
 Image ratio w:h  :    4:3, 3:2, 16:9
 Effective pixels  :    6.0 million
 Sensor photo detectors  :    6.2 million
 Sensor size   :   1/2.5 "
 Sensor type   :   CCD
 Colour filter array   :   RGB
 Sensor manufacturer   :   Sony
 ISO rating   :   Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1000
 Zoom wide (W)   :   38 mm
 Zoom tele (T)  :    114 mm (3 x)
 Digital zoom   :   Yes, 2x
 Image stabilization   :   No
 Auto Focus   :   Yes
 Manual Focus    :  Yes, 5 steps
 Auto focus type   :   Multi-point 5 area (selectable)
 Normal focus range   :   50 cm
 Macro focus range  :    2 cm
 White balance override  :    5 positions
 Aperture range  :    F2.8 - F5.2
 Min shutter  :    1 sec
 Max shutter   :   1/2000 sec
 Built-in Flash   :   Yes
 Flash guide no.  :    4.2 m (13.7 ft) 2 m
 External flash   :   No
 Flash modes   :   Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction, Slow Sync
 Exposure compensation  :    -2 EV to +2 EV in 1/3 EV Steps
 Metering   :   Multi-Segment, Center weighted, Spot
 Aperture priority  :    No
 Shutter priority  :    No
 Focal length multiplier       
 Lens thread   :   No
 Continuous Drive  :    Yes, 1.4 fps, 6 images Fine
 Movie Clips  :    Yes, MPEG VX (VGA, 8/16/30 fps, unlimited) with audio
 Remote control   :   No
 Tripod mount  :    Yes
 Self-timer  :    10 sec
 Timelapse recording  :    No
 Orientation sensor  :    No
 Storage types  :    Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo + Internal
 Storage included    :  32 MB Internal
 Uncompressed format   :   No
 Compressed format  :    JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
 Quality Levels   :   Fine, Standard
 Viewfinder   :   Optical
 LCD    :  2.5"
 LCD Pixels  :    115,000
 Video out  :    Yes
 USB  :    Yes, 2.0
 Firewire (IEEE 1394)   :   No
 Battery / Charger   :   Yes
 Battery  :    Lithium-Ion NP-BG1 rechargeable
 Weight (inc. batteries)   :   157 g (5.5 oz)
 Dimensions   :   89 x 57 x 23 mm (3.5 x 2.2 x 0.9 in)

Review

Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W50 which sports a very trendy design and is extremely compact. The image quality is quite decent and the camera is very easy to operate. However like most mid range camera this one also suffers from image noise and doesn’t perform in low light conditions.
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