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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W50 Digital Camera - Review Gist

Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-W50
ReviewGist Score
Average
Reviews Positive
Very Old Model
From 10 Digital Camera Reviews.


Specs:
- Compact
- 3.0 x optical zoom
- 6.0 Megapixel
- CCD
- 2.5 in.
-  Released: Feb 2006
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Review summaries for Sony DSC-W50 from expert digital camera reviewers.

Overall, an excellent "all around" camera, with impressive speed and resolution

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W50:Imaging-Resource

The Sony DSC-W50 is an impressive offering, much like the rest of the W-series in the Cyber-shot line. Everything about the camera feels like quality and performs competently. A typical 3x optical zoom range, with good performance. The 2x Precision Digital zoom takes it out to 6x total, though detail remains pretty good. The flash had trouble throttling down, and produced an uneven exposure. The DSC-W50's optical viewfinder was quite tight, showing only about 82% frame accuracy at both wide ... *
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great versatility and good color and tonality"
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The one thing I really found to complain about with it was the image noise in high-ISO photos"
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excellent resolution"
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excellent portability and handful of creative exposure tools."
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The 2x Precision Digital zoom takes it out to 6x total, though detail remains pretty good."
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well-designed user interface"
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Its ample LCD screen and quality lens should give most users a great experience capturing pictures they'll be proud to display."
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The bright 2.5-inch color LCD monitor is excellent for framing and reviewing shots, and the overall design and layout of the W50 is user-friendly and hassle-free."
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It also sports very good battery life, a very capable movie mode"
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pretty good battery life"
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Included with the camera is a Sony LiIon rechargeable battery pack and charger, which has a pretty good battery life."
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it does have a nice movie mode that can shoot VGA videos at 30fps"
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tiny, cramped viewfinder"
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Sony's menu system is direct and well designed, and the most common functions--timer, flash, macro, and exposure compensation--are accessible with one touch of the small control pad"
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the small buttons are uncomfortable to use if you don't have small hands to match"

The continuous mode only allows three shots at full resolution, though.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W50:PCAuthority

The continuous mode only allows three shots at full resolution, though. Startup time is quick at 1.5 seconds, while a shot-to-shot time of about a second means you won't miss a moment. *
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Startup time is quick at 1.5 seconds, while a shot-to-shot time of about a second means you won't miss a moment."

Colours were real and accurate

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W50:ITP.net

No matter what the occasion, the Sony will let you point and shoot to your heart's content.
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Colours were real and accurate"
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A six mega-pixel CCD makes for a strong foundation and can grab pictures at a maximum resolution of 2816 x 2112 pixels."
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The camera's various buttons and controls are placed very logically on the W50, which makes it easy to shoot with and use."
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camera's compact dimensions."
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The only issue we noticed is that the buttons are clumped together, which led to our hitting the menu button by mistake on ocassion."

decent image quality

Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W50:CNet

The camera lacks the dozens of different scene presets available on other cameras, such as the Canon PowerShot A540, but it does have a nice movie mode that can shoot VGA videos at 30fps. After a quick 1.6-second start-up, you'll get a shot-to-shot time of 1.4 seconds with shutter lag ranging from a very quick 0.25 second in bright situations to a sluggish 1.7 seconds in dim light. The DSC-W50's 2.5-inch LCD is a full half inch larger then the DSC-W30's. Sony's menu system is direct and well... *
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decent image quality"
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severe color shifts at ISO 400 and beyond."
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The camera lacks the dozens of different scene presets available on other cameras, such as the Canon PowerShot A540, but it does have a nice movie mode that can shoot VGA videos at 30fps."
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decent exposure and dynamic range"
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The camera automatically picks from shutter speeds between a full second and 1/2,000 second"
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After a quick 1.6-second start-up, you'll get a shot-to-shot time of 1.4 seconds with shutter lag ranging from a very quick 0.25 second in bright situations to a sluggish 1.7 seconds in dim light."
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The DSC-W50's 2.5-inch LCD is a full half inch larger then the DSC-W30's."
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Sony's menu system is direct and well designed, and the most common functions--timer, flash, macro, and exposure compensation--are accessible with one touch of the small control pad."

quite impressive battery life

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W50:GOODGEARGUIDE

The W50 is a great camera, with good performance very similar to the W30, but with a slightly larger LCD display.
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quite impressive battery life"

sharp, blur free photos

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W50:DcResource

Focusing speeds were good at wide-angle, but somewhat slow at the telephoto end or in low light (though the camera did lock focus every time). The LCD display is big in size, though a bit of letdown in the resolution department. Battery life was excellent. *
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accurate color"
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very good quality photos"
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sharp photos"
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there's a built-in lens cover on the W50, so there's no clunky lens cap to worry about."
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high-end DSC-W100 offers manual exposure control"
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built-in flash"
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The LCD display is big in size, though a bit of letdown in the resolution department."
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Battery life was excellent."
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NP-BG1 lithium-ion rechargeable battery"
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high-quality images"
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The continuous mode only allows three shots at full resolution"

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