Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 Review

Review Date: June 16th 2008
Author: Gavin Stoker

Specifications

Lens

Optical Zoom	15x
Precision Digital Zoom	30x (Total)
Smart Zoom	up to 81x (with VGA)
F	2.7-4.5
Focal Length (f=35mm conversion)	31-465
Macro (cm)	Wide: 1-infinity, Tele: 120-infinity
Filter Diameter (mm)	74
Conversion Lens compatibility	YES
NightShot	YES
Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens	YES

Image Sensory

CCD Type	Super HAD CCD
Size (Inches)	1/2.3

Camera

Effective Pixels (Mega Pixels)	9.1
Bionz Processor	YES
Face Detection	YES
Smile Shutter	YES
A/D Conversion (DXP) (Bit)	14
Clear RAW NR	YES
Auto Focus Method (Single)	YES
Auto Focus Method (Monitoring)	YES
Auto Focus Method (Continuous)	NO
Auto Focus Area (Multi Point)	YES
Auto Focus Area (Centre weighted)	YES
Auto Focus Area (Spot)	NO
Auto Focus Area (Flexible Spot)	YES
Manual Focus	YES
Focus Preset	NO
Aperture Auto Mode	YES
Aperture Priority Mode	YES
Aperture Manual Mode	YES
Shutter Speed Auto Mode (sec)	1/4-1/4000
NR Slow Shutter	YES
Hand Shake Alert	YES
Exposure Control	+/- 2.0 EV, 1/ 3 EV step
White Balance	Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent1, Fluorescent2, Fluorescent3, Incandescent, Flash, One Push
Sharpness Setting	YES
Contrast Setting	YES
ISO Sensitivity (REI)	YES (Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200)
Scene Selection	Twilight, Twilight portrait, Soft snap, Landscape, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, High Sensitivity, Advanved Sports shooting, Smile Shutter
Flash Mode	Auto, Flash On, Slow Syncro, Flash Off
Distance limitations using Flash (m)	0.2-9.1m (wide), 1.2-5.5m (tele)
Pre-flash	YES
Red-eye Reduction	YES
Auto Daylight Synchronized Flash	YES

Super SteadyShot

Super SteadyShot capability

YES

Auto Focus System

AF Illuminator

YES

Built-In-Flash

Auto Daylight Synchronized Flash

YES

LCD/ Viewfinder

LCD Screen Size (inches)	3
LCD Total Dots Number	230.000
LCD Monitor Type	TFT
Tilting LCD Monitor	YES
Auto Bright Monitoring	YES
LCD Field of View (%)	100
Optical Viewfinder	NO
Electrical Viewfinder	YES

LCD screen

LCD Field of View (%)

100

Recording

Recording Media	Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo. Memory Stick PRO Duo High Speed , Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo (same speed as PRO Duo). Internal memory (15MB)
Recording Format	JPEG, MPEG1
Memory Stick Pro Interface	Parallel
DCF (Design rule for Camera File System)	YES
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format)	YES
Burst Mode (shots)	100
Burst Interval (approximately sec)	0.64
Still Image size (9.0 Mega, 3456 x 2592)	YES
Still Image size (5.0 Mega, 2592 x 1944)	YES
Still Image size (3.1 Mega, 2048 x 1536)	YES
Still Image size (VGA, 640 x 480)	YES
Still Image size (16:9 mode, 1920 x 1080)	YES
Still Image size (16:9 mode, 4224 x 2376)	YES
Still Image size (3:2 mode 3656 x 2304)	YES
Moving Image Size (MPEG VX Fine, 640x480, 30fps)	YES
Moving Image Size (MPEG VX Standard, 640x480, 16.6fps)	YES
Moving Image Size (QVGA: 320x240 8.3fps)	YES

Playback/ Edit

HD (High Definition) Playback	YES
Slideshow Playback	YES
Trimming	YES
Resize	NO
Playback Zoom	YES
Divide (MPEG)	NO
Cue & Review (MPEG)	YES
Image Rotation	YES
Auto Image Rotation	YES

General

Battery Remaining Indicator	YES
Histogram Indicator	YES
Exposure Warning Indicator	YES
Disk / Memory Stick remaining indicator	YES
PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol)	YES
Print Image Matching	YES
PictBridge	YES
Shop Front Mode	YES
Start up time (approximately sec)	2.0
Menu Language	Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Bluetooth Function	NO

Jacks

Multi use Terminal	YES
AV Out	NO
Digital I/O (USB)	NO
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed	YES

Power/ Others

Battery System	Lithium N
Supplied Battery	NP-BG1
Stamina (battery life) with the supplied battery(s) in normal shooting condition	300 shots, 150min (CIPA standard with LCD screen on)
Battery for Clock	Manganese-Li (MS614)
Weight (g)	415
Weight with Accessories (g)	547
Supplied Software	Picture Motion Browser Ver.3.0, Music Transfer
Supplied Accessories	Rechargeble battery pack (NP-BG1), Battery charger, Multi connector cable, Power Cord, Shoulder Strap, CD-ROM, Lens Cap, Lens Cap Strap, Flower Lens Hood, Lens Adaptor Ring, Wireless Remote control

Dimensions

Width (mm)	116
Height (mm)	81.4
Depth (mm)	86

Page 1 Introduction / Ease of Use	Page 2 Image Quality	Page 3 Sample Images
Page 4 Design	Page 5 Specifications	Page 6 Conclusion

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