Sony Cybershot DSC-W50

6 MegapixelsHigh Res Movie ModeSports PhotographyMemory Stick


Sony Cybershot W50
Overall Score: Average Average

Assessment

The Sony Cybershot W50 does one thing very well: keep noise levels lower than average until around ISO 200. Unfortunately, that is not enough to make this camera stand out. Outdoors this digital camera produces nice looking images with good sharpness away from the corners and accurate colors. Indoors, the W50 leave a noticeable color cast in both auto and preset white-balance. Since there is no custom white-balance either, there is no way to get accurate colors under artificial lighting with this camera. The camera is generally fast except when focusing while zoomed in or in low-light. With so many ultra-compact cameras available, there is really no reason to choose the W50. Clearly superior models include the Fuji Finepix F10, the Canon Powershot SD550, the Canon Powershot SD500 and the Sony Cybershot P200.

 

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Recent Street Price: $237 USD, $350 CDN