Sony Cybershot W50 - Reviewed

The new Sony Cybershot W50 digital camera combines high-resolution 6.0 MP performance & a compact design with the appeal of traditional rangefinder shooting. Both first time buyers & step-up photography enthusiasts will have a camera that's equally adept at saving their memories & capturing their photographical vision.

The Sony Cybershot W50 combines a sleek metal body and compact design with new high-tech features for image quality and operating convenience. Super-sharp 6.0-megapixel resolution delivers more detail when you're cropping or making larger prints. Boasting a Carl Zeiss 3x optical zoom lens and High Sensitivity Mode (ISO 1000) which combines to produce sharp images even in low-light conditions. Sony's Clear RAW NR processing also minimizes the noise distortion of high-sensitivity shots.

The extra-large 2.5-inch LCD screen of the W50 not only gives you a big, bright image for setting up shots and checking results, it also displays a convenient camera Function Guide, with text and icons for easy-to-operate features like color and brightness adjustments, image size, flash & self-timer modes and more.

The Sony Cybershot W50 even provides an eye-level viewfinder for traditional shooting. You won’t find this in many modern digital compacts. Despite its compact size, the W50 incorporates shooting features every digital photographer wants. It has a 32 MB Internal Memory for capturing images without a flash memory card and a built in slot for optional Memory Stick and Memory Stick PRO Duo media.