Digital Camera Review - Sony Cybershot DSC U50 - Photo Gallery, Specification

Friday, May 1, 2009




Sony's "U" series of Cyber-shot digicams are easily among the smallest models currently on the market. With what's becoming a full line of tiny models with fun designs, Sony has positioned the U series as an affordable, easy-to-use, take-anywhere, point-and-shoot digicam option. New to the line is the DSC-U50, the first swivel-lens design in the series. Ultra-compact and rivaling the smallest cell phones in size, the U50 has a sleek, streamlined design that's very pocket friendly. This tiny camera will even fit into the hip pocket of an average pair of jeans (depending, of course, on just how snugly the jeans fit). It comes with a long neck strap as well, and style-conscious consumers can choose between black, silver, or a metallic orange body finish. The camera's lens swivels a full 180 degrees, making it easy to accurately frame self-portraits with friends, while watching yourself in the LCD monitor. The U50 was designed with simplicity in mind, given the single focal length lens and fully automatic exposure control. The 2.0-megapixel CCD produces good resolution images, with high enough image quality for making sharp prints as large as 5x7 inches, or slightly softer ones up to 8x10. .