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Sony DSC-S50 2MP Cyber-shot Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom | 
| Brand: Sony
Category: Photography
List Price: $699.99
Buy Used: $122.50
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Seller: tradewind_magik
Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 98239
Platforms: Mac OS X, Windows NT, Mac, Windows, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT 3.5, Windows NT 4, Windows NT 5, PowerMac, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Server, Mac OS 9 and below
Media: Electronics
System Memory: 4
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Computer Platform: PC, Mac
Optical Zoom: 3
Digital Zoom: 3
Resolution Modes: 1600
Connectivity: Serial interface
Display Size: 2
Aperature Mode: F2.8-F11
Battery: Lithium Ion Rechargeable
Camera Manual Features: Array
Compatibility: PC USB
Delay Between Shots: 4
ISO Equivalent: 100
Macro Focus Range: 1.2 to 9.8 inches
Maximum Aperture: 2.8
Maximum Focal Length: 117
Minimum Focal Length: 39
Maximum High Resolution Images: 4
Maximum Horizontal Resolution: 1600
Maximum Low Resolution Images: 57
Maximum Resolution: 2.1
Maximum Shutter Speed: 0.0013
Minimum Shutter Speed: 8
Maximum Vertical Resolution: 1200
Mini Movie: MPEG 320 x 240, 160 x 112
Photo Flash Type: Array
Removable Memory: Memory Stick
Has Auto Focus: Yes
Has Self Timer: Yes
Has In Camera Editing: Yes
Has Video Out: Yes
Has View Finder: Yes
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Has Tripod Mount: Yes
Size: Medium Size
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 2.7 x 4.4 x 2.7
Macro
DPOF
Audio Recording
Mini-Movie
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: DSC-S50
Model: DSC-S50
UPC: 027242571679
EAN: 0027242571679
ASIN: B00004U3AW
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 2.1 megapixel sensor captures images with enough detail to create photo-quality 8 x 10 prints | | • | 3x optical plus 2x digital zoom lens with autofocus | | • | Included 4 MB Memory Stick holds 10 images at default resolution | | • | Connects with Macs and PCs via USB port | | • | Rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery and AC adapter included |
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Product Description
Sony Electronics Inc. is not only committed to being the best at bringing advanced technology together with the needs of the end-user, it is also dedicated to protecting and improving the environment in all areas of the company's operations, while preserving and enhancing the quality of life for employees, customers and neighbors. The company has found that sound environmental behavior is good business. Conserving resources and increasing efficiency reduce pollution and impact the bottom line by lowering costs and saving money.With DSC-S50 you'll get excellent still picture quality. Its 2.1 megapixels resolution is one of this camera's key features. It also records moving images by including MPEG movie mode.
Amazon.com Product Description
The DSC-S50 CyberShot is a feature-packed, compact 2.1 megapixel camera with a 3x optical and 2x digital zoom. Like most Sony cameras, the S50 also comes with a long-life InfoLithium rechargeable battery. One unusual feature of this camera is its 2-inch color LCD screen, which swings up from the back of the camera and swivels more than 180 degrees. This lets you adjust the position of the display, compose self-portraits, and even swivel the LCD toward the inside of the camera for safe transportation. The display is clearer and brighter than those on most cameras--you can even use it in direct sunlight. Like many camcorders, this one lacks a traditional optical viewfinder--you compose your shots by using the color display. Maximum image size is 1,600 x 1,200 pixels, which produces good-quality prints even at sizes up to 8 by 10 inches. Pictures are stored on Sony's proprietary Memory Stick media (the camera ships with a 4 MB stick). Hobbyists will appreciate the wide range of manual controls, including shutter priority, aperture priority, manual focus, exposure compensation, and a number of special effects. The macro is particularly impressive, focusing on items less than 1.2 inches from the lens. This multimedia marvel also lets you make low-resolution (320 x 240 or 160 x 112) MPEG movies up to 60 seconds in length, and a built-in microphone can be used both for movie mode and to add sounds to your still photos. Pros:
- Long-life InfoLithium battery
- Audio recording
- MPEG movie mode
- Excellent macro
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 37
 A retrospecitve review July 17, 2009
Nona Suomi
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's now obviously long after this piece of antiquated hardware's life cycle, yet here I am writing a review for it. Why? Well read on to find out what's so special about this old Cybershot.
In short, this thing is built like a brick. It has hung around for nearly a decade of constant use and abuse at my hands, and it's still kicking. I can't count the number of times I've forgotten to put on the oh-so-useful wrist strap and watch this camera fall three or more feet to hard concrete, only to pick it up and keep on going like nothing had happened.
Its 2.1 megapixels are certainly low-end by now, with even my shiny new cell phone's camera outdoing it with a 3.2 MP built-in camera, but there's no beating having a full-size camera when you're taking photos. And besides, unless you plan to make literal wallpaper out of your vacation photos to Sea World, what's the big deal with having 6+ megapixels anyways? Proper composition beats computer editing any day in my book- you can't use Photoshop to change the fact that Dad sucks at taking photos, you can only make it less apparent...
The LCD display is both a blessing and a curse- it's great to have a backlit display preview, but the lack of an optical viewfinder makes it a pain to set up shots in bright light. The single best thing about the screen though is the free rotation. I have yet to see another camera with this feature, and until I do I plan to keep this thing handy. Even when you aren't using it to take shots, it's useful since you can turn the LCD inwards, preventing any damage to the screen while the camera isn't in use, which has been the death of so many of my sister's newer cameras.
The battery life on this thing has been great for me. I have not replaced the original battery, but still get over 120 minutes of use out of the InfoLithium M battery that shipped with it, not including any excessive use of the flashbulb.
It's got a decent set of built-in controls, considering it was designed as a point-and-shoot camera. There's a number of effects to apply pre-shot, as well as brightness sensitivity, focus, etc.
The Memory Sticks this device is capable of come in sizes up to 128 megabytes (I have not had any success in getting it to accept anything more recent such as the ProDuo line) but today you can pick up boxes of the 128 MB sticks from online dealers for next to nothing, so you'll never run out of storage space. On top of that, it takes quite a respectable number of photos (or not so many MPEG videos/voice recordings) to fill up single 128MB memory stick, so you won't be swapping out the card every five minutes unless you're taking photos about once every two seconds.
Seriously, the mere fact that this camera still gets the job done nearly ten years after its initial release says something about the quality of it. If Sony were to make their current cameras with this durability I might consider buying one.
Bottom Line: If you could find this camera for sale new today, and didn't mind the low resolution (or trying to find working Vista drivers...) then definitely go for it.
This Camera weathers well when compared to today Digitals July 7, 2009
C. Striemer
I no longer own this Camera, having at the time purchased what I thought was a better new camera. That new camera still doesn't shoot as good of pictures as this Sony. I took the this on my backpacking trip to Europe in 2001 and most of the pictures were incredible some were even poster quality. Unfortunately it is only 2MP so there's no way it would print poster sized prints but the quality is there. I miss my old Sony Camera, so I have recently upgraded again to a new Sony HX1, here's hoping todays top of the line Sony P&S matches the quality of its way back predecessor.
Most Consistent Cam 6 yesrs later! November 26, 2007
Whask (Los Angeles, CA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was the first digital camera I ever owned and I stumbled across the amazon page for it and realized I never wrote a review for it, and it certainly deserves the glaring review I'm about to give it.
I own 3 other digital cameras now that I have bought for various reasons (smaller, slr capabilities, large (3.0" viewfinder) ) and while I am happy with them, none of them deliver more consistently impressive pictures in any surrounding you can think of like the Sony DSC-S50 does.
What I am most happy with when it comes to this camera is its night shots. It takes amazong low light shots, I have taken so many incredible pictures at concerts and outdoors (las vegas) with it.
The viewfinder is an incredible feature that guarantees perfectly framed self portrait shots, overhead shots, waist high shots, basically you can take a picture from an angle high or low and frame it perfectly because of the viewfinders ability to rotate.
Now 2-megapixels isn't the greatest six years later, but I have printed and framed many 5x7's and even 8x10's from this camera (and other megapixel cams) and been very happy with their results and visitors to my home have always asked what kind of camera I took them with and are shocked it was with my trsuty six-year old 2 megapixel S-50.
It is a little bulky by todays standards, but it is VERY durable. I have dropped and knocked around this camera for years and it still performs like new (save for one little plasitic knick near the arrow keys that doesn't effect functionality at all).
The camera comes with one batterie and when I purchased it originally I bought an extra camera. To this day, they hold a very long charge and sonys battery feature that tells you down to the minute how much time is left on the battery is an incredible feature.
The video clips can only record 15seconds at a time (with audio too) but I've fond that is just long enough for a fairly brisk "happy birthday" song!
I cannot reccomend this camera enough for overall picture quality, functionality, eas-of-use and espeically for those on a budget. Memory Sticks in a suitable capacity for this camera are dirt cheap, and the camera itself is very affordable now.
Excellent camera even years later! December 17, 2006
usaf_drew (Middle GA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm just now writing this review after I bought this camera used on Ebay and years later. I have nothing but great things to say about it...
- It has held up through the worst abuse with me. Even survived a few concrete drops. Construction is awsome.
- Optics are great. I can get about 5in from an object before it gets blurry; and that is enough to get fine print off of something in great detail. Zoom control is great once you get the hang of it. Moving objects are usually no problem and you do not have to hold the camera extra-steady to aboid blurring either.
- Colors are vibrant in most any light source. I rarely have to mess with the brightness/contrast in PShop. I don't know how, but image quality rivals 5 MP cameras that I've used. I actually bought a Casio Exilim 5MP and resold it right away to stick with this.
- Swivel LCD is useful for personal photos. No dead pixels or problems with the LCD after years of USE!
- Aftermarket batteries are $10 and work great. Original used battery lasted 2 yrs.
Might not be worth >$100 these days, but definitely close! One thing's for sure, you definitely won't be the least dissapointed.
Big & Old, but Great April 23, 2005
Click Away (NY, NY)
I bought this camera used and have been pleased in every regard. It takes crisp, clear pictures. The flash is strong. The battery life is excellent. Unless you plan to enlarge your photos to 8" x 10" (and would need more pixels), I recommend this camera whole-heartedly.
Last week, I used a friend's adorable, new Olympus Stylus Verve and I couldn't believe the difference in photo quality. This old Sony takes pictures 100 times better. It's also very easy to use, has a large LCD display that rotates--so you can turn it inward when not in use (protecting the screen) and you can take pictures of yourself without any guesswork.
It's a great camera. Grab one while you can.
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