Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Rich Trenholm

Reviewed on: 24 July 2008

Tags: Sony, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50, instant access, image stabilisation, LCD

We like:

Excellent zoom control; massively tweakable; fold-out screen

We don't like:

Usual Sony proprietary nonsense

CNET UK judgement:

Plentiful features with all manner of adjustable options, entertaining gimmicks and rock-solid shooting make us like this camera a lot. We love the fold-out screen and fantastically delicate zoom control -- if you could stick an SD card slot in there, it'd be one of the best superzooms we've seen. Sadly, it loses marks for the proprietary connections

Full review:

Depending on your point of view, superzooms are either the dSLR-like cameras you can carry around easily or overpowered compacts that don't fit in your pocket. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 is a 9.1-megapixel superzoom, sporting a 15x optical zoom Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens. We carried it around to see if it's worth £230. Continue Reading...