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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50

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4 stars
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3 stars
16 %
2 stars
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3
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Pros

  • Exposure and white balance are good as well
  • solid shooting performance
  • and good photo and movie quality

Cons

  • flash slows the camera down to 4 seconds between shots
  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones
  • doesn't have a viewfinder and no option for external viewfinder

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 16 Mpx
  • 4608, 3456 px
  • 6.3
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Face detection, Multi Point Auto Focus, Spot Auto Focus
  • 2.7 in
  • no

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50 - Pros & Cons

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50

Pros

  • Exposure and white balance are good as well
  • solid shooting performance
  • and good photo and movie quality
  • Easy
  • Intelligent Auto
  • and Superior Auto
  • image quality and portability

Cons

  • flash slows the camera down to 4 seconds between shots
  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones
  • doesn't have a viewfinder and no option for external viewfinder
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
  • Does the Sony WX50 have Weather Sealing
  • Sony WX50 is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
  • includes only Contrast Detect AF and does not have Phase Detect AF
  • have weather proofing so damp conditions can easily damage the camera
  • RAW photos are not saved so you have less room to maneuver in post
  • horrible score of 39 for a landscape camera is not appropriate within the current marketplace
  • ghosting with fast-moving subjects

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.7 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
12800
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
16 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4608 x 3456 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px
Other resolutions
  • 4608x2592
  • 3648x2736
  • 2592x1944
  • 1920x1080
  • 640x480
ProcessorBIONZ
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom5.0 x
Digital zoom20.0 x
Minimum aperture2.6
Maximum aperture6.3
Focal length equiv25 - 125
Focus adjustmentAuto
Brightness adjustmentyes
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
Manual focusNo
Macro focus range1.97 in
Image stabiliserOptical
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Shooting modesScene
Minimum shutter speed4.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Manual exposure modeno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Continuous shootingyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyes
WB BracketingNo
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range5.3
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Continuous drive10.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Fireworks
  • Night portrait
  • Snow
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportyes
Manual settingsno
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeStereo
Speaker typeMono
Audio systemMono
Supported audio file formatsAC3
Wind filteryes
Noise reductionyes
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Dimensions
Weight3.56 oz
Width3.63 in
Height0.75 in
Depth2.05 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)240
Battery technologyLithium
Battery capacity630.0 mAh
Rechargeable batteryyes
Battery voltage3.6 V
Number of batteries supported1
Start-up time1400.0 ms
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Orientation sensoryes
Energy Star certifiedno
Image editing modesTrimming
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum100
ISO maximum12800
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px
White balance presets6
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPEG XR
Image stabilizerno
Image stabilization typeOptical
Supported aspect ratios
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.7 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots460800
Touch screenno
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVCHD
  • AVI
  • MP4
  • MPEG
Motion JPEG frame rate25.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage19.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
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Connectivity
HDMIyes
HDMI connector typeMini
USB version2.0
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeno
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
AV outputno

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