The Sony Cybershot DSC-W50 digital camera has been reviewed at DCRP.

The results of the review:
“Overall, I’d recommend the Cyber-shot DSC-W50 to most everyone. Those of you who shoot under unusual lighting conditions, or who want to take long exposures (like I do in every review) should look for a camera with manual controls (the high-end DSC-W100 offers manual exposure control, but nothing for white balance).

What I liked:

* Very good photo quality in most situations (though see issues below)
* Low noise levels for its class through ISO 400
* Compact, stylish body comes in silver and black
* Snappy performance
* Large 2.5″ LCD display (though resolution could be better)
* AF-assist lamp, good but slow low light focusing
* Above average battery life
* Nice movie mode
* Optional conversion lenses, filters, and underwater case
* Support for USB 2.0 High Speed protocol

What I didn’t care for:

* Color saturation changes at ISO 800 and 1000; noise levels limit you to small, mediocre quality prints at those settings
* Redeye
* Focusing can be slow at telephoto end of lens or in low light
* Unimpressive continuous shooting mode
* No manual controls; custom white balance and shutter speed controls needed, as shown in the photo tests
* No Mac software included”

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