I've owned the Cybershot DSC-S50 for about 8 months now, and I've managed to take over 250 pictures with some great results. As common with all digital cameras today they all suffer from the Marketing mens' hype and this camera is no exception. Forget any references to how many special effects or digital effects a camera has, its the ability to take sharp, balanced colour photographs that count. Luckily, the DSC-S50 is exceptionally good at high resolution (1600x1200) with only 2.1 mega pixels to play with. More important is the ability to manually adjust the white balance and exposure (but you can also set it to auto). Image sizes available ...  Read the complete review

I had been toying with buying a digital camera for a while. I wanted a decent one, but was unable to persuade my girlfriend that we needed one enough to spend a few hundred on one. So when Argos offered the Sony DSC-S50 at a knockdown price of £350 I couldn't resist. Plus (I told my girlfriend) 'If we don't use it we can take it back after 16 days.' So the deal was done & I had my new toy. First impressions were of a compact, robustly built, quality camera, with no case ! I amazes me that manufacturers feel that they must supply a leather case with the cheapest 35mm, but not with a digital camera costing hundreds. There are a couple of ...  Read the complete review

I have used my company's Canon digtal camera for a couple of years and decided it was time to invest im my own. Having looked around for a while, I bought the Sony DSC-S50. It has the features I thought would be most useful: a 6x digital zoom, USB connection for fast image downloading, very manageable controls and uses a Memory Stick for storage - which makes expanding the memory VERY simple and surprisingly cheap. I did wonder at first if 2.1 megapixels was a high enough resolution - but the quality of the pictures I have taken in the last few weeks has been astounding. I can fit around 16 high resolution photos on an 8Mb memory stick ...  Read the complete review

I have owned a DSC-S50 since September last year and since then, have taken it everywhere. It is an excellent piece of equipment, especially if you upgrade the 4MB memory stick supplied with it to a 32MB, which has the capacity to shoot in excess of 80 pictures. The MPEGMOVIE feature is an added bonus for those who don't have a need for a full blown camcorder. The battery also lasts a long time between charges and downloading the files is extremely easy - all software and cables are supplied. ...  Read the complete review

SONY CYBERSHOT DIGITAL CAMERA (DSC-S50) Technical Specification: UK £400-450 (inc VAT, DEL, 4MB MSC, Battery) Features: 3x Optical Zoom, 6x Digital Zoom 2” Digital TFT Swivel LCD USB Port, Video Out Copy Disk, Format Disk 4-256 Sony Memory Stick Card MPEG MOVIE WAV SOUND JPG, GIF TEXT, TIFF in 640x480, 1024x760, 1600(3:2), 1600x1200 5 sec timer Built in Flash Day Date Time White Balance, Spot Metering 4 special effects (solarize etc) CD Software (MGI deluxe suite) 1 year warentee I recommend: Jessops (www.jessops.co.uk) I just bought this product from ...  Read the complete review