Compare Prices : Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: A tilting screen and large zoom make for a formidable compact camera

Pros: Impressive build quality, Impressive build quality, Sharp and colourful images, Tilting screen is a boon for creative angle shots, A lot of camera for the price

Verdict: The images were a revelation, with plenty of detail and rich colour on offer, although there was a little fringing in between areas of high contrast. Noise was well controlled up to and including the ISO800 level of sensitivity

Review summary: The comprehensive specification list makes this a superzoom worth looking at

Pros: Tilting LCD, Plenty of features, Hood included

Cons: Fringing, Poor manual handling, Lens hood is fiddly

Verdict: Images are a bit hit-and-miss, and the camera's operation can be fiddly, but the comprehensive spec list and augmentable LCD screen make the H50 worth looking at.

Review summary: The Cybershot DSC-H50 is the successor to Sony's older DSC-H9 'super zoom' camera and being a new model, this US $462 camera offers a number of improvements over its counterpart.

Verdict: A fantastic camera that offers superb zoom abilities and high quality photographs. Worth its asking price.

Pros: Versatile mix of ease-of-use features and manual controls ; tilting 3-inch LCD ; good color reproduction ; zoom operates in movie mode

Cons: Slowish startup and shutdown ; occasional fringing, noise issues ; no raw support or hot shoe

Verdict: Though its lens isn't as wide and suffers from many of the same lens artifacts as its competitors, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 is a good megazoom camera with a lot of features for experiment-minded snapshooters.

Pros: Fantastic zoom and image quality, screen can be tilted, remote control

Cons: Bulky, complicated interface

Verdict: If you can put up with the difficult user interface and the not-so-sleek body, the DSC-H50 from Sony is an extremely competent and feature-packed camera.