I was shopping around and narrowed it down to the Sony DSC-H50 or the Canon PowerShot SX20IS. I decided to get the Sonby DSC-H50 because it was within my budget as I was a student getting ready to study abroad for the summer. I was glad that I got this for many reasons. Here are the reasons why I like the camera before I bought it and after I bought it:
1. For the price, it was affordable.
2. It had the blast shot/multi-shot which I needed since I was going to the outback and needed to take pictures of animals which would hop or fly off pretty fast at the sound of human beings. Just hold down the button to take pictures for 1-2 second and it'll take several frames. This is also good for taking baby pictures.
3. The battery. The Canon PowerShot uses AA batteries and I didn't wanted to have to carry AA batteries with me even though I can buy the rechargeable ones. I'm more likely to lose rechargeable AA batteries than I am with a battery made for the camera. Also the charger! It's in one piece!! Unlike other camera chargers that would have a separate outlet for the charger. Just one plug into the wall, slide the battery in, and it's ready to charge!!
4. It had the Carl-Zeiss lens.
5. The zoom was excellent (15x zoom). Even though the Canon one had 20x zoom, Canon was just way out of my price range. Great zooms might be good but without the tripod, it might be a bit difficult to take steady photos.
6. I can connect the camera to the TV. After I bought it, I found out that I can plug it into the TV and play it with the slide show with music! How cool is that?! Viewers won't be bored looking at the photos without music. You can add other music too but I haven't done that because the music provided are good slide show music.
7. It takes great shot in low light setting. Believe it or not, I used the movie mode to record my brother's wedding and made a whole wedding DVD out of it! The quality of the video is really good. It still look really good watching the video on a 42 inch TV. And I'm pretty sure it will still look good on a bigger TV. The camera captures really good video. At the wedding, I could still see people in the background really well. You just have to be close to the subject in order to hear what they're saying unless they're speaking on the microphone. I had to stay within 20 ft of the speakers in order to get good sounds when people are speaking on the microphone. I just don't like how it only records up to 10 minutes of video at a time. But it's fine. It makes it easier for me to separate the video clips.
8. It's got several USB connection mode. I don't really understand how it works but when the USB Mode was in Mass Storage Mode, I couldn't connect my camera in a computer at Australia so I had to use the USB Mode in PTP. I guess different computers recognizes different USB connectors. There is an Auto USB detector mode.
9. There is the pop out tilt screen but I just wish I can turn the screen 360 or even 180 to take self portraits like how the Canon version can turn the whole screen.
The cons:
1. Sometimes it doesn't focuses on certain objects that I want to take.
2. It uses the Sony Memory Stick which is the more expensive memory card compared the the SD card used in many other cameras.
To be honest, I use only 3 mode of the camera which is the Auto, the Easy, and the Movie mode. It's really easy to use. This is my 3rd digital camera. I upgrade digital cameras every 2-3 years, hopefully, I can keep using this for at least 5 years.
There is a newer model of this item:
Add a debit or credit card to save time when you check out
Convenient and secure with 2 clicks. Add your card
Similar items that may ship from close to you
Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1
Compare with similar items
This Item  Sony Cyber-shot DSCH50 9.1 MP Digital Camera with 15x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot |  |  |  |  |  | |
| Price | $100.00 | -8% $183.98 List: $199.99 | $63.99 | $159.99 | -15% $135.99 Typical: $159.99 | $185.00 |
| Delivery | Get it May 29 - 30 | Get it as soon as Thursday, May 16 | Get it as soon as Thursday, May 16 | Get it as soon as Thursday, May 16 | Get it as soon as Thursday, May 16 | Get it May 15 - 17 |
| Customer Ratings | ||||||
| Picture quality | ||||||
| Zoom | ||||||
| Easy to use | ||||||
| Image stabilization | ||||||
| Value for money | ||||||
| Sold By | Chumdog LLC | Amazon.com | Hiacinto | NIKICAM DIRECT | Saneen Direct | Digital Village |
| display type | LCD | LCD | LCD | LCD | LCD | LCD |
| display size | 3 inches | 3 inches | 2.88 inches | 4 inches | 4 inches | 3 inches |
| lens type | Zoom | Telephoto | Telephoto | Fixed | Fixed | Zoom |
| zoom type | Optical Zoom, Digital Zoom | Optical Zoom | Digital Zoom | Digital Zoom | Digital Zoom | Optical Zoom |
| shooting modes | Automatic | Panorama, Automatic, Easy | Manual | Manual | Manual | High-sensitivity, soft snap, portrait, landscape, night portrait, night scene, gourmet, beach, snow, fireworks, pet and party |
| connectivity tech | USB | USB | USB | USB, Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi, HDMI, USB | USB |
Videos
Page 1 of 1Start OverPage 1 of 1
Videos for this product
1:26
Click to play video
Customer Review: sony cybershot camera review by ray sipe
Raymond Sipe
Reviews with images
Great Stills
I LOVE this camera. The Carl Zeiss lens is awesome. Most of the time I don't have a clue what I'm doing with this camera but it doesn't seem to care. While I have take some garbage photos, I've taken far more absolutely awesome, share with every one I know photos. Once in a lifetime wildlife photos and awesome stills of my gelding horse galloping right at me.The video, not so in love with, but I didn't buy it for the video. The few videos I took were free hand and had a lot of shake, especially when I zoomed. May have worked better if I hadn't used the zoom while filming. As I say though, I didn't buy it for the video.It's not light and small but the photo quality is well worth the extra bulk. I LOVE this camera!
