Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
12800
Sensor Resolution
16.2 Megapixel
Sensor Type
Exmor R CMOS
Optical Zoom
5x
Display
2.7" LCD display
Touch Screen
Yes
Battery Type
Sony NP-BN Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Lens Included Carl Zeiss
Height 5.2 cm
Width 9.2 cm
Depth 1.9 cm
Weight 101 g
Enclosure Colour Silver | Black | Blue | Pink | Gold
Digital Zoom 2x
Optical Zoom 5x
SENSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50
Sensor Resolution 16.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 16,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
PROCESSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50
Image Processor BIONZ
LENS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50
Type Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 5x zoom - 4.5 - 22.5 cm - f/2.6-6.3
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 25 - 125mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 5 cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 5 groups / 6 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Automatic Face Tracking technology, Blink Detection technology, Smile Shutter
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50
ISO (Max) 12800
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, night portrait, PET, fireworks, soft snap, night scene, beach, snow, high sensitivity, soft skin, handheld twilight, gourmet, anti-motion blur, backlight correction HDR
Special Effects Illustration, Water Colour, miniature, partial colour, Toy camera, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/1600 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50
Type 2.7" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes
Display Format 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.2 m - 5.3 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
1 m - 2.2 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
7.5 m: ISO 3200 (wide lens)
3.2 m: ISO 3200 (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards Memory Stick Duo, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo Mark2, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo
Image Storage JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1920 x 1080
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1440 x 1080 - 60 fps - 9Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 6Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50
Battery Type Sony NP-BN Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 630 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 240 shots
Video recording - 1 hour
CONNECTIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard DPOF support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
FEATURES Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 10 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN), takes photos while film recording, TransferJet support, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, built-in help guide, Motion Detection Technology, Anti-motion Blur Mode, 3D Sweep Panorama technology, Sweep Multi Angle mode, Intelligent Sweep Panorama, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Unsharp Masking
OTHERS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50
Included Accessories AC power adaptor, USB cable, wrist strap
Software Sony PlayMemories Home
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year

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