Customer Reviews

Sony Cybershot DSC-T50 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Silver)

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

pros:
1. incredibly small camera with nonextending lens even at full zoom.
2. large 3" lcd.
3. motion correction.
4. price has now dropped $30 in <1 month vs. when I bought it at $399

cons:
1. white spots appear on some (~5%) of pictures taken with the flash, which is almost all indoor shots. very distracting, and can ruin otherwise great pictures. google white spot and sony t camera series for more details. sony website claims dust particles in air interfere with flash, which is quite strong, but it's a glitch all the same to me.
2. red eye - bad, but on par with other small digital cameras.



Update: after using this camera for 2+ months and >500 pictures, I am disappointed in quality. despite the impressive specs, which include 400+ picture battery life and 570+ pictures using a 2gb pro duo card, the red eye is present on virtually all flash shots, which means all indoor shots. I think it has to do with the ultracompact design and how closely the flash and the lens are both tucked into the upper left hand corner. And the white spots remain distracting. This is much worse than with my old camera - overall, I prefer pictures taken with my 4MB Canon powershot S410. I would now rate this camera as merely 2-3 stars.

This has to be one of the most versatile compact cameras ever. The 3" display is awesome. It makes it very easy to frame subject and also for editing & modifying pictures. With this one, I own three digital cameras and by far, this is the most convenient and easy to use. The prompts in the menu are very logical and easy to follow. The movie feature is also awesome. The sound quality is the best I've seen in any camera this size.

Very impressed!!!

Awesome, compact camera that takes remarkably sharp pics- very easy to use touchscreen and (my favorite)reliable stabilization feature.

I purchased this camera after more research than I put into buying a car - well almost. It has turned out to be very easy to set up. The touch screen menus work smoothly and intuitively. You can almost throw the manual away unless you want to get really technical. The automatic setting has covered just about anything that I've wanted to do so far. Battery life seems good and I especially like the fact that there is no protruding lens to get broken/jammed. I gave it only four stars because the last item - durability - has yet to be tested. So far, so good.

We bought this camera because our other digital camera (SONY DSC-H1) was too large to carry around a lot of the time. We took it skiing with us (Whistler, BC) and it took some outstanding pictures, both of persons and of landscape/scenery. It is small enough that you can pretty much carry it anywhere, anytime. Others may disagree, but the touchscreen menu controls are easy to use and fairly intuitive. Fingerprints do get on the screen but you hardly notice them and they are easily removed (or better yet, use the little wand they give you with the camera instead of your fingers, that doesn't leave any marks on the screen). To summarize: this is an excellent camera, very small size but with a large 3" LED display, takes EXCELLENT pictures, and the touchscreen menu is easy to use and intuitive. Most people will be very happy with this camera if they buy it. The only negative thing is that this camera does not have a view finder, but unless you have very bright sun at your back this isn't too much of a problem.

I used to have a Canon Powershot. I am happier with color from Sony. It gives me true sunset color. It seems to have wider range of color especially in red zone. Skin tone is more real and livelier.

nice camera to own for casual consumer
pros
compact camera and touchscreen 3" screen
out-of-box slideshow with music and many transition effects


cons
little heavier than prior models
grainy picture at higher optical zoom level
color are not as natural as nikon cameras

Of course this camera is not a digital SLR. Since I have received it, I have taken more pictures in one month than I would with my SLR. I take it everywhere with me because....well because I can now.... I loved my Rebel but it was too bulky for vacations and fun. I will miss the features that it offered me, but this little guy catches a lot more of the fun...

Overall a great camera. One disappointment was that I apparently was shipped the European version of the camera kit. I.e. It came with the non-US version of the battery charger (US version has the plug built into the charger, while non-US version has a cord) and the TV output was defaulted to European format (I eventually figured out how to set it to the US format).

This camera is light, easy to use and has some fantastic features. The video rivals that of a camcorder. You can zoom in while shooting too. The slide show feature on pictures is GREAT. Both pictures and video playback easily and clearly on a televition.

The only negatives that I can see is that there are white spots and some redeye. The redeye I have gotten on other cameras too, but I've never had white spots before. BUT the white spots only appear occasionally.

I'd highly recommend this camera, especially if you are looking for very decent video as well.