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| Battery life | 8.4 |
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| Build Quality | 9.0 |
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| Ease of use | 8.9 |
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| Features | 8.5 |
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| Image quality | 8.9 |
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| Value for money (at time of purchase) | 9.1 |
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| Weight | 8.8 |
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| Overall rating | 8.9 |
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Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Low battery usage
Very Good picture quality
Very compact
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Small buttons - might not suit those with large hands !
50 of 50 people found this review helpful
purchased 06 Jul 2006
Score 8.0/10
Alick, Huddersfield
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Quality product, ease of use, screen size
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not supplied with memory stick as standard
25 of 25 people found this review helpful
purchased 31 Mar 2006
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Light and easy to carry. Not too much gobbledegook information
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Had to purchase a carry case
23 of 23 people found this review helpful
purchased 05 Jul 2006
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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compact and very light, easy to use
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complicated instructions for downloading onto PC
23 of 23 people found this review helpful
purchased 07 Sep 2006
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
22 of 22 people found this review helpful
purchased 13 Sep 2006
Score 9.0/10
David, Kinross
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Shutter delay is very very low, which is excellent & 1 of the real benefits of this camera.
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None
18 of 18 people found this review helpful
purchased 17 Dec 2006
Score 8.0/10
Krutish, Hatfield
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Sony W series cameras are just great. The battery life is impressive, and the quality of pictures matches its fantastic steel looks. Keep it up Sony
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The prices of Sony Memory Sticks are the only disappointment, wish they were cheap as SD cards
15 of 15 people found this review helpful
purchased 28 Mar 2006
Score 9.0/10
James, Peterborough
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Very pleased with this camera- good battery life unlike the smaller sony DSC-T9 which I almost bought. Easy to use and good picture quality
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Very flimsy battery cover- this is made of plastic whereas the rest of the camera has a good quality metal casing
14 of 14 people found this review helpful
purchased 31 Mar 2006
Score 8.0/10
Craig, London
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The compact size of the camera makes it useful for everyday use.
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14 of 14 people found this review helpful
purchased 05 Jul 2006
Score 7.0/10
Phil, London
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Size
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Menu very unfriendly. Can't work out how to print date on pictures - assuming I can ?
14 of 14 people found this review helpful
purchased 23 Nov 2006
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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truely the first camera i have purchased that can take good photos indoors
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memory card adaptor not supplied
12 of 12 people found this review helpful
purchased 30 Mar 2006
Score 10.0/10
Keith, St. Albans
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Overall great camera- very pleased
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ONLY bad point battery housing cover - very loose and looks like it will not last
12 of 12 people found this review helpful
purchased 28 Nov 2006
Score 9.0/10
Dawn, Oldham
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The Sony DSC W50S is an extemely good looking camera, great range of functions and good value for money
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Haven't yet mastered how to get a good focused action shot, but will persevere.
12 of 12 people found this review helpful
purchased 11 Nov 2006
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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THE PRODUCT IS PORTABLE & RELATIVELY EASY TO USE.
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THE MEMORY STICK TYPE REQUIRED IS A LITTLE BIT SCARCE IN EVERYDAY STORES
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
purchased 07 Nov 2006
Score 7.0/10
stuart, market harborough
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compact
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complicated to use all of its features
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
purchased 15 Dec 2006
Score 8.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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very easy to use and instruction in plain and easy ways.
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Reviewer left no comment
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
purchased 12 Apr 2006
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Fills the requirement in every respect.
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Non discovered.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
purchased 29 Nov 2006
Score 9.0/10
Louise, Dundee
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Power on and ready to use straightaway.
Lots of picture option. Small and light weight.
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Haven't found any bad points yet
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Jun 2006
Score 8.0/10
Jane, London
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Easy to use. Small size means very easy to carry round. Like large viewfinder. Like having movie facility - movie quality very good.
Multi use lead very useful to connect to TV - especially using slide show facility and also USB connection to computer.
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Still images not as sharp as movies - bit disappointing.
Having to buy a spare battery is quite expensive at ouset, but essential as you definitely need one, as you can't buy a spare when out.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 12 Jun 2006
Score 10.0/10
singh, ilford
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very good
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neighbours envy
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Jun 2006
Score 9.0/10
Fiona, Leeds
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My first digital camera. Compact and easy to use - even for technophob like me. Battery charger really useful, especially on holiday.
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Still get red eyes despite red eye reduction.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 19 Jun 2006
Score 8.0/10
Maggie, London
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good battery life, good quality images, I like the onscreen menu for the feature selection.
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didn't come with a case. is too easy for the features wheel to slip and it stays in the mode it was last time, so easy to forget that you have to switch again. Cannot zoom in when taking movies.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Jun 2006
Score 9.0/10
ann, liverpool
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Takes excellent photo's and the ISO mode is great for taking pics of the kids and reducing blurr
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Battery cover opens very easily if dropped. Selection wheel is easily changed just if caught on something in your pocket or bag.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 03 May 2006
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Very stylish, good size viewing screen, takes great pictures
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None so far
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 18 Jun 2006
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Easy to use for someone new to cameras. Lots of modes, which when familiar are very useful. Pocket sized it is a good "go anywhere" camera and I have used mine for numerous motorsport events with success.
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Battery cover clip can be easily popped open by accident, but the battery and memory card are held tight so no worries about them falling out.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Jun 2006
Score 10.0/10
John, Cheltenham
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Easy to use and very light to carry round. Can keep it in your pocket.
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None
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 23 Jun 2006
Score 9.0/10
Ian, Paisley
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It has its own internal memory.It has a wide variety of shooting modes. I can easily vary the quality by adjusting the pixels. It was very good quality for the price. Very easy to download pictures to my PC.
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No operational bad points. It would have been nice if it had come with a carry case.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 29 Mar 2007
Score 9.0/10
PAUL, SOMERSET
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Quick startup time and shutter response, great screen, macro mode excellent
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Buttons a bit fiddly for podgy fingers, takes a while to make sense of the miriad of settings options available (you can just leave it on auto though)
purchased 02 Apr 2006
Score 9.0/10
Den, Brighton
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Main selection feature was minimum shutter delay. It also looks really cool.
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I'm a digital virgin so still find small size and proximity of buttons take a bit of getting used to.
purchased 10 May 2006
Score 10.0/10
David, Bootle
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Having a viewfinder, standard 32mb internal memory, 2.5 inch screen.
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None.
purchased 12 May 2006
Score 8.0/10
Mark, Fairford
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Great looking (particularly in black), compact, high performance digital camera with excellent large screen size
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Non so far
purchased 28 Apr 2006
Score 9.0/10
Patrick, Biggleswade
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Excellent picture quality and feature set,very small easy to use with big screen and great battery life.It is also very fast to start up and has very minimal shutter lag which means you get the shot more often than not.Buy it you will love it too!
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Build quality is not up to the usual high Sony standard, which is a little bit dissapointing though not the end of the world.For such a small cam I would really have liked a smaller charger for travelling, but again I am only nit picking really.
purchased 10 Apr 2006
Score 9.0/10
JIM, ABERDEEN
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Size, Ease of use, features, quality
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battery charger is fickle, feels like battery doesn't fit properly, have to fiddle about with battery to get charging to begin.
purchased 16 May 2006
Score 9.0/10
John, Sidmouth
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Pocket size, stylish, ease of use, great battery life and quality results
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 16 May 2006
Score 9.0/10
Lee, Northampton
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beautiful, slim and compact. Fantastic battery life.
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None
purchased 24 May 2006
Score 10.0/10
s, leicester
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easy to use
handy to carry
stylish to hold
Perfectly fits what i wanted :)
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should come with an equally stylish case
purchased 29 May 2006
Score 8.0/10
Eva, Wakefield, England
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takes beutiful pics
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sometimes difficult menu
purchased 30 May 2006
Score 9.0/10
Nick, Bury St Edmunds
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Easy to use
card compatibility for viewing pictures on almost any sony product.. Vaio/psp/camera phones
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cannot recharge battery from usb
purchased 25 Jan 2007
Score 10.0/10
Christine, Preston
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Clarity of the close up shots and ease of use
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none at all
purchased 23 Feb 2007
Score 9.0/10
Mark, Aberdeen
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easy to use, takes nice clear pictures.
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lack of memory stick with camera. A 512mb card is not that expensive now and really should be bundled with camera to elt people use it upon receipt
purchased 28 Nov 2006
Score 10.0/10
Mark, Stockport
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Childs play to use. I bought it for my 12 year old she thinks its great.
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none
purchased 28 Nov 2006
Score 9.0/10
Saravanan, Exeter
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Its a superb compact camera. Picture quality is damn good.
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None I have seen
purchased 26 Mar 2007
Score 10.0/10
Bernard, Leigh.Lancs
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The camera is very easy to use and the battery last for a very long time,I have only had to charge it once since I bought the camera!
I have had several different digital cameras and this has all the good points and no bad ones ,and it is very easy to slide into your pocket you dont need a case hanging on your belt.
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none
purchased 29 Mar 2007
Score 9.0/10
sheila, elmswell
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Compact easily managed. Ideal for travelling. Immense vesatility excellent performance and results. Am a first with the use of digital and picked it up very quickly.
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 13 Jan 2007
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Qyuick start up, easy to use, logical, clear display
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Control dial (back top right) tends to turn rather easily and needs to be checked that's it's in position before a shot is taken
purchased 01 Mar 2007
Score 8.0/10
iain, aberdeen
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Simple to use. good quality.
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 29 Mar 2007
Score 9.0/10
nicky, lincoln
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looks good, very small but easy to use. nice big sceen.
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doesn't come with case or memory stick. some controls a bit fiddly, but just because of size
purchased 04 Feb 2007
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Camera Type

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Compact
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There are 2 main types of camera: The SLR and the Compact.
SLR stands for Single Lens Reflex. SLR cameras use a prism to reflect the exact image as seen through the lens and so offers a more accurate viewfinder. SLR cameras have detachable lenses offering greater flexibility if you wish to take a variety of different photographs.
Compact cameras have a built in lens and an ‘above lens’ viewfinder which is less accurate but they are often cheaper, more sleekly designed and easier to carry anywhere with you to capture that moment perfectly without having to fiddle with complex settings or a bag full of lenses.
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Optical Zoom Ratio

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3
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The amount by which the camera optics (lens) can bring the subject closer.
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Screen Size in Inches

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2.5
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Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
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Digital Zoom Ratio

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6
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Not to be confused with optical zoom, digital zoom enlarges a portion of the image thus simulating optical zoom. In doing so, some image quality is lost.
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Image Stabilisation

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No
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If a photo is taken at a slow shutter speed, or at a long focal length, the effects of ‘hand shake’ will be amplified. Some cameras come with built-in image stabilisation which is designed to act against this to produce sharper images.
It’s great for low light shots without a tripod, like at a gig.
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Memory Card Slot

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Yes
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Having a memory card slot allows you to save data to a memory card and then transfer it to another device. For example you may put a photo from your camera or mobile phone onto a memory card and then plug it into your printer to print directly.
Memory card slots come in many formats:
Compact Flash Card
Memory Stick Duo
Micro SD Card
MMC
SD Card
SDHC Card
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PictBridge

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Yes
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An industry standard allowing images to be printed from camera to printer, without needing a computer. CIPA PictBridge Standard Website
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Macro Mode

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Yes
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This mode allows close-up photograpy of small objects such as insects and flowers.
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Video Recorder

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Movie and Voice
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Video recording functionality allows the capture of videos in mpeg or avi format which is great if you want to capture a whole scene, not just one moment.
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Video Recorder

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Yes
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Video recording functionality allows the capture of videos in mpeg or avi format which is great if you want to capture a whole scene, not just one moment.
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Timer

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Yes
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Having a timer function is essential if you want to get into the shot yourself. Make sure your camera has this feature if you plan to go on holiday and capture photos of you and your friends or family having fun together.
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Dimensions (mm)

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88.9x57.1x22.9
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The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
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Weight (g)

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157
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The weight of the product in grams.
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Flash

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Yes
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Whether or not your camera has an in-built flash.
Flashes are essential for fully capturing a low light image.
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Resolution (Pixels)

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2816x2112
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A camera sensor, that captures the photograph, is measured in pixels. The number given here is the horizontal amount of pixels followed by the vertical quantity of pixels.
The more pixels a camera sensor has, the bigger and higher quality the image will be.
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Shortest Shutter Speed

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2000
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This is the fastest speed at which the camera can take a photo. Faster shutter speeds really freeze the action and are great for sports photography.
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Longest Shutter Speed

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1"
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This is the longest exposure your camera will take. The longer you take a photo for, the more light is let in and the more motion is captured.
Long shutter speeds can give fantastic, artistic results.
Try photographing the night sky at 30s or longer to see how the rotation of the Earth causes the stars to curve through the scene.
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Longest Shutter Speed

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1s
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This is the longest exposure your camera will take. The longer you take a photo for, the more light is let in and the more motion is captured.
Long shutter speeds can give fantastic, artistic results.
Try photographing the night sky at 30s or longer to see how the rotation of the Earth causes the stars to curve through the scene.
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Max. Aperture Lens 1

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f2.8-5.2
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Measured in f-stops the aperture of a lens dictates the maximum amount of light captured.
If you want to do low light photography look for something with a wide aperture like f2.8.
The widest aperture is given as a range as it changes when your lens is zoomed in.
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Filter Diameter (mm) Lens 1

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30
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If you want to protect your camera or camcorder lens from getting scratched you will need a filter. A filter screws on to the front of the lens. The filter diameter is the distance across the lens.
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In-Built Memory (MB)

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32
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USB Port

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Yes
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Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
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WiFi

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No
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Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
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Also known as: Sony Cybershot W50, Sony CYBER-SHOT DSC-W50
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Manufacturer's Description
The Cyber-shot W50 – Slim aluminium body with great features: 6.0 effective Megapixels, High ISO Sensitivity for sharper shots, Carl Zeiss 3x Optical zoom lens, extra large and bright 2.5-inch LCD screen, and STAMINA battery life.
* 6.0 Effective Megapixel
* Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens
* 3x Optical Zoom, up to 13x Smart Zoom,
6x Precision Digital Zoom
* “Anti-blur” ISO1000 High Sensitivity
* Stamina Battery Life (approx 390 shots
by
CIPA standard)
* Slim & Compact High Quality Metal Body
* 2.5" (6.2cm)
LCD Monitor
* Clear
RAW NR
* Rechargeable Li-ion Battery & Charger
included
* Quick Operation (Start-up 1.3 sec,
Shutter Time Lag 0.3 sec, Shutter
Release Lag 0.001sec)
* New “Cyber-shot Viewer” Software Supplied
* Real Imaging Processor
* Macro 2cm
* 16:9 Mode for Wide Screen TV
* Internal Memory 32MB
*
MPEG VX Fine with Audio
* 100%
LCD Field of view
* AF Illuminator
* Histogram Indication
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USB 2.0 High Speed Transfer
* Conversion Lens Compatible (Optional)
* Scene Selection Mode
* PictBridge Compatible
* 15 Menu Languages (English, French,
German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese,
Dutch, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian,
Danish, Finnish, Polish, Hungarian,
Czech)
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