Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.7
Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Digital
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/4000 of a second
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Size
Really small
Mid size 106x68x48 mm
Thickness
Thin
1.9"
Weight
Light-weight
296 g

differences

Advantages of the Sony DSC-H10

Size Significantly smaller 106x68x48 mm vs 116x81x86 mm
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2.3x smaller
Weight Significantly lighter 296 g vs 547 g
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Around 50% lighter
Thickness Significantly thinner 1.9" vs 3.4"
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More than 40% thinner
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-H50

Wide angle Much better wide angle 31 mm vs 38 mm
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Around 20% better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.7 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the DSC-H50's lens captures slightly more light (0.7 f-stops)
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen Yes vs No
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Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies
True resolution Significantly higher true resolution 9 MP vs 8 MP
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Capture more than 10% more detail in your photos
Zoom More zoom 15x vs 10x
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Around 2.5x more zoom
Sensor size Larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm
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More than 10% larger sensor
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Digital vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Macro focus Better macro capability 1 cm vs 2 cm
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Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/4000s vs 1/2000s
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2x faster max shutter speed
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10
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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a travel zoom with a super zoom.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
DSC-H10:2 cm
DSC-H50:1 cm
Longest exposure Long exposures Help
30 seconds
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
True resolution Capture low resolution images Help
DSC-H10:8 MP
DSC-H50:9 MP
Thickness Quite thick Help
DSC-H10:1.9"
DSC-H50:3.4"
Weight Heavy Help
DSC-H10:296 g
DSC-H50:547 g
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
DSC-H10:38 mm
DSC-H50:31 mm
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Movie format Movie support Help
480p @ 30fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9

Super zoom

Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Travel zoom

$248

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H7

Super zoom

Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $215

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Nikon D5100

Nikon D5100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $597 body only

$600 - $697 with 18-55mm lens

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Travel zoom

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Super zoom

$742

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Screen size Much smaller screen
Size Much larger
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H3

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H3

Travel zoom

Weight Slightly lighter
Screen size Much smaller screen
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5

Super zoom

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Wide angle Better wide angle
Size Significantly larger
True resolution Significantly lower true resolution
Sony NEX-7

Sony NEX-7

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$1,200 body only

$1,350 - $1,499 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Weight Heavier

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Super zoom

$355

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
True resolution Significantly lower true resolution
Sensor size Significantly smaller sensor
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V

Super zoom

$399

Zoom Much more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Larger
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Size Larger
Nikon Coolpix P510

Nikon Coolpix P510

Super zoom

$397 - $400

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Nikon D3100

Nikon D3100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $547 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out

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