Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE
Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V
Sony
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 20 megapixels
- Sensor size
- 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)
- Sensor type
- BSI-CMOS
- Max resolution
- 5184 x 2920
- ISO
- Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, (6400, 12800 with boost)
- Boosted ISO (maximum)
- 12800
- Uncompressed format
- Unknown
Lens and focus
- Focal length (equiv.)
- 24–720 mm
- Optical zoom
- 30×
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Macro focus range
- 5 cm (1.97″)
- Image stabilization
- Optical
- Image stabilization notes
- Optical SteadyShot Image Stabilization with 3-way Active mode
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 30 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/4000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 10.0 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- Yes (Pop-up)
- External flash
- Yes (via Multi Interface shoe)
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 1920 x 1080 (60fps), 1440 x 1080 (30fps), 1280 x 720 (30fps), 640 x 480 (30fps)
- Format
- MPEG-4, AVCHD
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- Electronic (optional)
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 921,000
- Articulated LCD
- Fixed
- Touch screen
- No
Body and connections
- Storage types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
- Battery description
- Lithium-Ion NP-BX1 battery and charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 400
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 272 g (0.60 lb / 9.59 oz)
- Dimensions
- 108 x 64 x 38 mm (4.25 x 2.52 x 1.5″)
- Environmentally sealed
- No
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes
- Wireless
- Built-In
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03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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