The Sony brings a relatively modest 15x Carl Zeiss lens to a market segment where those four other guys are all packing 18 or 20x lenses, but it does outrange ‘s 12x offering. (As an aside, anybody wanna bet that with Photokina coming up in September, won’t be bringing up the rear on ultrazoom lens length once that show gets put to bed?) In any event, while the Sony might not be quite as wide or as long as most of the competition, let’s see how it measures up otherwise. The camera accepts Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick PRO Duo media, and Sony includes a rechargeable li-ion battery and charger, lens hood and lens adapter ring, lens cap and strap, shoulder strap, A/V and USB multi connector cables, a remote commander, and CD-ROM software with each camera. There’s a wealth of other features incorporated into the H50 as well, including face and smile detection technology, dynamic range optimization, variable noise reduction, intelligent scene recognition and an infrared Night Shot capability. The H50 can suit the user who simply wants to set the camera on auto and fire away with confidence that the camera will take care of the rest, or go completely off the other end of the spectrum with inputs galore, including a Happy Face Retouch tool that Sony should have left on the drawing board (I didn’t have the heart to subject anyone to that device; if you want to see why Happy Face Retouch is a bad idea, check out DCR.com editor David Rasnake’s ). There are eight primary shooting modes: • Auto: Camera controls all settings except image size, face detection, scene recognition and red-eye reduction. • Easy: Camera controls all settings except image size, flash and self-timer but with larger text size and characters that are easier to see.

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• Program: Camera controls exposure, user has image modification settings available. • Aperture Priority: Camera controls shutter speed, user sets aperture and has image modification settings available. • Shutter Priority: Camera sets aperture, user sets shutter speed and has image modification settings available. • Manual: User sets aperture and shutter speeds, has image modification settings available.

• Scene: User selects from ten unique shooting situations via mode dial or menu, camera handles most shooting functions. Defy Gemini Gourmet Double Oven Manual. • Movie: Captures images at 640×480 resolution and either 30 or 17 frames per second, or 320×240 at 8 fps.

Length of video is limited only by size of media, but shooting is limited to about ten minutes at a time. Optical zoom is available throughout focal range. For a detailed listing of specifications and features, please refer to the specifications table found at the. FORM, FIT, AND FEEL The H50 is typical for cameras in this class, resembling a mini DSLR. Epochta Mailer Crack here. Styling and Build Quality The H50 features a metal and largely composite body – the plastics used are the norm for this market segment of camera, which appears to be well built. Ergonomics and Interface The first thing I noticed with the H50 is how “busy” the body is – there are buttons or controls everywhere on the top and back of the camera.

The deep handgrip portion of the body is done in a rubbery material that I’d prefer a bit tackier to help promote the grip, but otherwise the shape is good. I had ongoing trouble with inadvertently zooming the lens when holding the camera in one hand. The zoom button lies directly under the thumb of the right hand, and it was easy to zoom without knowing it.

There were no problems when using the camera with both hands, and the zoom button is nicely placed for use while shooting, but just carrying the camera around and having the lens not be where I “left” it became annoying. I also had a tendency to hit multiple targets when using the control button -it just wasn’t tall enough to activate without often hitting one of the other functions (display, self-timer, macro or flash) situated around it. Display/Viewfinder The H50’s 3.0-inch LCD monitor has a 230,000 pixel composition and was one of the better monitors I’ve come across on a compact digital camera (the other was a 3-inch model as well, which is probably significant). Nice for image review in good light, it was actually fairly usable for composition in direct outdoor light conditions. The monitor may be tilted up and away from the camera body to help with difficult shooting angles. There is also a viewfinder with a diopter adjustment. Sony didn’t publish any details on the coverage afforded by the viewfinder that I could locate, but it appears to be in the 90 to 95 percent range.