Sony Cybershot DSC-HX50V

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 17 expert reviews

Excellent:

6
Good:

6
Average:

1
Bad:

4

Pros:

Huge 30x 24-720mm equivalent zoom range.
Excellent image stabilization.
Hot shoe with accessory port for EVF.

Cons:

Wifi difficult to setup and limited in use.
Screen hard to see in bright conditions.

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Last revision on April 3, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Huge 30x 24-720mm equivalent zoom range
Excellent image stabilization
Hot shoe with accessory port for EVF
Excellent 400 shot battery life
Full PASM modes and Exposure compensation dial
Built-in wifi and GPS (GPS on HX50V only)

Reviewers Didn't Like

Wifi difficult to setup and limited in use
Screen hard to see in bright conditions
Limited customization options

Expert reviews and ratings

Sony makes some great cameras and the DSC-HX50V is yet another in the Cyber-shot range. Boasting a 30x zoom and the ability to capture images at 20.4 megapixels or full HD 1080p movies, it will fit the bill for casual and more experienced...

By Macworld Australia on January 16, 2014

Now that smartphones are starting to pull the rug out from under the low end of the point-and-shoot market, camera companies have to make a strong argument for spending hundreds of dollars more on their point and shoot cameras. To that end, Sony has...

By reviewed.com on November 01, 2013

Ratings in depth At the time of launch the Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX50V is the smallest compact camera with a 30x zoom lens. This Sony G lens has an equivalent focal length of 24-720mm, making it enormously versatile and ideal for sightseers and travelling...

By TechRadar on August 12, 2013

At the time of launch the Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX50V is the smallest compact camera with a 30x zoom lens. This Sony G lens has an equivalent focal length of 24-720mm, making it enormously versatile and ideal for sightseers and travelling...

By TechRadar AU on August 12, 2013

100

For a compact that packs 20 million pixels onto a small-format sensor and sports a 30x optical zoom lens in a compact casing, the Sony Cyber-shot HX50V masters its technology very well, both in terms of optics and electronics. Performances are...

By DigitalVersus on June 11, 2013

Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V is an excellent compact megazoom suitable for snapshooters to enthusiasts, though the latter might be turned off by some aspects of the...

By cnet on June 07, 2013

Sony has made a smart move by splitting it's 2013 pocket super-zoom range and offering two options in the form of the HX50(V) and the more affordable 20x WX300. Not everybody needs or wants a 30x zoom but those who do won't mind paying a little extra...

By Camera Labs on June 01, 2013

If you were looking for a travel-zoom camera in the past, we’d have gone straight to recommending a Panasonic. Sony’s new HX50V crams 20 megapixels -- too many, really -- on its tiny sensor, with a 30x zoom lens and all the trimmings you could want....

By Good Gear Guide on May 02, 2013

The HX50V stuffs a lot of zoom in your top pocket, sporting added bonuses like Wi-Fi and GPS. It comes recommended, though pixel peepers may be...

By CNET Australia on April 24, 2013

I’ve had lots of experience with these mega zoom cameras: some enjoyable, some not so much.If you’re new to the field, approach them with caution: the zoom range is appealing, impressive and somewhat frustrating.For one, you simply cannot use them...

By Digital Photography School on July 01, 2013

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