The Sony DSC T50 is a pocket sized digital camera with a difference. It has a touch LCD screen. This means there are very few buttons and dials to get used to. The screen is large at three inches in size. I am sure this is likely to make the DSC T50 appeal to style conscious people.
On the subject of style I think the camera looks good. In fact in my view this Sony range of compact cameras is one of the most stylish available. The camera has an aluminium body and is available in black and silver. At 23mm wide you can find slimmer cameras around. This one will still fit into a pocket as long as the pocket is not too small. Without batteries and memory card it weighs 130g which is about standard for this type of camera.
By using a touch screen Sony have removed almost all the buttons you normally see on a digital camera. There is still a zoom control, but not much else. This helps the sleek lines the camera has, but you do need to dip into the menu system every time you need to change one of the other basic settings such as putting the camera in macro mode or changing the flash mode. Therefore in terms of ease of use the camera is easy to use, but you do need to dig into the menu system every time you want to change a setting.
The DSC T50 has plenty of megapixels (seven) and a standard three times zoom lens. Image stabilisation is also available. I don't feel this feature is a necessity on this type of camera with its relatively short zoom lens, but it may become more useful as the light gets lower.
A lithium ion battery and a charger are included in the box. Sony estimates that the camera should be able to take around 400 shots in between charges. This is a high number of photos.
Sony have built 56mb of memory into the DSC T50. This is a generous amount especially when you consider other digital cameras can have around 10mb of internal memory and in extreme cases less than this. A memory card is not supplied. When you need to buy one the camera is compatible with memory stick duo and memory stick duo pro cards.
Price wise there are cheaper pocket cameras around, but then you would expect to pay a premium for the touch screen. You also tend to pay a premium on digital cameras made by Sony when compared to many other brands.
