The previously leaked Sony DSC-HX50V camera is now officially announced. Sony knows how to make small compact cameras and claims that this is "the world’s smallest, lightest digital still camera that packs a powerful 30x optical zoom range". The HX50V will start shipping on May 21 with a price tag of $448 and can currently be pre-ordered at Amazon.
Technical specifications:
| Features | DSC-HX50 / DSC-HX50V |
| Effective Pixels (approx.) | 20.4 megapixels |
| Image Sensor | 1/2.3 type (7.82mm) Exmor R CMOS sensor |
| Processor | BIONZ |
| Lens | Sony G, 24-720mm, f/3.5 (W) - 6.3 (T), 11 elements in 10 groups (including 5 aspheric elements) |
| Zoom | 30x |
| ISO (still image) | Auto/80/100/200/400/800/1600/3200/6400*/12800** Achieved using "By Pixel Super Resolution" technology and overlay burst shooting. |
| Display | 7.5cm (3.0type) (4:3) / 921,600 dots / Xtra Fine / TFT LCD |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| GPS | DSC-HX50V only |
| Battery | NP-BX1 and USB Charge/USB Power Supply |
| Battery Life / still image shooting (approx.) | 400 images* / 200 minutes* CIPA standard, internal measurement. Approximate figure: actual value depends on shooting conditions |
| Approx. dimensions W x H x D | 108.1mm x 63.6mm x 38.3mm |
| Weight (body only, excluding media and battery) | Approx. 272g (Battery and Memory Stick DUO are included) Approx. 246g (Body Only) |
