Sony DSC-U50 Brochure

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S P E C I F I C A T I O N S
Imaging Device: 1/2.7" 2.0 Megapixel Super HAD™ CCD
Recording Media: Memory Stick DUO™ Media, Memory Stick
DUO™ PRO™ Media
Zoom: N/A
Filter Diameter: N/A 
Focal Length: 5.0mm
35mm Equivalent: 33mm
Aperture: f2.8
Focus: 4-Step Manual Preset with Auto
Minimum Focus Distance: 3.9" (0.1m)
Macro Focus Distance: Auto/Selectable
Shutter Speed: Auto (1/8 – 1/2000)
Manual Exposure: N/A
Color LCD: 1.0" 64K Pixels Hybrid LCD
Flash Modes: Auto/Forced On/Forced Off/ Red-Eye Reduction
Red-Eye Reduction: On/Off
Flash Effective Range: 1.6 – 6.0 feet (0.5 – 1.8m)
White Balance: Auto/Daylight/Cloudy/Fluorescent/Incandescent
Picture Effects: Solarize, Black & White, Sepia, and Negative Art
ISO: Auto
Scene Modes: Soft Snap, Illumination Snap, Twilight, Active
Outdoor, Vivid Nature
Self-Timer: Yes, 10 seconds
Video Output: N/A
Still Image Modes: JPEG (Normal)
MPEG Movie Mode: MPEG Movie EX (320 x 240) without Audio,
Video Mail (160 x 112) without Audio
Clip Motion: N/A
Microphone/Speaker: N/A 
USB Terminal: Yes 
Memory Stick Duo™ PRO™ Media Compatibility
1
Tested to sup-
port up to 1GB media capacity; does not support high
speed transfer function; does not support Access Control 
security function
Supplied Software: Pixela ImageMixer™ Software for Sony v1.5,
USB Driver
OS Compatibility: Microsoft
®
Windows
®
98, 98SE, 2000, ME, XP
Home and Pro. Macintosh
®
8.5.1/8.6/ 9.0/9.1/ 9.2/ X (10.0,
10.1, 10.2)
Supplied Accessories: “AAA” Rechargeable NiMH Batteries (2),
BC-CS2 Battery Charger, USB Cable, MSG-M8A 8MB
Memory Stick DUO™ Media, Neck Strap, Software CD-ROM
Dimensions: 4" x 1 
5
/
8
" x 1" (99.9 x 40.5 x 24.9mm)
Weight: 4.7oz (132g)
©2003 Sony Electronics Inc.
Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. 
Sony, Cyber-shot, Digital. Powerful. Transportable, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Duo PRO, the
Memory Stick logo, Stamina and Super HAD are trademarks of Sony. Microsoft and Windows are 
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. PictBridge 
is a trademark of CIPA. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Features and 
specifications subject to change without notice. Non-metric weights and measures are approximate.
1
Available storage capacity of Memory Stick Duo and Memory Stick Duo PRO media may vary. 
A portion of the memory is used for data management functions.
Sony Electronics Inc.
16765 West Bernardo Drive
San Diego, Ca 92127
www.sony.com/di
DSC-U50
Memory Stick
1632x1224
640x480
DUO™ Media
1
(2MP)
(VGA)
8MB
14
80
16MB
29
161
32MB
60
326
64MB
122
656
128MB
245
1316
Memory Stick
PRO DUO™ Media
256MB
445
2380
512MB
906
4840
1GB
JPEG Still Image Mode
Standard Picture Quality
MPEG EX 
Video Mail
(320 x 240)
(160 x 112)
8MB
1m 26s
5m 35s
16MB
2m 54s
11m 3s
32MB
5m 52s
22m 43s
64MB
11m 48s
45m 40s
128MB
23m 39s
1h 31 m 34s
256MB
42m 47s
2h 45m 35s
512MB
1h 27m 1s
5h 36m 43s
1GB
MPEG MOVIE EX MODE
Maximum Storage Time 
h = hours
m = minutes
s = seconds