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The Norcent DSC-1050 is a budget priced digital camera that offers features usually found in more expensive offerings. The standout features for this price range is the 10 megapixel sensor, and the face tracking capabilities. Alongside these features are the standard capabilities found in modern point-and-shoot cameras such as anti-shake, 3x optical zoom, and a variety of shooting modes for different lighting conditions.
MSRP $179.00
Release date January, 2008
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Specs
- 10MP sensor
- Face tracking capability
- 3x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom
- 3.0" LCD display
- 22 capture modes
- movie recording up to 640x480 resolution
- built-in flash
- 16MB built-in memory with an SD card slot
10MP sensor - while this specification looks very impressive on paper, the reality is that megapixel ratings are one of the least important metrics in digital camera quality. This allows for pictures that have a resolution up to 3648x27363 which would allow for poster-sized prints to be made without loss of quality. For reference, typical pictures found on the Internet are around 1MP.
Face tracking - this technology is used to help with autofocus. Using image recognition technologies your subject's faces will be automatically discovered with focus automatically being placed on those locations.
22 capture modes - this includes both picture and movie recording modes. The large number of pre-built configuration settings is intended to allow for relatively easy pointing-and-shooting without overly compromising picture quality.
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Competitors
MSRP $179.95
Released November, 2008
Pros
- affordable price
- respectable battery life
- compact and lightweight
Cons
- "HD still capture" is silly marketing language
- 3x optical zoom
- poor image quality
Norcent DSC-1050
vs.
Kodak EasyShare M883
MSRP $299.99
Released January, 2008
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W170 is part of a line of compact digital cameras. It features a 10.1-megapixel Super HAD CCD and Carl Zeiss 5x optical zoom lens (with Smart Zoom technology). It also comes with a 2.7-inch Clear Photo LCD Display and in-camera retouching and basic editing functions. Like many of the Cyber-shot DSC...
Norcent DSC-1050
vs.
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W170
MSRP $229.95
Released June, 2008
Pros
- Decent battery performance > 200 shots
- Slightly less expensive than most competitors with this featureset
- Good all around performer
Cons
- Lacks mechanical image stabilization
- Fairly slow lag time between shots @ 3 seconds
- basic point and shoot - nothing special
Norcent DSC-1050
vs.
Nikon Coolpix S550
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Pros
- Inexpensive
- Lightweight
- Decent number of features
- Good variety of capture options
Cons
- Battery life isn't the best
- Autofocus can be finicky
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