The DSC-S50 was released by Sony in February of 2000 with six other models. The DSC-S50’s 2.1-megapixel sensor captures images with enough detail to create photo-quality 8 x 10 prints. It also has 3x optical plus 2x digital zoom lens with autofocus, 2.1 megapixel CCD delivering up to 1600 x 1200 pixel images, 560 x 240 pixel (TFT color) rotating LCD monitor, 6.1 to 18.3mm lens (equivalent to a 39 to 117mm lens on a 35mm camera), apertures from f/2.8 to f/11, auto plus manual focus options, automatic (Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Twilight, Twilight Plus, Landscape, Panfocus plus Spot Metering exposure modes), variable white balance (with Auto, Indoor, Outdoor plus Hold (manual) settings), Built-in flash (with Auto, Forced, Suppressed and Red-Eye Reduction modes with variable intensity setting), MPEG movies (sound and picture) up to 15 seconds at 320 x 240, 60 seconds at 160 x 112, Audio annotation of still files (up to 40 seconds of audio with each image), High-speed USB interface (Connects with Macs and PCs) , varying Image formats (JPEG, GIF (in Text mode), TIFF and MPEG), and NTSC/PAL switchable video output (US models ship with NTSC video cable). The new Cyber Shot DSC-S50 box included a 4 MB Memory Stick that holds 10 images at default resolution, Rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery, and AC adapter included. The dimensions of the camera are 113 x 68 x 69 mm (4.45 x 2.68 x 2.72″).