"SX50 is the world's first 50x Optical Zoom lens* in a compact digital camera, which goes all the way from a wide-angle 24mm to 1200mm (35mm equivalent) to capture any shot you choose. The PowerShot SX50 HS doesn't just get you up close to the action, it delivers spectacular image quality to every shot. The Canon HS SYSTEM, a combination of a 12.1 Megapixel High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor and the DIGIC 5 Image Processor, achieves beautiful images up to ISO 6400. Record your memorable moments in incredibly lifelike 1080p Full HD video with stereo sound and High Speed AF ensures you'll capture all the action with faster focusing speed and reduced shooting lag time. The PowerShot SX50 HS also features the additional benefit of Zoom Framing Assist Seek and Lock functions, for easy tracking of and keeping the subject centered in the frame until you capture the image. With powerful technologies that add convenience and advanced capabilities, PowerShot SX50 HS can help you capture more of life every day."
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| Canon 50X Mega Zoom SX50 Digital Camera |
Hands On
Rating (Source:Photographyblog)
Highly Recommended
| Ratings (out of 5) | |
|---|---|
| Design | 4.5 |
| Features | 4.5 |
| Ease-of-use | 4.5 |
| Image Quality | 4 |
| Value for money | 4 |
Specifications:
Type
Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 50x Optical, 4x Digital and 200x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer
Image Capture Device
Type12.1 Megapixel, 1/2.3-inch CMOS
Total Pixels
Approx. 12.8 Megapixels
Effective Pixels
Approx. 12.1 Megapixels
Lens
Focal Length4.3 (W) - 215.0 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 24-1200mm)
Digital Zoom
4.0x
Focusing Range
Normal: 2.0 in. (5cm) - infinity (W), 4.3 ft. (1.3m) - infinity (T)
Auto: 0 in (0cm) - infinity (W), 4.3 ft. (1.3m) - infinity (T)
Sports: 3.3 ft. (1m) - infinity (W), 43 ft. (13m) - infinity (T)
Macro AF: 0 in. - 1.6 ft. (0-50cm) (W)
Autofocus System
TTL Autofocus, Manual Focus
Viewfinders
Optical ViewfinderOptical N/A
Electronic Viewfinder (Approx. 202,000 dots)
LCD Monitor
2.8-inch TFT Colour Vari-angle LCD with wide viewing angle
LCD Pixels
Approx. 461,000 dots
LCD Coverage
Approx. 100%
Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperturef/3.4 (W), f/6.5 (T)
Shutter Speed
1-1/2000 sec.
15-1/2000 sec. (in Tv and M modes)
Exposure Control
SensitivityAuto, ISO 80/100/125/160/200/250/320/400/500/640/800/1000/1250/1600/ 2000/2500/3200/4000/5000/6400
Light Metering Method
Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**
* Facial brightness is evaluated in Face Detection AF
** Metering frame is fixed to the center
Exposure Control Method
Manual Exposure, Program Shift, Safety Shift, AE Lock
Exposure Compensation
Still Images: ±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Videos: ±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments (not available during shooting)
White Balance
White Balance ControlAuto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom 1, Custom 2
* Camera automatically sets the optimal ISO speed according to shooting mode.
Flash
Built-in FlashAuto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Flash Off
- Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect.
Flash Range
1.6 ft. - 18 ft. (W), 4.6 - 9.8 ft. (T) (50cm - 5.5m (W), (1.4m - 3.0m (T))
Image brightness may diminish depending on the shooting distance
Recycling Time
10 seconds or less (battery voltage: 7.4V)
Flash Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Shooting Specifications
Shooting ModesC1, C2, M, Av, Tv, P, Auto, Movie Digest, Sports, SCN*1, Creative Filters*2, Movie*3
- Shooting movies is possible with the movie button
*1 Portrait, Smooth Skin, Smart Shutter*4, High-Speed Burst HQ, Handheld NightScene, Snow, Fireworks, Stitch Assist
*2 High Dynamic Range, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Soft Focus, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Colour Accent, Colour Swap
*3 Standard, iFrame Movie, Super Slow Motion Movie
*4 Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer
Photo Effects
My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Colour *
*Adjustment of contrast sharpness, saturation, red, green, blue and skin tone are available.
Self Timer
Custom*, Approx. 2-sec. delay, Approx. 10-sec. delay
* Delay time (0-15 sec. (in one-second increments), 20/25/30 sec.) and number of shots (1-10 shots (in one-shot increments)) can be specified.
Wireless Control
N/A
Continuous Shooting
1) Normal: Approx. 2.2 shots/sec. (in P mode)
Approx. 13 shots/sec.* (in High-Speed Burst HQ)
2) AF: Approx. 0.8 shots/sec. (in P mode)
Approx. 4.1 shots/sec.* (in High-Speed Burst HQ)
3) LV: Approx. 0.9 shots/sec. (in P mode)
- Under conditions where the flash does not fire automatically
- Differs depending on the zoom position.
* The maximum continuous capture is 10 frames.
Image Storage
Storage MediaSD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card
File Format
Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1 compliant
Image Recording Format
Superfine / Fine
JPEG Compression Mode
Still Image: Exif. 2.3 (JPEG)
Video: MOV (Image: H.264; Audio: Linear PCM (Stereo))
Number of Recording Pixels
Still Images:
1) 16:9 - Large: 4000 x 2248; Medium 1: 2816 x 1584; Medium 2: 1920 x 1080; Small: 640 x 360; RAW: 4000 x 2248
2) 3:2 - Large: 4000 x 2664; Medium 1: 2816 x 1880; Medium 2: 1600 x 1064; Small: 640 x 424; RAW: 4000 x 2664
3) 4:3 - Large: 4000 x 3000; Medium 1: 2816 x 2112; Medium 2: 1600 x 1200; Small: 640 x 480; Raw: 4000 x 3000
4) 1:1 - Large: 2992 x 2992; Medium 1: 2112 x 2112; Medium 2: 1200 x 1200; Small: 480 x 480; RAW: 2992 x 2992
5) 4:5 - Large: 2400 x 3000; Medium 1: 1696 x 2112; Medium 2: 960 x 1200; Small: 384 x 480; RAW: 2400 x 3000
Videos:
Full HD 1920 x 1080: 24 fps (23.976)
HD 1280 x 720: 30 fps (29.97)
iFrame Movie HD 1280 x 720: 30 fps (29.97)
Movie Digest HD 1280 x 720: 30 fps (29.97)
Miniature Effect HD 1280 x 720: 6 fps / 3 fps / 1.5 fps
Miniature Effect 640 x 480: 6 fps / 3 fps / 1.5 fps
Super Slow Motion Movie 640 x 480: 120 fps
Super Slow Motion Movie 320 x 240: 240 fps
640 x 480: 30 fps (29.97)
Number of Recordable Images
Image data| 16:9 | 3:2 | ||||||
| File Size (KB) | 8 GB | 32 GB | File Size (KB) | 8 GB | 32 GB | ||
| Large (L) | SF | 4,507 | 1,729 | 6,980 | 5,134 | 1,515 | 6,118 |
| F | 2,915 | 2,640 | 10,659 | 3,247 | 2,384 | 9,624 | |
| Medium 1 (M1) | SF | 2,630 | 2,923 | 11,801 | 2,914 | 2,640 | 10,659 |
| F | 1,814 | 4,234 | 17,091 | 1,945 | 3,961 | 15,989 | |
| Medium 2 (M2) | SF | 1,095 | 6,822 | 27,537 | 899 | 8,187 | 33,044 |
| F | 604 | 12,280 | 49,567 | 496 | 14,448 | 58,314 | |
| Small (S) | SF | 188 | 35,089 | 141,622 | 221 | 30,703 | 123,919 |
| F | 113 | 49,125 | 198,271 | 133 | 40,937 | 165,225 | |
| RAW | RAW | 17,680 | 442 | 1,788 | 17,585 | 444 | 1,798 |
| RAW+JPEG | RAW+JPEG | NA | NA | RAW+JPEG | NA | NA | |
| 4:3 | 1:1 | ||||||
| File Size (KB) | 8 GB | 32 GB | File Size (KB) | 4 GB | 16 GB | ||
| Large (L) | SF | 5,661 | 1,379 | 5,568 | 4,224 | 1,832 | 7,397 |
| F | 3,537 | 2,192 | 8,850 | 2,640 | 2,923 | 11,801 | |
| Medium 1 (M1) | SF | 3,173 | 2,431 | 9,814 | 2,365 | 3,274 | 13,217 |
| F | 2,073 | 3,721 | 15,020 | 1,549 | 4,912 | 19,826 | |
| Medium 2 (M2) | SF | 1,002 | 7,442 | 30,040 | 760 | 9,824 | 39,653 |
| F | 558 | 12,927 | 52,176 | 420 | 16,374 | 66,090 | |
| Small (S) | SF | 249 | 27,291 | 110,150 | 188 | 35,089 | 141,622 |
| F | 150 | 40,937 | 165,225 | 113 | 49,125 | 198,271 | |
| RAW | RAW | 17,529 | 446 | 1,804 | 17,415 | 448 | 1,814 |
| RAW+JPEG | RAW+JPEG | NA | NA | RAW+JPEG | NA | NA | |
| 4:5 | ||||
| File Size (KB) | 4 GB | 16 GB | ||
| Large (L) | SF | 3,396 | 2,273 | 9,178 |
| F | 2,121 | 3,611 | 14,578 | |
| Medium 1 (M1) | SF | 1,898 | 4,026 | 16,251 |
| F | 1,243 | 6,140 | 24,783 | |
| Medium 2 (M2) | SF | 608 | 12,280 | 49,567 |
| F | 336 | 20,468 | 82,612 | |
| Small (S) | SF | 150 | 40,937 | 165,225 |
| F | 90 | 61,406 | 247,838 | |
| RAW | RAW | 17,347 | 450 | 1,821 |
| RAW+JPEG | RAW+JPEG | NA | NA | |
Note: SF=Superfine F=Fine
*The approximate number of images recordable on memory cards other than the above can be calculated by using the above figures as a reference and extrapolating accordingly.
Time of Recordable Movies
Movie data| iFrame Movie, Movie Digest Mode*1 | Miniature Effect | ||||||
| HD: 1280 x 720 | HD: 1280 x 720 | 640 x 480 | |||||
| 30 fps*2 | 5x | 10x | 20x | 5x | 10x | 20x | |
| 6 fps*3 | 3 fps*3 | 1.5 fps*3 | 6 fps*3 | 3 fps*3 | 1.5 fps*3 | ||
| Movie Size (KB/sec.) |
4701 | 573 | 287 | 143 | 246 | 123 | 61 |
| 8 GB | 27 min. 39 sec. | 3 hrs. 35 min. 27 sec. | 6 hrs. 49 min. 22 sec. | 11 hrs. 22 min. 17 sec. | 7 hrs. 34 min. 51 sec. | 13 hrs. 38 min. 45 sec. | 22 hrs. 44 min. 36 sec. |
| 32 GB | 1 hr. 51 min. 37 sec. | 14 hrs. 29 min. 36 sec. | 27 hrs. 32 min. 15 sec. | 45 hrs. 53 min. 45 sec. | 30 hrs. 35 min. 50 sec. | 55 hrs. 04 min. 31 sec. | 91 hrs. 47 min. 32 sec. |
| Super Slow Motion Movie | Other | ||||
| 640 x 480 | 320 x 240 | Full HD: 1920 x 1080 | HD: 1280 x 720 | 640 x 480 | |
| 120 fps*3 | 240 fps*3 | 24 fps*4 | 30 fps*2 | 30 fps*2 | |
| Movie size (KB/sec.) | 4914 | 2457 | 4355 | 3054 | 1416 |
| 8 GB | 26 min. 24 sec. | 52 min. 28 sec. | 29 min. 39 sec. | 42 min. 11 sec. | 1 hr. 28 min. 59 sec. |
| 32 GB | 1 hr. 46 min. 35 sec. | 3 hrs. 31 min. 49 sec. | 1 hr. 59 min. 43 sec. | 2 hrs. 50 min. 19 sec. | 5 hrs. 59 min. 10 sec. |
*2Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.
*3Playback frame rate is 30 fps*2.
*4Actual frame rate is 23.976 fps.
Playback Specifications
Playback Modes FileStills & Videos:
Auto Rotate (Automatic vertical/horizontal detection), Index Continuous Display, Image Advance (Operation Tools, Transition Effects, Scroll Display), Rotate, Favorites, My Category, Smart Shuffle, Group Playback, Movie Digest, Slideshow (Playback Interval, Repeat, Effect, Playlist)
Still Images:
Single, Index, Magnification (2-10x), Switch to other images while zoomed, Information Display, Red-eye Correction, i-Contrast, Photobook Setup, Trimming, Resize, My Colors, Face ID info, Focus Check, Histogram, RGB Histogram, Location Information, Overexposure Warning
Videos:
Normal Playback*1, Slow Motion, Skip Backward*2, Previous Frame*3, Next Frame*3, Skip Forward*2, Erase chapters, Editing
Using the software included with the camera (ImageBrowser EX), there are 8 levels (1/8x to 1x) of playback speed for Super Slow Motion Movies possible on a computer.
*1 Audio settings available in 5 levels
*2 Approximately 4 seconds
*3 Slow motion available
Erasing Specifications
Erase ModesSelect Image, Select Range, Select All Images
- The image data in the memory card stored with the Design rule for Camera File systems format can be erased (however, protected images cannot be erased).
- Using the Movie editing function, sections of the movie can be deleted.
Interfaces
Video OutNTSC/PAL (dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video)
Mini-HDMI connector
Audio Out
Stereo (dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video)
Other
SD memory card slot; direct connection to Canon SELPHY, PIXMA Photo Printers & PictBridge compatible printers
Power Source
Battery Pack NB-10L, Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 (included with AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC80)
Shooting Capacity
Approx. 315 shots when using LCD monitor
Approx. 335 shots when using Electronic Viewfinder
Playback Time
Approx. 7 hours
Physical Specifications
Operating Temperature32-104°F/0-40°C
Operating Humidity
10-90%
Dimensions (W x H x D)
4.82 x 3.44 x 4.15 in. / 122.5 x 87.3 x 105.5mm
Weight
21.0 oz. / 595g (CIPA standard)
19.4 oz. / 551g (camera only)
30 display languages provided (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Ukrainian, Farsi, Hindi, Malay, Indonesian and Vietnamese.)
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