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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

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Pros

  • perfectly saturated colors and good noise levels
  • superior zoom range
  • excellent image stabilization

Cons

  • the maximum aperture tends to be smaller
  • spending more on your gear bag than your camera equipment
  • expensive designer camera bag

Key specs

  • CMOS
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 12 Mpx
  • 4000, 3000 px
  • 3.4
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Spot Auto Focus
  • 2.8 in
  • no

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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS - Pros & Cons

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Pros

  • perfectly saturated colors and good noise levels
  • superior zoom range
  • excellent image stabilization
  • and incredible image quality
  • Canon Powershot SX50 HS maintains is superior
  • for all the particulars is logical and user-friendly
  • The overall score of 47 is good
  • Dynamic range is also acceptable and so are the color accuracy and contrast
  • both work quite well
  • The night photograph was excellent

Cons

  • the maximum aperture tends to be smaller
  • spending more on your gear bag than your camera equipment
  • expensive designer camera bag
  • fast when using the flash
  • smaller sensor than professional DSLR cameras and does not take interchangeable lenses
  • Does the Canon SX50 HS have Weather Sealing
  • Does the Canon SX50 HS have Touch Screen
  • Canon SX50 HS have Image Stabilization
  • Canon SX50 HS is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones
  • in a disappointing field

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.8 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
6400
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
12 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4000 x 3000 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCMOS
Sensor size0.24 in
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 5:4
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4000 x 3000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4000x3000
  • 4000x2248
  • 4000x2664
  • 2992x2992
  • 2816x2112
  • 2816x1880
  • 2816x1584
  • 2112x2112
  • 1920x1080
  • 1600x1200
  • 1600x1064
  • 1200x1200
  • 640x480
  • 640x424
  • 640x360
  • 480x480
ProcessorDIGIC 5
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom50.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture3.4
Maximum aperture3.4
Focal length equiv24 - 1200
Focus adjustmentAuto/Manual
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
Manual focusyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selectionManual
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
Macro focus range0.0 in
Number of focus points1
Image stabiliserOptical
Filter threadyes
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Program
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Manual exposure modeyes
Exposure compensation plus3
Exposure compensation minus-3
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Auto exposure lockyes
AE EV steps1/3
Continuous shootingyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyes
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range5.5
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Manual
  • Slow Sync
External flashyes
Continuous drive2.2 fps
Scene modes
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Snow
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportno
Manual settingsyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeStereo
Speaker typeMono
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Dimensions
Weight19.44 oz
Width4.82 in
Height3.44 in
Depth4.15 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)335
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
Battery level indicatoryes
Battery voltage7.4 V
Number of batteries supported1
AC adapter includedyes
On/off switchyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Orientation sensoryes
Calendaryes
DLNA certifiedno
Energy Star certifiedno
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum6400
Maximum image resolution4000 x 3000 px
White balance presets7
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Manual
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeOptical
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAW
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.8 in
Articulated LCDyes
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots461000
Touch screenno
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewyes
ViewfinderElectronic
Viewfinder
  • Electronic
  • Screen
Viewfinder screen size0.2 in
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution202000.0 px
Dioptre correctionyes
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720
Max frame rate (highest resolution)24.0 fps
Max frame rate (highest resolution)24.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate25.0 fps
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Design
Body typeBridge
Colour of productBlack
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Maximum memory card size32.0 GB
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
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Connectivity
mini-HDMIyes
HDMI ports quantity1
HDMI connector typeMini
USB connector typeMini-USB B
USB version2.0
DC-in jackyes
Remote controlyes
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS - Q&A (1)

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    darryl.herzog
    about 2 years ago
    Does canon powershot sx50 hs have wifi?
    lyman.batz
    about 2 years ago
    No, Canon PowerShot SX50 HS doesn't have Wireless!
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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Canon - Editorial Reviews (23)

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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Canon PowerShot SX50 HS review: Not your average compact
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Published: 15.01.2013
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS review: Not your average compact

Looking at the specifications for Canon’s new PowerShot SX50 HS may leave you thinking that you have opened the pages of some futuristic fantasy: a compact camera with a zoom lens that covers a range equivalent to 24mm up to 1200mm with a digital zoom doubling this figure! Well specifications don’t take pictures; photographers do, if they have the right camera. Is this the right camera?

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Digital Camera Review
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Published: 05.11.2012
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Digital Camera Review

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Canon Powershot SX50 HS Review
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Digital Photography School
Published: 17.11.2012
Canon Powershot SX50 HS Review
3.0

Camera companies love ‘world’s best’ labels, no matter whether they truly are ‘world’s best’ or merely biggest, smallest, longest, widest, quickest, smartest … or whackiest! However, it’s hard to ignore Canon and its description of the PowerShot SX50 HS as possessing the ‘world’s largest optical zoom range in a compact camera.’ Simply because, at time

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Canon PowerShot SX50 HS review
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TechRadar
Published: 15.10.2012
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS review
4.5

Canon's superzoom bridge packs a whopping 50x zoom

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Canon SX50 Review
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Imaging Resource
Published: 31.05.2013
Canon SX50 Review
5.0

Is the Canon SX50 HS the ultimate mega-zoom camera? Read our review to find out! (It's pretty darned good...)

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Canon PowerShot SX50 HS review
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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS review

In het Canon PowerShot SX50 HS productdossier lees je alles over de PowerShot SX50 HS. Lees wat de PowerShot SX50 HS allemaal kan op onze review- en specificatiepagina.

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Published: 24.10.2012
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
4.0

Canon's most powerful super-zoom camera to date comes with a 50x optical zoom lens and is the first in its class with raw file capture.

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Review
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DPReview
Published: 15.01.2013
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Review
3.6

As you may have noticed, the 'Megapixel Wars' have calmed down a bit in recent years. That doesn't mean that camera manufacturers haven't found something else to drive up to absurd levels. In the case of 'big zoom' cameras that thing is, of course, how powerful the lens is. Remember a few years ago, when 12X lenses were considered a lot? Since then we've gone through 18X, then 24X, and 30X. Things really started to get crazy over the past year, with Nikon releasing their Coolpix P510, which has a 42X lens. Then Canon did what I never thought I'd see: announce the PowerShot SX50 HS ($479), which has a whopping 50X, 24 - 1200 mm lens.

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Review | Photography Blog
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Published: 10.10.2012
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Review | Photography Blog
4.5

The Canon PowerShot SX50 HS super-zoom camera has an astonishing 50x lens with a massive focal range of 24-1200mm. The Canon SX50 HS also offers a 12 megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor, 2.8 inch vari-angle LCD screen, electronic viewfinder, full manual controls, RAW format support, 10fps burst shooting and full 1080p HD movies. Read our detailed Canon PowerShot SX50 HS review complete with full-size JPEG, RAW and video samples to discover if it's the only camera you'll ever need...

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Long lens is fun, but use can be frustrating
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CNET
Published: 11.02.2013
Long lens is fun, but use can be frustrating

The SX50 HS packs one of the longest zoom lenses currently available and has some very good photo quality to back it up.

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Review: Quick Review - Canon SX50 HS
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Review: Quick Review - Canon SX50 HS

Much like the twilight hovers between evening and night, so too does the SX50 HS occupy a distinctive space of its own between compact cameras and DSLRs.

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Review | Photography Blog
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Published: 10.10.2012
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Review | Photography Blog
4.5

Expert review of the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS digital camera with sample JPEG and RAW photos, test shots, videos and more.

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Canon Powershot SX50 HS Review - Bob Atkins Photography
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Canon Powershot SX50 HS Review - Bob Atkins Photography

The Canon Powershot SX50 HS is a remarkable camera with a 24-1200mm (yes, 1200mm) lens. Not only that but it offers RAW format image capture, a high speed (HS) mode which can shoot at 12fps and 1080 HD video. The image quality is good, even at extreme telephoto settings and the IS system gives remarkably good image stabilization

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Canon SX 50 Review - Luminous Landscape
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Published: 07.01.2013
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FacebookTweet OK, I admit it. I have a soft spot for so-called Superzoom cameras and have reviewed quite a few of them on these pages...

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Canon SX50 HS Review | Camera Decision
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Camera Decision
Published: 15.01.2013
Canon SX50 HS Review | Camera Decision
2.7

Canon SX50 HS is a 12.0MP Small Sensor Superzoom camera with a 1/2.3-inch sized BSI-CMOS sensor and 24-1200 mm F3.4-6.5 lens. Read our SX50 HS review to find its pros and cons.

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