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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Digital Camera
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Canon PowerShot SX540 HS Digital Camera
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Canon PowerShot SX60 HS Digital Camera
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Nikon Coolpix B500 Digital Camera
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Nikon Coolpix P900 Digital Camera
Available colors

Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Sensor size0.24 in
N/A
0.24 in0.24 in0.24 in
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 5:4
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 5:4
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
4:34:3
Max resolution4000 x 3000 px5184 x 3888 px4608 x 3072 px4608 x 3456 px4608 x 3456 px
Other resolutions
  • 4000x3000
  • 4000x2248
  • 4000x2664
  • 2992x2992
  • 2816x2112
  • 2816x1880
  • 2816x1584
  • 2112x2112
  • 1920x1080
  • 1600x1200
  • 1600x1064
  • 1200x1200
  • 640x480
  • 640x424
  • 640x360
  • 480x480
N/A
  • 4608x3456
  • 4608x2592
  • 3456x3456
  • 2768x3456
  • 3264x2448
  • 3264x2176
  • 3264x1832
  • 2448x2448
  • 1952x2448
  • 2048x1536
  • 2048x1368
  • 1920x1080
  • 1536x1536
  • 1232x1536
N/A
N/A
ProcessorDIGIC 5DIGIC 6DIGIC 6
N/A
Expeed C2
Sensor photo detectors
N/A
21.0 Mpx17.0 Mpx17.0 Mpx17.0 Mpx

Image

ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • Auto
  • 125
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
ISO Autoyesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
ISO minimum8080100125100
ISO maximum64003200640064006400
Maximum image resolution4000 x 3000 px5184 x 3888 px4608 x 3456 px4608 x 3456 px4608 x 3456 px
White balance presets75755
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Manual
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
Auto
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formatsJPGJPEGJPGJPEGJPG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
N/A
N/A
Image stabilizeryesyesyesyesyes
Image stabilization typeOpticalOpticalOpticalOpticalOptical
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 4:5
  • 16:9
N/A
N/A
Uncompressed formatRAWNoRAWNoNo
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
6400160012800
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
N/A
125
N/A

Optics and focus

Optical zoom50.0 x50.0 x65.0 x40.0 x83.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x4.0 x4.0 x4.0 x4.0 x
Minimum aperture3.43.43.4-22.8
Maximum aperture3.43.43.4-22.8
Focal length equiv24 - 120024 - 120021 - 136523 - 90024 - 2000
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
  • AI Focus
  • Face detection
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Face detection
Contrast Detection Auto FocusTracking Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Manual focusyesyesyesNo
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selectionManualManual
N/A
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Macro focus range0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.39 in0.39 in
Number of focus points199
N/A
N/A
Image stabiliserOpticalOpticalOptical
  • Optical
  • Electronic
Optical
Filter threadyesnononono
Folded opticsnonononono
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Brightness adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Normal focus range
N/A
1.97 in0.0 in11.81 in19.69 in

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size2.8 in3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesnoyesyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFTLCDLCDLCD
Screen dots461000461000922000921000921000
Touch screennonononono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %98.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicNoneOpticalNoneElectronic
Viewfinder screen size0.2 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution202000.0 px
N/A
922000.0 px
N/A
921000.0 px
Dioptre correctionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Flip-out screen
N/A
noyesyes
N/A
Second display
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
N/A
N/A
4.0 x
N/A
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3 - 1

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s15.0 s15.0 s1.0 s15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyesnoyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesnoyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyesnoyes
Exposure compensation plus32322
Exposure compensation minus-3-2-3-2-2
Expousure compensation steps1/31/31/31/31/3
Auto exposure lockyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
AE EV steps1/3
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Continuous shootingyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyesyes
N/A
no
Subject / scene modesyesyesyesyesyes
Built-in flashyesyesyesyesyes
Flash range5.55.55.56.911.5
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Manual
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash off
  • Flash on
  • Manual
  • Slow sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Slow Sync
Auto
  • Auto
  • Pre-flash
External flashyesnoyesnono
Continuous drive2.2 fps5.9 fps6.4 fps7.4 fps7.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Fireworks
  • Portrait
Sports
  • Beach
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Fireworks
  • Food
  • Moon
  • Night landscape
  • Panorama
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Backlight
  • Beach
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Fireworks
  • Food
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Party
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportnonononono
Manual settingsyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Camera shutter type
N/A
Electronic
N/A
Electronic
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
1/2000 sec
N/A
N/A
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
WB Bracketing
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HDNot supportedFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
MP4
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
N/A
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
N/A
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 7201920 x 1080320 x 2401920 x 1080640 x 480
Max frame rate (highest resolution)24.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)240.0 fps60.0 fps240.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate25.0 fps59.94 fps30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Video recording limit
N/A
300.0 min.
N/A
N/A
N/A

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyesno
Microphone typeStereoStereoStereoStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMonoMonoMonoMono
Voice recording
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Audio system
N/A
StereoStereo
N/A
Stereo
Supported audio file formats
N/A
  • LC-AAC
  • MP4
LC-AACAACLPCM

Design

Body typeBridgeBridgeBridgeBridgeBridge
Colour of productBlackBlackBlack
  • Black
  • Purple
  • Red
Black
Environmentally sealednonononono

Dimensions

Weight19.44 oz15.59 oz21.41 oz19.12 oz31.71 oz
Width4.82 in4.72 in5.02 in4.47 in5.49 in
Height3.44 in3.22 in4.5 in3.08 in4.06 in
Depth4.15 in3.62 in3.65 in3.74 in5.41 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Maximum memory card size32.0 GB
N/A
32.0 GB
N/A
N/A
Memory slots12111
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF
  • DPOF 1.1
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF
  • Exif 2.3
Internal storage
N/A
N/A
N/A
20.0 mB
N/A

Power

Power source typeBatteryBattery
  • Battery
  • DC
BatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)335205340600360
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Nickel-Metal Hydride
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyesyesyesyesyes
Battery level indicatoryes
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage7.4 V
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported11141
AC adapter includedyes
N/A
Y
N/A
N/A
On/off switchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
920.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
Battery recharge time
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.6 h

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyesyes
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMiniMicroMicro
USB connector typeMini-USB BMicro-USB B
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB version2.02.02.02.02.0
DC-in jackyes
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Remote controlyesyesNoyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesyesyesyes
NFCnoyesyesyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothnononoyesno
AV outputyesyesyesnono
USB port
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
nononono
Microphone port
N/A
noyesnono
Wireless
N/A
Built-InBuilt-InBuilt-InBuilt-In
Supported WiFi types
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
N/A
4.1
N/A

Other features

Timelapse recordingnonono
N/A
yes
GPSnoyesnonoyes
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyesyes
Calendaryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
DLNA certifiednonononono
Energy Star certifiedno
N/A
no
N/A
no
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
N/A
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • VIE
N/A
N/A
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
N/A
N/A
N/A
Crop
Languages support
N/A
Multi
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • ARA
  • BEN
  • BUL
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HIN
  • HUN
  • INC
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SER
  • SWE
  • TUR
  • UKR
Multi
Tripod mounting supported
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
Tripod thread
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.0 in
N/A

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