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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
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Canon PowerShot SX540 HS Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot SX540 HS
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Nikon Coolpix B500 Digital Camera
Nikon Coolpix B500
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Nikon Coolpix P900 Digital Camera
Nikon Coolpix P900
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Sensor size0.24 in
N/A
0.24 in0.24 in
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx20.0 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
4:34:3
Max resolution4000 x 3000 px5184 x 3888 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
N/A
N/A
ProcessorDIGIC 5DIGIC 6
N/A
Expeed C2
Sensor photo detectors
N/A
21.0 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
  • 125
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
ISO Autoyesyesyes
N/A
ISO minimum8080125100
ISO maximum6400320064006400
Maximum image resolution4000 x 3000 px5184 x 3888 px4608 x 3456 px4608 x 3456 px
White balance presets7555
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Manual
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Tungsten
Auto
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formatsJPGJPEGJPEGJPG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
N/A
N/A
Image stabilizeryesyesyesyes
Image stabilization typeOpticalOpticalOpticalOptical
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
N/A
N/A
Uncompressed formatRAWNoNoNo
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
125
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
160012800

Optics and focus

Optical zoom50.0 x50.0 x40.0 x83.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x4.0 x4.0 x4.0 x
Minimum aperture3.43.4-22.8
Maximum aperture3.43.4-22.8
Focal length equiv24 - 120024 - 120023 - 90024 - 2000
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
  • AI Focus
  • Face detection
Contrast Detection Auto FocusTracking Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
N/A
yes
Manual focusyesyesNo
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selectionManualManual
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
N/A
N/A
Macro focus range0.0 in0.0 in0.39 in0.39 in
Number of focus points19
N/A
N/A
Image stabiliserOpticalOptical
  • Optical
  • Electronic
Optical
Filter threadyesnonono
Folded opticsnononono
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Brightness adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Normal focus range
N/A
1.97 in11.81 in19.69 in

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size2.8 in3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesnoyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFTLCDLCD
Screen dots461000461000921000921000
Touch screennononono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %98.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicNoneNoneElectronic
Viewfinder screen size0.2 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %
N/A
N/A
100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution202000.0 px
N/A
N/A
921000.0 px
Dioptre correctionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Flip-out screen
N/A
noyes
N/A
Second display
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
N/A
4.0 x
N/A
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
N/A
N/A
3 - 1

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s15.0 s1.0 s15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesnoyes
Aperture priorityyesyesnoyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesnoyes
Exposure compensation plus3222
Exposure compensation minus-3-2-2-2
Expousure compensation steps1/31/31/31/3
Auto exposure lockyesyes
N/A
N/A
AE EV steps1/3
N/A
N/A
N/A
Continuous shootingyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyes
N/A
no
Subject / scene modesyesyesyesyes
Built-in flashyesyesyesyes
Flash range5.55.56.911.5
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Manual
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash off
  • Flash on
  • Manual
  • Slow sync
Auto
  • Auto
  • Pre-flash
External flashyesnonono
Continuous drive2.2 fps5.9 fps7.4 fps7.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Fireworks
  • Portrait
  • 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-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportnononono
Manual settingsyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Camera shutter type
N/A
ElectronicElectronic
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
1/2000 sec
N/A
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
WB Bracketing
N/A
N/A
N/A
No

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 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
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HDNot supportedFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
N/A
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 7201920 x 10801920 x 1080640 x 480
Max frame rate (highest resolution)24.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)240.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate25.0 fps59.94 fps
N/A
N/A
Video recording limit
N/A
300.0 min.
N/A
N/A

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesno
Microphone typeStereoStereoStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMonoMonoMono
Voice recording
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Audio system
N/A
Stereo
N/A
Stereo
Supported audio file formats
N/A
  • LC-AAC
  • MP4
AACLPCM

Design

Body typeBridgeBridgeBridgeBridge
Colour of productBlackBlack
  • Black
  • Purple
  • Red
Black
Environmentally sealednononono

Dimensions

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

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Maximum memory card size32.0 GB
N/A
N/A
N/A
Memory slots1211
Storage types
  • 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
  • DCF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF
  • Exif 2.3
Internal storage
N/A
N/A
20.0 mB
N/A

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)335205600360
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Nickel-Metal Hydride
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyesyesyesyes
Battery level indicatoryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage7.4 V
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported1141
AC adapter includedyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
On/off switchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery recharge time
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.6 h

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMicroMicro
USB connector typeMini-USB BMicro-USB B
N/A
N/A
USB version2.02.02.02.0
DC-in jackyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Remote controlyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesyesyes
NFCnoyesyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyesyesyes
Bluetoothnonoyesno
AV outputyesyesnono
USB port
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
nonono
Microphone port
N/A
nonono
Wireless
N/A
Built-InBuilt-InBuilt-In
Supported WiFi types
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
4.1
N/A

Other features

Timelapse recordingnono
N/A
yes
GPSnoyesnoyes
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyes
Calendaryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
DLNA certifiednononono
Energy Star certifiedno
N/A
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
N/A
N/A
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
N/A
N/A
Crop
Languages support
N/A
Multi
  • 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
yesyesyes
Tripod thread
N/A
N/A
1.0 in
N/A

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