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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Digital Camera
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Nikon D5100 Digital Camera
Nikon D5100
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Sensor size0.24 in0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 5:4
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:23:23:2
Max resolution4000 x 3000 px3872 x 2592 px6000 x 4000 px4928 x 3264 px
Other resolutions
  • 4000x3000
  • 4000x2248
  • 4000x2664
  • 2992x2992
  • 2816x2112
  • 2816x1880
  • 2816x1584
  • 2112x2112
  • 1920x1080
  • 1600x1200
  • 1600x1064
  • 1200x1200
  • 640x480
  • 640x424
  • 640x360
  • 480x480
  • 2896x1944
  • 1936x1296
  • 4512x3000
  • 3008x2000
  • 3696x2448
  • 2464x1632
ProcessorDIGIC 5ExpeedExpeed 4Expeed 2
Image sensor format
N/A
DX
Advanced Photo System type-C
DX
Sensor photo detectors
N/A
11.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
N/A

Image

ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
ISO Autoyesyes
N/A
yes
ISO minimum80100100100
ISO maximum640032002560025600
Maximum image resolution4000 x 3000 px3872 x 2592 px6000 x 4000 px4928 x 3264 px
White balance presets7121212
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Manual
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formatsJPG
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesnonono
Image stabilization typeOpticalNoNoNo
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 5:4
  • 16:9
3:216:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAWRAW
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
32002560025600
AEB/HDR support
N/A
nonoyes
HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Optical zoom50.0 x3.0 x5.8 x3.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x1.0 x
N/A
N/A
Minimum aperture3.4
N/A
22
N/A
Maximum aperture3.4222.82.8
Focal length equiv24 - 1200
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAutoAuto
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selectionManual
  • Auto
  • Manual
AutoAuto
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyesyes
Macro focus range0.0 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of focus points1111111
Image stabiliserOpticalLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based only
Filter threadyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Folded opticsno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens mount
N/A
Nikon FNikon FNikon F
Magnification (Crop factor)
N/A
1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)
N/A
LampLampLamp
Contrast autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Brightness adjustment
N/A
yesyesyes
Focal length multiplier
N/A
1.5x1.5x1.5x
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
111111
Filter diameter
N/A
2.64 in2.05 in2.83 in
Phase detection autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Contrast adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
N/A
11
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size2.8 in3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesnonoyes
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCDLCD
Screen dots461000230000921000921000
Touch screennononono
Field of view100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicOpticalOpticalOptical
Viewfinder screen size0.2 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %95.0 %95.0 %95.0 %
Viewfinder resolution202000.0 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dioptre correctionyes
N/A
yesyes
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
0.8 x0.85 x0.78 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
1.7 - 0.5-1.7 - 0.51.7 - 0.7
Eye relief
N/A
0.71 in0.71 in0.7 in
Separate info display
N/A
nonono
Flip-out screen
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Program
N/A
Scene
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyesyes
Exposure compensation plus3555
Exposure compensation minus-3-5-5-5
Expousure compensation steps1/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
1/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyes
AE EV steps1/3
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Histogramyesyesyesyes
Subject / scene modesyesyesyesyes
Built-in flashyesyesyesyes
Flash range5.5121212
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Manual
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive2.2 fps3.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Backlight
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Food
  • Landscape
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot AF-area
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Manual settingsyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Camera shutter type
N/A
ElectronicElectronicElectronic
WB Bracketing
N/A
NoNo
Yes
Flash sync speed
N/A
1/200s1/200s1/200s
External flash connection
N/A
Hot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering system
N/A
i-TTLi-TTL
N/A
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
3.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps
Speed (RAW)
N/A
3.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps
Number of exposures
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
AE frames
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
Exposure bracketing
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.3 - 0.5±EV

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
N/A
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDNot supportedFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
RAW
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
NTSC
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
Thumbnails
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720
N/A
1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)24.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate25.0 fps3.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesnoyesyes
Microphone typeStereo
N/A
MonoMono
Speaker typeMono
N/A
Mono
N/A
Noise reduction
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Voice recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Audio system
N/A
N/A
MonoStereo
Supported audio file formats
N/A
N/A
PCMLPCM

Design

Body typeBridgeSLRSLRSLR
Colour of productBlackBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
Black
Environmentally sealednononono
Body material
N/A
PlasticPlasticPlastic
Anti-dust system
N/A
yesyesyes

Dimensions

Weight19.44 oz17.11 oz16.23 oz17.99 oz
Width4.82 in4.92 in4.88 in5.0 in
Height3.44 in3.7 in2.97 in3.8 in
Depth4.15 in2.56 in3.86 in3.1 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Maximum memory card size32.0 GB
N/A
N/A
N/A
Memory slots1111
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.21
RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
Internal storage
N/A
N/A
N/A
4098.0 mB
Dual memory card slots
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Power

Power source typeBatteryBattery
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery
Battery life (CIPA)335500700660
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery level indicatoryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Battery voltage7.4 V
N/A
7.2 V
N/A
Number of batteries supported1111
AC adapter includedyesyesnoyes
On/off switchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
1230.0 mAh
N/A

Connectivity

HDMIyesnoyesyes
HDMI ports quantity11
N/A
1
HDMI connector typeMini
N/A
MiniMini
USB connector typeMini-USB B
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB version2.02.02.02.0
DC-in jackyesyes
N/A
yes
Remote controlyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesyesyes
NFCnononono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyesnoyes
Bluetoothno
N/A
nono
AV outputyesyes
N/A
N/A
Wireless
N/A
Eye-Fi ConnectedOptionalEye-Fi Connected
Firewire
N/A
nonono
USB port
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Microphone port
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Other features

Timelapse recordingnononoyes
GPSnononono
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyes
Calendaryesyesyesyes
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Energy Star certifiednononono
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
  • BUL
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CRO
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • PER
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SER
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • VIE
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • IND
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
Trimming
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
Frame
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Languages support
N/A
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • ARA
  • BUL
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SER
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
Multi
Tripod mounting supported
N/A
yesyesyes

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