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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS vs Nikon D3400

4.82 in
3.44 in
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
4.88 in
3.86 in
Nikon D3400 Digital Camera
Nikon D3400
Available colors
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4 stars
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Full Comparison

Sensor

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Sensor typeCMOSCMOS
Sensor size0.24 in0.93 in
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 5:4
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
Max resolution4000 x 3000 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4000x3000
  • 4000x2248
  • 4000x2664
  • 2992x2992
  • 2816x2112
  • 2816x1880
  • 2816x1584
  • 2112x2112
  • 1920x1080
  • 1600x1200
  • 1600x1064
  • 1200x1200
  • 640x480
  • 640x424
  • 640x360
  • 480x480
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
ProcessorDIGIC 5Expeed 4

Image

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 25600
ISO minimum80100
ISO maximum640025600
Maximum image resolution4000 x 3000 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets712
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Manual
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formatsJPG
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyes
Image stabilization typeOpticalNo
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW

Optics and focus

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Minimum aperture3.41.8
Maximum aperture3.43.5
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
Contrast Detection Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
Manual focusyesyes
Number of focus points111
Image stabiliserOpticalLens based only

Screen and viewfinder

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Screen size2.8 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesno
Screen technologyLCDLCD
Screen dots461000921000
Touch screennono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderElectronic
  • Electronic
  • Optical
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %95.0 %

Photography features

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
Exposure compensation plus35
Exposure compensation minus-3-5
Expousure compensation steps1/31/3
Auto exposure lockyesyes
Continuous shootingyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Histogramyesyes
Subject / scene modesyesyes
Built-in flashyesyes
Flash range5.512
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Manual
  • Slow Sync
Auto
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive2.2 fps5.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot AF-area
Manual settingsyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20

Videography features

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
MOV
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Slide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 7201920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)24.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)240.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate25.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeStereoMono
Speaker typeMonoMono

Design

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Body typeBridgeSLR
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Black,Red
  • Red
Environmentally sealednono

Dimensions

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Weight19.44 oz15.7 oz
Width4.82 in4.88 in
Height3.44 in3.86 in
Depth4.15 in2.97 in

Storage

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots11
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3

Power

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Power source typeBattery
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery life (CIPA)3351200
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion

Connectivity

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMini
USB connector typeMini-USB BMicro-USB
USB version2.02.0
DC-in jackyesyes
Remote controlyesyes
PictBridgeyesyes
NFCnoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)nono
Bluetoothnono

Other features

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Timelapse recordingnono
GPSnono
Orientation sensoryesyes

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

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