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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS vs Nikon D7200

4.82 in
3.44 in
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
5.33 in
4.19 in
Nikon D7200 Digital Camera
Nikon D7200
Available colors
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4 stars
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3 stars
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19 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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44
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44 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
4 %
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56 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Full Comparison

Sensor

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
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
  • 16:9
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
  • 4800x3200
  • 3600x2400
  • 2400x1600
ProcessorDIGIC 5Expeed 4

Image

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
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
  • Manual
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formatsJPG
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesno
Image stabilization typeOpticalNo
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW

Optics and focus

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Optical zoom50.0 x7.8 x
Minimum aperture3.43.5
Maximum aperture3.41.8
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Selective
  • Servo Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
Manual focusyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
Number of focus points151
Image stabiliserOpticalLens based only

Screen and viewfinder

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Screen size2.8 in3.2 in
Articulated LCDyesno
Screen technologyLCDLCD
Screen dots4610001228800
Touch screennono
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicOptical
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Dioptre correctionyesyes

Photography features

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Aperture priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • 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 steps1/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyes
AE EV steps1/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
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
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Forced OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive2.2 fps6.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Food
  • Night landscape
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10

Videography features

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
1280.0 px
HD typeFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
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

Audio features

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMono

Design

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Body typeBridgeSLR
Colour of productBlackBlack
Environmentally sealednoyes

Dimensions

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Weight19.44 oz23.81 oz
Width4.82 in5.33 in
Height3.44 in4.19 in
Depth4.15 in2.99 in

Storage

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots12
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3

Power

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)3351110
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported11

Connectivity

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMini
USB version2.02.0
Remote controlyesyes
PictBridgeyesyes
NFCnoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyes
Bluetoothnono

Other features

Canon PowerShot SX50 HSCanon PowerShot SX50 HS
Nikon D7200Nikon D7200
Timelapse recordingnoyes
GPSnoyes
Orientation sensoryesyes
Energy Star certifiednono
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming

Pros & Cons

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      Cons

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