Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 1080p - compact

ISO (Max)
6400

Sensor Resolution
12.1 Megapixel

Sensor Type
BSI-CMOS

Optical Zoom
50x

Display
2.8" LCD display

Battery Type
Canon NB-10L Lithium Ion

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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Full Specifications and Details

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Product Type	Digital camera - 1080p - compact
Height	8.73 cm
Width	12.25 cm
Depth	10.55 cm
Weight	551 g
Digital Zoom	4x
Optical Zoom	50x

SENSOR Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Sensor Resolution	12.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type	BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels	12,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution	12,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size	1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser	Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser	Yes

PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Image Processor	DIGIC 5

LENS Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Type	Zoom lens - 50x zoom - 4.3 - 215 mm - f/3.4-6.5
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera	24 - 1200mm
Focus Adjustment	Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance	0 m
Macro Focus Range	0-50cm
Zoom Adjustment	Motorised drive
Lens Construction	10 groups / 13 elements
Features	UD glass, Ultrasonic Motor (USM), aspherical lens

FOCUSING Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Auto Focus	TTL contrast detection
AE/AF Control	FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection	Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Detection Self-timer, Wink Self-timer, Smile Shutter

VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Viewfinder Type	Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support	Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size	0.2"
Viewfinder Resolution	202,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage	100%

EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

ISO (Max)	6400
Light Sensitivity	ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 80, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO 2000, ISO 2500, ISO 4000, ISO 5000
Exposure Metering	Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes	Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes	Focus bracketing
Shooting Programs	Portrait mode, stitch assist, fireworks, sports mode, snow, handheld night shot, smart shutter, movie digest, hi-speed burst HQ, smooth skin
Special Effects	Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect, fisheye, soft focus, monochrome, Colour Accent, Colour Swap, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red, miniature, Positive Film, HDR, Toy camera, Posterisation, Super Vivid
White Balance	Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets	Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white)
Max Shutter Speed	1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed	15 sec
Exposure Compensation	±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing	3 steps

DISPLAY Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Type	2.8" LCD display
Display Format	461,000 pixels
Display Form Factor	Rotating
Display Features	Display brightness control

FLASH Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Camera Flash	Pop-up flash
Flash Modes	Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction	Yes
Features	AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range	0.5 m - 5.5 m (wide lens) 1.4 m - 3 m (tele lens)

VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Digital Video Format	H.264, MOV, iFrame
Image Recording Format	JPEG
Max Video Resolution	1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode	Stereo
Microphone Features	Wind noise reduction

MEMORY Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Memory Card Slot	SD card
Supported Memory Cards	SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card Included	No
Included Memory Card	8 GB SDHC
Image Storage	JPEG 4000 x 3000 JPEG 4000 x 2664 JPEG 4000 x 2248 JPEG 2816 x 2112 JPEG 2816 x 1880 JPEG 2816 x 1584 JPEG 1600 x 1200 JPEG 1920 x 1080 JPEG 1600 x 1064 JPEG 640 x 480 JPEG 640 x 424 JPEG 640 x 360 JPEG 2992 x 2992 JPEG 2112 x 2112 JPEG 1200 x 1200 JPEG 480 x 480
Video Capture	H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps iFrame - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 120 fps H.264 - 320 x 240 - 240 fps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 6 fps - Miniature Effect H.264 - 640 x 480 - 3 fps - Miniature Effect H.264 - 640 x 480 - 1.5 fps - Miniature Effect H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 6 fps - Miniature Effect H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 3 fps - Miniature Effect H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 1.5 fps - Miniature Effect

BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Battery Type	Canon NB-10L Lithium Ion
Details	Canon NB-10L Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life	Photo shooting - 315 shots (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 335 shots (EVF on) Playback - 7 hours

CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Interface	Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard	Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal	Hot shoe
Connector Type	USB 2.0 Composite video/audio output HDMI output

FEATURES Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Self-Timer Delay	10 sec, 2sec, 30 sec, 20sec, 0 - 15 sec, 25 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed	0.8 frames per second, 0.9 frames per second, 2.2 frames per second, 4.1 frames per second, 13 frames per second
Additional Features	Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, in-camera red-eye fix, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, digital tele-converter, safety zoom, built-in help guide, Smart Flash Exposure, HS System, Zoom Framing Assist, Subject tracking technology, high-speed recording, Smart AUTO, Intelligent Image Stabilisation (IS)

OTHERS Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Included Accessories	Battery charger, lens cap, neck strap, carrying case, lens cap strap
Software	Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon ImageBrowser EX
Max Operating Temperature	40 °C
Min Operating Temperature	0 °C

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