Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
Overview
MakerCanon
TypePowerShot
ReleasedOctober 2012
Intro price~$600 (New)
Lens
LensBuilt in 50x Zoom
Sensor/medium
Sensor(1/2.3" CMOS)
Maximum resolution4000 × 3000 12.1 Megapixel
Film speed80 to 6,400
Recording mediumSD card
Focusing
FocusAuto
Flash
FlashBuilt in flash
Shutter
Frame rate15-240 Fps
Shutter speed range1/2,000 to 15 seconds
Continuous shooting13.0 frames/sec
Viewfinder
Viewfinder magnification50x Optical, 200x Digital.
General
Video recordingCapable of recording 1920x1080 video at up to 30fps, slow motion of 240 fps.
LCD screen2.8 inches (71 mm), 461,000 px
BatteryNB-10L
Weight551 g (1.215 lb)
Made inJapan

The Canon PowerShot SX50 HS is a 12.1 megapixel PowerShot model camera made by Canon. It features a large built-in 50x zoom lens which is equivalent to a focal length of 24-1200mm. Succeeding the Canon PowerShot SX40 HS,[1][2][3] it was announced in October 2012. It was succeeded by the Canon PowerShot SX60 HS in September 2014.

Compared to SX40 and SX70[edit]

Type PowerShot SX40 HS PowerShot SX50 HS PowerShot SX60 HS PowerShot SX70 HS
Pixels 12.1 MP 12.1 MP 16.1 MP 20 MP
Focal range (35X) 24 - 840 mm (50X) 24 - 1200 mm (65X) 21 - 1365 mm (65X) 21 - 1365 mm
Aperture range f/2.7 - f/5.8 f/3.4 - f/6.5 f/3.4 - f/6.5 f/3.4 - f/6.5
ISO range 100 - 3200 80 - 6400 100-6400 100 - 3200
LCD size 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.0
Weight 557 g 551 g 649 g 608g
Connectivity Built-in Wireless Built-in Wireless

Sample photos[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

User Manual for PowerShot SX50 HS from Manualsmania
Media related to Canon PowerShot SX50 HS at Wikimedia Commons