Canon PowerShot SX50 HS specs
- Manufacturer: Canon
- Part Number:CNETPSSX50HS
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Resolution 12.1 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS
- Total Pixels 12,800,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 12,100,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
- Optical Zoom 50 x
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Image Processor DIGIC 5
- Image Stabilizer Optical
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- AE/AF Control Face-priority AF
- Face Detection Wink Self-timer,
Smile Shutter,
Face Detection Self-timer,
Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB - Digital Video Format MOV,
iFrame,
H.264 - Image Recording Format JPEG
- Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
- AV Interfaces HDMI,
Composite video/audio
Exposure & White Balance
- Light Sensitivity ISO 5000,
ISO 2000,
ISO 3200,
ISO 125,
ISO 1600,
ISO 4000,
ISO 2500,
ISO 250,
ISO 800,
ISO 1250,
ISO 100,
ISO 200,
ISO 80,
ISO 6400,
ISO 1000,
ISO 160,
ISO 640,
ISO 320,
ISO 400,
ISO 500 - Exposure Metering Evaluative,
Center-weighted,
Spot - Exposure Modes Program,
Automatic,
Shutter-priority,
Manual,
Aperture-priority - Shooting Programs Handheld night shot,
Snow,
Sports mode,
Stitch assist,
Smooth skin,
Smart shutter,
Fireworks,
Movie digest,
Hi-speed burst HQ,
Portrait mode - Special Effects Miniature,
Vivid Blue,
Vivid Green,
Vivid Red,
Super Vivid,
Posterization,
Positive Film,
Toy camera,
Vivid,
Fisheye,
Soft Focus,
Black & White,
Sepia,
Neutral,
Darker Skin Tone,
Lighter Skin Tone,
Monochrome,
Color Accent,
Color Swap,
Custom Effect,
HDR - White Balance Automatic,
Presets,
Custom - White Balance Presets Daylight,
Tungsten light,
Fluorescent,
Cloudy,
Fluorescent light (cool white),
Flash - 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
Lens System
- Type 50 x x Zoom lens - 4.3 mm - 215 mm - F/3.4-6.5
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 1200 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual,
Automatic - Min Focus Range 0 in
- Macro Focus Range 0 in - 19.7 in
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens Construction 10 groups / 13 elements
- Features Aspherical lens,
Ultrasonic Motor (USM),
UD glass
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Pop-up flash
- Flash Modes Fill-in mode,
Slow synchro,
Auto mode,
Flash OFF mode,
Red-eye reduction - Features Flash +/- compensation,
AF illuminator - Effective Flash Range 1.6 ft - 18 ft ( Wide lens ),
4.6 ft - 10 ft ( Tele lens )
Additional Features
- Continuous Shooting Speed 4.1 frames per second,
0.8 frames per second,
2.2 frames per second,
0.9 frames per second,
13 frames per second - Self Timer Delay 2 sec,
10 sec,
30 sec,
25 sec,
0 - 15 sec,
20 sec - Flash Terminal Hot shoe
- Additional Features Digital image rotation,
HS System,
Display brightness control,
In-camera red-eye fix,
Audio recording,
Zoom Framing Assist,
Resizing an image,
Cropping an image,
I-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system,
Date/time stamp,
Exif Print support,
AF lock,
High-speed recording,
Intelligent Image Stabilisation (IS),
DPOF support,
RGB primary color filter,
FE lock,
Built-in speaker,
Smart AUTO,
AE lock,
Digital noise reduction,
Histogram display,
Highlight point display,
Camera orientation detection,
In-camera movie editing,
Focus bracketing,
PictBridge support,
Built-in help guide,
1080p Full HD movie recording,
USB 2.0 compatibility,
Direct print
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Electronic
- Viewfinder Color Support Color
- Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.2 in
- Viewfinder Resolution 202,000 pixels
- Field Coverage 100%
Display
- Type 2.8 in LCD display
- Display Features Rotating
Microphone
- Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
- Microphone Features Wind noise reduction
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Hi-Speed USB,
1 x Composite video/audio output,
1 x HDMI output
Software
- Software Canon ImageBrowser EX,
Canon PhotoStitch,
Canon Digital Photo Professional,
Drivers & Utilities
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support MS Windows XP SP3,
MS Windows Vista SP2,
Apple Mac OS X 10.6 - 10.7,
MS Windows 7 SP1 - Peripheral Devices USB port,
CD-ROM drive
Miscellaneous
- Microsoft Certifications Compatible with Windows 7
- Included Accessories Battery charger,
Lens cap strap,
Lens cap,
Neck strap
Battery
- Supported Battery Canon NB-10L
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included )
- Battery Life Details Photo shooting ( LCD Monitor on ),
Photo shooting ( EVF on ),
Playback - 7 hour(s)
Memory / Storage
- Memory Card Slot SD card
- Supported Memory Cards SDHC Memory Card,
SD Memory Card,
SDXC Memory Card - 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,
H.264 - 1280 x 720,
H.264 - 640 x 480,
iFrame - 1280 x 720,
H.264 - 640 x 480,
H.264 - 320 x 240,
H.264 - 640 x 480 - Miniature Effect,
H.264 - 640 x 480 - Miniature Effect,
H.264 - 640 x 480 - Miniature Effect,
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect,
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect,
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect
Dimensions & Weight
- Width 4.8 in
- Depth 4.2 in
- Height 3.4 in
- Weight 19.4 oz
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
- Humidity Range Operating 10 - 90%
Main Features
- Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
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