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June 2013
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The editors liked
Very good photo quality for a super zoom
Enormous 50X
24 1200 mm lens
Optical image stabilization
With Intelligent IS feature that selects the right IS mode for you
Sharp
Rotating 2.8" LCD display with 461
000 pixels offers good outdoor and low light visibility
Full manual controls
Now with RAW support
Smart Auto mode picks a scene mode for you
Can even tell when babies are smiling or s
50x zoom
Very good image quality for its class
Full manual controls and a great auto mode
RAW support and hot shoe
Swiveling LCD screen
The Canon PowerShot SX50 HS has an extraordinary zoom range with excellent image stabilization and fine photo quality for a megazoom
Plenty of shooting modes
From full auto to full manual
Raw image capture
And a hot shoe for adding an external flash
HD (1080p) movie mode
Great image quality
Easy to use
Classleading 50X optical zoom
Nice retention of details
Good metering system
Punchy image colors but no too much
Excellent whitebalance
Classleading 0cm macro focus
Impressive stabilization
Sensitive autofocus
Resists purple fringing
Intuitive us
Industry-leading 24-1200mm 50x optical zoom
Rich
Accurate colors
Excellent image stabilization system
Awesome 50x 24-1200mm zoom
Excellent 5 stop intelligent stabilisation
2.8in 460k articulated LCD screen
Good auto exposure and focus bracketing.
The editors didn't like
Likes to clip highlights (hint
Use DR correction)
Redeye a problem (though removal tool in playback mode helps)
Electronic viewfinder isn't great
Lens is on the slow side (in terms of maximum aperture)
Tripod almost a necessity when shooting at 50X zoom
ISO fixed at 80 at shutter speeds at or below 1 second
Below average battery life
Rear dial is flush with fourway controller
Difficult t
Some image flaws
Like fringing and oversharpening
Its lens and high-ISO picture quality make it less desirable for shooting indoors or in low light
Especially without a tripod. A couple of things about the design of the controls might make shooting frustrating for some users. Outside of its long lens
The exceeded my expectations. In fact after I returned the camera loaned to me by Canon, I bought one for myself. That pretty much tells you all you need to know about my opinion of it!Canon Powershot SX50_HS, 330mm, 1/500s @ f5.6, ISO 80No, it's not perf...
50x zoom, Very good image quality for its class, Full manual controls and a great auto mode, RAW support and hot shoe, Swiveling LCD screen
Some image flaws, like fringing and oversharpening
The 50x-zoom Canon PowerShot SX50 HS is a technical marvel, reviews say: You can extend the lens, snap a photo of something two miles away, close up the camera and toss it into your shoulder bag. And it's not just a pretty zoom. It's got serious enthusias...
Abstract: Connectivity. The Canon SX50 HS can be connected to a computer or printer using a USB (2.0 High Speed) cable with a Mini-B plug on the camera side. The jack is a combined USB/AV port used for both data transfer and standard-def composite video/stereo audi...
By Kyle Schurman Finding just the right price point at which to offer a digital camera can be pretty tough for camera manufacturers, especially in the mid-range price points. For example, sub-$200 cameras are almost exclusively basic point-n-shoot came...
50x zoom, HD (1080p) movie mode, Great image quality, Easy to use
Soft telephoto images at full zoom, AF hunts at telephoto lengths
I loved Canon's S-series ultrazoom digital cameras (S1-S5) and I was a bit suspicious of the SX-series that replaced them. But, after using each of the SX models, to date, I've come to regard the SX-series as worthy successors to the benchmark "S" camera...
The Canon PowerShot SX50 HS has an extraordinary zoom range with excellent image stabilization and fine photo quality for a megazoom; plenty of shooting modes, from full auto to full manual; raw image capture; and a hot shoe for adding an external flash
Its lens and high-ISO picture quality make it less desirable for shooting indoors or in low light, especially without a tripod. A couple of things about the design of the controls might make shooting frustrating for some users. Outside of its long lens, i
If you simply must have the longest zoom in the room, the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS satisfies.
Industry-leading 24-1200mm 50x optical zoom, Rich, accurate colors, Excellent image stabilization system
Noise issues at higher ISOs, Video frame rate behind the times, EVF should be larger
Available for $400 or less, the SX50 HS is a fine mega-zoom — especially good for travelers. Image quality is tops in class, it's a lot lighter to tote around than a DSLR, and the focal range can't be beat. It has its limitations but if you can deal wit...
Very good photo quality for a super zoom, Enormous 50X, 24 1200 mm lens, Optical image stabilization, with Intelligent IS feature that selects the right IS mode for you, Sharp, rotating 2.8" LCD display with 461,000 pixels offers good outdoor and low light visibility, Full manual controls, now with RAW support, Smart Auto mode picks a scene mode for you, can even tell when babies are smiling or s
Likes to clip highlights (hint: use DR correction), Redeye a problem (though removal tool in playback mode helps), Electronic viewfinder isn't great, Lens is on the slow side (in terms of maximum aperture); tripod almost a necessity when shooting at 50X zoom, ISO fixed at 80 at shutter speeds at or below 1 second, Below average battery life, Rear dial is flush with fourway controller, difficult t
Conclusion For photographers who just can't get enough telephoto power, there's the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS. This camera packs a whopping 50X, 24 - 1200 mm lens, which is more than you'll find on any other super zoom on the market (at least for now). ...
Awesome 50x 24-1200mm zoom, Excellent 5 stop intelligent stabilisation, 2.8in 460k articulated LCD screen, Good auto exposure and focus bracketing.
Small f3.4-6.5 maximum aperture, Low resolution EVF, Short burst mode of less than 1 second, Poor battery life, No screen/EVF toggle button or sensor.
With the PowerShot SX50 HS Canon clearly had one aim in sight - to outdo every other super-zoom manufacturer in the market with a longer zoom range. It has succeeded and then some. To put it in context the SX50 HS's 24-1200mm equivalent range gives it...
Quality: above average. Bear in mind, using the tele end of the zoom will see you face off atmospheric haze. In this shot the bridge capture by the tele end was actually 1.8km or just over a mile away.Why you'd buy the Canon Powershot SX50: the 50x zoom!W...
