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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS - digital camera

Product code:
P196462P | 6352B012AA
  • Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
  • Digital camera
  • compact
  • 12.1 MP
  • 1080p
  • 50x optical zoom
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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS - digital camera

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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS - Digital camera - compact - 12.1 MP - 1080p - 50x optical zoom

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Specifications

Basic Specifications

Manufacturer's Part Number
6352B012AA
EAN
8714574586489
Product Type
Digital camera - 1080p - compact
Supported Battery
Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Image Processor
DIGIC 5
Focus Adjustment
Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance
0 m
Viewfinder
Built-in - 0.2" - colour - electronic
Dimensions (WxDxH)
12.25 cm x 10.55 cm x 8.73 cm
Camera Flash
Pop-up flash
Display
LCD display - 2.8"
Microsoft Certification
Compatible with Windows 7
Image Stabiliser
Optical
Sensor Resolution
12.1 Megapixel
Weight
551 g
Product Description
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS - digital camera
Interfaces Provided
Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Digital Zoom
4x
Model
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
Memory Card Slot
SD card
Lens System
Zoom lens - 50x zoom - 4.3 - 215 mm - f/3.4-6.5
Max Video Resolution
1920 x 1080
Interface
Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
AV Interfaces
Composite video/audio, HDMI

System Requirements for PC Connection

Operating System Support
MS Windows XP SP3, MS Windows Vista SP2, MS Windows 7 SP1, Apple Mac OS X 10.6 - 10.7
Peripheral Devices
USB port, CD-ROM Drive

Microphone

Microphone Operation Mode
Stereo
Microphone Features
Wind noise reduction

Exposure & White Balance

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
Shooting Programs
Portrait mode, stitch assist, fireworks, sports mode, snow, handheld night shot, smart shutter, movie digest, hi-speed burst HQ, smooth skin
Bracketing Modes
Focus bracketing
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

Connections

Connector Type
USB 2.0 ¦ Composite video/audio output ¦ HDMI output

Memory / Storage

Memory Card Slot
SD card
Supported Memory Cards
SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC 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 - 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

Environmental Parameters

Min Operating Temperature
0 °C
Max Operating Temperature
40 °C
Humidity Range Operating
10 - 90%

Lens System

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

Viewfinder

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

Additional Features

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
Self-Timer Delay
10 sec, 2sec, 30 sec, 20sec, 0 - 15 sec, 25 sec
Flash Terminal
Hot shoe
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)

Camera Flash

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)

General

Product Type
Digital camera - 1080p - compact
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"
ISO (Max)
6400
Optical Zoom
50x
Digital Zoom
4x
Image Processor
DIGIC 5
Image Stabiliser
Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser
Yes
Face Detection
Yes
Print Standard
Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
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
Digital Video Format
H.264, MOV, iFrame
Image Recording Format
JPEG
Max Video Resolution
1920 x 1080
Interface
Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0

Battery

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

Software

Software
Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon ImageBrowser EX

Dimensions & Weight

Width
12.25 cm
Depth
10.55 cm
Height
8.73 cm
Weight
551 g

Display

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

Miscellaneous

Compatible with Windows 7
"Compatible with Windows 7" software and devices carry Microsoft’s assurance that these products have passed tests for compatibility and reliability with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7.
Included Accessories
Battery charger, lens cap, neck strap, lens cap strap
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