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Description of the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Camera Canon PowerShot SX50 HS - advantages, disadvantages, characteristics

Description of the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Specifications

Matrix
Total number of pixels 12.8 million
Effective Pixels 12.1 million
The size 1/2.3"
Crop factor 5.62
Maximum resolution 4000 x 3000
Matrix type BSI CMOS
Sensitivity 80 - 3200 ISO, Auto ISO
Extended ISO ISO6400
Functionality
White balance automatic, manual installation, from the list
Flash built-in, up to 5.50 m, the suppression of the red-eye effect, shoe, E-TTL
Image Stabilizer (still photography) double, movable element in the lens
Shooting modes
Macro photography there is
Shooting speed 13 frames / sec
Maximum series of shots 10 for JPEG
Timer there is
Timer time 2, 10 c
Aspect ratio (still photography) 4:3, 3:2, 1:1, 16:9
Lens
Focal length (35 mm equivalent) 24 - 1200 mm
Optical zoom 50x
Diaphragm F3.4 - F6.5
The ability to install interchangeable nozzles there is
The number of optical elements 13
The number of groups of optical elements 10
Features aspherical lenses, low dispersed lenses
Viewfinder and LCD screen
Viewfinder electronic
Using the screen as a viewfinder there is
Viewfinder Field of View 100%
The number of viewfinder pixels 202000
LCD screen 461,000 points, 2.80 inches
LCD screen type turning
Exposition
Exposure 15 - 1/2000 s
Exposure X-Sync 1/200 c
Manual setting of shutter speed and aperture there is
Automatic exposure processing shutter priority, aperture priority
Exposure Correction +/- 2 EV in 1/3 steps
Exposure metering multizone, center-weighted, point
Exposure bracketing there is
Focusing
Autofocus type contrast
Autofocus backlight there is
Manual focus there is
Autofocus adjustment there is
Face focusing there is
Memory and Interfaces
Type of memory cards SD, SDHC, SDXC
Image Formats JPEG, RAW
Interfaces USB 2.0, video, HDMI, audio
Nutrition
Battery format your own
Number of batteries 1
Battery capacity 315 photos
Video and audio recording
Video recording there is
Video recording format Mov
Video codecs MPEG4
Maximum movie resolution 1920x1080
Maximum video frame rate 240 frames / s
Maximum frame rate when shooting HD video 25/30 frames / s at a resolution of 1280x720, 24 frames / s at a resolution of 1920x1080
Video recording time video file size 4 GB or 29 minutes
Electronic video stabilization there is
Optical Zoom when recording video there is
Sound recording there is
Record Sound Comments not
Other functions and features
Digital Zoom 4x
Additional features tripod mount, orientation sensor, HDR shooting
Start date of sales 2012-10-15
Dimensions and weight
The size 123x87x106 mm
Weight 595 g with batteries

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Camera Reviews

Virtues

  • Universal camera with excellent optical and, unexpectedly important, digital zoom. For an amateur to shoot at a distance and then look into a snake's eyes - what the doctor prescribed. A good stabilizer and fast autofocus. The presence of a shoe, the correct lens cap (not lost and will not fold traveling lens, if forgot to remove), RAW, ISO 400/800 workers. Convenient control.

disadvantages

  • Exposure for more than 1 second lowers ISO to 80, so the exposure can be extended from 15 seconds. at least up to 30 seconds. But this is so ... Autofocus on large focal lenses sometimes just misses the neighboring object, but cannot be seen on the 456,000 point display. This is all trivial, just to not leave a blank column

Comment
Throughout the year I was searching for an ultrazoom for my photo-bridge. I reread hundreds of reviews and reviewed a bunch of photos of the following candidates: Nikon P 510/520, Fuji HS 30/50 EXR, Fuji SL 1000, Sony HX 200/300, Panasonic FZ 200 and all others for 25x. Fortunately, it was not possible to buy, but there was free time. After the appearance of the SX 50 HS on sale, looking at the technical data, it remains to wait for user reviews, which in the total mass turned out to be more unambiguous in a positive direction than all other models and wait a little prices. And everything.Of the unspecified advantages: good video with soft and quiet zooming, quick start, convenient settings ring, simplicity and consistency of settings, charging and discharging the battery without surprises: the indicator at the end allows you to work more normally (40 photos + 5 min video with a blinking indicator), charging less than 2 hours through the charger (stone in Nikon) .RAW I don’t use it because of laziness: I got a successful JPG right away - well, but no - you can’t fix the curves by nature, and not a mirror to squeeze and pull out. There is an opportunity play around With these extractions and simply manual settings. Recently there was an opportunity to experience the camera in full at a dance festival: 415 frames on one charge, 25 min HD video, children's emotions on faces from 50-70 meters distance, in the rain ... see the album. I was not too lazy to collect the main thing for which it is worth buying this device as an ultrazoom in the album: http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/vitalik-volchonok/album/340737/, however, the shooting conditions around the average (not sunny summer) and in other albums rest. Summary: we want to take a picture and the Moon, and the crow, and the family, and the ant, and at the same time, in 600 grams, we also have a good video camera and have a professional look from afar - we open the wallet (account), we think that if we have enough, we take it and do not steam it, after a year equal all hits will be obsolete. A Canon SX 50 HS, a successful upgrade of the SX series of the company, which happens very rarely.
Romanov Vitaly, 2013-05-28 Evaluation 5


 

Virtues

  • Optical zoom! gives excellent image quality (for its matrix size) Convenient and ergonomic layout of buttons and menus, swivel screen, good fast-charging flash, pretty decent machine, but I prefer either P-mode or manual settings. Fast autofocus, fast zoom

disadvantages

  • The viewfinder is a formality, its utility is dubious, at ISO over 1600 noise is very strong, and yes, access to the battery and flash drive is closed on a tripod (in fact, it turned out to be very inconvenient)

Comment
I have been using Canon cameras for 8 years and have never regretted
I chose the ultrazoom from x45. I read a bunch of reviews and tests, there were 2 competitors at the finish, SX50 and HX300 from Sony
I went to the store, there I tested every model for a couple of hours! eventually,
The advantages of Sony compared with Canon:
- lightning fast focuses
- the lens is slightly brighter (unfortunately it does not affect the improvement of the picture quality)
- vygyaldit more seriously

Sony cons:
- very noisy on all ISO (say hello 20 megapixel on the same matrix size)
- zooming slowly
- just slow in the process.
- inconvenient and incomprehensible menu (maybe I just got used to Canon)
- harder and bigger


Total:
Having understood the settings - an excellent camera, both for photo and video, very decent video quality, excellent photo quality among competitors (of course, according to ISO and optics quality, it doesn’t hold out to DSLRs, but still quite decent)

To work in National Geo or anywhere else you will not be taken with such a camera, and you will not take a professional movie on it.

But having a good tripod in place, a thinking brain and correctly growing hands can get smart shots !!!

He is definitely worth his money (bought for 12k) + flash drive class 10 at 16GB




Impressions after field tests:

on the street with a tripod temperatura -5
about an hour, about 15 minutes shot FullHD video
about 350 frames without flash, the battery still shows full!

autofocus works quickly and efficiently, but the video is not always correct

Takeoff / landing video examples filmed on SX50 here
http://video.yandex.ru/users/mts2711999/home/

photo examples here
http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/mts2711999/album/208880/

I am satisfied with the camera, the only thing I personally lack is, but it is extremely rare, since the AF / MF buttons are somewhere on the body or on the lens, sometimes you need to quickly switch from manual focus to automatic, but not)
Vorobtsov Pavel, 2013-12-02 Evaluation 5


 

Virtues

  • convenient, clear, low noise, there is RAW, excellent zoom, excellent stabilization, fast, versatile.

disadvantages

  • the price is too high, you have to turn on the brain and set your hands, becauseThis is no longer a soap box with auto mode.

Comment
I saw enough of reviews and photos of KP and I decided to order this unit for myself. From the tight schedule for the first two days I managed to photograph only cats indoors. Jpeg is really so-so ... it's a pity that in high-speed serial shooting only in it can be removed (sort of). Translated into RAw format and finally got what I lacked - a high-quality three-dimensional image that you can then edit as you like, and not as programmed in the device. Today we managed to pofot a sunny day from the balcony and through the window. Zoom and stub delight. He took off quite decent temple at a distance of more than 2 km. Actually, here’s a link to what was removed: http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/vorobevvs/album/208895 I’m not a pro, I hope it will be even better when I get comfortable with its capabilities and various editors / converters)
ps I looked right through everything that I took on TV 107 cm diagonal - super!
ps In short, if you are not ready to bother with the DSLR, and ordinary soap dishes are not satisfied - this is your choice. With straight hands great photographs.
This is a universal device for all occasions. Carry 10kg. backpack with lenses for 100 thousand. For the sake of high-quality photos are not mine.
Pocket Soap Dishes are too dull. This ultrazoom for me is the golden mean =)
vorobevvs, 2013-01-23 Evaluation 4


 

Virtues

  • Able to shoot in any conditions without rain over your head. Catching a shot on the fly, according to the intuition of the host (not in total darkness, of course, when the range finder is on). The menu runs very quickly (it is important when there is little time to choose a mode).

disadvantages

  • Sometimes the sensitivity is too high in the automatic mode, it could not be used to the owner in this parameter.

Comment
Camera for the soul balm, versatile. Due to the small size of the matrix is ​​economical in energy consumption, relatively easy and compact. Powerful lens stabilizer allows you to quickly aim, and the effectiveness of shooting causes excitement. If someone needs a higher quality - carry a professional device with you ..... until you get tired))) The Canon PowerShot SX50 has all the possibilities for professional shooting at ... half the cost and size of the device itself! In the superzoom, an elegant telescope with shake compensation in hands + a high shutter speed allows you to take clear photos hundreds of meters from your hands without a tripod. It is a ready-made amateur photo for those who are ripe to use this type of hunting instead of shooting from a firearm. The principle is exactly the same - you need to be able to aim))) Modes allow you to use for shooting any moving objects in conditions of normal illumination, while you can move yourself - stabilization is very well thought out. Shooting in the dark, too, did not let us down - your own flash at the stated 5 meters easily copes. It is easily transformed into an amateur video camera, the quality of video focused on clarity is very decent! I do not regret that I bought it - I regret that I did not have it!
Sementsov Michael, 2014-03-02 Evaluation 5


 

Virtues

  • QUALITY +++! Assembly, ergonomics, reasonableness of all the details. ZOOM - still can not believe that this is possible)) Stabilization calmly holds with it even 200x. Appearance is stylish and expensive. Bottom inscription Made in Japan

disadvantages

  • Not a rubberized grip handle, but just plastic, I miss that.
  • Price, you always want to save ..

Comment
Bought 4 days ago. I took pictures from the window day and night and went out specially for day and night photo shoots. The quality is just amazing. Colors are natural. Very fast focusing on any zoom and in any light. It is enough to slightly prednazhat button down and voila - everything is in focus! Stabilization is nowhere better seen. Smooth and accurate. Very quickly saves a photo and is ready to shoot the following. The screen with the accelerometer, as in the phone turns the picture when the position changes. The battery was charged for 1 hour and 45 minutes. There are still a lot of chips, I really haven’t figured it out .. Yes, I didn’t see this in the previous review about the sound of the zoom when recording and interrupting the sound.Video Full HD filmed daughter on the hill and zoomed and everywhere the sound is clear, stereo and no sound of the engine at all can not be heard.

Pictures made by this device http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/zrgrec
Anonim 2013-06-02 Evaluation 5


 

Virtues

  • Almost devoid of ergonomic flaws. Rare super zoom. The ability to shoot in the RAW, the electronic level (for those who are afraid to overwhelm the horizon) and in general many convenient features, not inferior to the amateur SLR.

disadvantages

  • Requires an adapter for filters.

Comment
I actively use more than half a year. Before that there were other super-suns and soap trays from Canon (just before it was the SX30). If the 30-ke still had complaints, then 50-ka in terms of ergonomics has become almost flawless. The lens is uncompromising and extreme. In this and pros and cons.
Plus the fact that such lenses in the professional world of 24-1200 in equivalent does not exist at all. This is a unique car.
The disadvantages of the lens are striking aberrations around the edges of the frame (chromatic and geometric), and the lens itself is darkish. Matrix shamelessly soap.
But you have to be objective. With a crop of 5.6 will lick any fotik. And it would be impossible to make less crops, then there would not be such a superzoom. In terms of functionality, there is everything you need and even more.
So for soap trays it is very worthy fotik for such money. The best I've had. But I outgrew it.
Now I say goodbye to the superzoom and turn on the SLR. As a transitional camera to the mirror - it is very good. I will miss him.
I recommend to all lovers of zooms.
Those to whom the superzoom is not so critical - look for a more balanced camera. So that the matrix is ​​bigger and the lens is lighter.
Shishkin Michael, 2013-12-08 Evaluation 5

 

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Author: Andrey Balyshev 08.08.2015
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