Canon PowerShot SX50 HS : Tests and Reviews
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With a 24-720mm equivalent zoom and built-in electronic finder housed in a pocket-friendly body, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS50 occupies what manufacturers call the “travel zoom” compact category. At first sight these models look promising, but the small body and large zoom range mean they house relatively small-sized image sensors that may compromise image quality. Read on to find out how well the sensor in this model performs. |
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Intended for travel photography or everyday use, the 16-Mpix Panasonic DMC-FZ70 features a optical stabilized lens with an astonishing 60x zoom range. Read on to find out how this compact ‘super-zoom’ model performs. |
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Alongside a successful line of Mirrorless Hybrid cameras Panasonic continue to refresh their lineup of fixed lens Bridge cameras. Launched in July 2012 the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ200 offers a 24x super zoom, 12fps continuous shooting and 1080 60p HD video. Upgraded from its predecessor, the Lumix DMC-FZ150, this latest model also boasts a fixed maximum aperture, higher resolution EVF, greater ISO and shutter speed ranges as well as a new HDR mode. |
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For photographers who just can't get enough telephoto power, there's the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS HS. This camera packs a whopping 50X, 24 - 1200mm lens, which is more than you'll find on any other super zoom on the market (at least for now). While having all that telephoto power sounds appealing, keep in mind that you'll need to either use a tripod or crank up the ISO a bit in order to get a sharp photo at full telephoto, and of course the latter comes with a penalty in image quality. The SX50 HS has received a nice face-lift since last year's PowerShot SX40, with good control placement and solid build quality. The only thing I don't really like is the rear dial, which is flush with the four-way controller and difficult to turn. I think this camera would also benefit from having a side-mounted zoom controller, which you'll find on some of its competitors. Read the article |
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Looking at the specifications for Canon’s new PowerShot SX50 HS may leave you thinking that you have opened the pages of some futuristic fantasy: a compact camera with a zoom lens that covers a range equivalent to 24mm up to 1200mm with a digital zoom doubling this figure! Well specifications don’t take pictures; photographers do, if they have the right camera. Is this the right camera? |
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Canon’s PowerShot SX50 HS is a bulbous image snapper. Its large size is partly because of its optical zoom, which is the industry’s first to reach 50x. Who needs a telescope when you have a camera with specs like that? Read DxOMark’s preview to find out more highlights of the PowerShot SX50 HS. |
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Added by HNEPLEX |
January 17 , 2013
Great sensor but the max. aperture of the lens...
This would be a fantastic bridge camera if the optics were faster. Max. aperture "only" f/3.4 @24mm - f/6.5 @1200mm.
Assuming the max. aperture grows linearly when zooming in, you get f/5 @600mm. Panasonic FZ200 has f/2.8 @ 600mm! This means 2 2/3 EV advantage, in other words shooting FZ200 @600mm f/2.8 & ISO400 would mean @600mm SX50 f/5 & around ISO 1300! That high ISO will destroy the image badly. Of course, you cannot enjoy the long end of the zoom 600mm - 1200mm with FZ200... Reply | Read all replies for this comment |
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Added by Mikedie |
January 22 , 2013
Re: Great sensor but the max. aperture of the lens...
Well, the f2.8 of the FZ200 sounds better than it is in reality.
Compare to the SX50, the noise performence of the FZ200 is much worse. For example, when you zoom to 600mm with the FZ200 in F2.8 iso100 and you have.. lets say a shutterspeed of 1/120s ... you just can put the SX50 in ISO400 easily and still have the same noise performence as the FZ200. The very good noise performence of the SX50 compare to the FZ200 is kind of an equalizer to the constant aperture of the FZ200. The SX50 delivers a better imagequality in general. i would say the best of all bridge/megazooms so far. in addition.. iso1600 is still very good usable on the SX50(especially in raw).. on the FZ200 its total crap. Reply |
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Added by fashaoding |
January 17 , 2013
well done!
great performance for a small cmos!
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