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Bridge / CAMERA REFERENCE
PowerShot SX50 HS
Canon
Catalogue announcement:

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.
Manufacturer specifications
- Camera Effective Pixels (Max.)
- Approx. 12.1 million pixels
- Lens Focal Length
- 50x zoom: 4.3 (W) – 215.0 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 24 (W) – 1200 (T) mm)
- Viewfinder
- LCD Viewfinder Effective Pixels: Approx. 202,000 dots (67,000 x 3) Dioptric Adjustment Range: -5.0 to +4.0 m-1 (dpt)
- LCD Monitor
- 2.8 type color TFT LCD Effective Pixels: Approx. 461,000 dots
- File Format
- Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (version 1.1) compliant
- Data Type
- Still Images: Exif 2.3 (JPEG), RAW (CR2 (Canon Original)) Movies: MOV (Image data: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM (stereo))
- Interface
- Hi-speed USB HDMI output Analog audio output (monaural) Analog video output (NTSC/PAL)
- Power Source
- Battery Pack NB-10L AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC80
- Dimensions (Based on CIPA Guidelines)
- 122.5 x 87.3 x 105.5 mm (4.82 x 3.44 x 4.15 in.)
- Weight (Based on CIPA Guidelines)
- Approx. 595 g (approx. 21.0 oz.; including the battery and memory card) Approx. 551 g (approx. 19.4 oz.; camera body only)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
03 / PROVENANCE
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