PowerShot SX50 HS
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Great carry around camera
This a great all in one carry around camera. I also own the older SX1 and SX40HS, and this camera improves on both.
The SX1 has a 35mm equivalent 24-560mm lens, has great image quality, great video, and shoots RAW files, but the downfall in my view was AA batteries which had a very short useful life (relative to a Lithium Ion battery) and always seemed to die at the wrong moment. There was no battery charge indicator other than an "idiot" light that would flash as the battery died.
Then a few versions later came the SX40HS. Great camera, battery charge indicator, Lithium Ion battery, 35mm equivalent 24-840mm lens, great image quality, great features, great video... but no RAW.
Now we have this little gem the SX50HS which in my view finally completes the picture for the perfect carry around camera with an even longer lens range, battery charge indicator, Lithium Ion battery with remarkable life, great image quality, great video, great features and shoots RAW files!
This camera boasts remarkable image quality from a very small chip. Does it compare to the image quality I get from my 1DS Mark III or 5D Mark III? No. Did I expect it to? No. But for the all the amazing features packed into this camera the bottom line for me is that there are many great images that HAVE been captured because of the portability and range of this camera which might have been missed otherwise, as I don't regularly tote around the 20 - 30 pounds of gear that would be needed to cover this lens range on my full frame DSLRs.
November 19, 2012
no tutorials
I have had several Canon Powershots, and loved them. This one has more controls I was excited about learning to use. However.... the manual is online, and not thorought enough for me, and I have yet to find a single tutorial to explain the AV, TV, etc. modes. Gues I'll be using AUTO alll the time. A disappointment.
May 23, 2013
Amazing Product
This is a great all around camera and has about every feature a photographer would need. Great image quality, the video is superb (full hd) and it has a slow motion mode that automatically plays back a 240 frames per second. It also has around a 10 fps photo mode thats great for sports. only problem was that it took a while to figure out but a quick search on the web solved that for me. Overall 5/5 i would definitely recommend this to a friend. Ive only had this for a day but this camera is FREAKIN AMAZING. Good for all skill levels.
May 19, 2013
Takes great pictures
I have been a canon user since 1998. Currently use the EOS 50d as my main camera. Bought the SX50 HS for my wife. She loves it. However on a recent trip, the camera lost the LCD display. We could not get it to function. Playback on the LCD was ok. Since there is no paper user manual included with the camera, she could not use the LCD until returning from the trip, and reading the manual on the disk. The fix was to rapidly push the DIS button 3 times. No paper manual with the camera, to me, is a very weak point.
May 14, 2013
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