Canon PowerShot S50
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Review
Date: Aug 4, 2003 |
Category:
Serious
Amateur
The
Canon S50 is the first all-black bodied consumer
digital camera from Canon. Many photographers
prefer this color since it gives a more professional
look, and the black color tends to also be less
intrusive than a bright light-reflecting silver.
It is strictly a matter of personal preferences,
of course, and has absolutely nothing to do with
the high quality of the images the S50 or its
two-toned silver-colored sibling, the S45, produces.
The
Canon PowerShot S50 features 5.0 megapixels resolution,
a F2.8 max. aperture, a 3x optical zoom and a
shutter speed range of 15-1/1,500 sec. Macro focus
is at 4 in. It has the full complement of exposure
control a serious amateur photographer demands:
Shutter-Priority, Aperture-Priority, Scene Modes
and full Manual mode. Photographers will appreciate
the 1.8 in. LCD, giving a slightly larger image
than the standard 1.5 in. The S50 also takes CompactFlash
Type II, the same storage media standard used
in most professional digital cameras.
The
Canon PowerShot S50 has a low-light focus-assist
illuminator to help obtain accurate focus in dim
situations. You can take continuous shots at about
2 frames per second, and shoot up to 3 minutes
of QuickTime AVI movie at 320x240 size. The S50
takes a Li-on battery and comes with a battery
charger.
The
Canon PowerShot S50 is targeted to serious amateur
photographers who demand a digital camera with
all the features they are used to having and who
refuse to compromise with quality images.
Read
our Canon
PowerShot S50 review (Aug 4, 2003)
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S50
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S45 |
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Image
Sensor |
S50:
5.0 effective megapixels
S45: 4.0 effective megapixels
1/1.8 in. CCD |
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Lens |
Canon |
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 Focal
Length |
7.1-21.3mm (35-105mm,
35 mm equivalent) |
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Maximum
Aperture |
F2.8 |
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Optical
Zoom |
3x |
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Macro |
10 cm / 3.9 in. |
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Auto
Focus |
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TTL 9 point AiAF (1 point
measurement is possible) |
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AF lock and Manual focus
are available |
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Low-light focus-assist
illuminator |
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Shutter
Speed |
15
- 1/1,500 sec. (1.3 sec. or slower shutter
speeds are available in Shutter-Priority mode
or Manual mode; Slow shutter speeds of 15-1.3
sec. operate with noise reduction.) |
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Exposure Control |
Program AE, Shutter
Priority AE, Aperture Priority AE or Manual;
AE lock is available |
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Shooting Modes |
Auto; Creative
Zone; Image Zone: Portrait, Landscape, Night
Scene, Fast Shutter, Slow Shutter, Stitch
Assist and Movie (3 min. of QuickTime AVI
320x240 with sound); Continuous S50: 2 fps
high-speed, 1.5 fps standard; S45: 2.5 fps
high-speed, 1.5 fps standard |
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Exposure Compensation |
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+/- 2 EV in 1/3 EV steps |
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Auto Exposure Bracketing |
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Light
Metering |
Evaluative,
Center-weighted average, Spot (Center or AF
Point) |
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White Balance |
TTL Auto, Pre-set
(Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent ,
Fluorescent H or Flash) or Custom (Custom1
/ Custom2) |
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Viewfinder |
Real-image
optical zoom; 82% coverage |
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LCD |
1.8
in. LCD (118K pixels); 100% coverage |
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ISO Sensitivity |
Auto; ISO 50, 100,
200, 400 |
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Storage
Media |
CompactFlash
(CF) Card Type I or II |
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Battery |
Rechargeable Li-Ion
Battery with Battery Charger |
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Included
Accessories |
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32MB CF Card |
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Li-Ion Battery; Battery
Charger |
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A/V Cable, USB Cable |
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Strap (Wrist) |
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Software CD-ROMs (ArcSoft) |
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Dimensions (W
x H x D) |
112.0 x 58.0 x
42.0 mm /
4.41 x 2.28 x 1.65 in. |
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Weight (Camera
body only) |
260g / 9.2 oz. |
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MSRP |
S50:
$599.99
S45: $499.99 |
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Product technical specifications (including MSRP and Included Accessories) are as represented by the manufacturer and subject to manufacturer's change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer or of Photoxels.
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Buy the Canon PowerShot S50
Blue
and Yellow:
Program AE, Macro ON, Photo Effect Vivid
1/80 sec., F2.8 and ISO 50
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