Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Review: Goldilocks Dream Camera Discussion

[Howard Creech]

Canon introduced the new SX50 HS, the successor to the very popular Canon PowerShot SX40 HS, at the semi-annual Photokina imaging products trade show in Cologne, Germany this past fall. The fifth generation Canon PowerShot SX50 HS is an entry-level DSLR-sized point and shoot digital camera that is essentially an evolutionary update; however, at least one of the new features seems almost revolutionary. 

Digicam zooms just keep growing longer; the SX40 HS featured a 35x zoom, while the SX50 HS sports a spectacular new 50x (24mm-1200mm equivalent) zoom - currently the longest zoom lens in the world. A DSLR shooter would need a virtually unlimited budget and an extremely large (and VERY heavy) camera bag to carry enough lenses to cover the 24mm to 1200mm focal length range of the SX50 HS. With a current street price of only $430, this camera is a great deal if it lives up to our testing.

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[Andy Stanton]

An excellent ultrazoom. Its 50x optical zoom leaves my 18x Panasonic in the dust.

[Laura Hicks]

Yes, it looks great. I want to see how the Fuji HS50 EXR stacks up to the Canon SX50 HS in real world testing. I have always loved Fuji's color quality. Here's the first look -http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/default.asp?newsID=5219&news=fuji+HS50+exr+CES+2013+preview

[kanehi]

"the lens retracts back into the camera body and a built in iris-style lens cover closes to protect the front element"

The SX50HS uses a lens cap to protect the lens. The camera is awesome and is an improvement from the SX40IS which I also own.