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| Marketed | March 2003 |
The PowerShot S50 joining the PowerShot lineup one rank above the S45 released in October 2002 features a high-resolution 1/1.8″ 5.0-megapixel CCD for a level of imaging performance unprecedented in Canon’s compact camera lineup.
Canon’s SI (Super Intelligent) sensor, which automatically detects the camera’s orientation, ensures optimum auto-focus, auto-exposure and auto-white-balance performance when used in the vertical position, and automatically orients the image correctly for previewing.
The PowerShot S50 also offers the same array of manual settings as the S45including focus, shutter speed and aperture value, flash output, and exposure control to satisfy the needs of even experienced users.
| Camera effective pixels : | Approx. 5 million | |
| Image sensor : | 1/1.8″ CCD (Total number of pixels: approx. 5.3 million) | |
| Lens : | 7.1 (W)-21.3 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent 35-105 mm) F2.8(W) -4.9 (T) |
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| Digital tele-converter : | Max. approx. 4.1 (Maximum 12x digital zoom is available when combined with optical zoom) | |
| Optical viewfinder : | Real-image zoom viewfinder, picture coverage = approx. 82% | |
| LCD monitor : | 1.8″, TFT color LCD, picture coverage = 100% | |
| Autofocus method : | TTL Auto focus 9-point (AiAF)/1-point (AF) 1-point AF: Any position is available Focus lock and Manual focus are available |
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| Shooting distance : (from tip of the lens barrel) |
Normal AF : | 50 cm (1.64 ft.) – infinity |
| Macro AF : | 10 cm (W)/ 30 cm (T) – 50 cm (3.9 in. (W)/ 11.8 in. (T) – 1.64 ft.) |
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| Manual focus : | 10 cm (W)/ 30 cm (T) – infinity (3.9 in. (W)/ 11.8 in. (T) – infinity) |
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| Shutter : | Mechanical shutter + electronic shutter | |
| Shutter speeds : | 15 – 1/1500 sec. 1.3 sec. or more shutter is available in Shutter-Priority mode or Manual mode Slow shutter speeds of 15-1.3 sec. operates with noise reduction |
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| Light metering system : | Evaluative metering, Center-weighted average metering, Spot metering (Center or AF Point) | |
| Exposure control method : | Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE or Manual exposure control AE lock is available |
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| Exposure compensation : | ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments Auto exposure bracketing (AEB) is available |
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| Sensitivity (equivalent film speed) : |
Auto, ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200 and ISO 400 equivalent | |
| White balance : | TTL auto white balance, preset white balance (available settings: Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H or Flash) or Custom white balance (Custom 1/ Custom 2) | |
| Flash : | Auto, On, Off Red-eye reduction On: Red-eye reduction auto/ Red-eye reduction On/ flash Off Red-eye reduction Off: On/ Off |
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| Flash range : | (When sensitivity is set to AUTO) 35 cm – 4.8 m (1.1 ft. – 15.7 ft.) (W), 35 cm – 3 m (1.15 ft. – 9.8 ft.) (T) (When sensitivity is set to ISO 100 equivalent) 55 cm – 4 m (1.8 ft. – 13.1 ft.) (W), 55 cm – 2.5 m (1.8 ft. – 8.2 ft.) (T) |
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| Flash exposure compensation : | ± 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments, FE lock is available | |
| Shooting modes : | Auto Creative zone: Program, Shutter Speed Priority, Aperture Priority, Manual and Custom Image zone: Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Fast Shutter, Slow Shutter, Stitch Assist and Movie |
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| Continuous shooting : | High-Speed continuous shooting: Approx. 2.0 image/sec. Standard continuous shooting: Approx. 1.5 image/sec. (Large/Fine mode with LCD viewfinder off) |
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| Interval shooting: | Shooting interval: approx. 1 – 60 min. (1 min. increments) Number of shots: 2 – 100 shots (Maximum number of shots varies according to CF card capacity) |
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| Self-timer : | Approx. 2 sec./10 sec. shutter release delay | |
| PC-connected shooting : | Available (USB connection only. Use the supplied software RemoteCapture.) | |
| Storage media : | CompactFlash™ (CF) card (Type I and Type II) | |
| File format : | Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF-compliant | |
| Image recording format : | Still images : | Exif 2.2 (JPEG) or RAW |
| Movies : | AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG, Audio data: WAVE [monaural]) | |
| JPEG compression mode : | Super fine, Fine or Normal | |
| Number of recording pixels : | Still Images: | Large : 2592 x 1944 pixels |
| Medium1: 1600 x 1200 pixels | ||
| Medium2: 1024 x 768 pixels | ||
| Small : 640 x 480 pixels | ||
| Movies : | 320 x 240 pixels (Approx. 3 min.)* | |
| 160 x 120 pixels (Approx. 3 min.)* | ||
| Approx. 15 frames/second | ||
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* The data in parentheses refer to the maximum movie length per shooting |
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| Replay modes : | Single (Histogram displayable), Index (9 thumbnail images), Magnified (approx. 10x (max.) in LCD monitor) Slide Show Sound annotations (up to 60 sec.) Image output to Card Photo Printer CP-100 / CP-10 and Bubble Jet Printer with the direct print function |
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| My Camera Settings (Customizing) : | The Start-up Image, Start-up Sound, Shutter Sound, Operation Sound and Selftimer Sound can be customized using the following methods.
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| Interface : | Universal Serial Bus (mini-B, PTP [Picture Transfer Protocol]) Audio/Video Output (NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio) |
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| Operating temperatures : | 0 – 40 degrees C (32 – 104 degrees F) | |
| Operating humidity : | 10 – 90 % | |
| Dimensions (w x h x d) : | 112 x 58 x 42 mm (4.4 x 2.3 x 1.7 in.) excluding protrusions |
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| Weight : | Approx. 260 g (9.2 oz.) (camera body only) | |