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 - Specifications
 
| Marketed | March 2011 | 
| Original Price | Open price | 
Offering easy and convenient functions that provide support for first-time SLR camera users, the X50 includes such features as Basic + Function, Creative Auto, and a Quick Setting Function that allows for the effortless and quick set up of photos with a push of the Quick Setting Button. The model incorporates an approximately 12.2-million effective pixel APS-C size CMOS sensor, and supports an ISO range of 100-6400 to deliver high-performance imaging even in low-light conditions.
| Type | ||
| Type | Digital single-lens reflex, AF/AE camera with built-in flash | |
| Recording media | SD/SDHC/SDXC card | |
| Image sensor size | Approx. 22.0 mm x 14.7 mm | |
| Compatible lenses | Canon EF lenses including EF-S lenses (35mm-equivalent focal length is approx.1.6x the lens focal length)  | 
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| Lens mount | Canon EF mount | |
| Image Sensor | ||
| Type | CMOS sensor | |
| Effective pixels: | Approx. 12.20 megapixels | |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | |
| Dust delete function | Manual, Dust Delete Data appended | |
| Recording System | ||
| Recording format | Design rule for Camera File System 2.0 | |
| Recorded pixels | Large: Approx. 12.20 Megapixels (4272 x 2848) Medium: Approx. 6.30 Megapixels (3088 x 2056) Small: Approx. 3.40 Megapixels (2256 x 1504) S2: Approx. 2.50 Megapixels (1920 x 1280) S3: Approx. 0.35 Megapixels (720 x 480) RAW: Approx. 12.20 Megapixels (4272 x 2848)  | 
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| Picture Style | Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined 1-3 | |
| White balance | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash, Custom | |
| Viewfinder | ||
| Type | Eye-level pentamirror | |
| Coverage | Vertical/Horizontal approx. 95% | |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.8x (-1 m-1 with 50mm lens at infinity) | |
| Eye Point | Approx. 21 mm (from eyepiece lens center at -1m-1 ) | |
| Focusing screen | Fixed | |
| Mirror | Quick-return type | |
| Depth of field preview | Enabled with Custom Function setting | |
| Autofocus | ||
| Type | TTL secondary image-registration, phase detection | |
| AF points | 9-point | |
| Metering range | EV 0 – 18 (at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100) | |
| Focusing modes | One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, Manual focusing (MF) | |
| Exposure Control | ||
| Metering modes | 63-zone SPC TTL metering with selectable modes • Evaluative metering (linkable to all AF point) • Partial metering (approx. 10% of viewfinder at center) • Center-weighted average metering  | 
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| Metering Range | EV 1.0 – EV 20.0 (at 73°F/23°C with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100) | |
| Exposure control | Program AE (program-shift possible), Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual exposure, Automatic depth-of-field AE, Full Auto, Flash Off, Creative Auto, Program AE with ambience selection, E-TTL II autoflash program AE | Program AE (program-shift possible), Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual exposure, Automatic depth-of-field AE, Full Auto, Flash Off, Creative Auto, Program AE with ambience selection, E-TTL II autoflash program AE | 
| ISO Speed Range | Auto, ISO 100 – 6400 (in whole-stop increments) | |
| AE Lock | Auto AE Lock: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved. Manual: By AE lock button  | 
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| Shutter | ||
| Type | Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter | |
| Shutter speeds | 1/4000 to 1/60 sec., X-sync at 1/200 sec. 1/4000 to 30 sec., Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode.)  | 
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| Built in Flash | ||
| Type | Retractable, auto pop-up flash | |
| External Flash | ||
| Flash metering | E-TTL II autoflash | |
| Flash exposure compensation | ±2 stops in 1/3-stop or 1/2-stop increments | |
| FE lock | Provided | |
| Drive System | ||
| Drive modes | Single shooting, Continuous shooting, 10-sec. self-timer, 2-sec. self-timer, Continuous shooting after 10-sec. self-timer (2 to 10 shots) | |
| Continuous shooting speed | JPEG: Max. approx. 3.0 fps RAW: Max. approx. 2.0 fps RAW+JPEG: Approx. 0.8 fps (averaged value)  | 
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| Maximum burst | JPEG: 830 shots RAW: 5 shots RAW+JPEG: 1 shot  | 
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| LCD Monitor | ||
| Type | TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor | |
| Monitor size and dots | 2.7-in. with approx. 230,000 dots | |
| Power | ||
| Battery | Battery Pack LP-E10 x 1 * With the AC Adapter Kit ACK-E10, AC power is possible.  | 
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| Dimensions and Weight | ||
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | Approx. 5.1 x 3.9 x 3.1 in. / Approx. 129.9 x 99.7 x 77.9 mm | |
| Weight | Approx. 15.9 oz. / 450 g (body only) | |
| Operating Environment | ||
| Working temperature range | 32-104°F/0-40°C | |
| Working humidity | 85% or less | |

