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Canon PowerShot S50 Light Field Camera
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Canon PowerShot S50 Light Field Camera

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  • Digital Zoom: 4.1x
  • Camera Type: Standard Point and Shoot Light Field Camera
  • Weight: 0.57 lb.
  • LCD Screen Size: 1.8 in.
  • Resolution: 5.3 Megapixel
  • Optical Zoom: 3x
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Canon PowerShot S50 Light Field Camera

Canon's PowerShot S50 is the company's first 5 megapixel digital camera and features a high-resolution 3x f/2.8 optical zoom lens together with a compact, black brushed aluminum alloy exterior. In addition, the S50 includes Canon's exclusive DIGIC Imaging Processor with iSAPS technology to provide enhanced image quality, increased processing speed and improved camera features including a 9-Point AiAF autofocus system for faster and easier focusing; 9-position White Balance; selectable metering modes for precise exposure in almost any shooting condition; selectable Second-Curtain sync flash; an improved Movie Mode that captures clips up to 3 minutes apiece with sound; and Direct Print capabilities with Canon's Card Printer CP-100 dye-sublimation printer and several Canon Bubble Jet Direct printers.

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The New Powershot S50 Canon?s first five megapixel Digital Camera

byHoward_Creech Mar 18, 2003
139 Helpfuls 140 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 14 Comments
Pros Compact size, 5 megapixel resolution, ease of use, and lots of creative photography...
Cons No provision for add-on lenses or filters
Recommended it? Yes

Canon's new Powershot S50 is a stylish little digicam that updates Canon's recently introduced S45. The snazzy black (in the U.S.) S50 is aimed at serious amateur photographers who want a full slate of advanced features, lots of creative input, compact size, and five megapixel resolution. The new... Read full review »

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Canon's PowerShot S50: Slight Step above S45 but not Exactly Better!

byyusakugo May 17, 2003
68 Helpfuls 69 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 3 Comments
Pros 5 MegaPixels, Compact design, Good number of features
Cons Only 3x Zoom lens, red-eye reduction issues, weak flash
Recommended it? Yes

Funny... I had been playing on and off with a friend's S50 for the better part of the past one to one and a half months. I had been rather impressed with it from my limited exposure. An interesting opportunity came up to buy the S50 for $400! An opportunity that if I passed on, I wouldn't be able... Read full review »

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This 5MP Cam is Five Stars

bygreen-z Apr 1, 2003
23 Helpfuls 24 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 1 Comment
Pros Solid all metal compact body; Quality Canon lens; Easy to use.
Cons Expensive. 5MP is probably overkill for most users.
Recommended it? Yes

My first digital camera was a Canon PowerShot S20. When I bought it in 2000 it was remarkable compact 3MP (megapixel) camera. And, even by today's standards its still a great camera.

In fact, I was very happy with it until I bought my mother a PowerShot S40. After setting it up for her I... Read full review »

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Canon PowerShot S50 5MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom

x 32 MB CompactFlash English F/2.8-4.9Stylish pocket size fully featured digital camera. With 13 flexible shooting modes and new Canon technologies this is the ideal camera for taking photos in all situations. The

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Product Details and Features

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MPN S50

Key Features

Digital Zoom 4.1x
Camera Type Standard Point and Shoot • Light Field Camera
Weight 0.57 lb.
LCD Screen Size 1.8 in.
Resolution 5.3 Megapixel
Optical Zoom 3x

Image Quality

Camera Resolution 5.3 Megapixel
Image Sensor Type CCD
Image Resolutions 640 x 480 • 2592 x 1944 • 1600 x 1200 • 1024 x 768

Video

Video Resolutions 320 x 240 • 160 x 120
Video Format AVI
Max Movie Length 180 Seconds
Video Speed 15 fps

Lens

Interchangeable Lens Not Interchangeable Lenses
Focus Type Autofocus & Manual Focus
Optical Zoom 3x
Focal Length 7.1 - 21.3 mm
Macro Focus Range 3.93 in. (w) / 11.81 - 19.69 in. (t)
35mm Zoom Lens 35 - 105 mm
Focus Range 19.69 in. to Infinity (w) / 11.81 in. to Infinity (t)

Exposure Control

Aperture Range f2.8/f4.9 (w/t)
Shutter Speed 15 - 1/1500 sec
Frames Per Second 2 Frames
White Balance Auto • Daylight / Sunny (Preset) • Cloudy (Preset) • Fluorescent (Preset) • Tungsten (Preset)

Flash

Flash Functions Flash Off • Auto Flash • Rear Sync Flash • Fill-in Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash • Slow Sync
Flash Type Built-In
ISO Speeds Auto • 50 • 100 • 200 • 400

Storage

File Size (High Res.) 6.4 MB (20 images on 128MB card)
Memory Type CompactFlash Card Type I • CompactFlash Card Type II
Compression Type JPEG • Raw Image
File Size (Low Res.) 0.27 MB (about 474 images on 128MB card)
Compression Modes Fine • SuperFine • Normal • Uncompressed

Included Features

Tripod Mount With Tripod Mount
Self Timer 2 Sec. • 10 Sec.
Built-in Microphone With Built-in Microphone
Built-in Speaker With Built-in Speaker

Viewfinder / Display

LCD Protected Position Without LCD Protected Position
Viewfinder Optical (Through-the-lens)

Interfaces

Video Interface Video Out
Interface Type USB

Power Supply

Battery Type Proprietary Lithium
Battery Life 210 Images

System Requirements

Operating System Apple Mac OS 9 • Apple Mac OS X • Microsoft Windows 2000 • Microsoft Windows 98 • Microsoft Windows 98SE • Microsoft Windows ME • Microsoft Windows XP

Dimensions

Weight 0.57 lb.
Depth 2.28 in.
Height 1.65 in.
Width 4.4 in.

Warranty

Warranty 1 Year

Miscellaneous

UPC 013803024487
Product ID 20691343
Included Accessories Software • USB Cable • Video Cable • Hand Strap • 32 MB Memory Card • Driver • Lithium Battery • Battery Charger • AC Power Adapter
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