Canon SX50 HS
Superzoom Camera
vs FujiFilm XP50
Rugged Camera

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Best price $699
  • 52% more battery life 335 shots vs 220 shots
  • Higher resolution rear screen 461k dots vs 230k dots
  • Has longer exposure available 15 seconds vs 4 seconds
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
  • Newer camera September 2012 vs January 2012
  • Longer optical zoom 50.0× vs 5.0×
  • Better built-in flash range 18′ vs 10′
  • Viewscreen flips out XP50 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has a flash hot shoe connector XP50 does not
  • Has RAW image capture XP50 does not have RAW capture

What’s good about the FujiFilm FinePix XP50

Best price
$225
  • Weighs a lot less than the SX50 HS 6.1 oz vs 21 oz
  • Significantly smaller body size 10 in³ vs 69 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $225 vs $699
  • Higher sensor resolution 14.4 MP vs 12.1 MP
  • Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 1080p 24fps
  • Has a waterproof camera body SX50 HS does not

What the Canon SX50 HS and FujiFilm XP50 have in common

  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Same viewscreen size 2.8″ vs 2.7″
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode

What’s missing from both the Canon SX50 HS and the FujiFilm XP50

  • No HDR processing
  • No 3D capture
  • No GPS tagging
  • No external microphone jack
  • No Wi-Fi

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