Canon SX600 HS
Compact Superzoom Camera
 vs Canon SX50 HS
Superzoom Camera

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot SX600 HS

Best price $359
  • Weighs a lot less than the SX50 HS 6.63 oz vs 21 oz
  • Significantly smaller body size 10 in³ vs 69 in³
  • 28% more battery life 430 shots vs 335 shots
  • Significantly cheaper street price $359 vs $699
  • Higher sensor resolution 16 MP vs 12.1 MP
  • Newer camera March 2014 vs September 2012
  • Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 1080p 24fps
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities SX50 HS does not have Wi-Fi
Find out more about the Canon PowerShot SX600 HS

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Best price
$699
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
  • Longer optical zoom 50.0× vs 18.0×
  • Better built-in flash range 18′ vs 11′
  • Viewscreen flips out SX600 HS does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has panorama image capture SX600 HS does not have panorama
  • Has a flash hot shoe connector SX600 HS does not
  • Has RAW image capture SX600 HS does not have RAW capture
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What the Canon SX600 HS and Canon SX50 HS have in common

  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 461k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″ vs 2.8″
  • Similiar flash recycle times 10 seconds
  • HDMI port

What’s missing from both the Canon SX600 HS and the Canon SX50 HS

  • No HDR processing
  • No 3D capture
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
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