Nikon P530
Superzoom Camera
vs Canon SX50 HS
Superzoom Camera

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX P530

Best price $150
  • Weighs a little bit less than the SX50 HS 17.5 oz vs 21 oz
  • Significantly cheaper street price $150 vs $699
  • Higher sensor resolution 16.1 MP vs 12.1 MP
  • Higher resolution rear screen 921k dots vs 461k dots
  • Newer camera February 2014 vs September 2012
  • Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 1080p 24fps

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Best price
$699
  • 40% more battery life 335 shots vs 240 shots
  • Better light sensitivity by 2 f-stops 6,400 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
  • Has a flash hot shoe connector P530 does not
  • Has RAW image capture P530 does not have RAW capture

What the Nikon P530 and Canon SX50 HS have in common

  • Similar Body sizes 65 in³ vs 69 in³
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″ vs 2.8″
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode
  • flip out viewscreen

What’s missing from both the Nikon P530 and the Canon SX50 HS

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

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