Canon PowerShot S50 Digital Camera (Canon-8445A001)

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Small LCD screen
Smaller-than-average optical zoom range
JPEG image format

Canon PowerShot S50 Review

by Richard Baguley

- WHAT'S HOT: The PowerShot S50 combines ease of use, excellent picture quality, a 5-megapixel image sensor, and a great selection of features into a handy, point-and-shoot-style model. At just over 4 inches long and under 2 inches thick, it fits easily into a pocket, and the controls are well arranged. For instance, you access the seven scene modes (such as portrait and sports) through a dial on top; many other cameras force you to wade through on-screen menus to change scene modes. The quality of the images that the PowerShot S50 produced was impressive: The photos were sharp and well exposed, though images taken with the built-in flash tended to look a bit bleached out. We also noticed some noise (a pattern that looks a little like TV static) in several photos, the effect being most noticeable in the blue skies of outdoor shots.

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User Reviews for Canon PowerShot S50 Digital Camera (Canon-8445A001)

Reviewed by: hiDes

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Good picture quality, easy to use, comfortable to handle.

Weaknesses: Lens cover. Without it closing or opening properly the lens won't function.

Overall Evaluation: After 2 years of use, this wonderful camera ceased to function due to the lense cover getting stuck. Never had a problem til this happened. Fortunately I bought it at Best Buy with 4 year insurance and not sure if they lost the camera or if it couldn't be fixed but I was allowed to get another camera (chose the Canon SD800) in exchange.
Reviewed by: tiberio_bulhoes

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: 15 sec exposure time for night shots. 5MP resolution. Several manual modes. Has video mode.

Weaknesses: Slow (~1sec to take a picture). Not very good on low light (indoors). Noisy ISO 400 mode. Purple fringing. Light sensibility does not change after you start shooting a video.

Overall Evaluation: I would not buy this camera again because I have a toddler and this camera is slow and is not very good in low light. So, when I try to take a picture of him, by the time the camera focus/shoots (~1 sec), he is long gone.... The camera is not very good in low light and the flash always kick in when we try to take pictures indoors. This causes the subject to be too lit and the background to become dark. ISO 400 would help, but it is too noisy.The manual modes are very good. I use it to do some photography with my telescope and I was able to take some decent pictures. However, the purple fringing kicks in for high contrast targets, such as stars in long exposures...This camera has also noticeable vignetting on the wide field mode.It is also a bit bulky.I would not buy it again, newer cameras are faster and better.The manual modes and resolution are good. This camera is okay if you are going to take pictures of adults in sunlight.

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