Manual Canon SX50 HS

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  • Canon SX50 HS - page 1

    Camer a User Guide • Makesureyoureadthisguide,includingthe“Safety Precautions”section,beforeusingthecamera. • Readingthisguidewillhelpyoulearntousethecamera properly . • Storethisguidesafelysothatyoucanuseitinthefuture. ...

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    2 Pac ka ge Contents Beforeuse,makesurethefollowingitemsareincludedinthepackage. Ifanythingismissing,contactyourcameradealer . Camera BatteryPack NB-10L (withterminalcover) BatteryCharger CB-2LC/CB-2LCE NeckStrap NS-DC1 1 LensCap (withcord) DIGIT ALCAMERA  SolutionD ...

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    3 Preliminar y Notes and Legal Infor mation • T akeandreviewsometestshotsinitiallytomakesuretheimageswere recordedcorrectly .PleasenotethatCanonInc.,itssubsidiariesand afliates,anditsdistributorsarenotliableforanyconsequentialdamages arisin ...

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    4 Par t Names and Conv entions in T his Guide  Zoomlever  Shooting: < i (telephoto)>/ < j (wideangle)>  Playback: < k (magnify)>/ < g (index)>  Shutterbutton  Strapmount  Modedial  Flash  Hotshoe  Microphone < h (Flash)>butt ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 5

    5 PartNamesandConventionsinThisGuide  Screen(LCDmonitor) < (Shortcut)>/< c (Direct print)>button  Diopteradjustmentdial  Viewnder < 1 (Playback)>button  Indicator  Powerbutton  Moviebutton  Remoteterminal < (AFFrameSelector) ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 6

    6 T able of Contents PackageContents......................... 2 CompatibleMemoryCards ............ 2 PreliminaryNotesandLegal Information ..................................... 3 OrganizationofCameraUser Guide ............................................. 3 PartNamesandConventionsin T ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 7

    7 T ableofContents CustomizationforShooting Styles ......................................... 154 6 PlaybackMode .................. 159 Viewing ...................................... 160 BrowsingandFiltering Images ....................................... 166 EditingFaceIDInformation ....... 17 ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 8

    8 Contents: Basic Operations 4 Shoot   Usecamera-determinedsettings(AutoMode) .................................... 46 Shootingpeoplewell I Portraits ( =   89) P AgainstSnow ( =   90) SmoothSkin ( =   91) Matchingspecicscenes Sports ( =   87) NightScenes ( =   89) t Fireworks ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 9

    9 Contents:BasicOperations   UseFaceID ................................................................................. 63,163   Movieclipsandphotostogether(MovieDigest) .................................. 86 1  View   Viewimages(PlaybackMode) .................................. ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 10

    10 Safety Precautions • Beforeusingtheproduct,pleaseensurethatyoureadthesafetyprecautions describedbelow . Alwaysensurethattheproductisusedcorrectly . • Thesafetyprecautionsnotedonthefollowingpagesareintendedto preventinjuriestoyoursel ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 11

    11 SafetyPrecautions • Donotusetheequipmentinamannerthatexceedstheratedcapacity oftheelectricaloutletorwiringaccessories.Donotuseifthepower cordorplugaredamaged,ornotfullypluggedintotheoutlet. • Donotallowdirtor ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 12

    12 SafetyPrecautions • Whenusingtheseparatelysoldlenslters,besuretoattachthemrmly . Ifthelensbecomeslooseandfallsoff,itmaycrack,andtheshardsofglass mayleadtocuts. Caution Denotesthepossibilityofdamagetotheequipment. • ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 13

    13 Basic Guide Givesbasicinstructions,frominitial preparationstoshooting,playback,and savingonacomputer C OP Y ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 14

    14 Initial Prepar ations Prepareforshootingasfollows. Attaching Accessories 1  Attachthestrap.   Attachtheincludedstraptothecamera asshown.   Ontheothersideofthecamera,attach thestrapthesameway . 2  Attachthelenscaptothestrap.   R ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 15

    15 InitialPreparations Charging the Batter y Beforeuse,chargethebatterywiththeincludedcharger .Besuretocharge thebatteryinitially ,becausethecameraisnotsoldwiththebatterycharged. 1  Removethebatterycoverand insertthebatteryinthecharger . ? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 16

    16 InitialPreparations Inser ting the Batter y and Memor y Card Inserttheincludedbatteryandamemorycard(soldseparately). Notethatbeforeusinganewmemorycard(oramemorycardformatted inanotherdevice),youshouldformatthememorycardwiththiscamera ( =  ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 17

    17 InitialPreparations Label 4  Insertthememorycard.   Insertthememorycardfacingasshown untilitclicksintothelockedposition.   Makesurethememorycardisfacingthe rightwaywhenyouinsertit.Inserting memorycardsfacingthewrongway ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 18

    18 InitialPreparations Using the Screen Preparethescreenforuse.   Openthescreen( )androtateittoward thelens180°( ).   Closethescreeninthisorientation( ). • Thescreencanonlyopentoapproximately175°indirection .Be carefulnotto ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 19

    19 InitialPreparations Setting the Date and Time Setthecurrentdateandtimecorrectlyasfollowsifthe[Date/T ime]screen isdisplayedwhenyouturnthecameraon.Informationyouspecifythisway isrecordedinimagepropertieswhenyoushoot,anditisusedwhen ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 20

    20 InitialPreparations • Unlessyousetthedate,time,andhometimezone,the[Date/ T ime]screenwillbedisplayedeachtimeyouturnthecameraon. Specifythecorrectinformation. • T osetdaylightsavingtime(1hourahead),choose[ ]instep2and? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 21

    21 InitialPreparations Display Language Changethedisplaylanguageasneeded. 1  EnterPlaybackmode.   Pressthe< 1 >button. 2  Accessthesettingscreen.   Pressandholdthe< m >button,and thenimmediatelypressthe< n > button. 3  Setthedi ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 22

    22 StillImages Movies T r ying the Camer a Out Followtheseinstructionstoturnthecameraon,shootstillimagesor movies,andthenviewthem. Shooting (Smar t Auto) Forfullyautomaticselectionoftheoptimalsettingsforspecicscenes, simplyletthecameradeterminethe? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 23

    23 TryingtheCameraOut 4  Shoot. ShootingStillImages Focus.   Presstheshutterbuttonlightly ,halfway down.Thecamerabeepstwiceafter focusing,andgreenframesaredisplayed toindicateimageareasinfocus.   If[Raisetheash]isdisplayed,lift ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 24

    24 TryingtheCameraOut ElapsedT ime ShootingMovies Startshooting.   Pressthemoviebutton.Thecamera beepsonceasrecordingbegins,and [ Rec]isdisplayedwiththeelapsedtime.   Blackbarsaredisplayedonthetopand bottomedgesofthescreen,a ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 25

    25 TryingtheCameraOut Viewing Aftershootingimagesormovies,youcanviewthemonthescreenas follows. 1  EnterPlaybackmode.   Pressthe< 1 >button.   Y ourlastshotisdisplayed. 2  Browsethroughyourimages.   T oviewthepreviousimage,? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 26

    26 TryingtheCameraOut V olume 3  Playmovies.   Pressthe< m >buttontoaccessthe moviecontrolpanel,choose[ ](either pressthe< q >< r >buttonsorturnthe < 5 >dial),andthenpressthe< m > buttonagain.   Playbacknow ...

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    27 TryingtheCameraOut 2  Erasetheimage.   Pressthe< a >button.   After[Erase?]isdisplayed,pressthe < q >< r >buttonsorturnthe< 5 >dialto choose[Erase],andthenpressthe< m > button.   Thecurrentimageisn ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 28

    28 Inc luded Softwar e, PDF Manuals ThesoftwareandPDFmanualsontheincludedDIGIT AL CAMERASolution Disk(CD-ROM)( =   2)areintroducedbelow ,withinstructionsfor installation,andsavingimagestoacomputer . Software AfterinstallingthesoftwareontheCD-ROM,? ...

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    29 IncludedSoftware,PDFManuals System Requirements Theincludedsoftwarecanbeusedonthefollowingcomputers. Adobe ReaderisrequiredtoviewthePDFmanuals. Operating System Windows Macintosh Windows7SP1 WindowsVistaSP2 WindowsXPSP3 MacOSX10.6–10.7 Computer C ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 30

    30 IncludedSoftware,PDFManuals Installing the Software Windows7andMacOSX10.6areusedhereforthesakeofillustration. Usingthesoftwareautoupdatefunction,youcanupdatetothelatest versionanddownloadnewfunctionsviatheInternet(somesoftware exc ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 31

    31 IncludedSoftware,PDFManuals 3  Whenamessageisdisplayed promptingyoutoconnect thecamera,connectittoa computer .   Afterensuringthatthecameraisoff, openthecover( ).Holdingthesmaller plugoftheUSBcableintheorientation show ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 32

    32 IncludedSoftware,PDFManuals • WhennotconnectedtotheInternet,therearethefollowinglimitations. - Thescreeninstep3willnotbedisplayed. - Somefunctionsmaynotbeinstalled. • Thersttimeyouconnectthecameratothecomputer ,drivers? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 33

    33 IncludedSoftware,PDFManuals   Choose[DownloadsImagesFromCanon CamerausingCanonCameraWindow] andthenclick[OK].   Doubleclick[ ]. CameraWindow 3  Savetheimagestothe computer .   Click[ImportImagesfromCamera],and thenclick[ImportUntrans ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 34

    34 IncludedSoftware,PDFManuals • InWindows7,ifthescreeninstep2isnotdisplayed,clickthe[ ]iconin thetaskbar . • T ostartCameraWindowinWindowsVistaorXP ,click[DownloadsImages FromCanonCamerausingCanonCameraWindow]onthescree ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 35

    35 Accessories NeckStrap NS-DC1 1 BatteryPack NB-10L* 1 (withterminalcover) Battery Charger CB-2LC/2LCE* 1 LensCap (withcord) DIGIT AL CAMERA SolutionDisk USBCable(cameraend:Mini-B)* 2 HDMICableHTC-100 Stereo A VCable A VC-DC400ST MemoryCard CardReader Windows/ Macintosh Computer TV/Video? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 36

    36 Accessories UseofgenuineCanonaccessoriesisrecommended. Thisproductisdesignedtoachieveexcellentperformancewhenusedwithgenuine Canonaccessories. Canonshallnotbeliableforanydamagetothisproductand/oraccidentssuchasre, etc.,causedbythe ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 37

    37 Camer a Basics Practicalguidethatintroducesothercamerabasicsand describesshootingandplaybackoptions 1 Advanced Guide C OP Y ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 38

    38 On/Of f ShootingMode   Pressthepowerbuttontoturnthe cameraonandprepareforshooting.   T oturnthecameraoff,pressthepower buttonagain. PlaybackMode   Pressthe< 1 >buttontoturnthecamera onandviewyourshots.   T otu ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 39

    39 Shutter Button T oensureyourshotsareinfocus,alwayspresstheshutterbuttonlightly (halfway)initially .Oncethesubjectisinfocus,pressthebuttonalltheway downtoshoot. Inthismanual,shutterbuttonoperationsaredescribedaspressingthe butto ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 40

    40 Viewnder Adjusttheviewnderdisplayforsharperimagesbyadjustingthediopter ,as follows. 1  Activatetheviewnder .   Pressthe< l >buttonrepeatedlyuntil theviewndergoeson( =   43). 2  Adjustthediopter .   Asyoulookthrought ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 41

    41 FUNC. Menu CongurecommonlyusedshootingfunctionsthroughtheFUNC.menuas follows. Notethatmenuitemsandoptionsvarydependingontheshootingmode ( =   262–265). 1  AccesstheFUNC.menu.   Pressthe< m >button. MenuItems Options 2  Choose ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 42

    42 MENU Menu Congureavarietyofcamerafunctionsthroughothermenusasfollows. Menuitemsaregroupedbypurposeontabs,suchasshooting[ 4 ], playback[ 1 ],andsoon.Notethatavailablesettingsvarydependingon theselectedshootingorplaybackmode? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 43

    43 ShootingDisplayOptions 5  Finishthesetupprocess.   Pressthe< n >buttontoreturntothe screendisplayedbeforeyoupressedthe < n >buttoninstep1. • T oundoanyaccidentalsettingchanges,youcanrestorethecamera’s defaultsettin ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 44

    44 Indicator Display Theindicatoronthebackofthecamera( =   5)lightsuporblinks dependingonthecamerastatus. Color Indicator Status CameraStatus Green On Cameraon Blinking Recording/reading/transmittingimages • Whentheindicatorblinksgreen,neverturnthecame ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 45

    45 Smar t Auto Mode Convenientmodeforeasyshotswithgreatercontrol overshooting 2 C OP Y ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 46

    46 StillImages Movies Shooting (Smar t Auto) Forfullyautomaticselectionatoptimalsettingsforspecicscenes,simply letthecameradeterminethesubjectandshootingconditions. 1  T urnthecameraon.   Pressthepowerbutton.   Thestartupscreenisdisplayed. 2 ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 47

    47 Shooting(Smart Auto) 4  Shoot. ShootingStillImages Focus.   Presstheshutterbuttonhalfway .The camerabeepstwiceafterfocusing,and greenframesaredisplayedtoindicate imageareasinfocus.   Severalgreenframesaredisplayedwhen multipleareasar ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 48

    48 Shooting(Smart Auto) ElapsedT ime ShootingMovies Startshooting.   Pressthemoviebutton.Thecamera beepsonceasrecordingbegins,and [ Rec]isdisplayedwiththeelapsedtime.   Blackbarsaredisplayedonthetopand bottomedgesofthescreen,and? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 49

    49 Shooting(Smart Auto) StillImages/Movies • T oactivatethescreenwhenthecameraisonbutthescreenis blank(whendisplayissettotheviewnder),pressthe< l > buttonrepeatedly . • T orestorecamerasoundifyouhaveaccidentallydeactivated? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 50

    50 Shooting(Smart Auto) Movies Microphone • Beforeshootingamovie,lowerthe ashwithyournger .Becarefulnotto touchthemicrophonewhenshooting amovie.Leavingtheashraised,or blockingthemicrophonemayprevent audiofrombeingrecordedor? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 51

    51 Shooting(Smart Auto) StillImages Movies Scene Icons In< A >mode,shootingscenesdeterminedbythecameraareindicated bytheicondisplayed,andcorrespondingsettingsareautomatically selectedforoptimalfocusing,subjectbrightness,andcolor .Dependingon the ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 52

    52 Shooting(Smart Auto) • Iftheashissetto[ ],theBackliticonsforSmilingandChildrenwillnotbe displayed. • Babies,Babies(Smiling),Babies(Sleeping),andChildreniconswillbedisplayed when[FaceID]issetto[On],andthefaceofa? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 53

    53 Shooting(Smart Auto) StillImages Movies Image Stabilization Icons Optimalimagestabilizationfortheshootingconditionsisautomatically applied(IntelligentIS). Additionally ,thefollowingiconsaredisplayedin < A >mode. Imagestabilizationforstill images Imagesta ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 54

    54 Shooting(Smart Auto) StillImages Movies On-Screen Frames A varietyofframesaredisplayedoncethecameradetectssubjectsyouare aimingthecameraat. • A whiteframeisdisplayedaroundthesubject(orperson’sface) determinedbythecameratobethemai ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 55

    55 Common, Con venient F eatures StillImages Movies Zooming In Closer on Subjects (Digital Zoom) Whendistantsubjectsaretoofarawaytoenlargeusingtheopticalzoom, usedigitalzoomforuptoabout200xenlargement. 1  Movethezoomlevertoward< i >.   Holdthelever ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 56

    56 Common,ConvenientFeatures StillImages Movies Easier T elephoto Shooting StillImages Movies 0 ReacquiringSubjectsLost AfterZooming(Framing Assist–Seek) Ifyoulosetrackofasubjectwhilezoomingin,youcannditmoreeasilyby temporarilyzoomingout. 1  Look ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 57

    57 Common,ConvenientFeatures • Ifyouprefertoshootatthezoomfactorofthescreeninstep1,pressthe shutterbuttonallthewaydown. • Y oucanadjustthezoomfactorthatthecamerawillreverttoafterZoom Framing Assist(whenyourelease? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 58

    58 Common,ConvenientFeatures • Thezoomfactorcannotbeadjustedbypressingthe< >button ( =   56)whileyouareholdingdownthe< >button. • Changingthecompositionoftheshotsignicantlyormakingother adjustmentsmayreducetheeffec ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 59

    59 Common,ConvenientFeatures   Onceyoustarttheself-timer ,thelamp willblinkandthecamerawillplayaself- timersound.   T wosecondsbeforetheshot,theblinking andsoundwillspeedup.(Thelampwill remainlitincasetheashres.) ? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 60

    60 Common,ConvenientFeatures 2  Congurethesetting.   Pressthe< o >< p >buttonstochoose [Delay]or[Shots].   Pressthe< q >< r >buttonsorturnthe < 5 >dialtochooseavalue,andthen pressthe< m >button.   Onc ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 61

    61 Common,ConvenientFeatures StillImages Adding a Date Stamp Thecameracanaddtheshootingdatetoimages,inthelower-rightcorner . However ,notethatdatestampscannotbeeditedorremoved,soconrm beforehandthatthedateandtimearecorrect( =   19). 1 ? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 62

    62 Common,ConvenientFeatures • Imagesoriginallyrecordedwithouttheshootingdatecanbeprintedwiththis informationasfollows.However ,addingthedateandtimetoimagesthat alreadyhavethisinformationmaycauseittobeprintedtwice. - Usetheinclu ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 63

    63 Using F ace ID Ifyouregisterapersonaheadoftime,thecamerawilldetectthatperson’s face,andprioritizefocus,brightness,andcolorforthatpersonwhen shooting.In< A >mode,thecameracandetectbabiesandchildren basedonregisteredbirthday ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 64

    64 UsingFaceID   Choose[AddtoRegistry],andthen choose[AddaNewFace]. 2  Registerfaceinformation.   Aimthecamerasothatthefaceofthe personyouwanttoregisterisinsidethe grayframeatthecenterofthescreen.   A whitefra ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 65

    65 UsingFaceID   The[EditProle]screenisdisplayed. 4  Enteraname.   Pressthe< m >button.   Pressthe< o >< p >< q >< r >buttonsor turnthe< 5 >dialtochooseacharacter , andthenpressthe< m >button ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 66

    66 UsingFaceID 6  Savethesettings.   Pressthe< o >< p >buttonsorturnthe < 5 >dialtochoose[Save],andthen pressthe< m >button.   Afteramessageisdisplayed,pressthe < q >< r >buttonsorturnthe< 5 >? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 67

    67 UsingFaceID • Peopleotherthanthoseregisteredmaybemistakenlydetectedas theregisteredpersoniftheysharesimilarfacialfeatures. • Registeredpeoplemaynotbecorrectlydetectedifthecapturedimageor scenediffersdrasticallyfromtheregistere ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 68

    68 UsingFaceID 3  Checktheregistered information.   Pressthe< o >< p >buttonsorturnthe < 5 >dialtochooseanitem,andthen pressthe< m >button.   Checktheregisteredinformation. ChangingtheNameorBirthday 1  Accessthe[ ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 69

    69 UsingFaceID Overwritingand AddingFaceInformation Y oucanoverwriteexistingfaceinformationwithnewfaceinfo.Y oushould updatefaceinformationregularly ,especiallywithbabiesandchildren,as theirfaceschangequicklyastheygrow . Y oucanalsoaddf ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 70

    70 UsingFaceID 5  Registerfaceinformation.   Followsteps2–3on =   64to shoot,andthenregisterthenewface information.   Registeredfacesaremoreeasily recognizedifyouaddavarietyofface information.Inadditiontoahead-on ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 71

    71 UsingFaceID 3  Accessthe[FaceInfoList] screen.   Pressthe< o >< p >buttonsorturnthe < 5 >dialtochoose[FaceInfoList],and thenpressthe< m >button. 4  Choosethefaceinfotoerase.   Pressthe< m >button,? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 72

    72 UsingFaceID • Ifyouerasearegisteredperson’sinfo,youwillnotbeableto displaytheirname( =   66),overwritetheirinfo( =   171),or searchimagesforthem( =   166). • Y oucanalsoeraseaperson’snameonlyfromimages ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 73

    73 Image Customization F eatures StillImages Changing the Aspect Ratio Changetheimageaspectratio(ratioofwidthtoheight)asfollows. Congurethesetting.   Pressthe< m >button,choose[ ]in themenu,andchoosethedesiredoption ( =   41).   Oncethe ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 74

    74 ImageCustomizationFeatures StillImages Changing Image Resolution (Size) Choosefrom4levelsofimageresolution,asfollows.Forguidelineson howmanyshotsateachresolutionsettingcantonamemorycard,see “Specications”( =  274). Congurethesetting. ? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 75

    75 ImageCustomizationFeatures StillImages Red-Ey e Cor r ection Red-eyethatoccursintheashphotographycanbeautomatically correctedasfollows. 1  Accessthe[Built-inFlash Settings]screen.   Pressthe< n >button,choose[Flash Control]onthe[ 4 ]tab,? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 76

    76 ImageCustomizationFeatures StillImages Cor r ecting Greenish Ima ge Areas fr om Mercur y Lamps Inshotsofeveningsceneswithsubjectsilluminatedbymercurylamps,the subjectsorbackgroundmayappeartohaveagreenishtinge.Thisgreenish tingecanbecorrectedautomatically ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 77

    77 ImageCustomizationFeatures Movies Changing Mo vie Ima ge Quality 3imagequalitysettingsareavailable.Forguidelinesonthemaximum movielengthateachlevelofimagequalitythatwilltonamemorycard, see“Specications”( =  274). Congurethesetting.  ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 78

    78 ImageCustomizationFeatures Movies Sound Settings Movies AdjustingtheRecordingV olume Althoughtherecordinglevel(volume)isautomaticallyadjustedtoreduce distortion,youcansetthelevelmanuallytosuittheshootingscene. 1  Accessthe[Movie Audio]screen.   Pre ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 79

    79 Helpful Shooting F eatures StillImages Movies Using the Electronic Lev el Anelectroniclevelcanbedisplayedonthescreenwhenshootingasa guidelinetodetermineifthecameraislevel. 1  Displaytheelectroniclevel.   Pressthe< l >buttonseveraltimes tod ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 80

    80 HelpfulShootingFeatures StillImages Magnifying the Ar ea in F ocus Y oucancheckthefocusbypressingtheshutterbuttonhalfway ,whichwill enlargetheportionoftheimageinfocusinthe AFframe. 1  Congurethesetting.   Pressthe< n >button,choos ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 81

    81 HelpfulShootingFeatures Checking f or Closed Eyes [ ]isdisplayedwhenthecameradetectsthatpeoplemayhaveclosed theireyes. 1  Congurethesetting.   Pressthe< n >button,choose[Blink Detection]onthe[ 4 ]tab,andthen choose[On]( =   42) ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 82

    82 Customizing Camera Oper ation Customizeshootingfunctionsonthe[ 4 ]tabofthemenuasfollows. Forinstructionsonmenufunctions,see“MENUMenu”( =  42). StillImages Movies Deactivating the AF Assist Beam Y oucandeactivatethelampthatnormallylightsuptohelpyou ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 83

    83 CustomizingCameraOperation StillImages Changing the Image Display Period After Shots Changehowlongimagesaredisplayedaftershotsasfollows. Congurethesetting.   Pressthe< n >button,choose [Review]onthe[ 4 ]tab,andthen choosethedesiredoption( = ? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 84

    84 CustomizingCameraOperation StillImages Changing the Image Display Style After Shots Changethewayimagesaredisplayedaftershotsasfollows. 1  In[Review],chooseeither2–10 secondsor[Hold]( =   83). 2  Congurethesetting.   Pressthe< n >button,? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 85

    85 Other Shooting Modes Shootmoreeffectivelyinvariousscenes,andtakeshots enhancedwithuniqueimageeffectsorcapturedusing specialfunctions 3 C OP Y ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 86

    86 StillImages Movies Auto Clip R ecor ding (Mo vie Digest) Y oucanmakeashortmovieofadayjustbyshootingstillimages. Beforeeachshot,thecamerawillautomaticallyrecordamovieclipofthe scene.Eachcliprecordedthatdayiscombinedintoasinglele. 1 ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 87

    87 StillImages Mo ving Subjects (Spor ts) Shootcontinuouslyasthecamerafocusesonmovingsubjects. 1  Enter< >mode.   Setthemodedialto< >. 2  Focus.   Whileyouarepressingtheshutterbutton halfway ,thecamerawillcontinueto adjustfocus ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 88

    88 MovingSubjects(Sports) ImagesDisplayedDuringPlayback Eachsetofimagesshotcontinuouslyismanagedasasinglegroup,and onlytherstimageinthatgroupwillbedisplayed.T oindicatethatthe imageispartofagroup,[ ]isdisplayedintheupp ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 89

    89 Specic Scenes Chooseamodematchingtheshootingscene,andthecamerawill automaticallycongurethesettingsforoptimalshots. 1  Enter< K >mode.   Setthemodedialto< K >. 2  Chooseashootingmode.   Pressthe< m >button,choose? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 90

    90 SpecicScenes StillImages Movies P  Shootwithsnowybackgrounds (Snow)   Bright,natural-coloredshotsofpeople againstsnowybackgrounds. StillImages Movies t  Shootreworks(Fireworks)   Vividshotsofreworks. • In[ ]mode,shotsmaylookgrainybecause ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 91

    91 SpecicScenes StillImages Making Skin Look Smoother (Smooth Skin) Y oucanapplyasmootheningeffectwhenshootingimagesofpeople. Theeffectlevelandcolor([LighterSkin T one],[DarkerSkinT one])canbe chosenasfollows. 1  Choose[ ].   Followsteps1–? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 92

    92 Image Ef fects (Creativ e Filter s) Addavarietyofeffectstoimageswhenshooting. 1  Enter< >mode.   Setthemodedialto< >. 2  Chooseashootingmode.   Pressthe< m >button,choose[ ]in themenu,andthenchooseashooting mode( ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 93

    93 ImageEffects(CreativeFilters) StillImages Shooting High-Contrast Scenes (High Dynamic Range) Threeconsecutiveimagesarecapturedatdifferentbrightnesslevelseachtime youshoot,andthecameracombinesimageareaswithoptimalbrightnessto createasingleimage.Thismod ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 94

    94 ImageEffects(CreativeFilters) EffectOff ― Sepia Sepiatoneshots. B/W Blackandwhiteshots. SuperVivid Shotsinrich,vividcolors. PosterEffect Shotsthatresembleanoldposterorillustration. StillImages Shooting with a Fish-Eye Lens Effect (Fish-eye Effect) Shootwiththedistort ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 95

    95 ImageEffects(CreativeFilters) StillImages Movies Shots Resembling Minia tur e Models (Miniature Effect) Createstheeffectofaminiaturemodel,byblurringimageareasaboveand belowyourselectedarea. Y oucanalsomakemoviesthatlooklikescenesinminiaturemodelsby ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 96

    96 ImageEffects(CreativeFilters) PlaybackSpeedandEstimatedPlaybackTime(forOne- MinuteClips) Speed PlaybackTime Approx.12sec. Approx.6sec. Approx.3sec. • Thezoomisnotavailablewhenshootingmovies.Besuretoset thezoombeforeshooting. • T rytaki ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 97

    97 ImageEffects(CreativeFilters) 2  Chooseacolortone.   Pressthe< l >button,chooseacolor tone(eitherpressthe< q >< r >buttonsor turnthe< 5 >dial),andthenpressthe < l >buttonagain.   A previewisshownof ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 98

    98 ImageEffects(CreativeFilters) • T rytakingsometestshotsrst,tomakesureyouobtainthe desiredresults. StillImages Movies Shooting in Monochrome Shootimagesinblackandwhite,sepia,orblueandwhite. 1  Choose[ ].   Followsteps1–2on = ? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 99

    99 ImageEffects(CreativeFilters) 2  Accessthesettingscreen.   Pressthe< l >button.   TheoriginalimageandtheColor Accent imagearedisplayedoneafteranother .   Bydefault,greenisthecolorthatwillbe kept. RecordedColor 3  Specifyt ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 100

    100 ImageEffects(CreativeFilters) StillImages Movies Shooting with Color Swap Y oucanreplaceoneimagecolorwithanotherbeforeshooting.Notethat onlyonecolorcanbereplaced. 1  Choose[ Y ].   Followsteps1–2on =   92and choose[ Y ]. 2  Access ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 101

    101 ImageEffects(CreativeFilters) 5  Specifytherangeofcolorsto replace.   Pressthe< o >< p >buttonsorturnthe < 5 >dialtoadjusttherange.   T oreplaceonlyyourspeciedcolor , choosealargenegativevalue.T oreplace colo ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 102

    102 Special Modes for Other Pur poses StillImages Auto Shooting After F ace Detection (Smar t Shutter) AutoShooting AfterSmileDetection Thecamerashootsautomaticallyafterdetectingasmile,evenwithoutyou pressingtheshutterbutton. 1  Choose[ ].   Followsteps1–2on = ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 103

    103 SpecialModesforOtherPurposes StillImages UsingtheWinkSelf-T imer Aimthecameraatapersonandpresstheshutterbuttonallthewaydown. Thecamerawillshootabouttwosecondsafterawinkisdetected. 1  Choose[ ].   Followsteps1–2on ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 104

    104 SpecialModesforOtherPurposes • Ifthewinkisnotdetected,winkagainslowlyanddeliberately . • Winkingmaynotbedetectedifeyesareobscuredbyhair ,ahat,orglasses. • Closingandopeningbotheyesatoncewillalsobedetectedasaw ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 105

    105 SpecialModesforOtherPurposes 3  Presstheshutterbuttonallthe waydown.   Thecameranowentersshootingstandby mode,and[Lookstraightatcamerato startcountdown]isdisplayed.   Thelampblinksandtheself-timersound isplayed. 4  Join? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 106

    106 SpecialModesforOtherPurposes StillImages High-Speed Continuous Shooting (High-speed Burst HQ) Y oucanshootaseriesofshotsinrapidsuccessionbyholdingtheshutter buttonallthewaydown.Fordetailsonthecontinuousshootingspeed,see “Specications”( = ? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 107

    107 SpecialModesforOtherPurposes StillImages Shooting Stitch Assist Images Shootalargesubjectbytakingmultipleshotsatvariouspositions,andthen usetheincludedsoftware( =   28)tocombinethemintoapanorama. 1  Choose[ x ]or[ v ].   Followsteps ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 108

    108 Movies Shooting V arious Mo vies Movies Shooting Mo vies in < E > Mode 1  Enter< E >mode.   Setthemodedialto< E >.   Blackbarsdisplayedonthetopand bottomedgesofthescreenindicate imageareasnotrecorded. 2  Congurethesettingstosu ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 109

    109 ShootingV ariousMovies • Shootingstillimagesduringmovierecordingmaynotbepossible whenrecordingatslowspeedstomemorycards,orwhenthereis notenoughfreeinternalmemory . - [ 4 ](blinking):Imageprocessingforrecordingisinprogress.Y ou? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 110

    11 0 ShootingV ariousMovies Movies LockingorChangingImageBrightnessBeforeShooting Beforeshooting,youcanlocktheexposureorchangeitin1/3-stop incrementswithinarangeof–3to+3. 1  Locktheexposure.   Pressthe< o >buttontolocktheexpo ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 111

    111 ShootingV ariousMovies Movies Shooting Super Slow Motion Mo vies Y oucanshootfast-movingsubjectsforplaybacklaterinslowmotion.Note thatsoundisnotrecorded. 1  Choose[ ].   Setthemodedialto< E >.   Pressthe< m >button,choose[ E ] in ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 112

    11 2 ShootingV ariousMovies • Themoviewillbeplayedbackinslowmotionwhenyoufollowsteps1–3 on =   160. • Y oucanchangetheplaybackspeedofmoviesshotin[ ]modebyusing theincludedsoftware.Fordetails,refertothe Softwar ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 113

    11 3 P Mode Morediscerningshots,inyourpreferredshootingstyle • Instructionsinthischapterapplytothecamerawiththemodedialsetto < G >mode. • < G >:Program AE; AE:AutoExposure • Beforeusingafunctionintroducedinthischapteri ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 114

    11 4 StillImages Movies Shooting in Prog r am AE Mode (<P> Mode) Y oucancustomizemanyfunctionsettingstosuityourpreferredshooting style. 1  Enter< G >mode.   Setthemodedialto< G >. 2  Customizethesettingsas desired( =   1 15–147),an ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 115

    11 5 Image Brightness (Exposur e Compensation) StillImages Adjusting Image Brightness (Exposur e Compensation) Thestandardexposuresetbythecameracanbeadjustedin1/3-stop increments,inarangeof–3to+3.   Pressthe< o >button. Asyouwatchthe screen,press ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 116

    11 6 ImageBrightness(ExposureCompensation) StillImages Changing the Metering Method Adjustthemeteringmethod(howbrightnessismeasured)tosuitshooting conditionsasfollows.   Pressthe< m >button,choose[ ]in themenu,andchoosethedesiredoption ( =  ? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 117

    11 7 ImageBrightness(ExposureCompensation) StillImages Changing the ISO Speed   Pressthe< p >button,chooseanoption (eitherpressthe< q >< r >buttonsorturn the< 5 >dial),andthenpressthe< m > button.   Theoptionyoucongure ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 118

    11 8 ImageBrightness(ExposureCompensation) StillImages Adjustingthe Setting Whenthecameraissetto[ ],maximumISOspeedcanbespeciedin arangeof[ ]–[ ],andsensitivitycanbespeciedinarangeofthree levels. 1  Accessthesettingscre ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 119

    11 9 ImageBrightness(ExposureCompensation) StillImages Auto Exposure Brack eting (AEB Mode) Threeconsecutiveimagesarecapturedatdifferentexposurelevels (standardexposure,underexposure,andthenoverexposure)eachtime youshoot.Y oucanadjusttheamountofunderexposurean ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 120

    120 ImageBrightness(ExposureCompensation) StillImages Cor r ecting Image Brightness (i-Contr ast) Beforeshooting,excessivelybrightordarkimageareas(suchasfacesor backgrounds)canbedetectedandautomaticallyadjustedtotheoptimal brightness. T oavoidwashed-outhighlights ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 121

    121 ImageBrightness(ExposureCompensation) • ISOspeed( =   1 17)willbeadjustedtoaspeedwithinthe supportedrangeifyouhavespeciedavalueoutsidethe supportedrangeindicatedhere. StillImages ShadowCorrect Automaticallypreserveimagedetailinsha ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 122

    122 Color and Continuous Shooting StillImages Movies Adjusting W hite Balance Byadjustingwhitebalance(WB),youcanmakeimagecolorslookmore naturalforthesceneyouareshooting.   Pressthe< m >button,choose[ ]in themenu,andchoosethedesiredoption ( ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 123

    123 ColorandContinuousShooting StillImages Movies CustomWhiteBalance Forimagecolorsthatlooknaturalunderthelightinyourshot,adjustwhite balancetosuitthelightsourcewhereyouareshooting.Setthewhite balanceunderthesamelightsourcethatwil ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 124

    124 ColorandContinuousShooting StillImages Movies ManuallyCorrectingWhiteBalance Y oucancorrectwhitebalance.Thisadjustmentcanmatchtheeffectof usingacommerciallyavailablecolortemperatureconversionlterorcolor- compensatinglter . Congurethesetting. ? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 125

    125 ColorandContinuousShooting StillImages Movies Changing Image Color T ones (My Color s) Changeimagecolortonesasdesired,suchasconvertingimagestosepia orblackandwhite.   Pressthe< m >button,choose[ ]in themenu,andchoosethedesiredoption ( ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 126

    126 ColorandContinuousShooting • Whitebalance( =   122)cannotbesetin[ ]or[ ]modes. • With[ ]and[ ]modes,colorsotherthanpeople’sskintone maybemodied.Thesesettingsmaynotproducetheexpected resultswithsomeskintones. Sti ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 127

    127 ColorandContinuousShooting StillImages Continuous Shooting Holdtheshutterbuttonallthewaydowntoshootcontinuously . Fordetailsonthecontinuousshootingspeed,see“Specications” ( =  274). 1  Congurethesetting.   Pressthe< m >button,choos ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 128

    128 ColorandContinuousShooting • IfyouuseFaceID( =   63)in[ W ],thenamerecordedintheimagewillbe xedtothelocationwhereitisdisplayedintherstshot.Evenifthesubject moves,thenamewillstayxedinthesameposit ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 129

    129 Shooting Range and F ocusing StillImages Shooting Close-ups (Macro) T orestrictthefocustosubjectsatcloserange,setthecamerato[ e ].For detailsonthefocusingrange,see“Specications”( =  274).   Pressthe< q >button,choose[ e ](either press ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 130

    130 ShootingRangeandFocusing StillImages Movies Shooting in Manual F ocus Mode Whenfocusingisnotpossiblein AFmode,usemanualfocus.Y oucan specifythegeneralfocalpositionandthenpresstheshutterbuttonhalfway tohavethecameradeterminetheoptimalfocal ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 131

    131 ShootingRangeandFocusing • AFframemodeorsizecannotbechangedwhilefocusing manually( =   133).Ifyouwanttochangethe AFframemodeor size,cancelmanualfocusmoderst. • Focusingispossiblewhenusingthedigitalzoom( =   ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 132

    132 ShootingRangeandFocusing StillImages Movies Digital T ele-Con ver ter Thefocallengthofthelenscanbeincreasedbyapproximately1.5xor2.0x. Thiscanreducecamerashakebecausetheshutterspeedisfasterthanit wouldbeifyouzoomed(includingusingdigi ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 133

    133 ShootingRangeandFocusing StillImages Movies Changing the AF F r ame Mode Changethe AF(autofocus)framemodetosuittheshootingconditionsasfollows.   Pressthe< n >button,choose[AF Frame]onthe[ 4 ]tab,andthenchoose thedesiredoption( =  ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 134

    134 ShootingRangeandFocusing StillImages FlexiZone/Center One AFframeisdisplayed.Effectiveforreliablefocusing. With[FlexiZone],youcanmoveandresizethe AFframe( =   135). • A yellow AFframeisdisplayedwith[ ]ifthecameracannot focuswhen? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 135

    135 ShootingRangeandFocusing StillImages MovingandResizing AFFrames(FlexiZone) Whenyouwanttochangethepositionorsizeofthe AFframe,setthe AF framemodeto[FlexiZone]( =   134). 1  Preparetomovethe AFframe.   Pressthe< >but ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 136

    136 ShootingRangeandFocusing StillImages ChoosingSubjectstoFocusOn(T racking AF) Shootafterchoosingasubjecttofocusonasfollows. 1  Choose[T racking AF].   Followthestepson =   133tochoose [T rackingAF].   [ ]isdisplayedinthecent ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 137

    137 ShootingRangeandFocusing • [Servo AF](seebelow)issetto[On]andcannotbechanged. • T rackingmaynotbepossiblewhensubjectsaretoosmallormove toorapidly ,orwhensubjectcolororbrightnessmatchesthatofthe backgroundtooclosely . ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 138

    138 ShootingRangeandFocusing StillImages Changing the F ocus Setting Y oucanchangedefaultcameraoperationofconstantlyfocusingon subjectsitisaimedat,evenwhentheshutterbuttonisnotpressed.Instead, youcanlimitcamerafocusingtothemomentyoupress? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 139

    139 ShootingRangeandFocusing StillImages Choosing a Person to F ocus On (Face Select) Y oucanshootafterchoosingaspecicperson’sfacetofocuson. 1  Setthe AFframeto[Face Detect]( =   133). 2  EnterFaceSelectmode.   Aimthecameraattheperson’ ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 140

    140 ShootingRangeandFocusing StillImages Movies Shooting with the AF Lock Thefocuscanbelocked. Afteryoulockthefocus,thefocalpositionwillnot changeevenwhenyoureleaseyourngerfromtheshutterbutton. 1  Lockthefocus.   Withtheshutterbutton ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 141

    141 ShootingRangeandFocusing StillImages F ocus Br ack eting (Focus-BKT Mode) Threeconsecutiveimagesarecapturedeachtimeyoushoot,withthe rstoneatthefocaldistanceyousetmanuallyandtheothersatfarther andnearerfocalpositionsdeterminedbypresets. ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 142

    142 Flash StillImages Activating Flash Y oucanhavetheashreforeachshot.Fordetailsontheashrange,see “Specications”( =  274). 1  Lifttheash( =   47). 2  Congurethesetting.   Pressthe< h >button,choose[ h ](either p ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 143

    143 Flash StillImages Shooting with Slow Sync hr o Withthisoption,theashrestoincreasethebrightnessofthemain subject(suchaspeople)whilethecamerashootsataslowshutterspeedto increasethebrightnessofthebackgroundthatisoutoftheash ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 144

    144 Flash StillImages Adjusting the Flash Exposure Compensation Justaswithregularexposurecompensation( =   1 15),youcanadjustthe ashexposurefrom–2to+2stops,in1/3-stopincrements.   Pressthe< m >button,choose[ X ]in themenu,andadjust ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 145

    145 Flash 2  Locktheashexposure.   Aimthecameraatthesubjecttoshoot withtheexposurelocked.Withthe shutterbuttonpressedhalfway ,pressthe < o >button.   Theashres,andwhen[ ]is displayed,theashoutputlevelis ret ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 146

    146 StillImages Shooting RAW Ima ges RA Wimagesare“raw”(unprocessed)data,recordedwithessentiallyno lossofimagequalityfromthecamera’sinternalimageprocessing.Use DigitalPhotoProfessional( =   28)toadjustRA Wimagesasdesiredwith minimalloss ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 147

    147 Other Settings StillImages Changing the Compression Ratio (Image Quality) Choosefromtwocompressionratios,asfollows:[ ](SuperFine),[ ] (Fine). Forguidelinesonhowmanyshotsateachcompressionratiocantona memorycard,see“Specications”( =  274).  C ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 148

    148 OtherSettings Movies 0 ShootingMoviesWithSubjectsattheSameSizeShown BeforeShooting Normally ,oncemovierecordingbegins,asmallerimagedisplayarea(eld ofview)isshown,withthesubjectslightlyenlargedduetorotationalimage stabilization.T osh ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 149

    149 Tv , Av , M, C1, and C2 Mode T akesmarter ,moresophisticatedshots,andcustomize thecameraforyourshootingstyle • Instructionsinthischapterapplytothecameraassettotherespective mode. 5 C OP Y ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 150

    150 StillImages Specic Shutter Speeds (<Tv> Mode) Setyourpreferredshutterspeedbeforeshootingasfollows.Thecamera automaticallyadjuststheaperturevaluetosuityourshutterspeed. Fordetailsonavailableshutterspeeds,see“Specications”( =  274). 1  Ent ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 151

    151 StillImages Specic Aper tur e V alues (<Av> Mode) Setyourpreferredaperturevaluebeforeshootingasfollows.Thecamera automaticallyadjuststheshutterspeedtosuityouraperturevalue. Fordetailsonavailableaperturevalues,see“Specications”( =  274). 1 ? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 152

    152 StillImages Specic Shutter Speeds and Aper tur e V alues (<M> Mode) Followthesestepsbeforeshootingtosetyourpreferredshutterspeedand aperturevaluetoobtainthedesiredexposure. Fordetailsonavailableshutterspeedsandaperturevalues,see “Specications” ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 153

    153 SpecicShutterSpeedsand ApertureV alues(<M>Mode) • < D >:Manual • Calculationofstandardexposureisbasedonthespeciedmeteringmethod ( =   1 16). StillImages Adjusting the Flash Output Choosefromthethreeashlevelsin< D >mode. ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 154

    154 Customization f or Shooting Styles StillImages Movies Customizing Display Infor mation Customizewhatinformationisshowninvariousdisplaymodes(switchedby pressingthe< l >button),andwhetherornottheinformationisshown ontheLCDmonitororviewnder . 1  Acce ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 155

    155 CustomizationforShootingStyles • Settingswillnotbesavedifyoupresstheshutterbuttonhalfwayand returntotheshootingscreenfromthecustomdisplaysettingsscreen. • Grayed-outitemscanalsobespecied,buttheymaynotbe displayedinso ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 156

    156 CustomizationforShootingStyles  StillImages Saving Shooting Settings Savecommonlyusedshootingmodesandyourconguredfunctionsettings forreuse.T oaccesssavedsettingslater ,simplyturnthemodedialto< > or< >.Evensettingsthatareusuall ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 157

    157 CustomizationforShootingStyles • T oeditsavedsettings(excepttheirshootingmode),choose< > or< >,changethesettings,andthenrepeatsteps2–3.These settingdetailsarenotappliedinothershootingmodes. • T oclearinformation ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 158

    158 CustomizationforShootingStyles 3  Rearrangethemenulistorder , asneeded.   Pressthe< o >< p >buttonsorturnthe < 5 >dialtochoose[Sort],andthen pressthe< m >button.   Pressthe< o >< p >buttonsorturnthe? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 159

    159 Playbac k Mode Havefunreviewingyourshots,andbrowseoreditthem inmanyways • T opreparethecamerafortheseoperations,pressthe< 1 >buttonto enterPlaybackmode. • Itmaynotbepossibletoplaybackoreditimagesthatwere renamed? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 160

    160 StillImages Movies Viewing Aftershootingimagesormovies,youcanviewthemonthescreenas follows. 1  EnterPlaybackmode.   Pressthe< 1 >button.   Y ourlastshotisdisplayed. 2  Browsethroughyourimages.   T oviewthepreviousimage,pres ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 161

    161 Viewing V olume 3  Playmovies.   T ostartplayback,pressthe< m >button toaccessthemoviecontrolpanel, choose[ ](eitherpressthe< q >< r > buttonsorturnthe< 5 >dial),andthen pressthe< m >buttonagain. 4  Adjust ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 162

    162 Viewing StillImages Movies Switching Display Modes Pressthe< l >buttontoviewotherinformationonthescreen,ortohide theinformation.Fordetailsontheinformationdisplayed,see =   255. Openthescreentoactivateitwhenthecameraison.Thiswi ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 163

    163 Viewing StillImages Movies RGBHistogram RGBHistogram   T oviewanRGBhistogram,pressthe < o >buttonindetailedinformation display .TheRGBhistogramshowsthe distributionofshadesofred,green,and blueinanimage.Thehorizontalaxis represent ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 164

    164 Viewing Movies Viewing Movie Digest Clips Viewmovieclipsrecordedautomaticallyin[ ]mode( =   86)onadayof stillimageshootingasfollows. 1  Chooseanimage.   Stillimagesshotin[ ]modearelabeled withan[ ]icon.   Chooseastillimagel ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 165

    165 Viewing StillImages Checking the F ocus T ocheckthefocusofyourshots,youcanmagnifytheareaoftheimage thatwasinthe AFframeatthetimeofshooting. 1  AccessFocusCheck.   Pressthe< l >button( =   162).   A whiteframeisd ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 166

    166 Browsing and Filtering Images StillImages Movies Naviga ting T hr ough Images in an Index Bydisplayingmultipleimagesinanindex,youcanquicklyndtheimages youarelookingfor . 1  Displayimagesinanindex.   Movethezoomlevertoward< g >to displayimage ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 167

    167 BrowsingandFilteringImages StillImages Movies FilteringDisplayby[ ],[ ],[ ; ],or[ ] 1  Choosetherstconditionfor imagedisplayornavigation.   Insingle-imagedisplay(exceptdetailed informationdisplay),pressthe< o > button,andthenpress? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 168

    168 BrowsingandFilteringImages • Whenthecamerahasfoundnocorrespondingimagesforsome conditions,thoseconditionswillnotbeavailable. • T oshoworhideinformation,pressthe< l >buttoninstep2. • Optionsforviewingtheimagesfound(in? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 169

    169 BrowsingandFilteringImages Movies Viewing Movie Digest Mo vies Moviescreatedin[ ]mode( =   86)canbeviewedbydate. 1  Chooseamovie.   Pressthe< n >button,choose [MovieDigestPlayback]onthe[ 1 ]tab, andthenchoosethedate. 2  Playth ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 170

    170 BrowsingandFilteringImages StillImages Viewing Individual Ima ges in a Group Groupedimagesshotin[ ]or[ ]mode( =   87,106)aregenerally displayedtogether ,buttheycanalsobeviewedindividually . 1  Chooseanimagegroup.   Pressthe< q >< r > ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 171

    171 Editing F ace ID Infor mation Ifyounoticethatanameisincorrectduringplayback,youcanchangeitor eraseit. However ,youcannotaddnamesforpeoplewhoarenotdetectedbyFace ID(namesarenotdisplayed),andforpeoplewhosenameshavebeen erased ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 172

    172 ImageViewingOptions ErasingNames   Followingstep3above,choose[Erase] andpressthe< m >button.   After[Erase?]isdisplayed,pressthe < q >< r >buttonsorturnthe< 5 >dialto choose[OK],andthenpressthe< m > but ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 173

    173 ImageViewingOptions StillImages Movies Viewing Slideshows Automaticallyplaybackimagesfromamemorycardasfollows. 1  Accessthesettingscreen.   Pressthe< n >button,andthen choose[Slideshow]onthe[ 1 ]tab ( =   42). 2  Congurethesetting. ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 174

    174 ImageViewingOptions StillImages Auto Playbac k of Similar Images (Smar t Shufe) Basedonthecurrentimage,thecameraoffersfourimagessimilartoit thatyoumaywishtoview . Afteryouchoosetoviewoneofthoseimages, thecameraoffersfourmoreimages. ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 175

    175 StillImages Movies Protecting Ima ges Protectimportantimagestopreventaccidentalerasurebythecamera ( =   179). Choosing a Selection Method 1  Accessthesettingscreen.   Pressthe< n >buttonandchoose [Protect]onthe[ 1 ]tab( =   42). 2  Choose ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 176

    176 ProtectingImages 2  Chooseanimage.   Pressthe< q >< r >buttonsorturnthe < 5 >dialtochooseanimage,andthen pressthe< m >button.[ ]isdisplayed.   T ocancelselection,pressthe< m > buttonagain.[ ]isnol ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 177

    177 ProtectingImages   Pressthe< q >< r >buttonsorturnthe < 5 >dialtochooseanimage,andthen pressthe< m >button. 3  Chooseanendingimage.   Pressthe< r >buttontochoose[Last image],andthenpressthe< m > ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 178

    178 ProtectingImages Specifying All Images at Once 1  Choose[Select AllImages].   Followingstep2on =   175,choose [Select AllImages]andpressthe< m > button. 2  Protecttheimages.   Pressthe< o >< p >buttonsorturnthe < 5 >d ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 179

    179 StillImages Movies Erasing Ima ges Y oucanchooseanderaseunneededimagesonebyone.Becarefulwhen erasingimages,becausetheycannotberecovered.However ,protected images( =   175)cannotbeerased. 1  Chooseanimagetoerase.   Pressthe< q > ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 180

    180 ErasingImages ChoosingaSelectionMethod 1  Accessthesettingscreen.   Pressthe< n >button,andthen choose[Erase]onthe[ 1 ]tab( =   42). 2  Chooseaselectionmethod.   Pressthe< o >< p >buttonstochoose aselectionmethod,? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 181

    181 ErasingImages SelectingaRange 1  Choose[SelectRange].   Followingstep2on =   185,choose [SelectRange]andpressthe< m > button. 2  Chooseimages.   Followsteps2–3on =   176tospecify images. 3  Erasetheimages.   Pres ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 182

    182 StillImages Movies R otating Images Changetheorientationofimagesandsavethemasfollows. 1  Choose[Rotate].   Pressthe< n >buttonandchoose [Rotate]onthe[ 1 ]tab( =   42). 2  Rotatetheimage.   Pressthe< q >< r >buttonsort ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 183

    183 RotatingImages Deactivating A uto Rotation Followthesestepstodeactivateautomaticrotationbythecamera,which rotatesimagesshotinverticalorientationsotheyaredisplayedverticallyon thecamera.   Pressthe< n >button,choose[Auto Rotate]onthe ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 184

    184 Image Cate gories Y oucantagimagesasfavoritesorassignthemtoMyCategory( =   185) groups.Bychoosingacategoryinlteredplayback,youcanrestrictthe followingoperationstoallofthoseimages. • Viewing( =   160),V iewingSlideshows( = ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 185

    185 ImageCategories • Favoriteimageswillhaveathree-starrating( )when transferredtocomputersrunningWindows7orWindowsVista.(Doesnot applytomoviesorRAWimages.) StillImages Movies Organizing Ima ges by Categor y (My Categor y) Y oucanorganizeimagesintoc ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 186

    186 ImageCategories ChoosingImagesIndividually 1  Choose[Select].   Followingstep2on =   185,choose [Select]andpressthe< m >button. 2  Chooseanimage.   Pressthe< q >< r >buttonsorturnthe < 5 >dialtochooseanimage. 3 ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 187

    187 ImageCategories SelectingaRange 1  Choose[SelectRange].   Followingstep2on =   185,choose [SelectRange]andpressthe< m > button. 2  Chooseimages.   Followsteps2–3on =   176tospecify images. 3  Chooseacategory .   ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 188

    188 Editing Still Images • Imageediting( =   188–193)isonlyavailablewhenthememory cardhassufcientfreespace. StillImages Resizing Images Saveacopyofimagesatalowerresolution. 1  Choose[Resize].   Pressthe< n >buttonandchoose [Re ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 189

    189 EditingStillImages 5  Reviewthenewimage.   Pressthe< n >button.[Displaynew image?]isdisplayed.   Pressthe< q >< r >buttonsorturnthe < 5 >dialtochoose[Y es],andthen pressthe< m >button.   Thesavedimag ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 190

    190 EditingStillImages StillImages Cropping Y oucanspecifyaportionofanimagetosaveasaseparateimagele. 1  Choose[Cropping].   Pressthe< n >button,andthenchoose [Cropping]onthe[ 1 ]tab( =   42). 2  Chooseanimage.   Presst ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 191

    191 EditingStillImages • Imagessupportedforcroppingwillhavethesameaspectratioafter cropping. • Croppedimageswillhaveasmallerresolutionthanuncroppedimages. StillImages Changing Image Color T ones (My Color s) Y oucanadjustimagecolorsandthensavethe? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 192

    192 EditingStillImages StillImages Cor r ecting Image Brightness (i-Contr ast) Excessivelydarkimageareas(suchasfacesorbackgrounds)canbe detectedandautomaticallyadjustedtotheoptimalbrightness.Insufcient overallimagecontrastisalsoautomaticallycorrected,tom ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 193

    193 EditingStillImages StillImages Cor r ecting R ed-Eye Automaticallycorrectsimagesaffectedbyred-eye. Y oucansavethe correctedimageasaseparatele. 1  Choose[Red-EyeCorrection].   Pressthe< n >button,andthen choose[Red-EyeCorrection]onthe[ ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 194

    194 Movies Editing Mo vies Y oucancutmoviestoremoveunneededportionsatthebeginningorend. 1  Choose[ * ].   Followingsteps1–3on =   160–161, choose[ * ]andpressthe< m >button.   Themovieeditingpanelandeditingbar are? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 195

    195 EditingMovies 4  Savetheeditedmovie.   Pressthe< o >< p >buttonstochoose [ ],andthenpressthe< m >button.   Pressthe< o >< p >< q >< r >buttonsor turnthe< 5 >dialtochoose[NewFile], andthen ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 196

    196 EditingMovies Movies Editing Mo vie Digest Clips Individualchapters( =   86)recordedin[ ]modecanbeerased,as needed.Becarefulwhenerasingchapters,becausetheycannotbe recovered. 1  Selectthechaptertoerase.   Followsteps1–2on =   1 ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 197

    197 Setting Menu Customizeoradjustbasiccamerafunctionsforgreater convenience 7 C OP Y ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 198

    198 Adjusting Basic Camera Functions Functionscanbeconguredonthe[ 3 ]tab.Customizecommonlyused functionsasdesired,forgreaterconvenience( =   42). Silencing Camera Oper ations Silencecamerasoundsandmoviesasfollows.   Choose[Mute],andthenchoose[On]. • ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 199

    199 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions Customizing Sounds Customizecameraoperatingsoundsasfollows.   Choose[SoundOptions],andthenpress the< m >button.   Chooseanitem,andthenpressthe < q >< r >buttonstochooseanoption. 1 Presetsounds (canno ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 200

    200 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions Date and Time Adjustthedateandtimeasfollows. 1  Accessthe[Date/Time]screen.   Choose[Date/T ime],andthenpressthe < m >button. 2  Congurethesetting.   Pressthe< q >< r >buttonstochoosean option, ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 201

    201 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions 2  Switchtothedestinationtime zone.   Pressthe< o >< p >buttonsorturnthe < 5 >dialtochoose[ World],andthen pressthe< n >button.   [ ]isnowshownontheshootingscreen (“On-Scree ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 202

    202 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions Star t-up Scr een Customizethestart-upscreenshownafteryouturnthecameraonas follows.   Choose[Start-upImage],andthenpress the< m >button.   Pressthe< q >< r >buttonsorturnthe < 5 >dialt ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 203

    203 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions • Y oucanassigntheoperatingsoundsandstart-upimageforyourcamera fromtheincludedsoftware.Fordetails,refertothe Software Guide  ( =   28). F or matting Memor y Car ds Beforeusinganewmemorycardoracardformatt ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 204

    204 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions • Formattingorerasingdataonamemorycardonlychangesle managementinformationonthecardanddoesnoterasethedata completely .Whentransferringordisposingofmemorycards,take stepstoprotectpersonalinformati ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 205

    205 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions File Numbering Y ourshotsareautomaticallynumberedinsequentialorder(0001–9999) andsavedinfoldersthatstoreupto2,000imageseach.Y oucanchange howthecameraassignslenumbers.   Choose[FileNumbering],and? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 206

    206 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions Lens Retraction Timing Thelensisnormallyretractedforsafetyaboutoneminuteafteryoupress the< 1 >buttoninShootingmode( =   38). T ohavethelensretracted immediatelyafteryoupressthe< 1 >button,set? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 207

    207 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions Metric/Non-Metric Display ChangetheunitofmeasurementshownintheMFindicator( =   130)and zoombar( =   46)fromm/cmtoft/inasneeded.   Choose[Units],andthenchoose[ft/in]. Electronic Lev el Calibr ation Calibratethe? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 208

    208 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions ResettingtheElectronicLevel Restoretheelectronicleveltoitsoriginalstateasfollows.Notethatthisis notpossibleunlessyouhavecalibratedtheelectroniclevel.   Choose[ElectronicLevel],andthenpress the< m >? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 209

    209 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions 3  Savethesettings.   Pressthe< n >button.[Accept changes?]isdisplayed.   Pressthe< q >< r >buttonsorturnthe < 5 >dialtochoose[Y es],andthen pressthe< m >button.   Theinformat ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 210

    210 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions Checking Cer tication Logos Somelogosforcerticationrequirementsmetbythecameracanbeviewed onthescreen.Othercerticationlogosareprintedinthisguide,onthe camerapackaging,oronthecamerabody .   Choose[C ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 211

    2 11 AdjustingBasicCameraFunctions Restoring Def aults Ifyouaccidentallychangeasetting,youcanrestoredefaultcamera settings. 1  Accessthe[Reset All]screen.   Choose[Reset All],andthenpressthe < m >button. 2  Restoredefaultsettings.   Presst ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 212

    212 C OP Y ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 213

    213 Accessories Useincludedaccessorieseffectivelyandenjoythe camerainmorewayswithoptionalCanonaccessories andothercompatibleaccessoriessoldseparately 8 C OP Y ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 214

    214 Tips on Using Inc luded Accessories Effective Ba tter y and Char ger Use • Chargethebatteryon(orimmediatelybefore)the dayofuse Chargedbatteriesgraduallylosetheircharge,evenwhen theyarenotused. Y oucaneasilycheckthechargestateofthebatteryby attac ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 215

    215 Optional Accessories Thefollowingcameraaccessoriesaresoldseparately .Notethatavailability variesbyarea,andsomeaccessoriesmaynolongerbeavailable. Po wer Supplies BatteryPackNB-10L   Rechargeablelithium-ionbattery BatteryChargerCB-2LC/CB-2LCE   Chargerfor ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 216

    216 Optional Accessories Flash Units Speedlite600EX-RT/600EX/580EXII/ 430EXII/320EX/270EXII   Shoe-mountedashunitthatenables manystylesofashphotography . Speedlite580EX,430EX,270EX,and 220EXarealsosupported. SpeedliteBracketSB-E2   Preventsunnatural? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 217

    217 Optional Accessories RemoteSwitchRS-60E3   Enablesremoteshutterbuttonoperation (pressingthebuttonhalfwayorallthe waydown). LensHoodLH-DC60   Preventsextraneouslightoutsidethe angleofviewfromenteringthelensand causingaresorghostin ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 218

    218 StillImages Movies Using Optional Accessories StillImages Movies Playback on a TV ByconnectingthecameratoaTV ,youcanviewyourshotsonthelarger screenoftheTV . Fordetailsonconnectionorhowtoswitchinputs,refertotheTVmanual. • Someinformation ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 219

    219 UsingOptional Accessories 4  T urnthecameraon.   Pressthe< 1 >buttontoturnthecamera on.   Imagesfromthecameraarenow displayedontheTV .(Nothingis displayedonthecamerascreen.)   Whennished,turnoffthecameraand T ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 220

    220 UsingOptional Accessories StillImages Movies ControllingtheCamerawithaTVRemote ConnectingthecameratoanHDMICEC-compatibleTVenablesplayback (includingslideshowplayback)usingtheTVremotecontrol. Inthiscase,youwillneedtoadjustsomeTVsettings.? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 221

    221 UsingOptional Accessories CameraControlPanelOptionsShownontheTV Return Closesthemenu. GroupPlayback Displayssetsofimagesshotin[ ]( =   87)or[ ] ( =   106)mode.(Onlydisplayedwhenagroupedimage isselected.) PlayMovie Startsmovieplaybac ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 222

    222 UsingOptional Accessories StillImages Movies PlaybackonaStandard-DenitionTV ConnectingthecameratoaTVwiththeStereo A VCableA VC-DC400ST (soldseparately)enablesyoutoviewyourshotsonthelargerscreenofthe TVasyoucontrolthecamera. 1  ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 223

    223 UsingOptional Accessories StillImages Movies Po wering the Camera with Household Po wer Poweringthecamerawith AC AdapterKitACK-DC80(soldseparately) eliminatestheneedtomonitortheremainingbatterylevel. 1  Makesurethecameraisoff. 2  Openthecover .   Fol ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 224

    224 UsingOptional Accessories CouplerCablePort   Lowerthecover( ),keepingthecoupler cableinthecouplercableport( ). 5  Connectthepowercord.   Insertoneendofthepowercordintothe compactpoweradapter ,andthenplug theotherendin ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 225

    225 UsingOptional Accessories StillImages Movies Using a Lens Hood (Sold Separately) Forwide-angleshotsofbacklitsubjectswithoutusingtheash,attach optionalLensHoodLH-DC60topreventlightoutsidetheangleofviewfrom enteringthelens. Attachthehood.   Align ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 226

    226 UsingOptional Accessories StillImages Using a Remote Switc h (Sold Separ ately) AnoptionalRemoteSwitchRS-60E3canbeusedtoavoidcamerashake thatmayotherwiseoccurwhenpressingtheshutterbuttondirectly .This optionalaccessoryisconvenientwhenshootingatslo ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 227

    227 UsingOptional Accessories StillImages Movies Using an Exter nal F lash (Sold Separately) MoresophisticatedashphotographyispossiblewithanoptionalSpeedlite EXseriesash.FormovieshootingusinganLEDlight,theoptional Speedlite320EXashisavailable. • Thi ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 228

    228 UsingOptional Accessories 3  Chooseshootingmode< G >, < M >,< B >,or< D >.   Flashsettingscanonlybeconguredin thesemodes.Inothermodes,theash isadjustedandredautomatically ,as needed. 4  Setthewhitebalance? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 229

    229 UsingOptional Accessories StillImages Movies UsingSpeedliteBracketSB-E2(SoldSeparately)   UsingtheoptionalSpeedliteBracketSB- E2canhelppreventunnaturalshadows nexttosubjectsduringverticalshooting.   T okeeptheLCDscreenoutoftheway of ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 230

    230 UsingOptional Accessories *1 E-TTL modeisusedfortheash. *2 Mmodeisusedfortheash.In[ D ]shootingmode,E-TTL modeisalsoavailablefor theash.Inthiscase,whentheashres,ashexposurecompensationsetonthe ash ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 231

    231 StillImages Movies Printing Images Y ourshotscaneasilybeprintedbyconnectingthecameratoaprinter .On thecamera,youcanspecifyimagestosetupbatchprinting,prepareorders forphotodevelopmentservices,andprepareordersorprintimagesfor photo ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 232

    232 PrintingImages   [ ]isdisplayed. 5  Chooseanimage.   Pressthe< q >< r >buttonsorturnthe < 5 >dialtochooseanimage. 6  Printtheimage.   Pressthe< c >button.   Printingnowbegins.   T oprintotherimages,repe ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 233

    233 PrintingImages StillImages Conguring Print Settings 1  Accesstheprintingscreen.   Afterfollowingsteps1–5on =   231 –232tochooseanimage,pressthe < m >buttontoaccessthescreenatleft. 2  Congurethesettings.   Pressthe ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 234

    234 PrintingImages StillImages CroppingImagesBeforePrinting(Cropping) Bycroppingimagesbeforeprinting,youcanprintadesiredimagearea insteadoftheentireimage. 1  Choose[Cropping].   Afterfollowingstep1on =   233to accesstheprintingscreen,? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 235

    235 PrintingImages StillImages ChoosingPaperSizeandLayoutBeforePrinting 1  Choose[PaperSettings].   Afterfollowingstep1on =   233to accesstheprintingscreen,choose [PaperSettings]andpressthe< m > button. 2  Chooseapapersize.   P ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 236

    236 PrintingImages A vailableLayoutOptions Default Matchescurrentprintersettings. Bordered Printswithblankspacearoundtheimage. Borderless Borderless,edge-to-edgeprinting. N-up Choosehowmanyimagestoprintpersheet. IDPhoto Printsimagesforidenticationpurposes. Onlyavail ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 237

    237 PrintingImages Movies Printing Mo vie Scenes 1  Accesstheprintingscreen.   Followsteps1–5on =   231–232 tochooseamovie,andthenpressthe < m >button.   Pressthe< q >< r >buttonsorturnthe < 5 >dialtochoos ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 238

    238 PrintingImages StillImages Adding Ima ges to the Print List (DPOF) Batchprinting( =   242)andorderingprintsfromaphotodevelopment servicecanbesetuponthecamera.Chooseupto998imagesona memorycardandcongurerelevantsettings,suchasthenu ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 239

    239 PrintingImages StillImages ConguringPrintSettings Specifytheprintingformat,whethertoaddthedateorlenumber ,and othersettingsasfollows.Thesesettingsapplytoallimagesintheprintlist.   Pressthe< n >button,andthen choose[Pr ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 240

    240 PrintingImages • Specifying[Index]willpreventyoufromchoosing[On]forboth[Date]and [FileNo.]atthesametime. • IndexprintingisnotavailableonsomeCanonPictBridge-compatibleprinters (soldseparately). • Thedateisprintedinaformatmat ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 241

    241 PrintingImages StillImages SettingUpPrintingforaRangeofImages 1  Choose[SelectRange].   Followingstep1on =   240,choose [SelectRange]andpressthe< m > button. 2  Chooseimages.   Followsteps2–3on =   176tospecify? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 242

    242 PrintingImages StillImages Clearing AllImagesfromthePrintList 1  Choose[Clear AllSelections].   Followingstep1on =   240,choose [Clear AllSelections]andpressthe< m > button. 2  Conrmclearingtheprintlist.   Pressthe< q &g ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 243

    243 PrintingImages StillImages Adding Ima ges to a Photobook Photobookscanbesetuponthecamerabychoosingupto998images onamemorycardandimportingthemintotheincludedsoftwareonyour computer ,wheretheyarestoredintheirownfolder .Thisiscon ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 244

    244 PrintingImages 2  Chooseanimage.   Pressthe< q >< r >buttonsorturnthe < 5 >dialtochooseanimage,andthen pressthe< m >button.   [ ]isdisplayed.   T oremovetheimagefromthephotobook, pressthe< m >butt ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 245

    245 StillImages Movies Using an Eye-Fi Card BeforeusinganEye-Ficard,alwaysconrmthatlocaluseispermitted ( =   2). InsertingapreparedEye-Ficardenablesautomaticwirelesstransferof imagestoacomputeroruploadingtoaphoto-sharingwebsite. Imagesaret ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 246

    246 UsinganEye-FiCard • Choosing[ ]modewillinterrupttheEye-Ficonnection. AlthoughtheEye-Fi connectionwillberestoredafteryouchooseanothershootingmodeorenter Playbackmode,thecameramaytransferanymoviesmadein[ ]mode again. Checking Con ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 247

    247 A ppendix Helpfulinformationwhenusingthecamera 9 C OP Y ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 248

    248 T roubleshooting Ifyouthinkthereisaproblemwiththecamera,rstcheckthefollowing.Iftheitems belowdonotsolveyourproblem,contactaCanonCustomerSupportHelpDesk. Powe r Nothinghappenswhenthepowerbuttonispressed. • Conrmthattheb ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 249

    249 Troubleshooting • Datestampsarenotaddedinshootingmodes( =   270–271)inwhichthissetting cannotbecongured( =   61). [ h ]ashesonthescreenwhentheshutterbuttonispressed,and shootingisnotpossible( =   49). [ ]isd ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 250

    250 Troubleshooting Subjectsinashshotslooktoobright,highlightsarewashed-out. • Shootwithinashrange( =   276). • Lowertheashandsettheashmodeto[ ! ]( =   47). • Adjustbrightnessbyusingashexposurecompensationorchanging ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 251

    251 Troubleshooting Zoomingisnotpossible. • Zoomingisnotpossiblewhenshootingmoviesin[ ]( =   95)and[ ]( =   111 )  modes. Subjectslookdistorted. • Subjectsthatpassinfrontofthecameraquicklymaylookdistorted.Thisisnota malfunctio ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 252

    252 On-Screen Messa ges Ifanerrormessageisdisplayed,respondasfollows. Nomemorycard • Thememorycardmaybeinsertedfacingthewrongway .Reinsertthememorycard facingthecorrectway( =   17). Memorycardlocked • Thewrite-protecttabofthememo ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 253

    253 On-ScreenMessages Invalidselectionrange • Whenspecifyingarangeforimageselection( =   176,181,187,241),you attemptedtochooseaninitialimagethatwasafterthenalimage,orvice-versa. Exceededselectionlimit • Morethan998imagesweres ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 254

    254 On-ScreenMessages Printerror • Checkthepapersizesetting( =   235).Ifthiserrormessageisdisplayedwhenthe settingiscorrect,restarttheprinterandcompletethesettingonthecameraagain. Inkabsorberfull • ContactaCanonCustomerSupport ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 255

    255 On-Screen Infor mation Shooting (Infor mation Display) Thesameinformationisshownontheviewnder .  Batterylevel ( =   256)  Cameraorientation*  Whitebalance ( =   122)  MyColors( =   125)  AEBshooting ( =   1 1 9)/Focus bracketing( =   141) ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 256

    256 On-ScreenInformation  AElock( =   1 15), FElock( =   144)  Gridlines( =   154)  Shutterspeed ( =   150,152)  Electroniclevel ( =   79)  Aperturevalue ( =   151,152)  Exposure compensationlevel ( =   1 15)  i-Contrast( =  ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 257

    257 On-ScreenInformation Playback (Detailed Inf or mation Display)  Switchdisplay(RGB histogram)( =   163)  MyCategory ( =   185)  Exposure compensationlevel ( =   1 15),Exposure shiftlevel( =   1 10)  Whitebalance ( =   122),White balancecorrection? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 258

    258 On-ScreenInformation • SomeinformationmaynotbedisplayedwhenviewingimagesonaTV ( =   218 ). SummaryofMovieControlPanelin“Viewing”( =   160) Exit Play SlowMotion(T oadjusttheplaybackspeed,pressthe< q >< r >buttonsorturn ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 259

    259 Handling Precautions • Thecameraisahigh-precisionelectronicdevice. Avoiddroppingitor subjectingittostrongimpact. • Neverbringthecameranearmagnets,motors,orotherdevicesthat generatestrongelectromagneticelds,whichmaycausemalfunctiono ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 260

    260 Functions and Menu T ables Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode ShootingMode Function D B M G A K E I P t x v T Y E ExposureCompensation( =   1 15) *1 *1 – O O O – O O OOOOOOOOOO – OOOOOO ––––– ISOSpeed( =   1 17) *1 *1 – O O O O OO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO           ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 261

    261 FunctionsandMenuT ables ShootingMode Function D B M G A K E I P t x v T Y E ExposureCompensation( =   1 15) *1 *1 – O O O – O O OOOOOOOOOO – OOOOOO ––––– ISOSpeed( =   1 17) *1 *1 – O O O O OO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO             *1 *1 O ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 262

    262 FunctionsandMenuT ables FUNC. Menu ShootingMode Function D B M G A K E I P t x v T Y E DRCorrection( =   120) *1 *1 O O O O – O O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ––– *1 *1 – O O O O – – ––––––––––––––––––––––  *1 *1 O O O O – – – ––––––––––––? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 263

    263 FunctionsandMenuT ables ShootingMode Function D B M G A K E I P t x v T Y E DRCorrection( =   120) *1 *1 O O O O – O O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ––– *1 *1 – O O O O – – ––––––––––––––––––––––  *1 *1 O O O O – – – –––––––––––––––– ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 264

    264 FunctionsandMenuT ables ShootingMode Function D B M G A K E I P t x v T Y E FlashExposureCompensation( =   144) *1 *1 – O O O – O – –––––––––––––––––––––– FlashOutputLevel( =   153) *1 *1 O O O – – – – ––––––––––––––? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 265

    265 FunctionsandMenuT ables ShootingMode Function D B M G A K E I P t x v T Y E FlashExposureCompensation( =   144) *1 *1 – O O O – O – –––––––––––––––––––––– FlashOutputLevel( =   153) *1 *1 O O O – – – – ––––––––––––––? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 266

    266 FunctionsandMenuT ables 4 Shooting Menu ShootingMode Function D B M G A K E I P t x v T Y E AFFrame( =   133) FaceDetect* 1 *2 *2 O O O O O O – OOOOOOOO – – O – – OOOOOOOOO Tracking AF *2 *2 O O O O *3 – O O –––– O – O ––––––– OOOO ––– FlexiZone/Center* 4 *2 *2 O O O O – ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 267

    267 FunctionsandMenuT ables ShootingMode Function D B M G A K E I P t x v T Y E AFFrame( =   133) FaceDetect* 1 *2 *2 O O O O O O – OOOOOOOO – – O – – OOOOOOOOO Tracking AF *2 *2 O O O O *3 – O O –––– O – O ––––––– OOOO ––– FlexiZone/Center* 4 *2 *2 O O O O – O O O –––? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 268

    268 FunctionsandMenuT ables ShootingMode Function D B M G A K E I P t x v T Y E FlashControl( =   75,82,144,145,153) FlashMode Auto *1 *1 – O O O O O – OOOOO – O O – O – OOOOOOOO ––– Manual *1 *1 O O O – – – – –––––––––––––––––––––– FlashEx ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 269

    269 FunctionsandMenuT ables ShootingMode Function D B M G A K E I P t x v T Y E FlashControl( =   75,82,144,145,153) FlashMode Auto *1 *1 – O O O O O – OOOOO – O O – O – OOOOOOOO ––– Manual *1 *1 O O O – – – – –––––––––––––––––––––– FlashEx ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 270

    270 FunctionsandMenuT ables ShootingMode Function D B M G A K E I P t x v T Y E Review( =   83) Off/Quick/2–10sec./Hold *1 *1 O O O O O O O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ––– ReviewInfo( =   84) Off *1 *1 O O O O O O O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ––– Detailed/FocusCheck *1 *1 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O ? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 271

    271 FunctionsandMenuT ables ShootingMode Function D B M G A K E I P t x v T Y E Review( =   83) Off/Quick/2–10sec./Hold *1 *1 O O O O O O O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ––– ReviewInfo( =   84) Off *1 *1 O O O O O O O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ––– Detailed/FocusCheck *1 *1 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O ? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 272

    272 FunctionsandMenuT ables 3 Set up Menu Item Ref.Page Item Ref.Page Mute =   198 LensRetract =   206 V olume =   198 PowerSaving =   38,206 SoundOptions =   199 Units =   207 Hints&T ips =   199 ElectronicLevel =  7 9 Date/Time =  1 9 VideoSystem = ? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 273

    273 FunctionsandMenuT ables 1 Playback Menu Item Ref.Page Item Ref.Page MovieDigestPlayback =   169 Red-EyeCorrection =   193 SmartShufe =   174 Cropping =   190 Slideshow =   173 Resize =   188 Erase =   179 MyColors =   191 Protect =   175 FaceIDInfo = ? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 274

    274 Specications CameraEffective Pixels(Max.) Approx.12.1megapixels LensFocalLength 50xzoom:4.3(W)–215.0(T)mm (35mmlmequivalent:24(W)–1200(T)mm) Viewnder LCDViewnder EffectivePixels: Approx.202,000dots(67,000x3) Dioptric AdjustmentRange:? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 275

    275 Specications Numberof4:3ShotsperMemoryCard RecordingPixels Compression Ratio NumberofShotsperMemoryCard (Approx.shots) 8GB 32GB (Large) 12M/4000x3000 1379 5568 2192 8850 (Medium1) 6M/2816x21 12 2431 9814 3721 15020 (Medium2) 2M/1600x1200 7442 30040 12927 52176 (Small) 0.3M/ ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 276

    276 Specications FlashRange Maximumwideangle( j ) 50cm–5.5m(1.6ft.–18ft.) Maximumtelephoto( i ) 1.4m–3.0m(4.6ft.–9.8ft.) ShootingRange ShootingMode FocusingRange MaximumWide Angle( j ) MaximumT elephoto ( i ) A – 0cm(0in.)–i ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 277

    277 Specications Aperture f/number f/3.4–f/8.0(W),f/6.5–f/8.0(T) < B >modeavailablevalues* f/3.4,f/4.0,f/4.5,f/5.0,f/5.6,f/6.3,f/6.5,f/7.1, f/8.0 *Dependingonthezoomposition,someaperturevaluesmaynotbeavailable. BatteryPackNB-10L T ype: Re ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 278

    278 Inde x A ACadapterkit .................................... 223 Accessories ....................................... 215 AEBmode .......................................... 11 9 AElock ............................................... 11 5 AFframes .................................. 133,135 AFlock................. ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 279

    279 Index FElock............................................... 144 Filenumbering ................................... 205 Fireworks(shootingmode) .................. 90 Fish-eyeeffect(shootingmode) .......... 94 Flash Flashexposurecompensation .... 144 On............................................... 142 Sl ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 280

    280 Index P Packagecontents .................................. 2 Photobookset-up .............................. 243 PictBridge .................................. 217,231 Playback  Viewing Portrait(shootingmode) ...................... 89 Postereffect(shootingmode) ............. 92 Power   AC? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 281

    281 Index Slideshow .................................... 173 SmartShufe.............................. 174 TVdisplay................................... 218 W Whitebalance(color)......................... 122 Widescreen(resolution)....................... 74 Winkself-timer(shootingmode) ........ 103 Worldclock? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 282

    282 CAUTION RISKOFEXPLOSIONIFBA TTERYISREPLACEDBY ANINCORRECT TYPE. DISPOSEOFUSEDBA TTERIES ACCORDINGTOLOCAL REGULA TION. BatteryChargerCB-2LC IMPORT ANTSAFETY INSTRUCTIONS- SA VE THESEINSTRUCTIONS. DANGER-TOREDUCE THERISKOF FIREORELECTRICSHOCK,CAREFULL ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 283

    283 FCCNotice (DigitalCamera,ModelPC1817systems) ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothe followingtwoconditions; (1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and (2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,in ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 284

    284 T rademark Acknowledgments • TheSDXClogoisatrademarkofSD-3C,LLC. • ThisdeviceincorporatesexF A TtechnologylicensedfromMicrosoft. • HDMI,theHDMIlogoandHigh-DenitionMultimediaInterfaceare trademarksorregisteredtrademarksofHDMILicensing? ...

  • Canon SX50 HS - page 285

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    CDD-E492-010   ©CANONINC.2012 C OP Y ...

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