Me and My Canon SX50HS camera: December 2013

Monday, December 16, 2013

Cannot use EVF due to being shortsighted or farsighted?

The EVF of the Canon SX50HS camera may be unfocused when bought from the store. The camera clerk may help you with this problem, but if you bought it from an online store, there is a simple fix. To the left side of the EVF is a diopter adjustment wheel. Rotate it upwards or downwards until the eye is comfortable with the sharpest displayed finder image.

Switching between EVF(electronic view finder) and LCD display.

Inexpensive compact cameras do not come with an Electronic View Finder or EVF but the SX50HS has one. It is quite handy for scenes in bright sunlight where it is difficult to see the camera view image due to the glare of the sun. It is also useful when following or tracking an object and may be more steady than watching the LCD display. To switch from EVF to LCD screen display view, press the DISP button ONCE or TWICE, at the lower part of the right side back of the camera.

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Fisheye effect in CanonSX50HS camera

This manipulates the image after it is taken so as to make it look like a fisheye lens was used. Here is a sample image:

. To make this kind of scene, turn the shooting mode dial on top of the camera to Filters mode with the Shooting Mode Dial, push the FUNC SET central button and select Fish-eye Effect. I think you can transform you images using an external software. Can Gimp do post image processing by using a fisheye transformation?

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Specification of the SX50HS

Data Sources: dpreview.com Canon.com USA

Sensor	12.1 Megapixels, 1/2.3-inch CMOS
Lens
Focal Length	4.3 (W)-215.0 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 24-1200mm)
Optical Zoom	50x
Digital Zoom	200x
Focusing Range
	Normal: 2.0 in.(5cm)-infinity (W), 4.3 ft. (1.3m) - infinity (T)
	Auto: 0 in (0cm)-infinity(W),4.3 ft.(1.3m)-infinity (T)
	Sports: 3.3 ft. (1m)-infinity (W),43ft.(13m)-infinity(T)

To be continued.....

Easy to make automatically correct exposed MOON photos!

Perfect! I do not have to make special adjustments on the EV value in Program mode (as in my departed HS25EXR camera.) This Canon superzoom easily takes automatically correct exposures of the moon! It is very light and it may take some practice to shoot straight at the moon. You need to prop it with a solid wall or against a vertical post to avoid camera shakes. The OIS (optical image stabilizer) helps a lot in taking these photos.