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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Digital Camera Review

$479.99
9.8
Better than 98% of Reviewed Digital Cameras

Noise Reduction

The noise reduction algorithm is aggressive, so artifacting rates are low. Total image noise averages only 0.55% at minimum ISO, and this value stays below 1.00% until ISO 1600, which is a great result. Noise then continues its straight upward climb to 1.24% at ISO 3200, which is still manageable, before topping out at 1.60% at ISO 6400. Chroma and luminance noise are evenly distributed. More on how we test noise.

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ISO Options

Default ISO sensitivity ranges from 80 - 6400, with no reduced resolution extended options available. Out of the most competitive cameras, only Sony's HX200V is capable of ISO 12800 in full resolution.

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Chris was born and raised less than ten miles from our editorial office, and even graduated from nearby Merrimack College. He came to Reviewed after covering the telecommunications industry, and has been moonlighting as a Boston area dining critic since 2008.