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Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Bridge Camera vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 Bridge Camera

Summary
Sensor

CMOS, 12.1 MP

CCD, 10.1 MP

Lens

4.3-150.5 mm, 35 x optical zoom

7.4-88.8 mm, 12 x optical zoom

Aperture

f/2.7-f/5.8

f/2.8-f/3.7

Shutter Speed

1/3200-15 sec

1/2000-60 sec

ISO

100-3200 ISO

Auto, 100-3200 ISO

Battery

Rechargeable, 380 Shots

Rechargeable, 360 Shots

User Ratings

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4.5/5 based on 53 ratings

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Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Bridge Camera is permanently discontinued.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 Bridge Camera is permanently discontinued.
General
Brand

Canon

Panasonic

Type

Bridge Camera

Bridge Camera

Series

PowerShot

Lumix

Title

Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Bridge Camera

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 Bridge Camera

Sensor
Type

CMOS Sensor

CCD Sensor

Size(W x H)

6.17 x 4.55 mm, 1/2.3 inch

1/1.8 inch

Processor Model

DIGIC 5 Processor

Venus Engine III Processor

Effective Resolution

12.1 MP Resolution

10.1 MP Resolution

Lens
Lens Type

Zoom

Zoom

Focal Length

4.3-150.5 mm

7.4-88.8 mm

Optical Zoom

35 x

12 x

Lens cover

, Lens Cap

No

Lens Construction

13 elements in 10 groups (1 Hi-UD lens, 1 UD lens and 1 double-sided aspherical lens)

10 groups and 14 elements

Aperture Range

f/2.7-f/5.8 Aperture

f/2.8-f/3.7 Aperture

Video
Resolution Available

1920x1080 Pixels (1080p HD),
1280x720 Pixels (720p HD),
640x480 Pixels (VGA)

640x480 Pixels (VGA),
320x240 (QVGA)

File Format

MOV

MOV

fps

1080p Frame rate : 24
720p Frame rate : 30
VGA Frame rate : 30

VGA Frame rate : 30
QVGA Frame rate : 30

Slow Motion Effect

No

Flash
Built in Flash

Flash Features

Flash exposure compensation, Manual power adjustment

Flash exposure compensation

Hot Shoe/Flash mount

No

Flash Range

7 metres

7.4 metres

Direct Print

Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and Canon Inkjet Printers supporting PictBridge (ID Photo Print, Fixed Size Print and Movie Print supported on SELPHY CP & ES printers only)

PictBridge

Connectivity
Wifi

No

No

HDMI

No

Bluetooth

No

No

NFC

No

No

Pictbridge

USB

, Type 1.x

Previewing
Viewfinder

, Electronic Viewfinder

, Electronic Viewfinder

Display Type

LCD

LCD

Display Size

2.7 Inch

2 Inch

Display Resolution (No.of dots)

230000 dots

207000 dots

Moveable Display

Touchscreen

No

No

No. of supported language

27

Brightness Adjustment

, 5 levels

No

Storage
Memory Card Type

SD, SDHC, SDXC

SD, SDHC

Storage File system

DCF, DPOF, EXIF

DPOF,EXIF

Other Features
Shutter Speed

1/3200-15 sec

1/2000-60 sec

ISO

100-3200 ISO

Auto, 100-3200 ISO

3D

No

Auto Focus

AF Points

9 Points

Touch Focus

No

No

Manual Focus

Image Stabilization

, Type : Optical

, Type : Optical

In-camera Editing

Pictures, Resizing, Black & White/Sepia Tone, Photo Effects:My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color;Creative Filters:Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap

Pictures, Resizing, Black & White/Sepia Tone, Saturation, Videos, Movie Mode Create, Movie Mode Edit, Playback Effect:Trimming, Protection;Color Effect:Cool,Warm,Black & White,Sepia;Image Parameter:Contrast (Low, Standard, High),Sharpness (Low, Standard, High),Saturation (Low, Standard, High),Noise reduction (Low, Standard, High)

HDR Shooting Mode

No

No

Drive Mode

, Single, Continuous, Continuous with AF, Self-Timer

, Single Shot,Continuous Shot,Self-timer

Burst Mode

, MaxBurst: 10.3 shots/sec

, MaxBurst: 3fps

Microphone

No

No

Self Timer

10 seconds, 2 seconds

10 seconds, 2 seconds

White Balance Type

Auto, Cloudy, Custom, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Tungsten

Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Flash

Scene Modes

Beach/Snow, Fireworks, Landscape, Portrait

Beach/Snow, Candlelight, Fireworks, Food & Cuisine, Hi_Iso, Night portrait, Night scene, Panning, Party Mode, Portrait, Sports

Iris control

No

No

Supported media/softwares

Windows 7 / 7 SP1 / Vista SP2 / XP SP3 Mac OS X v10.5 - 10.6C

LUMIX Simple Viewer, PhotofunStudio -viewer-, SILKPIX DEVELOPER STUDIO, ArcSoft Camera Suite (ArcSoft PhotoImpression, ArcSoft PanoramaMaker), Adobe Reader, Quick Time, USB Driver

Files
Image File Formats

JPEG

JPEG, RAW

Image Minimum Resolution

0.3 MP

1.9 MP

Video File Formats

MOV

MOV

Video File Size

4 GB

Exposure
Exposure modes

Automatic Mode, Program Mode

Aperture priority, Full manual, Shutter Speed priority

Exposure Lock

No

Design
Dimensions (WxHxD)

122.9 x 92.4 x 107.7 mm

141 x 86 x 142 mm

Weight

600 Gram

734 Gram

Rugged

No

No

Available Color Options

Black, Silver

Warranty
Warranty Period

2 Years

Battery
Battery model

NB-10L

Battery

Rechargeable(proprietary)

Rechargeable(proprietary)

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Battery Capacity

710 mAh, 7.2 volts

No of Shots

380 Shots

360 Shots

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