topic Re: does the sx520hs have a view finder in Point & Shoot Digital Cameras

does the sx520hs have a view finder

mxbob — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 23:59:05 GMT

just got the sx520hs. looks like a nice camera, but I want a view finder. This one has 2 small holes kind of where the view finder might be and I wondered if it was an accesory

or, what other camera is equivalent to the sx5250hs that does have a view finder

Re: does the sx520hs have a view finder

John_ — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 00:35:05 GMT

No there isn't a viewfinder or an option for one on those...only the LCD

Re: does the sx520hs have a view finder

John_ — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 00:37:58 GMT

I think those 2 small holes you are talking about are the microphones.

Re: does the sx520hs have a view finder

John_ — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 00:41:38 GMT

SX40HS, SX50HS are better cameras in my opinion and also have a powerful zoom...40X and 50X respectfully

Re: does the sx520hs have a view finder

mxbob — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 01:11:45 GMT

the sx50hs only has 12 megapixals compared to the sx520hs which has 16

Re: does the sx520hs have a view finder

John_ — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 04:16:08 GMT

yes your right, they went back to 16mp with the new SX60HS though which has a 60X optical zoom. I have the SX50HS and am quite happy with the quality of the prints I get at 12.1 MP though.

Im holding out for the SX100HS ! lol

Re: does the sx520hs have a view finder

mxbob — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 04:49:05 GMT

is there much difference between 12 and 16 mp

or, is there much difference between a 40x and 50x zoom

does the sx59hs have a view finder

Re: does the sx520hs have a view finder

John_ — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 15:15:39 GMT

I spoke to soon. The SX40 has an optical zoom of 35X a max of 140X, The SX50 is 50X a max of 200X and the SX60 is 65X for a max of 260X. There is a big difference when you add the 4X digital zoom into the equation for the Max zoom which may or may not be important to you. I like having the better lens and the longer zoom available when I need it.

The SX40 ans 50 use the Digic 5 processor which is a powerful processor and the SX60 uses the newest Digic 6 processor which adds some processing power.

The SX 50 and 60 have a better lens system than the 40.

The SX60 has a sightly larrger LCD than the other 2 models.

For me a difference of 4mp is not a deal breaker but for some it might be.

There is a huge difference in prices though where Canon is selling refurbished SX40's for $135 a very good deal.

SX50's are going for $350 new and the newest SX60 is going for $500 in the Canon store.

Take you time, google your questions and reveiws online you'd be surprised at what information you can find on these. The first that comes to mind are the reveiws that you can find online for each any pretty much any model.

Re: does the sx520hs have a view finder

mxbob — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 19:21:32 GMT

ended up getting the sx50hs thanks for your help

Re: does the sx520hs have a view finder

John_ — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 20:05:49 GMT

Geat choice you will not be sorry!!...it is a powerufl camera I think Ive read the manual at least 3 times now and still keep finding out more things about it.

Ive had mine for over a year now and have not had any problems with it at all. I did purchase an extended warranty, 3 years with accidental dmage protection, through Square Trade just for peace of mind. Plus I paid top dollar for it, almost $500 when I bought it since it was a new model.

Repairs on these cameras get expensive and I did not want to worry about that after the 1 year warranty expired or if there was an accidental accident.

Re: does the sx520hs have a view finder

mxbob — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 00:42:47 GMT

when I first press menu, it says digital zoom off..is this ok or should I put it to on

and when the lcd screen is open or on and turned around I cant use the viewfinder...is this normal

also,sometimes the image is blurred in the finder, but the actual picture looks ok. I havent read the manual yet so I'm sure I dont know what I'm doing. I have it set to auto

Re: does the sx520hs have a view finder

John_ — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 03:25:25 GMT

With the digital zoom off you will be limited to 50X optical zoom. I leave the digital zoom on, there is a bar indicator that shows when it is entering digital zoom. There are some reasons to not want to be in digital zoom, you can goolge that topic. For my tastes I leave it on.

When you open the LCD it automatically turns the viefinder off. The camera cannot send the image to both at the same time. You can toggle between the viewfinder and LCD by pressing the Display button on the back, bottom right side repeatedly..

Thhere is a small diopter adjustment dial on the left of the viewfinder to focus it for you and also to correct for eyeglasses.

Re: does the sx520hs have a view finder

mxbob — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 04:43:39 GMT

ok, thanks again

Re: does the sx520hs have a view finder

mxbob — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 01:11:15 GMT

going to have a grandchild soon and want to take good pictures. any tips for close up face pics

Re: does the sx520hs have a view finder

John_ — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 15:46:15 GMT

The camera does a very good job on face pictures in Auto mode. There are almost an infinite amount of settings you can adjust when not in Auto but I would suggest not going there until you are more familiar with your camera. However the great thing about digital cameras is you see the instant results and no waste of film ! So if your grandchild will tolerate you taking multitudes of pictures don't be afraid of trying different settings if you want.

On close up pictures you want to be careful with the lighting and the use of the built in flash. I use an external flash with a light diffuser and I bounce the flash off the ceiling. I'm assuming you will be indoors, if your outside just using Auto will get you excellent pictures.

Try using it without the built in flash, use room lighting add some if you need to.

Or use the flash and the flash compensation settings to tone down the power of the flash. You can lower it to a minus 2 setting. It's on page 144 of the user manual.

Don't get overwhelmed like I said it takes beautiful pictures with no or very little input from us the user !

Im going to include a link from a professional photograper M West on you tube who does a whole series on digital photograpy. He speaks in simple terms, with great examples. And what is really awesome is he uses the SX50HS for all his lessons! I watched and still watch them to learn. I think you will learn a lot from them and he breaks them down into different topics and areas of photograpy. I think there may be one on faces or portraits as well as flash photograpy.

https://www.youtube.com/user/MWESTPhotography

Congradulations on the grandchild !!

Re: does the sx520hs have a view finder

mxbob — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 16:40:46 GMT

thanks, I find it easier talking to someone who has used it rather than reading a book. was the user manual supposed to come with it or do you have to download it

Re: does the sx520hs have a view finder

John_ — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 17:42:43 GMT

They stopped sending them, they use to send nice compact booklets of the whole manual but now you have to download it.

I think you'll like those videos then !

Your very welcome !

Re: does the sx520hs have a view finder

mxbob — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 20:03:46 GMT

was watching video of part 1 and he says when you switch to "P" mode and press the button under the record button [which is the delete button] you can move the box around to focus on something outside of center. When I switch to "P" mode and press the delete button, I dont move the box, I get a normal, macro, focus thing that comes up.. What am I doing wrong?

Re: does the sx520hs have a view finder

John_ — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 00:45:30 GMT

Yes the focus bracket button also doubles as the delete button but you have to make sure you have it set to Flexizone in the sttings menu first on page 134 in the user manual

Here's where to look

Re: does the sx520hs have a view finder

mxbob — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 01:10:48 GMT

I ended up playing around and found a setting that said, reset to factory default. I clicked yes and it works fine now. I dont know what I did to change it, but will look closer at the page you mentioned. Thanks again