Canon PowerShot SX20IS 12.1MP Digital Camera with 20x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.5-inch Articulating LCD
Canon PowerShot SX20IS 12.1MP Digital Camera with 20x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.5-inch Articulating LCD
Price: $359.00
- High-powered 20x wide-angle optical zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer
- Capture 720p HD movies with stereo sound; HDMI output connector for easy playback on your HDTV
- 2.5-inch Vari-Angle System LCD; improved Smart AUTO intelligently selects from 22 predefined shooting situations
- DIGIC 4 Image Processor; 12.1-megapixel resolution for poster-size, photo-quality prints
- Powered by AA batteries (included); capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)
Canon PowerShot SX20IS 12.1MP Digital Camera with 20x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.5-inch Articulating LCD
Product Description
With a 20x wide-angle zoom, the 12.1-megapixel PowerShot SX20 IS offers intelligent, versatile shooting power. Switch to Smart Auto mode for effortlessly great results, or shoot stunning HD movies.
Canon PowerShot SX20IS 12.1MP Digital Camera with 20x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.5-inch Articulating LCD
February 8th, 2010 at 1:56 am
Great camera once you learn and remember all of the features. Good zoom, quality pics. My lens cap falls off all the time, even after it is secured. Seems like a small matter, but its a real distraction at sporting events or other crowds.
Product score: 1 / 5 stars
February 8th, 2010 at 2:21 am
I purchased this camera last week. I returned it yesterday. The camera only comes with a basic, printed manual. The in-depth manual, the one that any novice user is going to need is included on disk ONLY. This means that you have to lug your computer around if you want to refer to the manual while learning to use the camera. Who’s doing that? When I called Canon to inquire as to my missing manual, they told me that I could print the manual from the disk. Yeah, right. On my dime. I already spent hundreds of dollars on their camera and now they want me to spend even more money (and time) to print my own manual? BS!! They said this was part of their “going green” program. Well, guess what? Canon ain’t getting any of my green. I returned the camera and bought a Nikon P90 for the exact same price. The Nikon has two manuals the size of the Bible. One in English and one in Spanish. Viva Nikon!
It also appears as though the Nikon has more useful features for me. I own an eBay business and I can actually edit the photos that I take within the camera itself (cropping, borders, light, etc.). This will save me time.
Perhaps the Canon does the same, but I wouldn’t know because they were too cheap to print me a manual.
I wish I could comment on the workings of the Canon camera but without a proper manual, I couldn’t really learn how to use it. On the day I did attempt to use the camera, I kept having a problem with the macro auto-focus. The images were blurry 50% of the time. When I switched to manual macro-focus, the images were blurry and dark, plus there was a meter of some sort directly in the center of the screen which I couldn’t figure out how to remove (or use). It was then that I sought out the manual, only to find it missing. Wading through the online manual was an aggravation that I simply did not want to hassle with, especially when I had work that needed to be done.
What if I hadn’t been near my computer when I had some question about the camera’s function? Tough luck, I guess.
Bottom line, this is not a camera for a novice and I would not recommend it to anyone. Heck, even if you’re not new to digital cameras or photography, you still need to know how to use specific functions on a new camera. It is absurd to think that you must sit in front of your computer and learn, rather than take the camera into the real world and learn as you go.
Product score: 1 / 5 stars
February 8th, 2010 at 2:39 am
I have a Canon dSLR (Rebel XT) and am very familiar with using a camera with many settings. In fact, I adore my Rebel and bought the Canon Powershot SX20IS because I am impressed with Canon products. However, I never got any useable photos from various field trips and/or portraits that I took from the SX20IS. I originally bought this for my wife (photography novice) to use, but she rejected it because of its photo quality and bulk and returned the product after several failed attempts to get good pictures. The video quality was nothing to write home about either. Maybe I should stick to my Rebel XT for now.
Product score: 1 / 5 stars
February 8th, 2010 at 3:05 am
I finally graduated from my trusy ol Canon Power Shot S3IS,6.0 megapixel to the
just released Power Shot SX20IS.I primarily use my camera for motor sport events and am a hobby photographer even though I’ve been shooting at the track for years.
The only thing I like about the SX20IS is the improvemnent in sharpness. Other
than that, Almost every photo I’ve taken from the last few outings are useless.
The camera for some reason has aweful white balance and washes out anything with
a larger degree of white in the subject.This happens shooting in auto mode or in
action mode where iso is automaticaly controlled.
There is also a slight degree of blureyness on any photo that has action to it.
Once again,letting the camera stay in auto or action modes which sets shutter
speed,the shots are not clear. Perhaps this is a defective camera? I will send
back to Amazon and see how they will deal with it.Personally I think this camera
not designed well for action shots. It does do well with portraits the few times
I used it. I may count my losses and buy the Nikon D5000 with articulated view
finder the my Canon’s have.
Product score: 1 / 5 stars
February 8th, 2010 at 6:01 am
Highlight areas all over exposed. Sub par color saturation/balance and contrast lead to flat looking images in what should be great lighting situations. Disappointed -bought and returned.
Product score: 2 / 5 stars