Canon PowerShot SX20IS 12.1MP Digital Camera with 20x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.5-inch Articulating LCD
Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at
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- 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)
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…. More >>
Tagged with: 12.1MP • 2.5inch • Angle • Articulating • Camera • Canon • Digital • Image • Optical • PowerShot • Stabilized • SX20IS • Wide • Zoom
Filed under: Photography
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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.
Rating: 1 / 5
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.
Rating: 2 / 5
I have a trip planned to the Holy Land and wanted a camera with good zoom. I believe this will handle my needs but can report more after this trip.
As of now, the only change I could suggest is some way to make a more sturdy lens cover or one that could be attached to some type cord. This may be the first thing I loose.
Rating: 4 / 5
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.
Rating: 1 / 5
Es una muy buena cámara fotográfica … tiene muchos elementos .. y Herramientas para tomar una foto de excelente calidad
Rating: 5 / 5