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Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Reviews Analysis
Digital camera - compact - 12.1 Mpix - optical zoom: 12 x - supported memory: MMC, SD, SDHC, MMCplus - black More product details
697 reviews
November, 2009
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What people think about the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS: (BETA!)
We compute this summary by analyzing 697 reviews from across the web.
image quality
5
- mediocre picture quality
- This really isnt an image quality concern
- I don't think the image qualilty is as good as my Kodak Z812
- Picture sharpness
- Effective image stabilisation
- Very good photo and video quality for its class
- Very good photo quality (in good light
- Optical image stabilization
- Excellent zoom lens and image quality
- image stabilization
- overall image quality
- Zoom, image stabilization, battery, speed, overall image quality, 720p movie mode, features
price
0.5
- • A bit pricey
- It's only money
- price
performance
0.5
- Mixed performance
- Continuous shooting mode on the slow side
- Fair bright light image performance
- No optical zoom while filming video., Flash always raises at power-up., Pointlessly slow 0.8fps 'burst' rate., No optical zoom while filming video., Flash always raises at power-up., Pointlessly slow 0.8fps 'burst' rate
- fast
- reliable performance
- Speedy, reliable performance
- Fast startup
- Good low light performance
- speed
- Canon you need to give us firmware, fast
memory
0.5
- No memory card or built-in memory included
- No internal memory
color
0.5
- some chromatic aberration
lens
5
- Several mildly irritating optical concerns
- lens's maximum aperture
- Compact body with wide-angle lens with 12x zoom
- 28-336mm zoom lens
- wide angle lens
- wide angle lens, zoom capacity
zoom
3.5
- No optical zoom in movie mode
- Optical zoom not usable in movie mode
- 12x zoom range
- Excellent zoom range
- 12X optical zoom with a nice 28 - 336 mm range
- Compact body for an ultra zoom
- zoom capacity
- Lots of zoom
- Lots of zoom, lots of pixels, sturdy
- 12X optical zoom
- Zoom
LCD
5
- Sharp 3-inch LCD display with very good outdoor and light light visibility
video
1.5
- I start using DC for video recording as well
- until recent, I start using DC for video recording as well
- I would expect more on its video performance
- as marked with HD and with H.264 codec, I would expect more on its video performance
- there are NO optical zoom and NO foucs when recording video
- 720p video capture
- 720P video looks great
- Unfortunately, I was disappointed, there are NO optical zoom and NO foucs when recording video
- 5 for features because of the lack of zoom during hd video recording
- 4,5 for features because of the lack of zoom during hd video recording
- I didn't try any video
design
4.5
- • Improved styling over its predecessor
- wedge shape design
- stylish and well-designed
- Attractive menus and external design
resolution
0.5
- • LCD resolution could be better
- images look soft at their maximum resolution
- Flash pops up even when it's not needed, images were slightly noisy, images look soft at their maximum resolution, some chromatic aberration
- Wish little higher resolution screen
menu
3.5
- • Slippery plastic makes it easy to drop
- menu operation
- Fast startup, menu operation, and playback speeds
build quality
3
- Hence the 1 on construction
- Hence the 1 on construction, very bad idea
- sturdy
usability
5
- Manual controls could be easier to use
- • Full manual controls
- simple as that
- decent range of manual modes
- Manual controls
- Full manual controls
- Comfortable to use
interface
4.5
- Compromised navigation interface
- Smooth interface and great auto modes
flash
0.5
- Pop-up flash
- Permanently popped-up flash
- Permanently popped-up flash, unnatural colours, high-ISO detail mush
- Pop-up flash is flimsy
- slow-to-charge flash
- Anemic, slow-to-charge flash
- Flash pops up even when it's not needed
- flash pops up on start up
- flash pops up on start up, larger sized than other compacts, heavier than other compacts, unpredictable result
- 4 for construction because of the pop-up flash
- Flash stopped working
- Flash stopped working, I don't think the image qualilty is as good as my Kodak Z812
- Annoying pop-up flash
- Annoying pop-up flash, otherwise no problems
- flash pops up whether you want it to or not
- No internal memory, flash pops up whether you want it to or not
- Annoying flash
- Annoying flash, focusing issues, lens's maximum aperture, price
- flash pops up whether your like it or not
- No internal memory, flash pops up whether your like it or not
viewfinder
0.5
- No optical or electronic viewfinder
- No viewfinder
contrast
5
- i-Contrast feature brightens shadows effectively
- i-Contrast feature brightens shadows effectively, in record and playback mode
exposure
5
- Full manual control over exposure
appearance
5
- face self-timer
- Elaborate playback mode
- accurate face recognition and motion tracking
- Comfortable to use, 28-336mm zoom lens, accurate face recognition and motion tracking, effective image stabilisation
- HD movies in the 720p format
battery
0.5
- Below average battery life
- Battery life could be improved
- battery
remote control
4
- spinning control dial
- PASM control
- control layout
- PASM control, wedge shape design, control layout
sound
0.5
- Noisy images above ISO 400
- images were slightly noisy
reception
5
- Face detection (with subject tracking)
- blink detection
- Face detection (with subject tracking), face self-timer, blink detection, and redeye removal features all work well
portability
0.5
- ISO 400 in good light
- Noise reduction causes detail loss above ISO 200 in low light, ISO 400 in good light
- • Compact and pocketable
size
0.5
- Bulky size
- Big Big Problem for this camera is that the flash stays up all of the time
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