Canon PowerShot SX20 IS Reviews

If you have a craving for something with more power than your compact point and shoot digital camera, the SX20 IS makes a very good choice. It has most of the features you'll find on an entry-level SLR, yet is priced considerably less. Image quality ...

20X (28-560mm 35mm equivalent range), Optical image stabilization, Full manual control of most settings, 12.1MP resolution

The Canon PowerShot SX20 IS digital camera is Canon's latest entry into...

Most obviously (and inevitably) Canon has increased the resolution from 10.0 to 12.1 Megapixels. Much more importantly, the movie mode now boasts a 720p HD option, and there's also an HDMI port so you can watch both video and stills in high quality on ...

Massive 20x range with 28mm wide angle.; Fully articulated 2.5in screen.; 720p HD video with decent sound.; Flash hotshoe and HDMI port.; Massive 20x range with 28mm wide angle.; Fully articulated 2.5in screen.; 720p HD video with decent sound.; ...

Fringing around high contrast subjects.; No RAW recording.; Slow continuous shooting - just 1fps.; Handy sound recorder of SX10 has gone.; Fringing around high contrast subjects.; No RAW recording.; Slow continuous shooting - just 1fps.; Handy ...

Following our convention of using default factory and best quality JPEG settings to test cameras unless otherwise stated, the PowerShot SX20 IS was set Large Fine quality, Auto White Balance, Evaluative Metering and with 'My Colours' switched off (the ...

The PowerShot SX20 is Canon's newest super-zoom digital camera. It's not a huge jump from its predecessor, the SX10, but the PowerShot SX20 IS adds in a couple of small improvements that some may or may not find useful – such as 12 megapixels of ...

Good image quality in general; effective redeye removal tool ; 20X optical zoom lens covers wide-angle till telephoto; has optical image stabilization ; Nice bundle in general: includes lens hood and wireless remote ; Class-leading battery life ; ...

Visible chromatic aberration (color fringing), barrel distortion and edge softness ; Slower frame rate in normal continuous shooting mode ; No RAW image mode ; Command dial lacks tactile “clicks”; tripod mount not in-line with lens ; Not bundled with ...

If you liked the Canon PowerShot SX10, that I reviewed earlier this year, then either you'll be more pleased or disappointed with the PowerShot SX20 IS, depending on how you look at things. The Canon PowerShot SX20 IS brings forward the same features ...