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Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

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Canon PowerShot SX20 IS Reviews

Imaging Resource

03/2010

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

The Canon SX20 IS follows up last year's SX10 IS model, itself an update of 2007's popular long-zoom S5 IS model. Compared to the SX10 IS, Canon has again upped the resolution slightly, taking the SX20 from a ten-megapixel sensor to a twelve-megapixel chip of identical size. The Canon SX20's body is nearly identical to that of its predecessor, the only noticeable changes being to the screen-printed labels where a feature change has necessitated a different label. As was the case with its predecessor, with dimensions of 4.9 x 3.5 x 3.4 inches (124 x 88 x 87mm) and weighing in at 23.9 ounces (676g) including battery and flash card, the Canon SX20IS won't fit in your pocket; but then that's hardly surprising given the reach of its powerful zoom lens. The Canon PowerShot SX20 combines its twelve megapixel sensor with a 20x optical zoom lens, which offers the range from a useful 28mm wide angle to a whopping 560mm telephoto. Maximum aperture varies from f/2.8 at wide angle to f/5.7 at telephoto. As the "IS" in the SX20's name would suggest, it includes Canon's Image Stabilization technology, helping fight the effects of blur from camera shake, absolutely vital at the longer focal lengths.

PCWorld

12/2009

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

The Canon PowerShot SX20 IS ($400 as of 12/14/09) has an impressive trio of headline features: a massive 20X optical zoom, a 12.1-megapixel sensor, and HD-quality video recording. If you're shopping for a bridge camera--a megazoom model that marries the simplicity of a point-and-shoot with the power and flexibility of a digital SLR--the SX20 IS should be near the top of your list. This camera is quite similar to its older cousin, the PowerShot SX10 IS, sporting the same zoom lens, flip-out LCD, and Digic 4 processor as that model. However, the SX20 IS ups the ante with 720p HD video shooting capabilities, a 12.1-megapixel sensor (versus the SX10 IS's 10-megapixel sensor), and ISO equivalency settings up to 3200 (the SX10 IS maxes out at ISO 1600). It has a compact, SLR-like grip and a collection of buttons that fall more or less naturally under your fingers. I appreciated the fact that the body was small enough that my pinkie automatically curled underneath for a steadier hold, but a rubberized surface would have made the whole camera feel more secure in users' hands. The 20X zoom spans a huge focal range, from a slightly wide-angle 28mm to a deep 560mm telephoto.

CNet

12/2009

7.0/10

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

The Canon PowerShot SX10 IS wasn't a great megazoom, but it was one of the better ones. So it's kind of sad to see its replacement, the SX20 IS, take a couple of steps backward, delivering overall poorer performance and photo quality as trade-off for slapping an extra couple of megapixels on the box. On the bright side, it does add 720p video while retaining the ability to zoom during capture, plus a mini HDMI connector for playing your movies on an HDTV. Keeping an almost identical body to the SX10, the SX20 remains very comfortable to hold and shoot, retaining perks like the articulated LCD and four-AA-powered operation. It's heavy, 1.5 pounds, which makes it feel like a dSLR, but the big grip gives you plenty of holding room. There's a deep indented thumb rest on the back, joined by playback, exposure compensation, and focus area selection buttons. Because of the darker accent plastic, the labels are easier to read than on the previous model. On the right side of the back is a dial concentric to a four-way navigation switch with the function button in the middle. As with the SX10, I generally like the controls, but the dial feels too mushy. It doesn't respond appropriately, and it feels like it needs to spin too far or not as far for any given operation, resulting in frequent overshooting of settings.

DigitalVersus

10/2009

8.0/10

Product Survey: Bridge Digital Cameras

The PowerShot SX20 IS from a Canon is an almost perfect copy of the SX10 IS with two big changes: two million more pixels take its sensor up to 12 Megapixels, and there's now a 720 HD video mode. At first sight, the aesthetic differences between the SX10 IS and the SX20 IS are virtually invisible. The two cameras are the same size, have a 20x zoom, a large handle and buttons that give direct access to exposure correction, autofocus zone selection and recording video. The fold-out 2.5'' screen is the same, and it still has a resolution of 230 000 pixels. We would have preferred an upgrade here, because although the rotating screen is useful, a larger 2.7'' display with more pixels would have been great. You use the camera in exactly the same way, and the menus are just as simple and intuitive as ever with the handy scroll wheel to select the option you need. There's also a dial to select the mode you require. The camera has a visual viewfinder with dioptic correction. So far then, nothing new--but why change a winning formula? There is, though, some bad news. The flash is controlled manually, rather than automatically opening when you activate flash, which would have been better.