- High-powered 10x wide-angle optical zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer
- 3.0-inch PureColor System LCD; Smart AUTO detects and analyzes faces, brightness, colors, distance, and movement
- Easy Mode takes all the guesswork out of the equation by determining the right shooting mode
- DIGIC 4 Image Processor; 10-megapixel resolution for poster-size, photo-quality prints
- Powered by AA batteries (included); capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)
Product Description
Ideal for family days out, the 10.0-megapixel PowerShot SX120 IS brings distant subjects into view with a 10x image-stabilized lens. Smart Auto and Easy modes allow all the family to take great shots…. More >>
Canon PowerShot SX120IS 10MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Images Stabilized Zoom and 3-inch LCD
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Great camera…takes great pictures…but it eats batteries!!! Went to Disney World and used two sets of batteries A DAY!! I wasnt taking alot of pictures either. Could get very expensive.
Rating: 45 / 5
I ordered this camera from Amazon a few weeks ago that hoping to get better picture quality than my old Olympus D490 (9yrs old 3.1 MP) and my Canon SD500(7.1MP). This cameara failed to impress me. It has the 10X optical zoom and that is the only feature I can say it is better than my Olympus or old Canon. However, the picutres I took are so griny and it does not matter if I change it to program mode and adjsut the ISO settings. The picures are just so bad when you look on computer. I called Amazon and returned this product. I am getting a replacement Canon SX200IS and I am hoping 200IS is better than the 120IS.
Rating: 25 / 5
I own a Canon SD1100 IS and was looking for a camera with more zoom and more manual options. I expected the SX120 IS to take good snapshots of my kids indoors, using Auto mode, in various lighting conditions (by “good” I mean as good as my SD1100). Unfortunately, this is not the case. I haven’t even tried the SX outdoors, but the results I’ve gotten indoors have prompted me to return the camera to the retailer. I simply need a camera that takes great shots of my kids in Auto mode.
A few other things I did not care for:
- The battery door was tricky to open and in some instances took me 20 seconds to successfully open. Perhaps my camera was just a lemon in this regard; I can’t be certain.
- The camera is somewhat heavy but does not provide a good way to hold it, at least for my small-ish hands. The very place I want to place my thumb has the Play button, and the rest of my hand seems to search for something to really hold on to.
- The scroll wheel (not sure what to call it) sometimes “moves” when I could swear I haven’t even touched it. I feel that the scroll wheel, while handy in some instances, causes more problems than it’s worth.
Any one of these annoyances might be all right on its own, but when I put all of the factors together, it’s clear that this is not the camera for me.
Rating: 35 / 5
Only had camera a short time but so far the camera picture quality and ease of use has been excellent. I bought this SX120IS camera for the 10x Optical zoom which has worked as advertised.
Rating: 55 / 5
I recently purchased this camera to take pictures of the indoor Children’s programs I do. The images were very grainy. Even when I changed the camera, to Program Mode, Manual, and Auto, all the images had a lot of noise in the colors. This camera is terrible for anything that moves. Even if you adjust the ISO to take faster pictures, the graininess becomes overwhelming. I tried every option and zoom possible before deciding it was too much work for 1 shot. Maybe someone out there has taken great pictures with this but, if you want something that you don’t have to adjust 20 different options to take pictures, then go with a Sony Cybershot.
Rating: 25 / 5