Canon PowerShot SX200IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 12x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-inch LCD

by best digital camera review on November 15, 2009

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  • 12.1-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality poster-size prints
  • 12x optical zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer; 28mm wide-angle lens
  • HD movie shooting capability plus HDMI output
  • 3.0-inch LCD screen; Face Detection, Blink Detection
  • Compatible with SD/SDHC, MMC/MMC Plus/HC MMC Plus (not included)

Product Description
Creating gorgeous images is more fun than ever with the sleek, impressively equipped PowerShot SX200 IS. Capture close-up, wide-angle shots with stunning 12x optical zoom. Experience the unprecedented image quality and point-and-shoot convenience of Smart Auto, along with enhanced operability and an intuitive new menu. HD shooting at 1280 x 720 pixels with HDMI output lets you see all the beauty of your HD images and movies on your HDTV…. More >>

Canon PowerShot SX200IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 12x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-inch LCD

{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }

1 M. Lara November 15, 2009 at 4:00 am

I don’t really like this product!

I find that is not comfortable the pop up flash.

The lens retraction is really TOO slow the same as the shooter (easy to lost THE moments).

The auto setting MANY times fails (really bad), you can’t trust on it to take a good picture… Is better to use manual settings.

The light capture is deficient the most of the times (it’s a shame, maybe the worst).

It was a big deception for me.

Canon PowerShot SX200IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 12x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-inch LCD (Red)

Rating: 15 / 5

2 PeaceForAll November 15, 2009 at 4:10 am

I have come to firmly believe that Canon’s point-and-shoot quality and clarity is simply unbeatable in the industry for many years now. I have owned SONY, Olympus, Fuji in the past. Tested several Panasonic and other cameras. Nothing even comes close to Canon’s quality of outputs.

Some people here compared this to Panasonic DMC-ZS3. HELLO ??? This new camera is 12.1MP while the DMC-ZS3 is 10MP only. You may ask whether extra 2.1MP makes a big difference? Well for 350+ bucks and for my kid’s close-ups and editable portraits, HELL YEAH!

This is an awesome compact camera with great beginner to professional features. It would take me many months before I realize its true potential but its intuitive manual and on-screen interfaces guide me whenever I need to play with advanced settings.

If you are on tight budget and want to buy just one camera for your family, this is it.

Of course, this camera has its flaws like bad placement of flip-up flash, slightly bulkier, but Canon’s quality outputs more than make up for such flaws.
Rating: 55 / 5

3 K. Kosiak November 15, 2009 at 4:12 am

We liked the zoom, but were pretty unimpressed with the picture quality. We are trying to upgrade from a 3.1 megapixel Kodak and honestly, we really couldn’t see much better picture clarity with the canon. You’d think that jumping up 4X in MP we’d see a remarkable difference. We didn’t.

We liked the camera, software is easy to install and use, and the zoom was nice, but too much money for the quality of pics. We are returning the camera and going to try the Sony Cypershot.
Rating: 35 / 5

4 Carley Manning November 15, 2009 at 5:27 am

This is the best camera I have ever owned. The features are great and the picture is just amazing!
Rating: 55 / 5

5 Darwiche Yossi November 15, 2009 at 5:38 am

Possitive: Very nice camera, with very good and nice functions, excelent quality, excelent zoom.

Negative: Not small, medium size
Rating: 45 / 5

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