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Canon - PowerShot 12.1-Megapixel Digital Camera - Black
Average customer rating
4.5
(219 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 219 reviews
5 Stars
145
4 Stars
46
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
9
1 Star
3
87%of customers recommend this product.
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191 out of
219)
Customer Reviews for Canon - PowerShot 12.1-Megapixel Digital Camera - Black
Customer Rating
5
on March 5, 2010
Posted by: girljoey
from El Paso Texas
I recieved this camera as a graduation gift from my family. I had never owned or used a high grade camera before owning this product. I was amazed on the quality and the zooming abilities of this camera. It did take a few tries before I became comfortable with taking pictures at a distance but now that I have it amazes me the quality of the pictures taken from a distance. The camera is simple to use for about anyone. I have little digital camera experience and with this camera I can take wonderful pictures.
Pros: good battery life, excellent image quality, easy to use, powerful zooming ability
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Quality pictures, easy to use
on March 8, 2010
Posted by: Lady Dog Trainer
from Edgerton, MO
This camera is easy to use, takes good quality pictures to use for my website, and quality pictures to enlarge for my wall. Has helped in the sale of my dogs because the color of the pictures is so much better than my last camera. The richness is so much better, now I don't have to "play" with the pictures to send them to prospective buyers. Also, sports pictures are better than a camera that I rented from a local camera store that retails for almost 3 times the price. The ONLY problem I have with the this camera, and it may just be that I haven't figured it out yet, but I can't seem to turn off the "beeps" when the camera is focusing or turning on. The kids acedemic bowl and spelling bees are too quiet to have the beeping all the time. I'll keep reading the manual though... maybe I just missed it. Overall a nice camera. Takes good pictures indoors and out. My daugher likes it because she can turn the LCD screen all the way around and see herself taking a picture of herself... which she does often, as most teens do... ;)
Pros: Good Low-Light Performance, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, durable, Bright LCD, Simple controls/menu, easy to use, large lcd screen, lcd screen swivels, red-eye reduction
Cons: Short battery life, Heavy/Bulky, noisey
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
on March 14, 2010
Posted by: ronpete302
from Wheatland, Missouri
This is digital camera #3 for me. I'm still learning to use it but so far so good. To me just a little complicated on the advance menus and settings. Would prefer a hard copy owners manual. I love the zoom feature with this camera. Very good low light pics.
Pros: good battery life, Good Low-Light Performance, Bright LCD
Cons: lens cap needs inprovement to stay in place.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Excellent Camera
on June 28, 2010
Posted by: Mac
from Houghton Lake, MI.
We like this camera alot. Easy to use. Feels like a real camera should. Takes excellent pictures.
Pros: good battery life, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, durable, Bright LCD, Simple controls/menu, easy to use, have not used low-light function yet.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Best Canon I have owned Yet!
on December 7, 2009
Posted by: drenged
from Covington,KY
From the minute I started to use my new Canon SX 20 is i started to fall in Love with it. The easy use of operating this camera for me with just a very short time spent with the download of the user manual was very important to me. Having this great camera & then also being able to shot full HD movie in one package (camera)could not get any better for me. I will be 43yo soon & this is my 3rd Canon Power Shot camera & so far my favorite. The construction of the camera is very well made but that tends to make it a little heavy. But even that dose not really bother me when you see the quality of the photos this camera produces. I also recommend to purchase the 3 lens filters w/the camera , they do make a huge difference if you plan to use this camera in different conditions. I hope to have this Canon Power Shot SX20is for very long time to come & would recommend this to family & friends!!!
Pros: good battery life, Good Low-Light Performance, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, durable, Bright LCD, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
Cons: Heavy/Bulky
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Professional Quality
on March 4, 2010
Posted by: Terry
from Sweet Home, Oregon
I am a freelance photographer of wildlife, plants and scenery. Before I purchased this camera I was using a 7 mp, 3x zoom digital camera and I could never get clear closeup shots. This camera is perfect for my kind of photography, the photos always come out crystal clear and beautiful, regardless of whether they are closeups or scenes miles away. I still haven't learned how to use half the features of this camera, but I am extremely pleased with the results I am getting.
Pros: good battery life, Good Low-Light Performance, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, durable, Bright LCD, Lightweight/Portable, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Good for serious, but not very experienced user
on August 11, 2010
Posted by: Bean
from Philadelphia, PA
I bought this camera for my trip to Africa. I wanted an easy-to-use camera that would be good for shooting wildlife, scenery and action as I would be at the World Cup and on safari.
After I got home and viewed the photos, I was generally pleased and put down poor photos to my inexperience. So, I have some brilliant shots -- color and clarity, first rate, and some not-so-good ones -- I was surprised that several seemed a bit shaky, especially because this model is supposed to have an image stabilizer and I was trying to be extra careful.
The lens cap definitely was bothersome, not only because it is not tethered to the camera, but because sometimes it was difficult to put on properly.
The few movies I took were brilliant! The sound and picture very good.
I found the software easy to use and compatible with the various sites I wished to upload photos to for sharing or creating projects.
This camera performed very well for my purposes and I would recommend it to someone who wants to take really good quality photos with a decent zoom for a reasonable price. If you can't afford a digital SLR, this is defintiely the way to go.
Pros: good quality images, easy-to-use software, decent zoom, great movies, value for money, user friendly camera
Cons: lens cap unattached and difficult to put on, image stabilizer??
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Best quality/best purchase for the $$
on August 16, 2010
Posted by: Queenie
from Isle of Wight, VA
I'm able to take pictures of deer with great detail from 6+ acres away or of my pets from a few feet away! This is a GREAT camera for anyone wanting to take a quality picture :)
Pros: excellent quality photos, easy to use, long batter life
Cons: a little on the heavy side
I would recommend this to a friend!
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