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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
Excellent Camera
on October 12, 2009
Posted by: Irish22
from Massachusetts
Love this camera, awesome video, easy to use, picture quality is great
Pros: easy to use, Simple controls/menu, Nice features/settings, Bright LCD, excellent image quality, good battery life, durable, excellent video
Cons: no lens cover strap, heavy because of aa batteries -, no manual, lcd too small
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
Excellent value
on October 12, 2009
Posted by: Canon Pro
from WMass
I currently also own a 5DMkII and a SD950IS. The SX20IS fits my use perfectly. I wanted a a well built superzoom point and shoot with video. This camera fits my needs perfectly. Image quality is exellent, for a point and shoot, and full zoom pictures are sharp. If you buy this type of camera expecting a DSLR, you are misguided.
The only negatives are that some pictures suffer from chromic aberration, and the access doors don't open as well as they should.
Great camera, overall, and well worth the bucks
The only negatives are that some pictures suffer from chromic aberration, and the access doors don't open as well as they should.
Great camera, overall, and well worth the bucks
Pros: Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, good battery life, durable
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
4
Great but small things to annoy
on October 11, 2009
Posted by: kc1974
from Tampa, FL
This camera is great. Full of features - good optical zoom that can be used with HD video, manual settings, good auto setting, good picture quality and build quality. However, this is spoiled by Canon not including a printed manual. The pdf can only be viewed on my computer unless I print all 180 pages myself, so unless I have my laptop with me everywhere I go, I have no manual. Also, where's the lens cover strap?
Pros: easy to use, Simple controls/menu, Nice features/settings, Bright LCD, excellent image quality, Lightweight/Portable, good battery life, durable
Cons: Poor Low-Light Performance, no printed manual, no lens cover strap
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
2
disipointment.
on October 11, 2009
Posted by: jimi77
from flint, Michigan
I love my canon S3IS so when i got the money together for the SX20IS i was excited! 12mp compared 6mp, 20x zoom compared to 12x zoom. National geographic here i come! I take my camera with me every place I go, work, trips, vacations you name it. First thing I did not like the lens cap, ok I can live with that. I like the feel of the camera, the look, the use of AA batteries, even the display and controls are all good. However the picture quality is not what I expected in fact I'm quite disappointed with it. No matter what settings I used I could not out shoot my old camera for picture quality in fact the old camera was much better, sharper, cleaner and less noise. I took shots inside, outside, day light, evening, but I could not get as clear a picture as my old S3IS. In fact the zoom was just as good it seemed. I'm taking mine back and getting my money back, I had such high hopes for this camera and wanted it to be a knock out. I was hoping I just needed time to learn the camera and sought out and tried all kinds of different settings. I will say its a ok camera but if I lost my old camera I would buy that one again before I would get this one.When you have the once in a life time shot before you, I just do not trust this camera to capture it.
Pros: easy to use, Simple controls/menu, Nice features/settings, Bright LCD, Lightweight/Portable, good battery life
Cons: Missing features/settings, Poor image quality, Poor Low-Light Performance, no fine setting, lens cap
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
3
Good for Casual Users
on October 7, 2009
Posted by: slhimages
from Bethlehem, PA
I bought this camera mainly for the HD video capability, assuming (wrongly) that the still image quality would be at least as good as my trusty SX10is. Boy was I surprised. Two extra MP gets you nothing except 720p video. Still images are good and sometimes even very good. To my eye never excellent. In the megapixel race the consumer comes out the loser. In fairness I have to say that this is a very VERSATILE camera and can do a lot of things, just not as well as I'd like. If you do not insist on tack sharp images you'll probably be fine with it. The zoom range is great. I'm hoping for a software update that will address the sharpness/compression issues.
Pros: Nice features/settings, good battery life, very versatile, great macro capability, swivel lcd is great, love the zoom range, easy sd access on tripod, nice shape & feel, so close to being great
Cons: Complicated controls/menu, Poor image quality, no printed manual (cd), controls a bit crowded, still images dissappointing
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
Happy with this one
on October 6, 2009
Posted by: smiling
from New England
Great for Action shots - can freeze a drop of water in an ocean wave. So for sports action shots this is the best! Love the zoom and stability. It is a heavy and bulky making it more akward to use but worth it when you get the resuts. The "butttons" are in a place which can get hit by accident as you use the camera, thiswill change as one gets used to it. The auto focus through the viewfinder is way off - it feels like you need glasses - so you need to open the larger viewfinder to see what you are taking. Can't beat the price for what you get!
Pros: easy to use, excellent image quality, good battery life, great for action shots
Cons: Heavy/Bulky, focus on auto is blurry
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
Outstanding Camera a 5 Star
on October 4, 2009
Posted by: JM
from Gresham, OR
With this camera you need to read the manual that comes on the CD disk, it will answer all your questions. By following the instructions my shots are crisp and clear, it just takes a bit to learn what you need to know..but well worth the learning experience.Like anything else worthwhile, you have to work at it. Its a 5 Star.
Pros: easy to use, Simple controls/menu, Nice features/settings, Bright LCD, excellent image quality, Good Low-Light Performance, Lightweight/Portable, good battery life, durable, great looking camera
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
3
Control dial is not convenient
on October 2, 2009
Posted by: Flick
from Southern CA
I do not like using the control dial for selection of the white balance in P mode or its use in M Mode for changing speed and aperature settings. On my previous Canon power shot A700 I just needed to right or left click on this dial to change these settings.
Forget using the shake compensation when using the zoom. Definitely need a tripod.
Lastly, it takes a while for the camera to focus after clicking the shutter button half way
Cons: Complicated controls/menu, Heavy/Bulky
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com