Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS
Travel zoom Travel zoom
February, 2011

Summary Canon SX220 HS

Prices Price
Camera only $281 - $366
all SX220 HS prices
Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #13 of 60 Among similar cameras #24 of 83
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Specifications Key specs
Zoom Help 14x Screen size Help 3.0"
Aperture Help f/3.1 Screen resolution Help 461k dots
Wide angle Help 28 mm Movie format Help 1080p @ 24fps
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reviewsWhat are people saying about the SX220 HS

"The Canon PowerShot SX220 HS produces images of very good quality."
photographyblog.com | talking about the camera's image-quality
"The Canon PowerShot SX220 HS is a strong recommendation as a travel zoom camera that does it all with the minimum of fuss."
photographyblog.com | talking about the camera's overall-performance
"We'd have liked Canon to have found room for a dedicated delete button here or somewhere else on the camera back."
photographyblog.com | talking about the camera's button-layout

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Pros

The Canon SX220 HS vs other recent compacts

Zoom Great zoom Help
14x
High-speed framerate High speed movies Help
240 fps
Supports 24p 24p movies Help
For that film look
Sensor type CMOS Sensor Help
Better in low light
Movie format Full HD Help
1080p @ 24fps
Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Lens
Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
1/3200 of a second
Popularity Very popular Help
Among snapsort users

Cons

The Canon SX220 HS vs other recent compacts

GPS No GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging
Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
Thickness Thick Help
1.3"
Weight Very heavy Help
215 g
Size Quite large Help
Compact 106x59x33 mm
Announced Old Help
February, 2011
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
None
Lowest price Expensive Help
$281.21

The Canon SX220 HS vs other recent travel zooms

Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Wide angle Poor wide angle lens Help
28 mm
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
3.2 fps
Battery life Shorter battery life Help
210 shots

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Discussion What do you think about the Canon PowerShot SX220 HS?

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Avatar for Brad Semenick Brad Semenick (11:49 PM, March 14, 2012)
your wife and girlfriend are two different people?
 
Drsbanerjee (2:29 PM, January 11, 2012)
am actually confused between nicon L120 and and cannon sx220hs. am not a professional one. but am capturing pics here and there as i like it. you pleas suggest what am buying. which one become good for bright light and dim light too with good battery support. thank you.
 
Kapila (7:25 AM, September 09, 2011)
Great camara. I have it my wife has it my girl frend has it
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (2:57 PM, July 16, 2011)
Hi Octoberqueen, the Canon SX220 HS has a 14x zoom lens, you can confirm that by seeing 14x written on the camera body and by looking at our Canon SX220 specs page.
 
Avatar for octoberqueen octoberqueen (8:39 AM, July 16, 2011)
5x or 14 x? In the search I found zoom to  be 14 x.