Travel zoom Travel zoom, Digicam
August, 2009
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShotSX120 IS

Summary Canon SX120 IS

Prices Price
Camera only $225
all SX120 IS prices
Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #n/a of 33 Among similar cameras #n/a of 73
details details
Specifications Key specs
Zoom Help 10x Screen size Help 3.0"
Aperture Help f/2.8 Screen resolution Help 230k dots
Wide angle Help 36 mm Movie format Help 480p @ 30fps
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Canon PowerShot SX120 ISCanon PowerShot SX120 IS

Pros

The Canon SX120 IS vs other recent travel zooms

Aperture Very wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Macro focus Good macro Help
1 cm

Cons

The Canon SX120 IS vs other recent travel zooms

Wide angle Very poor wide angle lens Help
36 mm
Movie format Low resolution movies Help
480p @ 30fps
Size Slightly large Help
Mid size 111x71x45 mm
Sensor size Slightly smaller than average sensor Help
1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm
Thickness Thick Help
1.8"
Announced Old Help
August, 2009
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
None
Screen resolution Low resolution screen Help
230k dots
High-speed framerate High speed movies Help
Not supported
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
8.6 MP
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
0.9 fps
Sensor type Sensor type Help
CCD
Weight Heavy Help
285 g

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Discussion What do you think about the Canon PowerShot SX120 IS?

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Vikramrana (4:13 PM, November 18, 2011)
battery life really bad. got frustrated and stopped using altogether. waste of money
 
Autographics (4:29 PM, April 12, 2011)
Can not get great image quality on detailed images. If you close in on the object, it just becomes blurry even on macro.
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (8:48 PM, July 21, 2010)
Hi Andrew, good catch. Snapsort only has image quality scores for a few high end point and shoots like the Canon S90 and the Panasonic LX3 and DSLRs.
 
Avatar for andrewwood andrewwood (8:41 PM, July 21, 2010)
One thing to note about the rating of this camera, if you look at the "score" tab the section "Overall Image Quality" is always registered at 0. This section is 27 points and could make a different when considering two cameras. I am not blaming the site or anything, it's just something to be aware of!
 
Avatar for Alex Black Alex Black (4:06 PM, July 10, 2010)
Marco Arment recommends the Canon SX120 IS as a great camera for the elderly in his blog post.