Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

10x, f/2.8, 36 mm
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        Summary Canon SX120 IS

        Prices Price
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        $249
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        Score Snapsort rank
        Within its price range
        #n/a of 15
        Among similar cameras
        #n/a of 26
        Specifications Key specs
        Zoom
        Help 10x
        Screen size
        Help 3"
        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

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        Pros

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        The Canon SX120 IS vs other recent travel zooms

        Aperture Wide aperture Help
        f/2.8
        Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
        1/2500 of a second

        Cons

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        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
        Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
        0.9 fps
        Supports 24p No 24p movies Help
        Missing that film look
        Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
        Less flexible
        Announced Old Help
        August 2009
        Popularity Not so popular Help
        Among snapsort users
        Zoom Below average zoom Help
        10x
        Screen resolution Low resolution screen Help
        230k dots
        Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
        1,600 ISO
        Touch screen No touch screen Help
        More buttons
        Sensor type Sensor type Help
        CCD
        Viewfinder Can only preview photos on the screen Help
        None

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        Discussion

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        Mikedie1 (1:45 AM, July 19, 2012)
        lol much bullshit here.
        This camera was a very good little helper for me. i have a new one now. but i shot some very great shot with it.
        if you use eneloop batteries, you can shoot 380shots and more before recharging.
        Here some example shots from this camera.. You can check out my flickr as well. Almost all pic shooten with the SX120 there:
        www.flickr.com/Mikedie1
         
        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.