Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

12x, f/3.4, 28 mm
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        Summary Canon SX200 IS

        Prices Price
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        $326
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        Score Snapsort rank
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        Specifications Key specs
        Zoom
        Help 12x
        Screen size
        Help 3"
        Aperture
        Help f/3.4
        Screen resolution
        Help 230k dots
        Wide angle
        Help 28 mm
        Movie format
        Help 720p @ 30fps
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        Canon PowerShot SX200 ISCanon PowerShot SX200 IS

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        Pros

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        The Canon SX200 IS vs other recent compacts

        Zoom Huge zoom Help
        12x
        Screen size Above average sized screen Help
        3"
        Lowest price Inexpensive Help
        $325.96
        Built-in flash Built-in flash Help
        Usually standard
        Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
        1. Lens
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        The Canon SX200 IS vs other recent travel zooms

        Size Quite small Help
        Compact (103×61×38 mm)
        Weight Very light Help
        220 g
        Thickness Thin Help
        1.5"
        Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
        1/3200 of a second

        Cons

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        The Canon SX200 IS vs other recent compacts

        Aperture Slightly narrow aperture Help
        f/3.4
        Sensor type Sensor type Help
        CCD
        Size Slightly large Help
        Compact (103×61×38 mm)
        Thickness Thick Help
        1.5"
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        The Canon SX200 IS vs other recent travel zooms

        Wide angle Very poor wide angle lens Help
        28 mm
        Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
        230k dots
        Touch screen No touch screen Help
        More buttons
        Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
        Less flexible
        Sensor size Small sensor Help
        1/2.3" 6.16x4.62mm
        Viewfinder Can only preview photos on the screen Help
        None
        Popularity Not so popular Help
        Among snapsort users
        Zoom Very poor zoom Help
        12x
        Light sensitivity Very poor maximum light sensitivity Help
        1,600 ISO
        True resolution Lower true resolution Help
        9.8 MP
        Autofocus contrast detection autofocus Help
        slower focusing
        Announced Old Help
        February 2009
        Longest exposure Short exposures Help
        15 seconds

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        Discussion

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        guest (6:49 PM, July 10, 2011)
        I've had this camera for over 2 years now, and I must say that it has served me very well. The two features it has that have been useful to me beyond what I expected are the supermacro mode and the zoom. Many times when getting very close up the macro mode just wouldn't do it; so I'd switch to supermacro and all of a sudden everything would clear up. I would not have gotten many many shots if not for the supermacro mode. The 12x zoom is also an amazingly useful feature. Being that I was previously using a camera with a 4x zoom, I was assuming that I wouldn't really need all that zoom, and it would just be a dormant plus. But I fell in love with it. I was able to take photos I never would have been able to otherwise; the zoom just goes and goes and it is definitely my favorite feature and the most pleasant surprise. To all those who feel fine with a 4 or 5x zoom, don't underestimate how much the 12x zoom can change your life