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Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Pro Reviews

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expertreviews‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Quality of photos was generally excellent, with immaculate colours and barely any lens distortion. However, focus was soft in quite a few of our test shots and low-light photos were below average. This is at odds with the enthusiast-oriented manual controls.

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Jun 23, 2009

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ITreviews‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Despite being beautifully stylish to look at, Canon's new PowerShot SX200 IS does have some uncharacteristically disappointing design flaws. But these are more than compensated for by the excellent zoom, powerful processor and good quality HD movie capability.

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Aug 25, 2009

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DigitalCameraReview‘s review Edit Like Unlike

On the one hand, the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS is both seemingly everything our editorial staff looks for in a camera, and everything we've come to expect from Canon. It's a solid, better-than-average performer in most respects, with great zoom range, wide-ranging control options to please everyone from novices to enthusiasts, a lucid interface, 720p video capture, and decent construction.

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Apr 07, 2009

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reghardware‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Canon has managed to squeeze a quart into something a little larger than a pint pot. The PowerShot SX200 IS has a good range of features, including a very versatile zoom, and offers much for both beginners or DSLR users looking for a smaller camera to take on their travels. Handling is good, although it’s let down by a quirky pop-up flash system. You can even use it as an HD camcorder, provided you’ve got enough memory card space. This is indeed a handy camera to take on a holiday or a trip.

8.0 Rated at:

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Apr 24, 2009

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PC Advisor‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Canon PowerShot SX200 IS is one of those rare point-and-shoots that are as easy to use as they are versatile, thanks to its intuitive controls, its big-time zoom lens, its addictive in-camera features and its stellar image quality. We can't find much to dislike about this camera. If you're not put off by its bulkier-than-usual size, it's a great buy.

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Jun 26, 2009

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TechRadar UK‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS The PowerShot SX200 IS is one of Canon's premium compacts and it doesn't dissapoint. Compact cameras are often criticised for their lack of wide-angle coverage and telephoto reach but the SX200 boasts a monster 12x zoom lens, equivalent to 28-336mm. Camera shake is a real threat at long telephoto lengths but the built-in optical image stabilizer overcomes this surprisingly well. The camera offers amazing versatility and excellence in image quality.

9.0 Rated at:

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Apr 02, 2009

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CNET Reviews‘s review Edit Like Unlike

More than just a point-and-shoot pocket megazoom, the Canon SX200 IS improves upon its forerunner, but not by much.

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Apr 28, 2009

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Shutterbug‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The SX200 IS is a handy traveling companion for those who want a pocketable camera with very good image quality and a host of options that will encourage you to make some fun shots. To me it’s a great camera to have along on a walk or hike, and would recommend it for artists who like to shoot photos as sketch diaries. On the con side, there’s fairly limited battery life for those who like to shoot a lot and be out all day (around 300 shots, and it goes quickly after first warning you) and lack of an optical finder, which to me on a big zoom camera would help steady things considerably without having to resort to a high ISO.

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Aug, 2009

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PhotographyBLOG‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Unfortunately for the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS, this is also true of quite a few other key areas too. The 3 inch LCD screen has a lower resolution, the continuous shooting speed is over twice as slow, the lens is a little slower, the flash inexplicably pops-up for every shot, and Smart Auto Mode isn't quite as smart as Panasonic's Intelligent Auto mode.

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Mar 30, 2009

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The Imaging Resource‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Canon PowerShot SX200 is a versatile photo companion, packing a 12x zoom that gets to 336mm, an image processor that can track faces in motion, a wide selection of recording modes including Manual, HD video with an HDMI port, and more. Image quality, while suffering the usual small-camera blurry corners and chromatic aberration, showed surprisingly little distortion and accurate color. The big complaints are that the popup flash can't be closed and close-up focusing was not accurate (which can be impossible to detect on the LCD).

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Jul 08, 2009

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Camera Labs‘s review Edit Like Unlike

PowerShot SX200 IS is Canon’s first attempt at a pocket super-zoom, and it’s certainly impressive, packing a 12x zoom, 3in screen, HD movies, an HDMI port and full manual control into a pocketable form factor. Viewed in isolation it’s a highly compelling prospect.

8.5 Rated at:

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Apr, 2009

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PC World‘s review Edit Like Unlike

A beast of a lens, great image quality, and fun in-camera features make the SX200 IS a phenomenal pocket megazoom.

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Jun 24, 2009

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www.trustedreviews.com‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The PowerShot SX200 IS is a rare camera, a genuinely good all-rounder. It has an attractive modern design, good build quality, comfortable easy-to-use handling, a wide range of user options and full manual exposure control. It performs well in a wide range of situations, and produces generally good results. It's just a pity it's so expensive, and that the competition is so good.

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May 16, 2009

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Digital Trends‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Canon PowerShot SX200 IS is a very good choice for an all-around digicam—even for people who don’t travel that much. It takes fine people shots, works simply in smart auto, offers plenty of scene modes, and even lets you tweak manual adjustments. Definitely keep the ISO at 400 and lower; do that and you’ll have a fine camera that’ll last for years, a good selling point in these tough times.

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Mar 24, 2009

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Steve's Digicams‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Designed for those who want a great deal of versatility packaged into a small frame, the SX200 IS is yet another example of Canon's commitment to offering the latest in technology and ingenuity. The SX200 is an awesome little camera, with very few flaws. Image quality is excellent, as is shooting performance in single shot mode. If you are one who is in the market for a versatile super-zoom that can be tucked away in your purse, backpack or briefcase, look no further.

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Mar 30, 2009

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LetsGoDigital‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Megazoom is an all-round camera. A pleasant camera with an easy and low learning curve operation. A camera for a wide range of users, even for the hobby photographer. The Canon SX200IS does not have all that many rivals, with the exception of the Panasonic TZ7, which is currently the biggest competitor.

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