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Sleek and elegant with a modern curved body, the PowerShot SX120 IS is perfect for on-the-go photography. Capture wonderful portraits or wide-angle landscapes with the 10X optical zoom that you’ll frame perfectly with the large 3.0-inch PureColor System LCD. You won’t have to worry about camera shake either, with the built-in Optical Image Stabilizer. The SX120 IS makes photography fun and easy.
Take the best pictures by selecting any of the included advanced image presets, including night, indoor, landscape and more. Go one step further and take the guesswork out by switching on Easy Mode and the SX120 IS will automatically and intelligently choose the best settings. Smart AUTO technology takes colors, distance and movement into account for professional looking pictures.
Distinguishing the SX120 IS from other cameras is the DIGIC 4 Image Processor that automatically finds the right settings based on an internal database of thousands of photographs. The result is less blur, intelligent contrast correction and reduced noise in your images. Make your mobile photography easy with the PowerShot SX120 IS today!
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Great camera
- Pros: Excellent daylight picture quality.
Good picture quality for low-light and night shots, especially after you take control of some of the settings (especially ISO - keeping it under 400 really helps).
Fast, shutter lag in non-existent once the exposure and focus are set - makes it much easier to capture those split-second moments.
Slow synchro flash option, and 3 levels of flash output in manual mode.
Fully manual controls.
Good choice of semi-automatic controls.
Optical image stabilization - and it works, too!!
AA batteries - try buying a proprietary Li-Ion or charger at a gas station.
Good zoom lens, decent optics.
Small enough to carry around - thus, when the perfect shot shows up, you'll have something to capture it with.
Decent continuous drive mode.
Standard USB cable.
Good, intuitive, easy to use menus.
AA alkaline batteries and 128 MB SD card included - so you can test your camera right out of the box.
- Cons: No printed user's guide - just a quick reference guide.
No viewfinder - although the LCD does a good job by itself.
Battery level indicator - it would be nice to get more than a "Low battery" indicator. Once you see it, you can take another 20-30 shots with a set of NiMH batteries.
Some purple fringing along the edges, especially when transitioning from an overexposed area to something a lot darker. Not a lot, though - I've seen much worse.
No optical zoom during movie recording - only digital.
No 3:2 picture aspect ratio - only 4:3 and 16:9
No automatic exposure bracketing mode - it can be done manually, without too much hassle.
- Other Thoughts: I've spent a long time looking for a camera that can be taken everywhere, has a decent optical zoom, can take good pictures, has fully manual controls and runs on AAs. This is it. Ni-MH rechargeables are cheap and easy to find, and if you can't keep those charged and ready to go, you won't do any better with a proprietary battery.
Could benefit from longer exposure times, and smaller apertures - but the available selection covers about 95% of the situations that you would encounter in day to day photography.
Overall, I would give it 4.5 eggs - it's not perfect, but for this price, you can't beat it.
Comments to the review posted on 9/1/2009
- Pros: Nice zoom range
Variety of features
AA compatible
- Cons: Size a little bit too large
- Other Thoughts: In response to review posted by '' on 9/1/2009: AA battery compatibility is a huge plus when you are on the road, and it is always easier to find a couple of AAs than power outlet. The 400 pictures battery rating applies to AA rechargeables (NiMH, around 2500 mAh capacity) not one-time use disposables.
| Model | 3634B001 |
| Series | PowerShot SX Series |
| Color | Black |
| Type | Compact |
| Image Sensor | 1/2.5" CCD |
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SX110 IS
- Pros: Excellent Optical zoom.
Good video quality
very handy and easy settings.
Good picture quality.
very cheap and worth money.
- Cons: Nothing major.
- Other Thoughts: Would recommend to a friend.
Great Zoom
- Pros: Great zoom for such a small camera.
Face tracking works quickly enough for most shoots, just don't try anything like a football game.
- Cons: Battery life seems slightly less than my old Powershot A750.
Although the case is ever so slightly larger than my 750, it does not fit in my hand well. It either needs to be a little bigger, a little smaller, or have some "finger grooves" when holding it.
Still not as fast as I would like it to be with the shutter lag.
Time till ready for next photo after using flash is still not where I would like it.
- Other Thoughts: Don't be too scared off by my cons. It is still a great camera if you need a good zoom that can still fit in pants pockets.
Canon AA battery performance
- Pros: 10xZoom
AA Batteries - I wouldn't own a camera that didn't use AA batteries
- Cons: Battery life - My experience confirms those that complain about battery life...Cannon's are more particular about the batteries...you will often see "change the batteries" message when you start the camera up after a few days. Batteries other cameras like, cannon doesn't.
- Other Thoughts: Wish cannon would make there electrical system better so they were more tolerant of inevitable variation in AA NiMH batteries.
| General |
| Brand |
Canon |
| Series |
PowerShot SX Series |
| Model |
PowerShot SX120 IS |
| Color |
Black |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) |
4.35" x 2.77" x 1.76" |
| Weight |
Approx. 8.64 oz./245g (camera body only) |
| Type |
Compact |
| Image Sensor |
| Image Sensor |
1/2.5" CCD |
| Gross Pixels |
10.3 MP |
| Effective Pixels |
10.0 MP |
| Resolution |
3648 x 2736 |
| Image Stabilization |
Optical Image Stabilizer System |
| Lens |
| Optical Zoom |
10X |
| Digital Zoom |
4X |
| Focal Length |
f=6.0 - 60.0mm (35mm equivalent: 36 - 360 mm) |
| Aperture |
f/2.8 - 4.3 |
| Shutter |
| Shutter Speed |
15-1/2500 sec. (settable in Tv and M) |
| Self-timer |
Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom*, Face Self-Timer**
* Shooting start time (0-10 sec. (in 1-second increments), 15/20/30 sec.) and number of shots (1-10 (in one-shot increments)) can be specified.
** When the number of detected faces increases, the shutter is released after 2 sec. delay. However, if no face is detected for 30 seconds or more, the shooting operation starts automatically. |
| Focus |
| Focus Type |
TTL Autofocus |
| Normal Focus Range |
1.6 ft./50cm-infinity (W)
3.3 ft./1m-infinity (T) |
| Macro Focus Range |
0.4 in.-1.6 ft./1-50cm (W) |
| Flash |
| Flash Mode |
Auto, Auto w/Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off; FE lock, Safety FE, Slow Synchro |
| Flash Range |
50 cm - 4.0 m (W), 1.0 cm - 2.5 m (T) (1.6 - 13 ft. (W), 3.3 - 8.2 ft. (T)) |
| Exposure |
| Exposure Control |
Program AE, Manual; AE Lock, Program Shift, Safety Shift, Auto ISO Shift |
| Exposure Compensation |
-2 EV to +2 EV in increments of 1/3 EV |
| Metering System |
Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, spot**
* Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect AF
** Fixed to center |
| Sensitivity |
Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent
(Subject movement is taken into account while shooting in Auto and Easy modes) |
| White Balance |
| White Balance |
Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
*The color of faces is evaluated in Face Detect |
| Viewfinder & Monitor |
| LCD |
3.0" 230K |
| Functions |
| Continuous Drive |
Normal: approx. 1.3 fps
AF: approx. 0.9 fps
LV: approx. 0.9 fps |
| Shooting Modes |
Auto*, P, Av, Tv, M, Easy, Portrait, Landscape, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, ISO 3200), Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Movie, Night Scene
* Automatically detects the shooting scene. |
| Color Mode |
My Colors
My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Custom Color*
*Adjustment of contrast, sharpness and saturation is available.
- Saving original image is not available. |
| Playback |
Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume, My Category, Transition Effects, Histogram, Index (4-100 thumbnails), Over Exposure Warning, Slide Show, Red-eye Correction, Resize, Easy;
Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Auto Rotate, Resume, Easy |
| Movie |
| Movie Format |
AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG; Audio data: WAVE (Monaural)) |
| Movie Recording |
640 x 480 @ 30 fps/30 fps LP
320 x 240 @ 30 fps available up to 4GB or 60 minutes per clip |
| Max. Recording Resolution |
640 x 480 |
| Recording Media |
| File Formats |
Design rule for camera file system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant |
| Storage Media |
SD / SDHC / MMC / MMC+ / HC MMC+ Card |
| Interface |
| USB |
Yes |
| A/V Out |
Yes |
| Battery |
| Battery |
2 x AA Batteries |
| Feature |
| Features |
Smart AUTO detects and analyzes faces, brightness, colors, distance, and movement, then compensates and enhances to make every image the best it can be by selecting an appropriate setting for the scene.
Easy Mode makes capturing images as easy as 1-2-3! The camera takes all the guesswork out of the equation by determining the right shooting mode for the situation.
This high-powered 10x Optical Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer ensures clear images whether you are up close or further away.
Lightweight, compact camera with the DIGIC 4 Image Processor and high resolution 10.0 Megapixels you can take anywhere you go!
Large 3.0" PureColor System LCD enables easy viewing.
This AA battery powered camera enables you to easily power up. |
Introduction
Sleek and elegant with a modern curved body, the PowerShot SX120 IS is perfect for on-the-go photography. Capture wonderful portraits or wide-angle landscapes with the 10X optical zoom that you’ll frame perfectly with the large 3.0-inch PureColor System LCD. You won’t have to worry about camera shake either, with the built-in Optical Image Stabilizer. The SX120 IS makes photography fun and easy.
Take the best pictures by selecting any of the included advanced image presets, including night, indoor, landscape and more. Go one step further and take the guesswork out by switching on Easy Mode and the SX120 IS will automatically and intelligently choose the best settings. Smart AUTO technology takes colors, distance and movement into account for professional looking pictures.
Distinguishing the SX120 IS from other cameras is the DIGIC 4 Image Processor that automatically finds the right settings based on an internal database of thousands of photographs. The result is less blur, intelligent contrast correction and reduced noise in your images. Make your mobile photography easy with the PowerShot SX120 IS today!
Highlights
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10.0 Megapixel Image Sensor
The Canon PowerShot SX120 IS features an amazing 10.0 megapixel effective CCD to provide profound image detail with unparalleled richness and depth, and the ultimate flexibility in enlarging and cropping shots.
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10X Optical Zoom Lens
The Canon PowerShot SX120 IS' high-grade zoom lens ensures razor-sharp precision and lifelike color reproduction. With a stunning 10X optical zoom capability, easily bring far-away objects up close for inspiring and emotive shots.
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DIGIC 4 Image Processor
Canon’s state-of-the-art DIGIC 4 image processor increases the speed and performance of the PowerShot SX120 IS, and enables other advanced features such as Face Detection, Servo AF, Face Detection Self-Timer and Intelligent Contrast Correction for greater flexibility.
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Large 3.0" LCD Screen
The Canon PowerShot SX120 IS features a stunning, ultra large 3.0-inch LCD screen for effortless menu reading and the ultimate reviewing comfort.
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Image Stabilizer
Canon Optical Image Stabilizer technology ensures awesome-steady shooting with phenomenal picture clarity even when you are in motion.
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PictBridge Support
PictBridge technology makes photograph printing easier than ever. Simply connect your Canon PowerShot SX120 IS to any PictBridge-compatible printer, select your image and print settings and start printing.
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Quick Specs
| Brand | Canon |
| Color | Black |
| Effective Pixels | 10.0 - 11.9 MP |
| Exposure Compensation | -2 EV to +2 EV in increments of 1/3 EV |
| Image Sensor | 1/2.5" CCD |
| Image Stabilization | Optical Image Stabilization |
| LCD | 3.0" |
| Max. Recording Resolution | 640 x 480 |
| Optical Zoom | 10X |
| Series | PowerShot SX Series |
| Storage Media | SD / SDHC / MMC / MMC+ / HC MMC+ Card |
| Type | Compact |
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Reviewed By: OC on 9/20/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
