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Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

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Pros

  • The controls layout is familiar and easy to master
  • SX200 IS earned an imaging score of Very Good
  • Battery life also rated as Very Good

Cons

  • Canon SX200 IS have Touch Screen
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
  • Canon SX200 IS is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 12 Mpx
  • 4000, 3000 px
  • 5.3
  • Continuous, Single
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Canon PowerShot SX200 IS - Pros & Cons

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Pros

  • The controls layout is familiar and easy to master
  • SX200 IS earned an imaging score of Very Good
  • Battery life also rated as Very Good
  • image quality and fun features
  • Photo quality is very good for its class

Cons

  • Canon SX200 IS have Touch Screen
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
  • Canon SX200 IS is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones
  • Does the Canon SX200 IS have Weather Sealing
  • jitter becomes more exaggerated
  • makes pinch-gripping the left side a little difficult and
  • lack of optical zoom while recording in Movie mode
  • not without its design quirks
  • motorized flash

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
1600
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
12 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4000 x 3000 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Canon PowerShot SX200 IS - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Max resolution4000 x 3000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4000x2248
  • 3264x2448
  • 2592x1944
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
  • 320x140
ProcessorDIGIC 4
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom12.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture3.4
Maximum aperture5.3
Focal length equiv28 - 336
Focus adjustmentManual
Autofocus
  • Continuous
  • Single
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
Manual focusyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
Macro focus range0.0 in
Number of focus points9
Image stabiliserOptical
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Manual exposure modeyes
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Self-timer delay2.0 s
Histogramyes
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range3.2
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Continuous drive0.8 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportno
Manual settingsyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
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Dimensions
Weight7.76 oz
Width4.06 in
Height2.38 in
Depth1.48 in
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Power
Battery life (CIPA)280
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
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Other features
GPSno
Orientation sensoryes
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • AUTO
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum1600
Maximum image resolution4000 x 3000 px
White balance presets5
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPEG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Negative film
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeOptical
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots230000
Touch screenno
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyes
HD typeHD
Supported video file formatsMOV
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Body materialMetal
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Red
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Compatible memory cards
  • MMC
  • SD
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • MMC
  • MMC Plus
  • HC MMC Plus
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Connectivity
HDMIyes
HDMI ports quantity1
USB version2.0
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Canon SX200 IS Review | Camera Decision
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Published: 14.05.2009
Canon SX200 IS Review | Camera Decision
1.9

Canon SX200 IS is a 12.0MP Small Sensor Superzoom camera with a 1/2.3-inch sized CCD sensor and 28-336 mm F3.4-5.3 lens. Read our SX200 IS review to find its pros and cons.

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Canon Powershot SX200 IS Review - Steve's Digicams
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Canon Powershot SX200 IS Review - Steve's Digicams

Features & ControlsThe SX200IS employs a Canon all-glass 12x zoom lens that covers a 35mm equivalent zoom range of 28-336mm. The maximum aperture range is from f/3.4 wide to f/5.3 telephoto. Despite its extensive optical range, this the lens is quite compact. By retracting into the camera when the camera

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Published: 17.02.2009
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4.5

Canon SX200 IS review, find out how the SX200 IS stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS 'Compact Super Zoom' Camera Group Test (Q2 2009)
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Published: 14.05.2009
'Compact Super Zoom' Camera Group Test (Q2 2009)

When Panasonic launched the 'Travel Zoom' TZ1 back in February 2006 the Japanese electronics giant established a profitable new niche within the digital camera market: the compact superzoom. For a short while the company's TZ series was the only digital camera line that combined a long (10x) zoom with compact and pocketable dimensions, and unsurprisingly the TZ series became rather popular with consumers. More recently though, probably inspired by Panasonic's success, most of the large manufacturers have launched their own contenders in the compact superzoom bracket, many of which show that their designers must have been looking quite closely at Panasonic's products before sitting down to develop their own models.

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Published: 16.05.2009
Canon PowerShot SX200 IS
4.0

With 12x zoom and 12MP, Canon's latest travel camera takes on the Panasonic TZ7

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Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Canon’s PowerShot SX200 IS; A Compact 12.1MP Digicam With 12x Optical Zoom
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Published: 01.08.2009
Canon’s PowerShot SX200 IS; A Compact 12.1MP Digicam With 12x Optical Zoom

The Canon PowerShot SX200 IS certainly delivers exceptional image quality when shot at reasonable ISO speeds. It has a nice, bright, readable-in-daylight 3” LCD screen and enough options to keep even an experienced photographer amused. The CCD chip in the camera is laden with 12.1 megapixels that, while delivering fairly large image files when opened, might be overkill for this JPEG-only camera. But you can talk to marketing about that.

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Canon PowerShot SX200 IS | Cameralabs
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Published: 09.06.2011
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Published: 30.03.2009
Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Review | Photography Blog
4.5

The Canon PowerShot SX200 IS is a new 12 megapixel, 12x compact digital camera. Offering a versatile focal range of 28-336mm, 3 inch LCD screen, 720p HD movies, and full range of shooting modes for both beginners and pros alike, the SX200 IS wants to be your do-it-all, take-everywhere pocket companion. But can the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS beat the current travel zoom king, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7? Read our in-depth review to find out which one deserves a place in your camera bag...

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Published: 17.02.2012
Canon PowerShot SX200 IS
4.3

An advanced slimline digicam with a 12x optical zoom lens and HD movie recording capability.Announced in February, Canon's PowerShot SX200 IS offers a challenge to Panasonic, which has long been the leader in the 'traveller's zoom' digicam category. Equipped with a 12.1-megapixel CCD sensor and wide-angle (28mm equivalent) 12x optical zoom lens, the SX200 IS packs HD movie recording and the new TruCapture suite of automated functions into a slim, pocketable body. A 3.0-inch PureColor LCD II screen and mode dial with 13 settings combine to add extra appeal.

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4.0

Canon's PowerShot SX200 IS makes taking photos easy, and it comes with a big zoom and effective image stabilisation

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Review posted 3/30/2009Canon's Press ReleaseLAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., February 17, 2009 - Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today introduced 10 new PowerShot cameras that offer an array of photographic options for the entry-level consumer right up to the photo enthusiast. Whether on a family

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Published: 02.08.2009
Canon Powershot SX200IS Review

Canon parades a dual lineup in compact digicams; there’s the IXUS lineup and the appropriately named PowerShot range. PowerShots are indeed ‘power cameras’ and the Canon Powershot SX200IS is a fine example of this. There are 12.1 million pixels on the CCD, captured by an optically-stabilised 12x zoom lens and viewed via a 7.6 cm

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Published: 28.04.2009
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