Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Canon Powershot SX200 IS Review

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.

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...

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.

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

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

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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Canon PowerShot SX200 IS