Canon PowerShot D20 12.1 MP CMOS Waterproof Digital Camera with 5x Image Stabilized Zoom 28mm Wide-Angle Lens a 3.0-Inch LCD and GPS Tracking (Blue)
- Waterproof to 33 feet, temperature from 14-104 degrees fahrenheit
- 12.1 MP Canon HS SYSTEM with a High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor, DIGIC 4 Image Processor
- 5x Optical Zoom with 28mm wide angle lens
- 3.0-inch Pure Color System LCD for easy viewing
- GPS tracker to record image locations on a map via Canon’s software (does not work under water)
12.1 MEGAPIXEL CMOS1080P HIGH-DEFINITION VIDEO5X OPTICAL ZOOM3″ PURECOLOR SYSTEM LCDDIGIC(R) 4 IMAGE PROCESSOR28MM WIDE-ANGLE LENSOPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATIONWATERPROOF UP TO 33 FTSHOCKPROOF UP TO 5 FTTEMPERATURE RESISTANT FROM 14 F 104 FBUILT-IN GPS TRACKER RECORDS LOCATION & LOGS LOCATIONS ON A MAPHS SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED LOW-LIGHT PERFORMANCEFACE DETECTIONSMILE DETECTIONRED-EYE CORRECTIONINTELLIGENT IS AUTOMATICALLY CHOOSES FROM 6 DIFFERENT MODES TO OPTIMIZE IMAGE STABILIZATION FOR THE SHOOTING CONDITIONISO 3200DEDICATED MOVIE BUTTONSPECIAL EFFECTS FILTERSMOVIE DIGEST RECORDS A SHORT VIDEO CLIP RIGHT BEFORE SHOOTING A PHOTO & THEN COMBINES 1 DAY’S WORTH OF CLIPS INTO A VIDEOLOW LIGHT MODESUPER SLOW-MOTION MOVIE RECORDS VIDEO AT HIGH SPEEDS TO ALLOW SLOW-MOTION PLAYBACKIFRAME MOVIE SUPPORTZOOMS WHILE SHOOTINGPICTBRIDGE(R)EXIF PRINTOPTIONAL ACCESSORIES SUCH AS AN ADDITIONAL UNDERWATER HOUSING PROVIDES EXTENDED PROTECTION FOR DEEPER DIVING AVAILABLECOMPATIBLE WITH SD(TM) CARDS SDHC(TM) CA
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Great for a rugged camera,
The Powershot D20 is a little larger than you might think by looking at the picture. However, it is sturdy and well built and feels like it could take some knocks (obviously since it’s a rugged camera).
The camera works just any other of Canon’s point and shoots. Perhaps one let down the feature set is relatively basic. You don’t get a lot of shooting options with the camera or manual control. But otherwise it’s very simple to navigate through the settings and find what you need. The LCD is fairly bright on back and the battery life is pretty good.
The zoom buttons work fine on the camera. The lens zooms in and out relatively fast. In fact, this camera surprised me with its performance. I had lowered expectations regarding its autofocus speed and shot to shot times, but they almost match my Canon Powershot S100 in that regard. Which isn’t to say that it’s a really fast camera but most people will find it reasonably fast in most lighting conditions.
Image quality is pretty good. And not just for a rugged camera. The lens is sharp and detail capture is decent for a point and shoot. In bright light, the results are very decent. Low-light pictures are not as great, but still okay. But this is pretty normal for this class of camera. Still, if you’re mostly uploading to the web or Facebook, you should be pretty happy with the results.
I dunked the camera in a stream while hiking for an underwater shot and I had no issues whatsoever afterwards. The camera has a special “underwater mode” you can use to maximize image quality for underwater shots.
A great rugged camera, all-in-all. Pictures are on par with regular Powershot cameras, performance is decent, and weatherproofing works as advertised. Highly reccomended!
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I preordered this camera when it was first announced. I was a little disappointed when Amazon dropped the price before it even reached my house. I anticipated this camera not only for the waterproof capabilities, but also because it is shock proof…and probably because it was a Canon. I live in Hawaii and intend to take this to the beach to take photos and videos in and out of the water. I’m a special education teacher and wanted to have my students to create their own learning stories with photos that they took themselves. I am very reluctant to have them use a DSLR or even a regular point & shoot camera with the fear of them dropping $1000+ worth of equipment.
When I got the camera, I quickly looked over the manual for any waterproof information that I might need to know. Everything was straight-forward with no hard-to-find switches to lock any waterproof seals. In other words, feel free to take this out of the box, put in the card and battery, and take underwater photos. I didn’t even charge the battery and was able to take about 100 photos and 15 minutes of video right out of the box. I used this opportunity and the next 2 days to extensively test my camera in order to create this review.
DESIGN: 6/10
It’s feels very sturdy like it should. The blue metal panel on the front is very nice to look at. Unfortunately, I think the shape is a little too “showy”. If you want to show off the fact that you have a waterproof camera then this is the one for you. (I sort of liken it to a Prius, which everyone knows is a hybrid. At first glance, many people will know there is something special about this camera.) I’m a little confused about the left-hand side of the camera which is a little curved. You can put a strap there, but I don’t really see the functionality of it being that shape.
My biggest gripe is that the included handstrap can be “twisted” on and clicks into a metal plug. It can be EASILY removed with a very light press on the button and twisting it off. It gives me the fear that it could be accidentally bumped and twisted and the camera will detach from your wrist (though you’d probably have to be mighty clumsy to do so). I would have wished that the strap attached directly to the camera instead of this metal knob. The strap clip also protrudes diagonally out of the bottom corner and you need to remove this if you want to lay in on a flat surface to take photos or video.
IMAGE QUALITY: 9/10
I am a camera enthusiast and mainly use Canon DSLRs (5D, 7D, 1D series, etc…) with L lenses. I also have an Olympus micro 4/3s camera and even have a Nikon D2x, so I’d like to think I know my stuff. Prior to this point & shoot, I used a Canon SD1100 before it got stolen. With this SD1100, I took over 10,000 photos and took hundreds of hours of video (which I made into DVDs to view on TV, or straight from iTunes to a TV…it’s only 480p) edited with iMovie. I’ve always gotten compliments on the video quality of this older model P&S, and was quite impressed with it myself.
As far as photo quality of this camera, I’ve got to say that it’s good, but nothing more than what you’d expect from a P&S camera from 2012. Color is nice and even zoomed in at 100%, the image quality is as great as one might expect. As with any camera, keeping the ISO as low as possible will keep any noise or grain to a minimum. Remember, you’re paying a premium because this camera can go underwater or in the snow. It would be unfair to expect DSLR quality from this camera because that’s not what it’s meant for.
The same goes for video quality: the reason you bought this camera and paid more for it than another P&S is because it is waterproof. If you want that IMAX look, you’ve got to spend thousands of dollars. If you can’t afford that, this is the next best thing. The quality of the out-of-water and underwater videos was superb. I took it to our pool and took videos of various colorful toys underwater. It was a sunny day and the quality was great, vibrant, and clear. I wasn’t able to test it in low light situations. I also have a Panasonic TS-10 (underwater camera from 2010) and the Canon D20’s video and image quality is surprisingly better.
For on-land videos, the microphone is not as good as normal P&Ss. I’m assuming that it has another waterproof protective layer over it. I don’t think this should be surprising to anyone.
One last note on video. This camera has a 5x zoom. When shooting video, it can optically zoom in and out. It will also focus all the way from macro to infinity while still recording, which is different from other cameras that I used in the past, where if you started your video, it couldn’t refocus or optically zoom. It even adjusts exposure, meaning that if you’re recording in a bright area and come into a dim area, it will adjust automatically while still recording video. Thank you Canon!
ERGONOMICS: 8/10…
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