- 16 effective megapixel, 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor
- 3-inch TFT color LCD with wide viewing angle
- DIGIC 4 image processor
- 720p HD video in stereo sound with a dedicated movie button
- 24mm wide-angle lens with powerful 30x optical zoom and optical image stabilizer
- 30x Optical Zoom and 24mm Wide-Angle lens with Optical Image Stabilizer
- DIGIC 4 Image Processor
- 3.0-inch LCD with 461,000 dots
- Enhanced Zoom Framing Assist button aids in tracking and capturing subjects during super telephoto photography
- High Speed AF
The Canon 6353B001 PowerShot SX500 IS 16MP Compact Digital Camera, in black, has a 24mm wide angle lens with an incredible 30x optical zoom. This is enough zoom power to shoot almost anything you could imagine, from wide angle expanses to ultra-telephoto close-ups. With the image quality of the 16MP CCD sensor and high-end performance from the DIGIC 4 image processor, whatever you can imagine will be reproduced in gorgeous colors, sharp focus and accurate exposure. The SX500 is that good. Quality is guaranteed. And so is speed. Autofocus speeds ensure you won’t miss a shot and enhanced Zoom Framing Assist enables focus tracking and capture while shooting in the super-telephoto ranges that the 30x zoom allows. Crisp 720p HD Video with stereo
What a great step up from my SX200IS,
I LOVE this camera, when I first saw it was “to be released” I started getting exited, I need this camera, the zoom was (is) perfect, the price, eh, not outta sight. Finally the day came, It was available to order, I ordered, waiting, patiently for it to arrive in time for our Disneyland vacation. It arrived. I was sceptical, bigger that I was used to, smaller than I expected, would it live up to my 200? … Then the I took some test shots, garden pics, they looked beautiful!! So we were off to vacation, I took many, many pictures, day, night, motions, stills, portrait, landscapes, flowers, characters, all looked good but only able to see them on the camera. When I got home, I plugged the camera into my 55″ HD tv via the hdmi cable, started the slide show…..
The moment of truth! Did I get my monies worth? Risking a $4000.00 vacation photo shoot of hundreds of pictures of my kids, the park, capturing the actual “essence” of our grand vacation on a $329.00 camera?
I DID!!!
Breath-taking 16 mega pixel pictures adorned my 16:9 Full HD 1080p resolution panel (1920 x 1080) TV screen, flawless, gorgeous, vivid colors, absolutely stunning!!
I was thrilled, all the photos in 16:9 format. I couldn’t get enough!! I was the most excited of all the family members, “look, you can see so much detail…” I was beaming!! Plus the HD video, It’s OUTSTANDING!!!
Great camera, for the casual or everyday shutterbug! I love it!!!
Oh, and don’t believe me?
4/5 stars at one site, 4/5 stars at another, and 8/10 at still another.
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I just got this camera and love it. For me, it has all of the advanced features found in much more expensive DSLR cameras, but without the price. The optical zoom is wonderful to have instead of having to worry about carrying around various lenses for larger cameras. It is not a pocket camera, nor would I recommend it for beginners, as there are a lot of features that would not be useful for them. The size of the camera is perfect for me. The flash has to be manually opened up, which I love because I don’t have to fiddle around with making sure that the flash icon says what I want it to say…The flash is on or off, that simple.
It has all the scene selections that the smaller Canon cameras have, but it has a lot more. There’s modes that are mostly found on DSLR cameras on this: P (Program); TV (Shutter Speed Priority); AV (Aperture Priority), Manual, Auto, “LIVE” and a nice collection of fun shooting modes that Canon has. (miniature mode, fisheye, discreet, fireworks, low light, snow etc). There is also a record button on the camera so you don’t have to switch the dial to video mode to start recording.
There is also an actual lens cap on this camera. I like that because I have had three other small Canon cameras have the auto lens cover break or get stuck and cause all sorts of trouble.
If you want a more advanced camera, but don’t want the $500+ price tag, I think this is a very good choice.
I really do not recommend getting this if it’s going to be a beginner camera.
I don’t ever use auto mode because I have never gotten good results out of it. I like being able to select what mode I want based on the conditions.
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