Testseek.com have collected 76 expert reviews of the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Canon PowerShot SX230 HS.
April 2011
(79%)
76 Reviews
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Users
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167 Reviews
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The editors liked
Good low-light photo quality for its class
Excellent color
Shooting options that encourage experimentation
Great-looking video quality
The editors didn't like
Shooting performance & GPS functionality lags behind the competition
The Canon PowerShot SX230 HS has good low-light photo quality for its class; excellent color; shooting options that encourage experimentation; and great-looking video quality
Its shooting performance, though good, lags behind the competition as does its GPS functionality. The battery life is short and the overall design could use some help, too
If you want a compact megazoom with manual controls, GPS, and excellent photo quality, the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS is a good place to start.
Abstract: The highly-anticipated Canon PowerShot SX230 HS has landed in the infoSync labs. Read the full review here.Canon PowerShot SX230 HS Report Canon has been hard at work enhancing the wildly popular PowerShot SX210 IS. Meet the company's first ever GPS-e...
Abstract: The Canon PowerShot SX230 HS features a 12.1-Megapixel HS System with high-sensitivity CMOS sensor, and a 14x optical zoom (28-392mm equivalent) with optical image stabilisation. A 3-inch LCD screen, with 100% frame coverage, makes for easy viewing an...
The Canon PowerShot SX260 is a travel zoom camera that packs a 20X zoom lens into a compact and stylish package. The lens is probably the highlight of the camera, with an impressive range of 25 - 500 mm. As with other cameras in this class, the lens i...
Abstract: The so-called 'Travel Zoom' category was effectively invented by Panasonic, with the Lumix DMC-TZ1. Released in 2006, the TZ1 was the first camera with a 10x optical zoom lens that could truly be called 'compact', and although Panasonic had the field to itself for a while, it wasn't long before other manufacturers started to move into the same space...
Good low-light and high ISO performance. Good HD video results. Plenty of scene modes and photo options
Fiddly GPS implementation. Ergonomics are either love-it or hate-it. Slow performance
Provided you don't need a bucket-load of features and can live with its odd ergonomics, the SX230 HS will tick most of the boxes for a travel zoom camera....
Abstract: Cameras with built-in GPS receivers once seemed frivolous and gimmicky to me. Now that I’m facing a long overseas trip, I’m having second thoughts about the value of mapping all my shots, so the timing of this review is just right.Canon’s PowerShot SX2...
Starting off with the SX230 HS' GPS feature, we say that it is a double-edged sword. While it can be useful to those who are keen on documenting their travels, it also compromises the camera's battery life, considering that the GPS sensor uses energy to r...
La Canon PowerShot SX230 HS mejora una receta que ya funcionaba a la perfección, añadiendo un sensor más adecuado para este tipo de máquinas y la función GPS, que si duda resultará atractiva para muchos usuarios. Es perfecta para aquellos que quieren un ...
