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October 2010
(76%)
68 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(78%)
13 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Looks
Easy to use
Vari-angle screen
One button video recording
Powerful flash
Good colour reproduction
Battery
Good color reproduction
Complete manual control
Large swivel LCD screen
Excellent 35X zoom with optical image stabilization
Excellent Macro mode
720p HD video with stereo sound capture with zoom and AF
The Canon PowerShot SX30 IS is a fine camera that’s fun to shoot with and offers a compelling midpoint between the portability of a point-and-shoot and the performance of a DSLR. As this model likely nears the end of its product life, the SX30 now als...
Abstract: On paper the Canon SX30 IS - with its extra 5x zoom and higher resolution - may seem like the better option. However, in real-world use, the difference between 720mm and 840mm is less significant than you'd expect. And, as..
Unreal 35x Canon zoom lens (24-840mm), Attractive design, Quality 720p HD movie mode with stereo sound, Very good Optical Image Stabilization, Zoom Framing Assist button makes reacquiring a subject easier, Smart Auto works well (28 options), Very good ...
Uneven zoom operation, No RAW option, Only 1.3 fps in full-res continuous mode, LCD should be more than 230K dots, Small electronic viewfinder compared to past models, Mild vignetting at full telephoto, Some unintuitive controls, Sometimes difficult to...
At around $399, the Canon PowerShot SX30 is not the most affordable Mega Zoom available. Yet it's currently the second most powerful optically in this class (the recently announced Nikon P500 is the first, at 36x). It's hard to appreciate the 35x 24-84...
Abstract: Looking more like a camera all its own than an upgraded version of the PowerShot SX130 ($249.99 list), Canon presents its PowerShot SX30 IS ($429.99 list). Equipped with a 14.1 megapixel CCD optical sensor and 35x zoom, 24 millimeter wide-angle lens, C...
Decent photo quality at low ISOs, Huge 35X, 24 840 mm zoom lens in a midsize, welldesigned body, Optical image stabilization, Flipout, rotating 2.7" LCD display, with good outdoor and low light visibility, Many manual controls, Smart Auto mode picks one of twentyeight scene modes for you, Customizable menu, buttons, and spots on mode dial, iContrast feature brightens shadows, Handy custom, face,
Photos can have strong highlight clipping and purple fringing, Images a bit noisy at base ISO, get worse quickly once you reach ISO 400, Vignetting at telephoto end of lens, Control dial on back of camera spins freely, needs to be more "notchy", AF performance a bit too slow for capturing action, RAW support would've been nice, Cannot adjust exposure compensation, white balance, or ISO in auto mo
With their PowerShot SX30 IS, Canon has created a super zoom camera with a focal range that a few years ago seemed impossible. But somehow they managed to stuff a 35X, 24 - 840 mm lens into a midsize body, though not without some compromises in the im...
Abstract: They’ve got to be kidding!No…. It’s true. The Canon PowerShot SX30 IS has a 35x zoom lens! Stabilised and with a reasonably fast f2.7 maximum aperture.I had an early preview of this gem a few months before its official release and was stunned at the r...
Leading the way in the world of compact mega-zoom cameras is the new Canon PowerShot SX30 IS, featuring a 35x wide optical zoom lens, the largest available at the time of its release. This 14-Megapixel powerhouse also features a DIGIC 4 processor, 2.7-...
Flexible lens range; excellent image stabilization; features for every kind of user
Generally soft, noisy photos at full size, overall slow performance, no raw capture
The Canon PowerShot SX30 IS is a point-and-shoot camera with a 35x zoom lens. As long as you're not expecting much more than that, it's a very good megazoom.
