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Abstract: The Canon PowerShot SX500-IS is another in the range from Canon, this one on a cursory glance could be confused with a small DSLR unit, it is however a digital unit with excellent zoom as well as other features making it almost a bridge unit....
Size, Zoom range, Low, light AF performance, Manual exposure
Lens quality, Video mode
The PowerShot SX500 IS an interesting alternative to all those travel compacts. It offers a useful zoom range with very effective image stabilisation, excellent low-light focusing, a good range of creative features, easy-to use controls and pleasant hand...
Practical to handle, clear interface, Quick zoomout button to find a subject that's moved out of view at telephoto settings, Good sharpness levels in the middle of the frame at all focal lengths
Very plasticky build / Screen looks dark when viewed from below, Phototophoto turnaround is too slow, Sensitivity isn't great, chromatic aberration visible on 4" x 6" photos, Video mode could be better (contrast, noise, audio, etc.)
The Canon PowerShot SX500 IS is a sort of mini-bridge camera that packs a 30x zoom into a low-cost body. While the lens is OK quality, cost-saving cuts tarnish the final package—this camera can be frustratingly slow and is incapable of correcting chromati...
Compact design despite large zoom, Full manual controls, Good image quality
Body doesn't feel particularly solid, No electronic viewfinder, No Raw capture
While the feature set is mostly (HD video recording abilities notwithstanding) on a par with what might be expected of a £300 superzoom, the thing that really makes the SX500 stand out from its peers is its size – or rather its lack of size. In spite of i...
Big zoom, small body, decent image stabilisation, good close-up performance (at wide-angle), full manual controls, reasonable price for the feature set
Image quality not up there with other Canon compacts, lens has issues with purple and green fringes (chromatic aberrations),
The casual snapper will love the huge zoom range that the small-bodied SX500 IS offers. But the more intensive photographer won’t find that the image and lens quality live up to the highest level. Not really a surprise for the £250 asking price, but, u...
Long zoom; Low price; Accurate colour reproduction
Image noise at conservative sensitivities; Colour fringing; Wind noise on movies
You get a great lens at a fair price with the Canon PowerShot SX500 IS, but colour fringing on sharp contrasts and noise in images shot at fairly conservative sensitivities disappoint. So long as you don't want to enlarge your images hugely or crop the...
By Kyle Schurman One of the reasons why some people choose to avoid fixed-lens cameras with large zoom lenses is because most such cameras are really heavy and large. The Canon PowerShot SX500 IS camera carries a 30x optical zoom lens, but it's one of ...
The Canon PowerShot SX500 IS holds an ultrawide-angle 30x zoom lens in a very small, very light body. It offers more shooting options -- including semimanual and manual controls -- than most in its class, and has very good optical image stabilization
Despite autofocus improvements, the SX500 IS' shooting performance might still be too slow for action shots, especially indoors. It's not a great choice for handheld low-light shots
It has its limitations, but the Canon PowerShot SX500 IS is a good choice for zoom addicts on a budget.
If you're after a little compact that gives you most of the features and control of a prosumer/DSLR then the Canon PowerShot SX500 IS is perfect. It has the large zoom to cover all eventualities as well as auto and manual controls to either let you ex...
