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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
Incredible zoom
Brilliant creative features and ease of use
Broadest focal range of any megazoom on the market
Versatile tool for a wide range of photographic applications
Easy to use and achieve good results
Extralong zoom
Easy to use
Good range of manual settings
HD video mode
Good quality pics at lower ISOs
Great focal length
Extra-long zoom
Massive zoom range. Incredibly versatile. Easy to use
Nice to handle
Nice control layout
Sleek design
Handle
Flash mount etc. stylishly integrated into camera body
Swivel LCD screen
Video mode with zoom
Goodquality sound
First off
The most staggering thing about the Canon PowerShot SX30 IS is that lens. With a 35x optical zoom
It's the 35mm equivalent of a 24-840mm lens – a focal range that would see you carrying bags full of incredibly pricey lenses on a regular digital SLR. Instead
The Canon PowerShot SX30 IS is a bridge camera
With a single non-interchangeable lens. It is a great lens
However
Also packin
Ridiculous zoom
Good screen
Bags of fun and very hard to take bad shots on
The editors didn't like
Slight grey tint on auto sometimes
Costs almost as much as an entry-level dSLR
Plasticky feel
Some loss of focus towards the edges at maximum wide-angle. Images lack contrast straight out of the camera
Outdoor shots suffered from purple fringing
Slow continuous shooting mode
No RAW support
Focussing can be slow at longer focal lengths
Plastic body. Low resolution screen. No RAW shooting
Limited sensitivity (800 ISO best avoided
1600 ISO effectively useless)
Poor electronic viewfinder
Lowdefinition screen
Strong chromatic aberration in wide angle
The Canon PowerShot SX30 IS suffers from lag – when turning the camera on
And waiting for it to start up – and also when shooting. It can only manage two shots per second
Which is poor if taking snaps of fast moving objects
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.
The Canon PowerShot SX30 IS leaves other super-zooms trailing in its wake in terms of sheer focal length, with the 24mm wide-angle and 840mm telephoto settings providing more than enough versatility to meet most people's needs. Thankfully Canon's engi...
This is a tough one. The Canon PowerShot SX30 IS offers one of the biggest zooms to ever hit the digital camera market. It flaunts many upgrades from last year's SX20 IS, and many of them—like the larger LCD, lithium ion battery, and new shooting feat...
Fringing at zoom extremes, Poor continuous shooting, No RAW mode, No lens hood.
Canon PowerShot SX30 IS verdict The Canon Powershot SX30 IS is a 14 Megapixel super-zoom with a 35x optical zoom lens and a fully articulated 2.7in screen. An update to the hugely successful PowerShot SX20 IS, it adds significantly to the older mode...
