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736 of 747 persons found the following review helpful.
Only for severe picture takers
By Toua Yang
Pros:
[1] Very advance camera in a little package. Has a lot of the features of the Canon DSLRs.
[2] You may edit the pictures within the camera (color, cropping, filters)
[3] HD video recording is awesome.
[4] 14X zoom plus 56X digital zoom.
[5] GPS
[6] Trigger shooting with smile or wink
[7] Mini HDMI out put
[8] Many modes to choose from. Tv, Av, M, P, Portrait, Landscape...just to name a few
[9] Adjustable shutter up to 1/3200
[10] Adjustable ISO from 100-3200
[11] HS and IS makes this thing worth the money
[12] Menus are easy to navigate (because it is similar to the Canon DSLRs)
[13] The mode selector dial goes all the way around without stopping.
[14] Too a good deal of to list...
Cons:
[1] Get your finger off the flash. The emplacement of the flash takes a little to get applied to
[2] Battery life is terrible
[3] I have big hands so it's hard for me to grip it.
[4] Aperture is only F3.1 wide open
[5] Flash charges slow, but is decent for a point and shoot (I'm so used to my Canon 430 EX ii speed lite on my DSLR)
[6] Shutter speeds of 1 second or longer is fixed to only ISO 100.
Final Thoughts:
[1] Canon makes some of the best Cameras if not the best. You get a lot of the DSLR technology compacted into this little thing.
[2] If this camera had a F2 Aperture like the Canon S95, it would be Canon's best point and shoot camera freed to date, but there's a trade off when you want zoom. Both cameras are neck and neck in my book with the S95 edging it out by a hair because of the F2.
[3] The biggest divergence among the SX230 and SX220 (UK) is the GPS. Why isn't there a SX220 in the US? If you feel like importing one, it's when it comes to $80 less.
[4] Love this camera so far. If you have a Canon EOS camera, it will be a sinch to use. I didn't even read the manual. Otherwise, if this is your introductory time using features like Tv and Av mode, then you'll want to read a book.
[5] The price is just right, but could be just a tad lower. You get a great feature rich compact camera for this price. Don't get befooled by the touch or dual screen cameras. They are only gimmicks. If you don't want to carry around a huge DSLR, this is the one for you.
[6] This camera is for my wife to replace her crappy Sony Cyber Shot. I own a Canon 7D.
[7] The pros distinctly out weigh the cons and there are genuinely no deal breakers in the cons so if I were you, I would stop reading reviews on this camera and just buy it.
216 of 224 persons found the following review helpful.
First Canon with GPS
By Jeff Wright
I purchased this camera as a substitute for my Canon SD800IS, where I was very mesmerized in getting the new GPS capabilities. I also have a professional camera with my Canon 7D, so this is more of a family/trip camera.
Overall, I'm very happy the photo quality and manual features offered (control over exposure level, aperture setting, flash level, etc.) Having a single button to shoot video is great. However, the battery life is much shorter than my old camera. I'm getting around 200-220 photos (instead of 600+), with a few videos thrown in, per battery with the GPS feature turned on. Buy an extra battery. For the GPS: it takes regarding 1-2 minutes for the camera to lock on the satellites once outside. I think it's cool to see incisively where you took a photo and this will be neat for vacations (wish I had it for an Italy trip a few years back).
I commend this camera for any individual necessitating a super zoom with GPS. Just note the somewhat bulky size and need to carry an extra battery.
Pros:
*Excellent daylight photos
*Very good inside photos w/o a flash, for a compact camera
*GPS feature in general works well, photo locatings show fine in Apple Aperture
*Zoom works quickly and they in the end show a screen indicator for the zoom position
*HD video works well
*HDMI out is handy, but the cable is sold separately
Cons:
*Battery life is not outstanding with GPS on (about 200 photos/battery). The low battery indicator starts flashing red finelooking early (with 25-30% left), so that could be a pro or con.
*Camera is bulky equated to my old SD800IS, so get a case that will hold it. It is 4.16x2.42x1.31in
99 of 100 humans found the following review helpful.
Avant garde performer, low light champion.
By NJ's dad
I have canon sx210-IS for closely a year now, but when my baby spilled water over it, it stopped working and the cost of repair approximated by Canon fix service was costing me closely equivalent to a new sx210-IS price, that was when I decisive to buy this upgraded version from Canon.
Most of features of this camera were also the portion of it is predecessor, but let's focus on the new features which make this one better than its' predecessor:-
*Low light support: This is the most talked regarding feature, and this was be one of 'THE reasons' I chose this camera and it in truth worth a pat on back for this . The results are in truth aweinspiring for a point and shoot category camera.
*Super slow motion video: The results are genuinely awesome. It is aweinspiring to see my baby; flipping her hair and running, attempting to catch a butterfly - in super slow motion! I ought to say that the slow motion option with 240 fps is for brightly lit places; other than as supposed or expected the results are not that good.
*Full HD video: This unquestionably is an betterment over sx210 is, which may only shoot 720p videos. This makes the video quality of sx 230-HS exceptional.
*GPS tracker: It is a nice to have feature. I applied it once but, this sucks the battery so I keep this option off, all the time.
Other features worth mentioning:-
*14x zoom: It is actually aweinspiring how they are capable to put 14x zoom in such little body. It is worth mentioning the fact that these super zooms are only effective if they come with automatic effigy stabilization feature and let me see to it you that this camera as its' predecessor - sx210, does this occupation exceedingly well.
*12 mega pixels: Although SX 210 has 14 mega pixels but I would not consider this as a degrade. Too some pixels packed in a little camera, do not do any good to effigy quality (though my wife still considers this as a degrade, can't help)
*The low wait time: Between two shots is unquestionably an betterment over sx210.
*Battery life: The charge drains out fast, so would advise you to have a standby battery with you if you are planning to go out with this camera. This was the main reason I did not give it 5 star rating.
Conclusion: I would commend this camera to all of you who are not satisfied with the effigy quality of your camera and are looking for a camera which gives nice indoor effigy quality, peculiarly beneath low lights. I am using this camera for closely a month now and I am loving it and also purchased a hard case for it this time 
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Suggestions-
* Wish I could edit, and upload my pics and videos online, straight from the camera by way of wifi.
* A camera mode to capture time lapse videos, a feature similar to the one provided by a great deal of of the iPhone/iPad apps.
I recognise I am asking for too much but my assertion is, if a free iPhone app may do this then why can't a decent canon camera?
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