Canon Powershot SX70 20.3MP Digital Camera 65x Optical Zoom Lens 4K Video 3-inch LCD Tilt Screen (Black)

We bought this camera for a safari we were planning to take this fall. Unfortunately, that had to be delayed. On the plus side this is giving me more time to learn the camera. I’ve been very impressed with the zoom capabilities and I’ve gotten some delightful pictures of butterflies on the neighbor’s bushes and hummingbirds on our feeders. The camera is pretty quick to learn and the auto feature works well. My only complaint is I wish it worked better in lower light conditions, especially on high speed shots, but I know that the shutter speed/iso trade off is always a challenge, especially in a fixed lens camera. So th at is what I am working on most, seeing what settings will work at dusk and dawn and how slow I will have to make the shutter speed recognizing that I will sacrifice the stop action effects that a high shutter can get me.

The image quality is actually pretty good for a camera of this type. You can make decent 13X19 prints if you don't crop to much. It does not compete with a DSLR when it comes to image quality, but it makes a decent travel camera for snapshots and an occasional enlargement. It is lightweight and easy to carry around while traveling. It is important to understand that with a powerful zoom lens like it has, you have to be aware that it is sometimes difficult to get good photos because of camera movement, which is sometimes a problem with a lens with this much magnification.

The short story: This is a point-and-shoot with a VERY long zoom. It won't give you image quality of a high-end DLSR with a crystal-clear 1200 mm zoom, but it's less expensive and much handier. Four stars because the optics and image quality aren't excellent, but they're pretty darned good. ------------ This camera replaces a Canon Powershot SX60HS bought 11 years ago. I'm not a even a semi-pro photographer, I am just a snapshotter; that said, I love this camera. It will NOT take images of the quality one would get with a high-end DLSR and a pro-quality zoom, but I can carry it in one hand while hiking and bring it up fast to catch a bird on a tree limb before it flies, or a lizard pausing momentarily under a bush. The big zoom brings distant subjects close, and with "pretty-good" resolution. In fact, the SX70 gives much better image quality than my old SX60. The peephole viewfinder on the SX60 never worked well for me, so I always had to use the LCD screen, but the SX70 works well with peephole or screen. Judging by my experience with the SX60, I do not expect this camera to be an all-weather, any-abuse device (get an Olympus TG Tough for that) -- I damaged my SX60 by using it unprotected in dripping-wet humidity, and eventually the image-stabilization function went crazy and had to be disabled. That said, I do expect the SX70 to be reasonably sturdy under considerate usage (though I notice that the barrel holding the zoom is plastic on the SX70 instead of aluminum as on the SX60). The camera has the standard threaded socket for a tripod mount, though if the tripod requires a plastic shoe to attach to the camera then the shoe will block battery-and-SD card access. There is a jack for an external mic (necessary if shooting multimedia outdoors, as the internal mic loves wind noise). There are also ports for USB and HDMI. The supplier shipped the camera along with one battery, a battery charger, a shoulder strap, and a lens cap. It did not have an owner's manual; that can be downloaded in PDF online. Edit: On my second outing with the camera I found that taking the lens cap off sometimes pulled the small plastic ring around the lens off as well (this is the ring marked "Canon zoom lens 65 X 15"). Reattaching the ring is not difficult but requires a small blade to press the last of the three tabs into place. I put tiny dab of cyanoacrylate glue under the ring, reinserted it, and am hopeful that this prevents the problem.

Camera is perfect for Dads that are looking to take pictures on something besides your phone. I have used it for a year now, and it is great in; parks, zoos, aquariums, playgrounds, football games, cruises, beaches, parties, museums & the occasional photos at home. I replaced an olde Sony bridge camera that I had. I really enjoy the features on this camera. My favorites are Black and White, Panoramic and Miniature (the one that blurs out most of the photo, but leaves the part you care about in really crisp condition). Also, it has a setting for night time and fireworks. For Christmas cards, you can control the camera with your phone, and take pictures whilst standing next to your family. Much better than doing the timer shuffle back and forth! Easy to download photos to the phone and share with my wife in case she wants to put something up on insta-face-tok-whocares.com. Don't forget about the Zoom. Even if you are in the nosebleeds, you can get very very up close shots. See my Moon example. Anyhow, a great way to tell if you like an item is, "Would you buy it again?" Yes, yes I would.

while "only" optical 65x zoom (compared to the nikon coolpix 1100 which zooms to 125x) this camera produces very hi resolution photos vastly better than the pics produced by the nikon 1100 at the same zoom level. From what i read the canon has much better optics than the nikon.

This may be small, but it's UNcomplicated, easy to use, and it has a great zoom!! ❤️ Easy to travel with due to size, and weighs less than others where you have different lenses!!

Writing a review after 3 months of usage. Firstly, this is not a "dslr". It's point and shoot camera. I bought it for bird/wildlife photography. And I must recommend this camera if you want to capture birds or insects or even butterflies. Zoom feature is simply superb and can capture distant objects at ease. Image stabilization is good within 65x zoom limit. If you want to go beyond that, I suggest buying tripod or gorilla pods. Learning the various modes is so easy and camera adjusts most of the things for you like there is auto for every setting. Finally, if you love birds and tiny objects, this camera by canon is my first suggestion. I am satisfied with its performance in this price range. The only drawback is battery life. I felt charging it quite frequently. But the rest is perfect.

Super appareil que je connaissais déjà d'où à nouveau l'achat. Pour ceux qui aiment un appareil compact et veulent zoomer, il est parfait. J'ai par contre acheté un "use" ce que je n'avais pas remarqué. J'ai questionné sur la garantie mais n'ai jamais eu de retour. On m'avait par contre laissé un mot de remerciement écrit à la main ce qui était très personnalisé comme vente.

Ótima câmera. Recomendo. Antes, porém, como é um equipamento com muitas configurações, procure entender as especificações para saber se atende suas espectativas. Ótimas fotos.

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La mejor compra calidad-precio! Excelente camara