With the classically stylish PowerShot SX20 IS, you can produce magnificent HD movies and dazzling photos. Loaded with features, it’s got a high-powered 20x wide-angle optical zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer, 12.1 megapixels, a big 2.5-inch Vari-Angle LCD, Blink Detection and more.

Index of Canon Powershot SX20 IS Expert Reviews

• Computer Labs—”Canon’s PowerShot SX20 IS delivers a number of minor but mostly useful enhancements to its predecessor, and therefore makes a best-seller an even more compelling prospect. Of the new upgrades, the most welcome is without a doubt the inclusion of HD video recording, while along with an HDMI port better completes the overall feature-set.”
• DPInterface—”The Canon PowerShot SX20 has a suite of manual controls, which includes full control over exposure, flash and a custom white balance option. You can also opt to attach an external flash to the camera for additional flash power or better autofocus assist. The PowerShot SX20 does disappoint, however, in the sense that it does NOT have any RAW mode (at least on this unit, and those I checked out in local camera stores) – right now, we can safely assume that Canon wants you to pony up for the SX1 if you want RAW, unless they come up with a firmware update for the SX20 in the future.”
• PhotographyBLOG—”Despite the less than stellar still images, lack of RAW, slight price increase and few real upgrades over the previous model, the Canon PowerShot SX20 IS remains a likeable and easy-to-use camera. It’s still a solid and reliable option for both the uninitiated moving up to a bridge model for the first time, and those stepping down momentarily from a DSLR who are looking for a model as a back up, or perhaps to supplement their existing lens range, but in a more portable and user-friendly format.”

• GoodGearGuide—”Its image quality is superb, the controls and menu are easy to use, and its video mode is almost good enough to make you leave your dedicated camcorder at home when you go on holidays. We also liked that it uses disposable or rechargeable AA batteries (again, this comes in handy while travelling) and you’ll only run through batteries if you regularly shoot videos.”
• Digital Photography School—”While I found the swing out LCD screen was an enjoyable way to line up and shoot pictures the turret finder was little more useful than a ‘pointing aid’ to line up the picture, with resolution far too coarse to assess image gradation or focus.”
• Neutralday—”Clearly the SX20’s articulating LCD is a huge difference for those so inclined (including me), and there is the advantage of using external flash, and the slight reach advantage of the 20x zoom. For the FZ35, the RAW files may be a real advantage for some, the smaller stature will appeal to others, and not having to use 4 AA batteries will be a plus for others.”
• DigitalCameraReview—”AF acquisition time is faster, shutter lag is shorter. Flash range is increased and recycle times are lower. Macro focus range is closer. ISO noise performance is almost too close to call versus the SX10 IS, but the SX20 IS has an additional 2 megapixels on the sensor, so that’s a net gain (and performance compares favorably with the competition). The 720p HD video quality is one of the better ones I’ve come across in compact digitals, and you can zoom while shooting. The SX10 IS was/is a good camera – this one’s better.”
• Camera Labs—”So far so good, but there are of course some disappointments. Starting with the new features, the 2 Megapixel boost in resolution was an unnecessary, although inevitable ‘upgrade’, in order to play the marketing numbers game – although to be fair, Panasonic has done exactly the same with its FZ38 / FZ35. In practice, you won’t notice significantly more detail over the previous 10 Megapixel models, and comparing our results with the earlier SX10 IS reveals greater noise reduction at higher sensitivities with undesirable softening and smearing artefacts.”
• PC Advisor—”The only problems with the Canon PowerShot SX20 IS’s image quality stem from the lens. You get distortion, which is noticeable on vertical lines, and you also get chromatic aberration between highly contrasting colours; but this doesn’t show up in all scenarios.”

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