Compare Prices : Canon PowerShot SX100 IS - Expert Reviews

Review summary: In the past year or so, there has been a strong push for manufacturers to produce compact super-zoom digital cameras. The reason for this trend is that early super-zoom cameras, such as the Sony DSC-H3, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3, and the Kodak ...

Verdict: The SX100 offers a good number of usable features, as well as some nice manual controls for more advanced digital camera users. Here are some of the key specs for the SX100

Review summary: A good value camera that's easy to use

Review summary: A good value camera that's easy to use

Pros: Fairly priced, Fairly priced, Solidly built, Large buttons mean easy operation, Crisp, clean images

Cons: Controller is unnecessarily fiddly, Controller is unnecessarily fiddly, Batteries don't last as long as rechargeable alternatives

Verdict: If you value the ability to get closer to your subject than conditions may allow over and above a multitude of manual controls, then the simple to operate, solidly constructed SX100 IS offers a reliable option and great image quality into the bargain.

Review summary: The Canon Powershot SX100 is a budget ultra-zoom with compact body. A 10X stabilized optical zoom lens, full manual controls and the use of AA batteries make this digital camera highly desirable and capable. Canon seems to have listened to buyers well ...

Pros: 10X Optical zoom in compact body, Reliable exposure, Relatively good edge-to-edge lens sharpness, Realistic image colors, Excellent macro focusing, Fast and responsive, Excellent battery life, Well-designed body and easy handling

Cons: Above average image noise at all ISO, Nearly useless ISO 1600, Poor white-balance under artificial lighting, Above average chromatic aberrations, Lacks a viewfinder, Flash recycles slowly, Weak flash, Pathetic 0.8 FPS continuous drive

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: The PowerShot SX100 IS is the first model in Canon's new SX series of budget super zoom compact cameras, and in the Powershot line-up slots in somewhere between the tried and tested A-Series and the more upmarket S5 IS. Canon's engineers combined the ...

Pros: Good resolution, Clean and detailed image output at all zoom settings, Very efficient image stabilization, Fast, reliable focus (except in low light at longer focal lengths), Reliable exposure, Good white balance and accurate color (in daylight), ...

Cons: Noise and noise reduction artefacts showing in fine texture even at low ISO, Very slow flash recycling (especially when batteries are weak), Images a bit soft viewed at 100% - benefit from a little sharpening, ISO 800 and above only suitable for ...

Verdict: The SX100 IS is a bit of a wallflower, both in terms of design and specification.