Superzoom Series | Canon PowerShot SX500 IS review

Canon PowerShot SX500 IS Specification:

Specs	Canon PowerShot SX500 IS
Price (MSRP)	$299.99
Dimensions (WHD)	4.1x2.7x3.2 inches
Weight (with battery and media)	12 ounces
Megapixels, image sensor size, type	16 megapixels, 1/2.3-inch CCD
LCD size, resolution/viewfinder	3-inch LCD, 460K dots/None
Lens (zoom, aperture, focal length)	30x, f3.4-5.8, 24-720mm (35mm equivalent)
File format (still/video)	JPEG/H.264 AAC (.MOV)
Highest resolution size (still/video)	4,608x3,456 pixels/ 1,280x720 pixels at 25fps
Image stabilization type	Optical and digital
Battery type, CIPA rated life	Lithium ion rechargeable, 190 shots
Battery charged in camera	No; external wall charger supplied
Storage media	SD/SDHC/SDXC

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The most wonderful factor regarding the PowerShot SX500 IS is that Canon managed to create a 30x 24-720mm lens, attach it to a body, and have it solely be four inches deep and weigh twelve ounces -- with its battery.

For people that sort of a ton of center a really compact, light-weight camera, that is the SX500 IS. It additionally has semimanual and manual controls, that ar somewhat of a rarity in lower-end megazooms, however Canon includes them altogether of its PowerShot SX-series models.

Unfortunately, within the SX500 IS Canon used a 16-megapixel CCD detector associated an recent Digic four image processor rather than one in all its higher HS CMOS sensors and a more recent, additional powerful Digic five processor. Yes, that keeps the value down, however it leads to a camera with a decent optical lens however slower performance, fewer shooting choices, and therefore the have to be compelled to shoot with lots of sunshine or long exposures to urge the most effective results.

Picture quality
As is that the case with several point-and-shoots, however happy you're with the SX500 IS' exposure quality goes to depend upon your wants and expectations. If you are expecting stellar digital SLR-quality pictures, you will be defeated. identical goes for excellent low-light photos. What the SX500 sensible|is sweet|is nice} for is out of doors shots in good lighting for tiny prints (8x10 or smaller) or viewing onscreen at fifty p.c or smaller.
Noise and artifacts ar visible even at ISO a hundred once picture element peeping, therefore if the standard at full size are a few things that matters to you, this camera can in all probability scotch. On the opposite hand, up to ISO two hundred you get ok detail that you simply will still do some enlarging and cropping.

Up at ISO four hundred is wherever the noise starts to be additional visible and may end in some noticeable yellow blotching. Going higher than that you will begin to envision additional color noise, artifacts, and loss of detail, that simply leads to subjects that seem soft and desaturated. The camera undoubtedly favors dropping shutter speed over raising ISO once left in automobile. that is sensible generally, however if you are not being attentive it may end in blurred photos.

Color performance is usually excellent up to ISO four hundred. If the majority of your shots are taken outdoors in sensible lighting, you ought to be pretty happy with the results. Exposure is usually excellent, too, as is white balance. like lots of compact cameras, clipped highlights ar common.
The 720p video quality is sweet and higher than I've seen from some entry-level "full HD" camcorders I've tested. however like its photos, you will see additional noise the less lightweight you have got. Also, you'll notice some vertical smear once shooting bright lightweight sources, like the purple streak on the left aspect of the screen grab higher than. this can be common with shopper CCD sensors.

The lens will zoom whereas recording and once it's zooming in you may hear some slight motor sound picked up by the stereo mics on high in terribly quiet scenes. Overall, though, for capturing the occasional clip for internet sharing, it will a fine job.

Shooting performance
The SX500 IS is one in all the primary cameras to feature a much-needed new optical device (AF) system for PowerShot models. Canon says rule enhancements, lighter lens components, a stronger lens motor, and reductions in process and AF scan times all end in quicker focusing and fewer shutter lag. Being quicker does not essentially mean it's quick, though.

The camera will have 2 continuous shooting modes, one with optical device and one while not, wherever it sets exposure and focus with the primary shot. the previous is capable of up to zero.6 frame per second, whereas the latter will arise to zero.8fps. Basically, if you are sensible at anticipating action and may learn to measure at intervals these limitations, you'll get shots of children, pets, and sports. On the total, though, i would not advocate it for frequently capturing fast-moving subjects, particularly inside.

Design and options
Considering its 30x, f3.4-5.8, 24-720mm lens, the camera is remarkably compact. a minimum of a part of the explanation for that's the dearth of associate electronic finder (EVF). this can be a deal breaker for a few individuals, tho' with its massive 3-inch LCD that gets bright enough to envision in daylight it is a very little easier to forgive.

The body can be compact, however there is still area for big, easy-to-press buttons. You get a one-touch picture record button additionally to show, menu, and exposure compensation buttons higher than and below the guidance scroll wheel. The wheel surrounds a Func./Set button and has high, bottom, left, and right pressure points for ISO sensitivity, focus (manual, normal, and macro), flash, and timer. The wheel is responsive with tactile stops to that, therefore you may not simply overshoot what you are making an attempt to pick. Its operation is overall straightforward to select up, however even seasoned Canon users can need to look at the total manual enclosed on the computer code disc bundled with the camera.

The camera has glorious optical image stabilization and therefore the applied science of the grip permit you to urge a firm hold thereon, with lots of area between it and therefore the lens barrel. tho' the body is plastic, the camera still feels durable. there isn't any lens rattle, that is common on lower-end megazooms, and therefore the weight of the lens keeps it from floating away entirely whereas you are making an attempt to shoot. Also, Canon place a framing assist button on the lens barrel that pulls the lens back therefore you'll realize your subjects ought to they are going out of frame. unharness the button and it zooms back in to wherever you started.

Several cameras during this category use AA-size batteries for power; the SX500 IS doesn't. Instead you get alittle reversible metal particle battery, that saves on area and weight and provides you sensible, if not nice, battery life. though it's rated for a hundred ninety shots, confine mind that victimisation the optical lens lots, raising the screen brightness, endlessly shooting, or recording movies, among different things, can devil that battery life.

Speaking of things that burn up your battery, the camera's flash doesn't crop up on its own, you have got to raise it. that is in all probability not a giant deal for several individuals, however if you are wont to a camera that will everything for you, this would possibly end in some lost shots. On the side, the camera a minimum of warns you to boost the flash once it's required.

One of the SX500 IS' blessings is that it's created for over absolutely automatic shooting. Among the various shooting choices on the camera's mode dial ar shutter-priority, aperture-priority, and manual. offered apertures at the wide finish ar f3.4, f4.0, f4.5, f5.0, f5.6, f6.3, f7.1, and f8.0; at telephotograph you get f5.8, f6.3, f7.1, and f8.0. Shutter speeds go from fifteen seconds right down to 1/1,600 second. If that is an excessive amount of management for you, you'll switch to Program and management everything however shutter speed and aperture.

Of course, you will additionally realize Canon's reliable good automobile, that associatealyzes your subject and mechanically selects an acceptable scene setting from thirty two outlined settings; some customary scene modes like Portrait, Landscape, and Fireworks; a Discreet mode that shuts off all noise and lights whereas shooting; and a picture mode for capturing clips at resolutions up to 720p HD in MOV or iFrame formats.

For those that ar keen about the exposure filters from a favourite smartphone app, Canon includes many of its high-quality inventive Filters: Fish-eye impact, Miniature impact, Toy Camera impact, Monochrome, Super Vivid, and Poster impact. Another mode, Live read management, permits you to simply experiment with exposure and color whereas seeing your results onscreen before you shoot (the same goes for the filters). whereas some might take into account these gimmicks that may be finished separate computer code, they will be fun to play with if you are looking to try and do one thing completely different and may truly assist you created your shot befittingly for the impact you are once.

Conclusion
If you merely should have the longest center the tiniest, lightest body at rock bottom worth, the Canon PowerShot SX500 IS is value considering. it isn't a quick camera and it isn't nice inside or in low lightweight, therefore if those ar must-haves, i would not hassle. For out of doors photos and video of stationary or slow subjects -- shut or distant -- it ought to satisfy.

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