Comments on: Canon SX20 IS Reviews and Resources

By: Richard Kealy

Richard Kealy — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:41:53 +0000

Amen to all the above. Love the camera but the “no Cap string’ or thread for a lens UV or adapter. Surely Canon could have provided those at the Price they charge. Also the manual provided is flimsy and yes i had to download the actual manual, bummer. Heck, even my Nikon D5000 did not have a Cap string provided. Guess they are all cutting back.
Otherwise great in between camera and the pictures are awsome right from Auto.
Richard.

By: Randall Haugen

Randall Haugen — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:07:24 +0000

I just upgraded from the SX10,So far I am impressed.Not a whole lot of upgrades at first sight but if you read the manual and experiment this camera will take pro grade pictures,Video is better than the SX10 also.
If you are careful you can use filters in the threads,I do wish Canon would just put real threads in these cameras,for the price they should have them just to protect the lens.
So,so far so good with the SX20.Paid 335.00 at Newegg for mine.

By: kegbb2i3h

kegbb2i3h — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:22:59 +0000

Two more gripes about the sx20is: the lens cap doesn’t have a tether, it clips to the camera strap, and the manual is on cd and if you want a paper version you have to print it yourself.

By: kegbb2i3h

kegbb2i3h — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:48:03 +0000

I just bought this camera and am generally satisfied, I didn’t want to buy a more expensive digital slr, but I wanted zoom and manual controls. I thought I’d save $50/100 by not buying the top of the line superzoom, and I liked the fact the sx20 uses standard aa batteries (I use aa rechargables) not a manufacturer’s custom rechargeable battery.

The down side: there is not as much control over the depth of field as I hoped because (skipping the technical details) the small lens focal length /aperatures just don’t give you the same ability you get with larger typical slr sized lens. There are no threads for filters (just ridges for the lens cap to grop) so I am spending any money I saved compared to the best superzooom on a filter adapter and the 58 mm filters that fit the adapter (I already have 52 mm filters).

Otherwise it is a great camera, and I am satisfied with it. I used to do a lot of 35 mm photography and I wanted something that I can use catch up on the recent developments in digital photography without spending a lot more money.