Canon announced two new digital cameras, the PowerShot SX20 IS and the Powershot SX120 IS. The PowerShot SX-series offers users a camera with a powerful zoom that is lightweight and easy-to-use.
The PowerShot SX20 IS features 12.1 megapixels, a high-powered 20x wide-angle Optical Zoom lens, a 2.5-inch vari-angle PureColor System LCD, Optical Image Stabilizer, and the ability to shoot 720p (30 fps) HD video.
The PowerShot SX120 IS features 10.0 megapixels, a 10x Optical Zoom lens, Optical Image Stabilization, a 3.0-inch LCD, and Easy Mode to simplify camera operation.
The Canon PowerShot SX20 IS and PowerShot SX120 IS will be available in September for $399.99 and $249.99, respectively.
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS and SX120 IS Press Release
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10x Optical Zoom lens with Optical Image Stabilization and 3.0-inch LCD Display is nice, my photo is pretty.
I’ve owned three SLRs before stepping “down” to a new mega zoom Canon. I took the SX20 IS camera along for two weeks in Alaska and have owned it six months. Results were extraordinary when using shutter priority and tinkering the “exposure compensation” (button on right shoulder of camera labeled with and plus and minus sign) one or two clicks left of zero when shooting pictures of glaciers and snow capped mountains. Scenic photographers should get a real charge out of this ability to make distant details stand out against overcast skies (a given in Alaska). I was really pleased with the ability of this camera to deliver good shots at handheld full zoom. Rendition of blues and greens is superb. I think a lot of people who lug around a boatload of SLR lenses would be surprised at the performance of the SX 20 IS and the way the multi element zoom lens allows you to reframe shots at a moment’s notice to crop out extraneous details. I got stunning shots of Mt. McKinley without carrying a bulky 300 or 500 mm in addition to other trail gear. Have also taken some really gorgeous macro shots of spring flowers. I’m a happy camper.