Canon PowerShot SX610 HS

usability, portability, image quality, performance, zoom

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93% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

usability, portability, performance, size, price

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93% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

usability, image quality, zoom, portability, performance

low-light, price

88% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

18x optical zoom lens with image stabilisation ; Good 3inch screen ; Wi-Fi / NFC connectivity ; 400 shots with ECO mode ; Quick focusing ; Good rubber grips

Increase in megapixels has resulted in more noise, and slower continuous shooting ; Lacks automatic panoramic shooting mode ; Lacks auto HDR shooting mode

The Canon Powershot SX610 HS updates last years SX600 HS with a new design with improved handling, and adds a 20 megapixel sensor instead of the 16 megapixel sensor in the previous version. Whilst this may sound like an improvement, it's resulted in a...

The Canon SX610 HS measures 10x6x2cm and weights 190grams. The right side has a tight fitting door behind which are AV and HDMI out sockets, above this is a wrist strpap anchor point. The left side has a manual flash deployment button. The base has the...

Compact. 18x zoom lens. Quick focus. Creative Shot mode. Crisp rear LCD. Wi-Fi.

Image quality suffers at moderate ISOs. Slow continuous drive mode.

Performance and Conclusions Startup time is a reasonable 1.9 seconds, and the camera locks focus in just a bit over 0.1-second. There's a continuous shooting mode; it capture two images in very rapid succession, but then slows to about 1.8fps. The...

18x optical zoom lens in thin camera ; Built-in Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity ; Very easy to operate ; Shutter lag performance is very good in normal lighting conditions ; Full HD video recording ; 20MP of resolution ; Variety of special effect photos are...

Image quality could be better ; Small 1/2.3-inch image sensor ; Plenty of noise in images shot at mid-ISO range ; Continuous shot modes are slow ; Shutter lag with flash is poor ; No aperture priority or manual control options ; Control buttons on back...

The Canon PowerShot SX610 HS is the latest basic point-n-shoot model from Canon, but there just isn't much in this camera that will make you take notice of it. The SX610 offers 20.2-megapixels of resolution, but its image quality simply isn't where it...

The Canon PowerShot SX610 HS is a well-designed camera that’s easy to use thanks to its chunky, ergonomic build, logical controls and an intuitive menu design. You can also be sure it’ll snap accurately focussed and well exposed shots.

Offered in a trio of colors -- black, red or white -- the Canon PowerShot SX610 HS is set to be available for purchase in February for an estimated retail price of US$249.99.

Easy to use ; Smile and blink detection ; Quiet zoom for video ; Built-in Wi-Fi ; Built-in image stabilization

No viewfinder ; Low-profile controls

While not as robust as other compact point-and-shoots, the inexpensive SX610 HS is easy to use and takes good video.

Ultra-compact 18X optical zoom, Low noise until ISO 200, Good metering system, Nicely saturated colors, Low distortion, Generally responsive, Light yet feels solid

Visible noise at all ISO sensitivities, Dim max aperture, Limited dynamic range, Slow autofocus speed, 1s Video-Record delay, Slow playback mode, Very few direct controls

The Canon Powershot SX610 HS is a digital camera to showcase miniaturization. It squeezes an impressive and highly versatile 18X wide-angle optical zoom in an ultra-compact body paired with a class-leading 20 megapixels CMOS sensor. This achievement...