- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How it compares
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
- 10 MP
- 10x f/2.8
- 1/2.5" CCD
- 3" LCD
Released August, 2009
Rated 100% by by kimism (Nov, 2010)The camera has nice photo quality and the video recording is also good.
Conclusion Check out the Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
First reviewed December, 2011
Features Key features of the Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
10 MP
1/2.5"
Rated 100% by by N.-L.-Schonbachler (Dec, 2009)The pictures turn out great and it is also easy to use to take video.
megapixels
| 0 MP | 18 MP    | 20 MP |
PowerShot SX120 IS by Photography Blog (Oct, 2009)All of the sample images in this Review were taken using the 10 megapixel Fine JPEG setting, which gives an average image size of around 3Mb.
PowerShot SX120 IS by Photography Blog (Oct, 2009)The Canon PowerShot SX120 is slightly cheaper than the precious model and offers an extra megapixel, new Smart Auto mode, slightly faster processing thanks to DIGIC 4, and an improved face detection system.
sensor size
PowerShot SX120 IS by c|net (Sep, 2009)Noise starts to show at ISO 400, but up until that point photos are relatively clean and sharp, with very good detail.
PowerShot SX120 IS by Photography Blog (Oct, 2009)A high ISO setting of 1600, 30fps VGA movies with a Long Play mode and is power in the form of readily available AA batteries completes the SX120’s headline specifications.
wide angle lens
PowerShot SX120 IS by Photography Blog (Oct, 2009)The negatives are that the Canon PowerShot SX120 eats up alkaline AAs in a couple of afternoons of shooting, the optical zoom still can't be used when filming video, there's no stereo sound or HD movie option in line with some recent competitors, the zoom mechanism is very audible, the wide-angle zoom setting is not really wide-angle by modern standards, and images can be noisy if you stray above ISO 400.
PowerShot SX120 IS by Photography Blog (Oct, 2009)The Canon PowerShot SX120 IS's 10x zoom lens offers a verastile though not particularly wide-angle focal range, as illustrated by these examples.
aperture size
PowerShot SX120 IS by Photography Blog (Oct, 2009)For less than £225 / $250, the Canon SX120 offers a 10x optical zoom lens, 10 megapixels, 3 inch LCD screen and fast DIGIC 4 processor.
PowerShot SX120 IS by amazon.com (Oct, 2010)The Zoom is unreal, I take pictures at football games from the stands and can get a clear shot of the end zone and across the field of people on the bleachers also.
zoom range
| 0x | 41.7x | 50x |
PowerShot SX120 IS by Autumn (May, 2012)I would recommend this one to anyone who want easy use camera with some extra zoom, anyone who's little clumsy as I am, I dropped my camera many times and got no trouble yet.
PowerShot SX120 IS by Photography Blog (Oct, 2009)Anti-shake works very well when hand-holding the camera in low-light conditions or when using the telephoto end of the zoom range.
body size
111 x 71 x 45 mm
120 x 83 x 102 mm
122 x 87 x 93 mm
PowerShot SX120 IS by Photography Blog (Oct, 2009)Pretty much everything else remains unchanged, with the same appealing combination of 10x zoom, large LCD, easy operation for the inexperienced, and manual modes for those looking for a pocketable alternative to a DSLR.
PowerShot SX120 IS by c|net (Sep, 2009)It's not lightweight either; the optically stabilized 10x zoom lens and two AA-size batteries are responsible for most of its 10.4-ounce weight.
Performance Real world tests of Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
shutter lag
PowerShot SX120 IS by Terry-P (Aug, 2010)Somehow, I bought it and I like it!!! It has manual options so newbies like me can learnmore about shutter speed/apperture before I commit to more expensive DSLR.
PowerShot SX120 IS by Photography Blog (Oct, 2009)The Canon Powershot SX120 IS's maximum shutter speed is 15 seconds, which is great news if you're seriously interested in night photography.
max continuous shooting
PowerShot SX120 IS by c|net (Sep, 2009)Continuous shooting is unimpressive, too, running at 0.8 frames per second.
PowerShot SX120 IS by Photography Blog (Oct, 2009)Ranged around the control dial, which additionally features a function set button at its centre, are a means of accessing ISO speed (Auto, Hi, ISO 80 to 1600), flash setting, self timer or continuous shooting, plus macro or manual focus – whereby users are presented with an enlarged central portion of the screen to check focus, its distance dialed in using the aforementioned wheel.
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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f/2.8 -
standard-def video -
10 mm -
1/2500 s
cons
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1/2.5" -
36 mm -
standard-def video -
Aug, 2009 -
230 k dots -
10x -
10 MP -
430 ms -
1,600 ISO -
0.9 fps -
No automatic 3D -
No automatic stitching -
2,000 s -
111 x 71 x 45 mm -
45 mm -
No automatic HDR -
Lacks the ability to create slow motion video -
285 g
Reviews Word on the street
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 | Rated by 39 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Dwarakesh (May, 2010) Rated 80% by by Erica (Apr, 2010)  Rated 100% by by Just-Another-Geek (Dec, 2009) |
Lens
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS | Rated 100% by by Alex_143 (Sep, 2010)Zooming is good and photo quality is great.
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS | Rated 100% by by Kent-William-Stilson--Kenter (Jan, 2010)It's shutter speed is fast and zooms awesome.
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS | Rated 100% by by Boanerges--Chiro-Doc (Sep, 2010)Everythingcame as specified and I took this camera with me along with my flip camera when I went on my trip to orlando the pictures came out miraculously great no need to worry about shaking and remaining perfectly still to get a great picture, this little baby does it for you, the zoom in feature was incredible.
Battery
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS | Rated 70% by by c|net (Sep, 2009)The SX120 IS gets a resolution bump-it's now 10-megapixels-and uses Canon's Digic 4 image processor, which along with enhanced battery life adds advanced face and motion detection features and improved red-eye correction.
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS | Rated 100% by by Victor-Ostorga (Jan, 2010)The AA batteries don't last much, but that can be solved by using rechargeable batteries.
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS | Rated 100% by by kimism (Nov, 2010)I got the camera with Duracell battery charger with which I was got 4 batteries.
Zoom
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS | Rated 80% by by bubbleKat (Jan, 2010)It has a nice zoom, but I noticed that the digital quality of the photo degrades the more zoom is used.
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS | Rated 80% by by Photography Blog (Oct, 2009)The SX120 IS has 20 shooting modes including Smart Auto and Easy Mode for complete beginners and full manual control for more experienced photographers.
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS | Rated 80% by by Diane-Ziegler-Drury-University (Feb, 2010)Love the way it operates especially zooming and getting clear pictures.
Sensor
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS | Rated 70% by by c|net (Sep, 2009)At ISO 800 photos have a mottled look, but loss of detail is still fairly minimal.
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS | Rated 70% by by c|net (Sep, 2009)For the SX120 IS, Canon throws the more common scene-shooting modes (Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Indoor, and Kids & Pets) on the actual Mode dial and keeps more specialized scene types (Sunset, Snow, Fireworks, Foliage, Aquarium, Beach, and ISO 3200) under an SCN spot on the dial.
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS | Rated 80% by by Erica (Apr, 2010)The tripod is wrapped in plastic inside its own small box so nothing else in the package is contaminated, but the tripod and its packaging REEK of something I can only describe as raw rubber.
Flash
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS | Rated 100% by by Nick (May, 2010)Other than turning the flash on and off, I've used the auto picture for everything.
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS | Rated 100% by by Nick (May, 2010)The red eye correction works beautifully.
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS | Rated 100% by by Dwarakesh (May, 2010)> The normal battries gets drained out say around 60 shots with no flash.
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Anything from macro to portraits, landscapes, wildlife, and some movies
I am strictly amateur...have several years experience, but not interested in going pro. I had an SX 120 IS and loved it. I now have the SX 150 IS and do not like it...
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