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Canon PowerShot SX500 IS
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Canon PowerShot SX500 IS

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Canon PowerShot SX500 IS Review

About.com
3 weeks ago
  • Excerpt: My Canon PowerShot SX500 IS review finds that this ultra zoom camera is an adequate model with some nice features, but that also has quite a few performance drawbacks.
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Canon PowerShot SX500 IS

Steve's Digicams
19 February 2013
  • Excerpt: Canon announced two new models to its popular SX-series of PowerShot digital cameras in August of 2012, one of which is the PowerShot SX500 IS.
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8.8
Design 9
8.5
Value for money 9
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Features 9
8.5
Performance 9
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Picture quality 9
9.0

Canon PowerShot SX500 IS review

What Digital Camera
11 October 2012
  • Excerpt: The Canon PowerShot SX500 IS is one of the smallest cameras on the market to feature a massive 30x optical zoom.
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Overall 9
8.5

Canon PowerShot SX500 IS

Camera Labs
26 September 2012
  • Summary: The Canon PowerShot SX500 IS is the World's smallest 30x optical zoom camera. It's one of an emerging breed of compact super-zooms a lot smaller and a little simpler to...
  • Pros: 30x stabilised optical zoom., Compact lightweight body., Frame assist helps locate subjects at long focal lengths., Versatile Creative filters.
  • Cons: Very poor continuous shooting., Lens suffers from Chromatic aberration., Poor battery life., Vertical streaking on highlights in video (due to CCD)
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Overall 7
7.0

Canon PowerShot SX500 IS review

itproportal.com
24 January 2013
  • Conclusion: The PowerShot SX500 IS an interesting alternative to all those travel compacts. It offers a useful zoom range with very effective image stabilisation, excellent low-light...
  • Pros: Size, Zoom range, Low-light AF performance, Manual exposure
  • Cons: Lens quality, Video mode
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Canon Powershot SX500 IS Compact Camera – 51

D-Photo and The Photographer's Mail
29 November 2012
  • Conclusion: The camera successfully pushes the boundary with its small, light body and a very long zoom range while capturing sharp 16-megapixel images and HD movies at a very
  • Pros: Image stabilization works well, Good autofocus, Light, with long zoom range
  • Cons: Reflective LCD screen, Flash lid not fluid to lift, Adjustment dial can activate unwanted options
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Expert Review

naaptol
11 November 2012
  • Conclusion: If you're new to photography, you want something a bit better than the cheapest models and you want to learn the art, then the Canon PowerShot SX500 IS will give you the
  • Pros: Compact design despite of large zoom, full manual control and good image quality.
  • Cons: Body doesn?t feel sturdy.
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[REVIEW—CANON SX500 IS]

DPexpert
27 October 2012
  • Excerpt: This compact camera with a 16 megapixel sensor is fitted with a 30X optical zoom and the boast of a 60X zoom when moved into the digital enlargement zone.
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Canon PowerShot SX500 IS

PhotographyBLOG
26 October 2012
  • Excerpt: The design of the Canon PowerShot SX500 IS will instantly put some people off. Those looking for something pocketable or - at the opposite end of the spectrum - those...
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Overall 7
7.0

Canon PowerShot SX500 IS

CNET
11 October 2012
  • Summary: Need a lot of zoom for a little bit of cash? The PowerShot SX500 IS fits the bill nicely, as long as you can live with its quirks.
  • Pros: Small and lightweight, 60x Zoom Plus feature works well for low-res shots, Simple to use
  • Cons: Video-only 720p, Screen is difficult to see in sunlight, Average video quality
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