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Canon announces details of SX120 and SX20 with 10x and 20x zoom
Renaud Labracherie
August 20, 2009 1:24 PM
August 20, 2009 1:24 PM
Canon has just announced details of two new digital cameras, the PowerShot SX120 IS (tech specs) and the SX20 IS (tech specs), with 10x and 20x zooms respectively.
The Canon PowerShot SX120 doesn't represent much of an evolution. It now includes 10 Megapixel DIGIC 4 sensor, but its stabilised 10x optical zoom (36-360 mm in 24 x 36 equivalent) still isn't wide-angle. Its maximum sensitivity is 1600 ISO and it's battery-powered.
Just like its predecessor, the SX120 still doesn't have HD video or a mini HDMI mode, and the 230 000 pixel resolution is just about acceptable for a 3'' screen.
The Canon PowerShot SX120 IS will be available in August 2009 for £229.
The Canon PowerShot SX20 IS is the next step for the SX10 IS that we tested in January, with a new 12 Megapixel sensor in place of the 10 Megapixels available on its predecessor. More importantly, though, it finally offers a HD video mode (720p, 30 fps, H.264 codec, .MOV). To welcome this new feature, the SX20 IS also gains a mini HDMI output.
Elsewhere, there are few new features, with the same stabilised 20x optical zoom, rotating LCD screen (230 000 pixels on a 2.5'' screen) and the standard manual mode (PSAM).
The Canon PowerShot SX20 IS will be available in August for £399.
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The Canon PowerShot SX120 doesn't represent much of an evolution. It now includes 10 Megapixel DIGIC 4 sensor, but its stabilised 10x optical zoom (36-360 mm in 24 x 36 equivalent) still isn't wide-angle. Its maximum sensitivity is 1600 ISO and it's battery-powered.
Just like its predecessor, the SX120 still doesn't have HD video or a mini HDMI mode, and the 230 000 pixel resolution is just about acceptable for a 3'' screen.
The Canon PowerShot SX120 IS will be available in August 2009 for £229.
The Canon PowerShot SX20 IS is the next step for the SX10 IS that we tested in January, with a new 12 Megapixel sensor in place of the 10 Megapixels available on its predecessor. More importantly, though, it finally offers a HD video mode (720p, 30 fps, H.264 codec, .MOV). To welcome this new feature, the SX20 IS also gains a mini HDMI output.
Elsewhere, there are few new features, with the same stabilised 20x optical zoom, rotating LCD screen (230 000 pixels on a 2.5'' screen) and the standard manual mode (PSAM).
The Canon PowerShot SX20 IS will be available in August for £399.
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