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Canon PowerShot SX70 HS review

Canon PowerShot SX70 HS

CHOICE Expert Rating

57%
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Good points

Good Points

  •  Very long zoom (65X)
  •  Monitor has horizontal swivel (180 degrees)
  •  Monitor has vertical swivel (270 degrees)
  •  Wide angle (21 mm)
Bad points

Bad Points

  •  Very poor quality of movie image in low light
  •  Poor built-in flash
  •  Poor image quality in manual mode
  •  Poor image stabilisation performance in bright light
  •  Poor image stabilisation performance in low light
  •  Poor pictures in low light with manual exposures
  •  Poor viewfinder usability in poor light
  •  Flash lacks power at moderate distances (5m)
  •  Manual focus using the monitor is difficult
  •  Manual focus using the viewfinder is difficult
  •  Pictures in low light tend to have long exposures, which can result in motion blur

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Recommended
Not recommended

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
57%
Picture quality score – auto mode
47%
Picture quality score – manual mode
42%
Ease of use score
71%
Movie quality score
46%
Monitor/viewfinder score
79%
Flash score
37%

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Specifications

Lens
fixed lens
Zoom range (mm)
21 – 1365
Lens factor
65
Minimum aperture range (f-stops)
3.4 – 5.6
Minimum shutter speed (secs)
1/2000
Maximum shutter speed (secs)
1
Lens diameter (mm)
Not applicable
Lens length (mm)
Not applicable
Lens weight (g)
Not applicable
Lens filter thread (mm)
Not applicable
Lens mount
Not applicable
Sensor type
CMOS – Back Illuminated
Sensor size
6.1 x 4.6
Effective resolution (MP)
20.2
Dimensions (mm, WxHxD)
128 x 92 x 125
Weight (g)
650
Tripod socket
Metal (not centred)
Start-up time (sec)
1.8
Shutter delay 1m (sec)
0.04
Shutter delay 8.5m (sec)
0.24
ISO rating
100 – 3200
Exposure correction (lower)
-3
Exposure correction (higher)
3
Continuous shooting mode
9.4
Frame limit in continuous mode
1000
Number of selectable exposure programs
14
Closest focus wide (m)
0.5
Closest focus tele (m)
1.8
Closest focus macro (m)
0
Focus points (auto mode)
9
Monitor size (mm)
60 x 45
Monitor ratio
4:3
Monitor swivel (V x H, deg)
270 x 180
Viewfinder type
Electronic viewfinder
Viewfinder diopter
-3 x 1
Video ratios supported
16:9
Video format
MP4 (codec AVC, MP4/H.264)
Maximum frame rate – progressive
60
Number of selectable exposure programs – video
2
Audio recording format
Stereo
Memory card type
SDHC, SDXC (UHS-I)
Internal memory (MB)
None
Number of memory cards – insertable
1
Image ratios supported
3:2, 4:3, 16:9
Flash type
pop-up manual
Battery type
Li-Ion (1)
CIPA battery cycles
325
Image editing software
Not stated
RAW converter software
Not stated
Video editing software
Not stated

Cost

Price
$999.00

Features

Fully manual mode
Water/dust resistant
GPS tagging
Electric cable release
Camera controlled via USB
Manual white balance
Bulb setting
Priority mode – shutter speed
Priority mode – aperture
Shutter release via touch screen
HDR function
Time lapse
Panorama (panning)
Image stabilisation – physical
Optical
Electronic image stabilisation
Focus assist lamp
Focus via touch screen
Continuous manual focus switchable
Face detection
Spot focus
Focus tracking
Focus bracketing
Touchscreen
Monitor grid guide
Video face detection
Video spot focus
Video focus tracking
Manual focus video
Continuous to manual focus switchable – video
Slow motion setting
Stop motion setting
Video image stabilisation
Built-in speaker
Socket for external microphone
Can add a comment to a still image
RAW plus JPEG format
Can record in RAW format
Flash slow sync
Flash power adjustable
Hotshoe
Other flash connection
HDMI connection
Wi-Fi WLAN connection
Charge via USB
Adapter for charging batteries
Separate battery holder
Lens bag supplied
Lens hood supplied
Shoulder belt supplied
Other items supplied
Lenscap, string for lenscap

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