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ProductCode: canon_sx20is
Award: gold
ImageURL: /files/p/products/canon_sx20is/dd090f5416cb49d8b93e23098b741beb.png
Name: Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
ShortSpecs:
    - 12 megapixels
    - 2.5″ screen
    - 28 – 560 mm (20×)
ReviewScore: 73
URL: /products/canon/compacts/canon_sx20is
ReviewData:
    ExecutiveSummary: The 12MP Canon Powershot SX20 IS is the successor to the SX10 IS but constitutes only a fairly minor upgrade. It is essentially the same camera (both have a 28-560mm equivalent lens) with a slightly increased megapixel count (12.1 vs 10 MP) and a new 720p HD video mode. Lens, screen and most other items on the spec sheet remain unchanged. As such, the camera is the latest incarnation of Canon's popular series of superzoom cameras that can trace its ancestry right back to the PowerShot S1 IS of 2004. Like its predecessor the SX20 IS uses CCD technology to capture its images. When we tested it we found that the SX20 IS is one of the best performers amongst its competition across the ISO range, both in terms of performance and responsiveness. Its metering is excellent and the output features natural colors and very good sharpness across the frame.
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    ReviewSummary:
        GoodFor: Photographers who like to use the viewfinder and set their shooting parameters manually
        NotSoGoodFor: Maximum zoom range applications such as shooting birds in the sky
        Conclusion: The SX20 IS a solid performer that combines SLR-like styling, extensive manual controls and a good HD video mode. If you don't find it too large and can live with the, compared to some rivals, slightly shorter zoom you cannot go wrong with the Canon.
    ASIN:
        - B002LITT3I
        - B003E6NWJS
Specs:
    Announced: Aug 19, 2009
    AperturePriority: "Yes"
    ArticulatedLCD: Fully articulated
    Autofocus:
        - Contrast Detect (sensor)
        - Multi-area
        - Single
        - Live View
    AutofocusAssistLamp: ""
    Battery: AA
    BatteryDescription: 4 x AA batteries (Alkaline or  NiMH)
    BatteryLifeCIPA: ""
    BodyMaterial: ""
    BodyType: SLR-like (bridge)
    BuiltInFlash: Yes (Pop-up)
    BuyingOptions: Check prices
    ColorFilterArray: ""
    ColorSpace: ""
    ContinuousDrive: 0.7 fps
    CustomWhiteBalance: "Yes"
    DigitalZoom: Yes (4x)
    Dimensions: 128 x 88 x 87 mm (5.04 x 3.46 x 3.43″)
    DriveModes: ""
    EffectivePixels: 12 megapixels
    EnvironmentallySealed: "No"
    ExposureCompensation: ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
    ExposureModes: ""
    ExternalFlash: Yes (Hot-shoe)
    FileFormat: ""
    FlashModes: Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Fill-in
    FlashRange: 6.80 m
    FlashXSyncSpeed: ""
    FocalLengthEquiv: 28–560 mm
    Format: H.264
    GPS: ""
    GPSNotes: ""
    HDMI: "Yes"
    HeadphonePort: ""
    ISO: Auto, 80 ,100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
    ImageRatioWh: 4:3, 16:9
    ImageStabilization: Optical
    JPEGQualityLevels: Fine, Normal
    LiveView: "Yes"
    MSRP: ""
    MacroFocusRange: 0 cm (0″)
    ManualExposureMode: "Yes"
    ManualFocus: "Yes"
    MaxResolution: 4000 x 3000
    MaximumAperture: F2.8–5.7
    MaximumShutterSpeed: 1/3200 sec
    MeteringModes:
        - Multi
        - Center-weighted
        - Spot
    Microphone: Stereo
    MicrophonePort: ""
    MinimumShutterSpeed: 15 sec
    NormalFocusRange: ""
    NumberOfFocusPoints: "9"
    OpticalZoom: 20×
    OrientationSensor: "Yes"
    OtherResolutions: 3840 x 2160, 3264 x 2448, 2592 x 1944, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480, 320 x 240
    Processor: Digic 4
    RemoteControl: "No"
    Resolutions: 1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps)
    ReviewPreview: "73%Gold Award\n                                    \n                                    \n                                    \n                                        Read group review ...\n                                    \n                                    \n                                        Jul 6, 2010"
    SceneModes: ""
    ScreenDots: 230,000
    ScreenSize: 2.5″
    ScreenType: ""
    SelfTimer: Yes (2 or 10 sec, Custom)
    SensorPhotoDetectors: 12 megapixels
    SensorSize: 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)
    SensorType: CCD
    ShutterPriority: "Yes"
    Speaker: ""
    StorageIncluded: ""
    StorageTypes: SD / SDHC / MMC / MMC Plus / HC MMC Plus
    SubjectSceneModes: "Yes"
    TimelapseRecording: "No"
    TouchScreen: "No"
    USB: USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
    UncompressedFormat: "No"
    VideographyNotes: ""
    ViewfinderType: Electronic
    WBBracketing: ""
    WeightIncBatteries: 600 g (1.32 lb / 21.16 oz)
    WhiteBalancePresets: "6"
    Wireless: ""