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Canon sx60 amazon mixed reviews

Started Oct 22, 2014 | Discussions thread
anu l
anu l Regular Member • Posts: 404
Re: Canon sx60 amazon mixed reviews
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Setter Dog wrote:

The day I ordered my SX60 from Amazon, there were two reviews posted, both 1s. I read them and they seemed to be nonsense, based on the many posts I'd seen on this forum.

I expect the SX60 to be about the same IQ as the SX50, which I have, and that's fine with me. I value the EVF, better continuous, wider lens and better reach.

Best review I've seen on the SX60 was from PC mag, where they compared it to several other superzooms.

Jack

the sx60 isnt that bad, it's misfortune is that it's a direct successor to the sx50 hs, which is so damn good.

plus the expectations were so high especially after it's released after 2 years from sx50 hs

from whichever comparisons I've seen in the forums, I think the pros & cons are:

pros:

good evf & screen

more detail than sx50 hs

good handling

better connectivity

faster

cons:

the sx60 hs has a bit more noise & it's visible from iso 100.

I've seen more inconsistencies pertaining to iso noise over various forums, from english to chinese to japanese.

often over exposed, & washed out images.

some of the pics on chinese forums shot at iso 1600 are really good.

sx60 overall does a better job in containing noise as the isos increase.

there is more chromatic aberration as compared to sx50.

no panorama, minus 2 buttons,

plus the wheel is not fine enough (dont know about this but a few guys said manual focus isnt "manual"

)

it's way overpriced

onr thing I've noticed in the PCmag review is that it didnt often make a direct comparison of sx60 to sx50, this suggests that when considered as an independent camera (not as a successor) & compared to other counterparts it's pretty good & balanced overall.

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