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Canon Powershot SX70 HS successor?

Started Aug 19, 2021 | Discussions thread
Jon_T
Jon_T Veteran Member • Posts: 6,393
Re: Canon Powershot SX70 HS successor?
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Phryxe wrote:

Are you saying that Canon have not released any new photo equipment the last two years?!

😒 Not at all. It's SIMPLY about the HERE and NOW; i.e., if was not 'already in the works' prior to the worldwide Covid-19 Pandemic, highly unlikely that any updates to the SX70 to be made/ released. If you've bothered to looked online resellers few have the SX70 HS in stock.

Again appears you have not been reading news for the past 4+ years, otherwise you would be well aware of the overall declining digital compact camera sales.

Canon (or any other mfg.) will release new models when "they" determine they can achieve enough 'sales' to warrant releasing a updated/ newer model.

Also from the new cameras released by Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, etc., their current priorities are with the ILC mirror-less cameras. Second priority are the 1"-type sensor 'enthusiasts' cameras.

Guess you're not aware that Canon has not released any updates to the G3 X since it's June 2015 release?

Personally wished Canon would place IQ as the higher priority by releasing a updated 12MP SX50 HS rather than continue playing the marketing larger numbers game (MP's & Zoom Range).

I give KUDOS to Panasonic in keeping the FZ300 with the 12MP sensor with fixed f/2.8 max aperture lens, and to Nikon for staying with the 16MP sensor; as the higher pixel density with the small 1/2.3" sensor has long reached the diminishing returns on IQ.

With the 'current' camera sensor media technology, 12MP the optimum sensor density for the 1/2.3" sensor.

If you read specs on various smartphones (iPhone, Samsung, etc.) they're 12MP; the Olympus TG-5 12MP sensor has noticeably better IQ than the previous 16MP sensor TG cameras.

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