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The end?

Started Nov 9, 2021 | Discussions thread
arrow501 Senior Member • Posts: 1,030
Re: The end?
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RLight wrote:

Dors wrote:

Powershot is not only G cameras, there is also superzooms! (that you didn't mention.) Phones can come very close to Gs but superzooms are untouchable for them.

The SX70 and SX740 (mentioned) are Canon's last refreshes to the superzoom lineup.

As I pointed out, there's nothing to do as they already have BSI sensors with DIGIC8 processors. Anything more requires Canon make their own sensor, which they could and may, but for what? Slight AF bump, for a dying market? Canon will sell units already in inventory which they probably have a substantial stockpile of. There's just no-where to go from here for those superzoom that Canon hasn't already ala SX70 / SX740.

I'd like to see better image quality for both (more detail and less smearing). I want to buy an SX70 to replace my failing FZ300 but I don't think I could live with the downgrade in image quality.

The SX740 doesn't have a viewfinder, it's rivals do. So that's something they could add. Does the SX740 now let us pick an AF point other than the centre? That can get annoying sometimes when I shoot my SX240.

I think a modern version of an A series camera would be a good seller. A 12MP sensor like the SX50. A short but fast useful zoom lens. A fixed EVF, none of that pop-up rubbish And at a sensible price. The 1" sensor cameras are very expensive.

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