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SX500 / SX160 Press Release / Product Pages

Started Aug 21, 2012 | Discussions
justmeMN Forum Pro • Posts: 10,709
SX500 / SX160 Press Release / Product Pages

Since DPR hasn't posted it yet:

"For all those times when the action is just out of reach, Canon offers two new super-zoom solutions, the new PowerShot SX500 IS and PowerShot SX160 IS digital cameras featuring an impressive 30x and 16x optical zoom, respectively."

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/about_canon?type=news&maxRowCount=10&fileURL=selected&dojo.preventCache=1345557286827&pageKeyCode=pressreldetail&docId=0901e024806199b4

Canon USA Product Pages:

PowerShot SX500

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/digital_cameras/powershot_sx500_is

PowerShot SX160

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/digital_cameras/powershot_sx160_is_black

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS Canon PowerShot SX500 IS
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Funkyd3121 Senior Member • Posts: 1,683
Re: SX500 / SX160 Press Release / Product Pages

Very Strange to me that they are still using Digic IV on these New cameras?? Where is Digic V Canon???????

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Yogi55 Forum Member • Posts: 51
Re: SX500 / SX160 Press Release / Product Pages

Yes, I wonder the same thing, is the SX500 suppose to be the next SX40? If so they have eliminated some shooting modes and also the articulating LCD screen, just to name a few of the features.

Sunflower6 Regular Member • Posts: 359
Re: SX500 - no sale

Less zoom, no viewfinder, back to Digic IV? This is close enough to the SX40, why wouldn't anyone buy the SX40 instead?

Does this mean there won't be an SX50? Would be very confusing, if there is.

OpticGlass Contributing Member • Posts: 514
Re: SX500 / SX160 Press Release / Product Pages

Lens: f/3.5 (W) Maximum Aperture Sad!
Their cameras are getting worse.

The old A650IS was better. How about a new Canon A660IS f/2.0 (W)

GeraldW Veteran Member • Posts: 8,872
Re: Not to worry - SX500HS

If you look at the pics of the back view, there is no EVF on either model. Looks to me like an economy model. Stripped down to reduce costs.

No hot shoe, no articulated LCD, no EVF, DIGIC IV, $329 MSRP, etc. Definitely not the follow on model to the SX40HS. More like an SX150HS with a longer lens. Give it a few weeks after introduction and the street price will be down to under $300.
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rowlandw Regular Member • Posts: 386
Re: SX500 / SX160 Press Release / Product Pages

I'll stick with my digic 5 SX40, thanks.

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GregGory Veteran Member • Posts: 4,252
f/3.4-5.8 'nuff said. n/t
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iAnoop Regular Member • Posts: 123
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What is advantage of SX500 over sx40 except lighter weight but not pocket-able and CCD sensor ...
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I2K4 Senior Member • Posts: 1,441
Re: SX500 / SX160 Press Release / Product Pages

Thanks for the links. Disappointing, really. They went down on the list price, but apart from the claimed AF improvement, buyers would do much better all around to pick up an SX40 on sale. It is encouraging that they're still making something for AA batteries.

dtibi Junior Member • Posts: 32
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they are using still CCD and digic 4 =>
no 10fps burst shots
no slow motion movies
no(?) good NR like on sx40/sx260
very small battery on sx500

Marek 379abicki New Member • Posts: 4
Re: SX500 / SX160 Press Release / Product Pages

I'm disappointed. Is it the end of HS products?

RoyAmatore
RoyAmatore Senior Member • Posts: 1,440
Re: SX500 / SX160 Press Release / Product Pages

I am very encouraged by the mention of a better focusing system. This is the main improvement I'm looking for in the the SX40 upgrade, which surely the SX500 is not intended to be.

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Bilal Fotos New Member • Posts: 3
Re: SX500 / SX160 Press Release / Product Pages

I am really disappointed to read the specifications of the Canon new super zoom compact cameras i.e. SX500 / SX160.

I was waiting after the Fuji finepix HS30 (16.0 megapixels, 3" screen, 24 – 720 mm, 30× zoom) and Nikon coolpix P510 (16.0 megapixels, 3" screen, 24 – 1000 mm, 41.7× zoom) for the new and superior kind of adition by any cameras manufacturers.

But Canon have introduced really so inferior kind of bug then its predecesors and competitors, this kind of products are a stigma on Canon digital cameras range in the modern era of digital science and technology, which seems look only an attemp to make its clients fool and looting and grabing their hard earned money .............. ! or reflects that its designers and engineers are goof......!

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DonA2 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,720
Re: SX500 - no sale

Sunflower6 wrote:

Less zoom, no viewfinder, back to Digic IV? This is close enough to the SX40, why wouldn't anyone buy the SX40 instead?

Does this mean there won't be an SX50? Would be very confusing, if there is.

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No one stated or implied that these would be the SX40hs replacement. Hang in there for the SX50hs, for better or worse.
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B-rad Veteran Member • Posts: 7,578
If this junk is the sx40 upgrade I'm holding on to my 40NT.
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OpticGlass Contributing Member • Posts: 514
Re: SX500 / SX160 Press Release / Product Pages

I hope Canon has more PowerShots coming with an F2 Lens!
F3.5 is terrible!
People are going to go Panasonic.

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