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In hindsight very solid pocket camera still today

Started Jul 27, 2021 | User reviews
Cybbis New Member • Posts: 1
In hindsight very solid pocket camera still today
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I bought this second hand this year and I am truly impressed by it's performance considering that it was launched early 2011 and is only 12 mpix. Okay, it's a bit slow to focus compared to cameras these days but that's pretty much the only complaint I have, focusing itself works very well even in the full auto mode.

The low light performance even with handheld shots is very good, the OIS does very very good job. The 14x optical zoom works really well but again here the caveat is that the zoom is slow compared to more modern cameras.
Battery performance is really good if you turn off the GPS. You can still quite easily find replacment batteries for this camera and off brand batteries are cheap enough.
Overall I like the way Powershot camera range images look like from this era, they're very distinct in the way that colors are represented. I have no problem using this camera right now as my main Instagram camera when I need something better than my mobile phone's camera. Even though my phone is from last year and has many more megapixels on paper, SX230 outperforms that camera with no contest when it comes to casual everyday photography, especially requiring any zoom.

Sometimes you have to play with the settings though but most of the time program auto or aperture priority modes will give you quite good results. Even though the camera offers pretty limited basic set of extra features and shooting modes typical of the time, they're enough as I feel the camera produces best results with most settings left to default anyway.

In hindsight I would say Canon knew what they were doing with his camera as it stands the test of time very well.

 Cybbis's gear list:Cybbis's gear list
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS Sony RX100 Olympus E-PL7
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS
12 megapixels • 3 screen • 28 – 392 mm (14×)
Announced: Feb 7, 2011
Cybbis's score
4.5
Average community score
3.9
bad for good for
Kids / pets
great
Action / sports
good
Landscapes / scenery
excellent
Portraits
great
Low light (without flash)
excellent
Flash photography (social)
okay
Studio / still life
great
= community average
Panet
Panet Senior Member • Posts: 2,141
Re: In hindsight very solid pocket camera still today
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Wellcome to the Dpreview forums.

What is the best size/model of shoe? The one that comfortably fits my feet. Must be a new, fashion model? No. For two decades I have been wearing black shoes of a single model, and never felt compelled to change (fortunately the factory that makes these shoes is a traditional and solid one)  But that is me. My son follows the fashion trends, and is happy with whatever is new.

What is a good camera? The one that answers my needs/likings. Age does not remove good points.  I bought a Canon G15 in 2013, and never outgrew it. The camera is still working without flaws, but age (always age, my bones say) made me think about a substitute. After looking around for cameras of this kind, Canon and other brands, bought a used G16 in as-new condition. I read that G16 focus is faster than G15's. Never noticed, I am slower than both.

Enjoy your camera. My first one, a gift from my father in 1960, was a well used french Kinax III, a bellows camera entirely mechanic, slow to use, digesting 620 size films of 12 expositions. It was my entrance door to photography. I miss it.

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Sue Anne Rush
Sue Anne Rush Senior Member • Posts: 6,285
Re: In hindsight very solid pocket camera still today
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Hello...

anet wrote:

Wellcome to the Dpreview forums.

What is the best size/model of shoe? The one that comfortably fits my feet. Must be a new, fashion model? No. For two decades I have been wearing black shoes of a single model, and never felt compelled to change (fortunately the factory that makes these shoes is a traditional and solid one) But that is me. My son follows the fashion trends, and is happy with whatever is new.

What is a good camera? The one that answers my needs/likings. Age does not remove good points. I bought a Canon G15 in 2013, and never outgrew it. The camera is still working without flaws, but age (always age, my bones say) made me think about a substitute. After looking around for cameras of this kind, Canon and other brands, bought a used G16 in as-new condition. I read that G16 focus is faster than G15's. Never noticed, I am slower than both.

Enjoy your camera. My first one, a gift from my father in 1960, was a well used french Kinax III, a bellows camera entirely mechanic, slow to use, digesting 620 size films of 12 expositions. It was my entrance door to photography. I miss it.

Very nice camera and hope to see you join the CTF- mini-challenges. 

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Sue Anne Rush

 Sue Anne Rush's gear list:Sue Anne Rush's gear list
Canon PowerShot G9 Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II Canon PowerShot Zoom Canon EOS 7D Canon EOS Rebel T7 +4 more
bgreg
bgreg Contributing Member • Posts: 641
Re: In hindsight very solid pocket camera still today
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I have one that i bought way back when it was new. It is an exceptional camera- feature wise, build wise with superb image quality. I have taken thousands of pix with it over the years and still use it frequently.

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