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Do the Canon SX600 series superzooms have good image quality, esp the SX610?

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Do the Canon SX600 series superzooms have good image quality, esp the SX610?
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The Canon S100 I own from 2010 is a fantastic camera to use even in 2021. The built quality is really high and the image quality is exceptional.

However, sometimes the focal reach is just not quite long enough so I am thinking about buying a Canon Powershot SX610 which has a focal range of 25-450mm.

https://www.dpreview.com/products/canon/compacts/canon_sx610hs

For that you sacrifice a low aperture which I can live with but is the image quality as good as the S series? What about the built quality compared to the S series?

The specific camera I am thinking about getting is the SX610 HS.

Canon Powershot SX610 HS

Canon PowerShot S100 Canon PowerShot S90 Canon PowerShot SX610 PowerShot SX600
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Sue Anne Rush
Sue Anne Rush Senior Member • Posts: 6,285
Re: Do the Canon SX600 series superzooms have good image quality, esp the SX610?
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I think you will be happy with your choice. IMHO

theov39 wrote:

The Canon S100 I own from 2010 is a fantastic camera to use even in 2021. The built quality is really high and the image quality is exceptional.

However, sometimes the focal reach is just not quite long enough so I am thinking about buying a Canon Powershot SX610 which has a focal range of 25-450mm.

https://www.dpreview.com/products/canon/compacts/canon_sx610hs

For that you sacrifice a low aperture which I can live with but is the image quality as good as the S series? What about the built quality compared to the S series?

The specific camera I am thinking about getting is the SX610 HS.

Canon Powershot SX610 HS

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Jon_T
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Re: Do the Canon SX600 series superzooms have good image quality, esp the SX610?
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theov39 wrote:

The Canon S100 I own from 2010 is a fantastic camera to use even in 2021. The built quality is really high and the image quality is exceptional.

However, sometimes the focal reach is just not quite long enough so I am thinking about buying a Canon Powershot SX610 which has a focal range of 25-450mm.

https://www.dpreview.com/products/canon/compacts/canon_sx610hs

For that you sacrifice a low aperture which I can live with but is the image quality as good as the S series? What about the built quality compared to the S series?

The specific camera I am thinking about getting is the SX610 HS.

Canon Powershot SX610 HS

You need to take in consideration that the S100's larger 1/1.7" sensor size (7.44 x 5.58 mm; 41.52 mm²) 12MP larger pixel size will provide overall better IQ than any camera with the smaller 1/2.3" (6.16 x 4.62 mm; 28.46 mm²) sensor with 20 MP with results in much smaller pixel size.

Would highly recommend you do some Google searches to find some S610 full reviews that have full size sample images you can review.

Just a 'quick' side-by-side' comparison of the SX610 vs S100 HERE.

The main problem is the higher image noise at the higher ISO's which you will need to use with the lens small max apertures in lighting less than bright daylight.

Cheers,
Jon

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OP (unknown member) Forum Member • Posts: 57
Re: Do the Canon SX600 series superzooms have good image quality, esp the SX610?
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Jon_T wrote:

theov39 wrote:

The Canon S100 I own from 2010 is a fantastic camera to use even in 2021. The built quality is really high and the image quality is exceptional.

However, sometimes the focal reach is just not quite long enough so I am thinking about buying a Canon Powershot SX610 which has a focal range of 25-450mm.

https://www.dpreview.com/products/canon/compacts/canon_sx610hs

For that you sacrifice a low aperture which I can live with but is the image quality as good as the S series? What about the built quality compared to the S series?

The specific camera I am thinking about getting is the SX610 HS.

Canon Powershot SX610 HS

You need to take in consideration that the S100's larger 1/1.7" sensor size (7.44 x 5.58 mm; 41.52 mm²) 12MP larger pixel size will provide overall better IQ than any camera with the smaller 1/2.3" (6.16 x 4.62 mm; 28.46 mm²) sensor with 20 MP with results in much smaller pixel size.

Would highly recommend you do some Google searches to find some S610 full reviews that have full size sample images you can review.

Just a 'quick' side-by-side' comparison of the SX610 vs S100 HERE.

The main problem is the higher image noise at the higher ISO's which you will need to use with the lens small max apertures in lighting less than bright daylight.

Cheers,
Jon

Thanks so much Jon. That is very helpful. Hadn't thought about the sensor size. The IQ out of the S100 is amazing for such a small camera so I guess it is going to be hard to beat.

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