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Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Based on 18 reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

5
Average:

9
Bad:

3

Pros

Pocketable 12x wide-angle zoom, 14-megapixel CCD sensor, Decent 3-inch LCD screen rated 230K dots, 28-336mm eq. lens is wide with solid telephoto reach, Smart Auto (32 options), Program, Manual, Aperture/Shutter Priority modes (very unusual at this pri...
Excellent Battery Life, Good Video Capture Quality, Manual Mode for Shooting
Very sharp images, 12x zoom range, Large LCD, Good control layout.

Cons

Very short battery life, NiMH rechargeables are almost a necessity, Respectable but not standout image quality, fairly high noise/low resolution at high ISOs, Slow response; worse than competition, Manual pop-up flash, Optical zoom audible in movies, N...
Slow Shooting Speeds, Lens Suffers From Chromatic Aberration
Lens suffers from chromatic aberration, Slow continuous shooting, Poor high ISO noise performance, Poor battery life with alkaline AAs.
Very noisy images, Slow performance, Large when compared to other 12x superzoom cameras, Uses AA batteries.

By The Imaging Resource on May 19, 2012

Although I liked using the Canon PowerShot SX150 IS and the results I achieved with it in good light, I can't personally get very enthusiastic about it, given its quirks and slow response, even at its current street price of roughly $179. That said,...

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By Expert Reviews on February 10, 2012

A low-cost camera with a generous 12x zoom, but in most other respects – including image and video quality – it's nothing special and battery performance is a worry...

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By What Digital Camera on January 30, 2012

Canon's PowerShot range has long offered the promise of full manual control and good image quality, although often at price points above the consumer level. The PowerShot SX150IS, however, arrives with all these characteristic traits but with a...

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By Wired UK on January 09, 2012

Overall the Canon SX150 IS impresses. It combines great picture and video quality with advanced controls in an attractive body. It's a shame the LCD won't let your pictures show you how good they are when you're still out and about shooting,...

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By PCWorld India on December 16, 2011

The Canon Powershot SX150 IS is a camera with 14.1 effective megapixels and a 12x optical zoom....

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By PhotographyBLOG on December 07, 2011

The Canon PowerShot SX150 IS is very much a minor upgrade of last year's SX130 model, principally offering 2 additional megapixels, an improved image stabilisation system, a range of creative filters and a handy one-touch movie record button....

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By CIOL on December 02, 2011

The Canon PowerShotSX150's new Intelligent IS system is designed to identify the shooting situations and apply the most appropriate formof stabilisation. The other important feature is the introduction of a 14.1MP CCD (a 2MP increase from...

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By T3 Magazine on December 01, 2011

The Canon SX150 is a decent, solid camera and it won't cost you the Earth, unlike the rather more pricey Fujifilm X10. The added manual options and slick zoom have all the appearance of a DSLR, but the performance is far from DSLR standard. Also,...

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By Tech2 on November 23, 2011

The Canon PowerShot SX 150 IS currently sells at a market price of Rs.12,500. The older SX130 IS almost has similar features to this newer model, except for a slight difference in the continuous shooting mode and the fact that it’s a 12.1 MP...

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By ePHOTOzine on November 16, 2011

When picking up the SX150, the first thing that strikes you is how heavy and bulky it is for a compact camera. There are many cameras on the market that offer a similar amount of zoom in much smaller lighter bodies, but these cameras are likely to be...

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