Canon SX210

Canon's PowerShot SX210 IS is the company's second pocket super-zoom camera. Announced in February 2010, exactly one year after the original SX200 IS, the new model boosts the resolution to 14 Megapixels and the zoom range to 14x, giving it the longest reach and joint highest resolution of all compact super-zooms.

The SX210 IS's zoom offers an equivalent range of 28-392mm, taking you from wide-angle to powerful telephoto coverage in a compact body that'll squeeze into most pockets. This allows you to capture expansive landscapes, cramped interiors or big group-shots at one moment, before zooming-in to grab distant detail in the next. It's a powerful and compelling range to have at your disposal in a pocketable camera.

Specification

Max resolution 4320 x 3240

Low resolution 4320 x 2432, 3456 x 2592, 2592 x 1944, 2144 x 1608, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480

Image ratio w:h 4:3, 16:9

Effective pixels 14.1 million

Sensor photo detectors 14.5 million

Sensor size 1/2.3 " (6.16 x 4.62 mm, 0.28 cm²)

Pixel density 50 MP/cm²

Sensor type CCD

Sensor manufacturer

ISO rating Auto, 80 ,100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

Zoom wide (W) 28 mm

Zoom tele (T) 392 mm (14 x)

Digital zoom Yes, 4x

Image stabilization Yes, Lens

Auto Focus TTL

Manual Focus Yes

Normal focus range 50 cm

Macro focus range 5 cm

White balance override 5 positions plus manual

Aperture range F3.1 - F5.9

Min shutter 15 sec

Max shutter 1/3200 sec

Built-in Flash Yes, Pop-up

Flash range 3.5 m

External flash No

Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in, Slow Syncro, Manual (3 levels)

Exposure compensation -2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV steps

Metering Evaluative, Center, Spot

Aperture priority Yes

Shutter priority Yes

Focal length multiplier

Lens thread

Continuous Drive Yes, 0.7 fps

Movie Clips Yes, 1280 x 720 (HD 30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)

Remote control Unknown

Self-timer Yes, 2 sec or 10 sec, Custom

Timelapse recording Unknown

Orientation sensor Yes

Storage types SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC/MMCplus/MMCplus HC

Storage included No

Uncompressed format No

Quality Levels Fine, Normal

Viewfinder None

LCD 3 "

LCD Dots 230,000

Live View No

USB USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec)

HDMI Yes

Wireless Unknown

GPS No

Environmentally sealed No

Battery Lithium-Ion NB-5L battery & charger

Weight (inc. batteries) 220 g (7.8 oz)

Dimensions 103 x 61 x 38 mm (4.1 x 2.4 x 1.5 in)

Successor to the SX200IS, the Canon Powershot SX210 IS combines what might loosely be termed IXUS-inspired styling, with more conventional Powershot ergonomics. A metal body shell and semi-matte finish set it apart from Canon's lower-end offerings, and its stabilized 14x optical zoom is one of the most powerful of its competitors. The SX210 IS's core features are well-implemented and the camera's key systems, like AF, WB and metering, are accurate and reliable. Our main frustrations with the SX210 IS are sub-par image quality when examined at 100% compared to the competition, and some strange and unwelcome ergonomic quirks that detract from the generally fluid handling