You can tell a quirky camera feature is hot when Canon gets involved -- and the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS and PowerShot SX220 HS prove it's a good year for cameras that know where you've been.
The SX230 HS is the first Canon compact to include built-in GPS. It collects location data from satellites and geotags your snaps with information on where they were taken. Pictures can then be displayed on maps in software such as Google Maps, Flickr and Picasa.
The SX220 is the same camera, but without the tell-tale bulge of the GPS unit on the top. The new models are the follow-up to the PowerShot SX210 IS.
Judging by the new initials in the names, high sensitivity is the new image stabilisation. Canon's HS system aims to increase dynamic range and reduce gritty image noise, up to speeds of ISO 3,200. Canon claims noise is cut by 60 per cent. No doubt we'll be testing that in a full review very soon.
Both these 12-megapixel, long-zooming compacts offer a 14x optical zoom lens and a 3-inch screen. They shoot full high-definition 1080p video at 24 frames per second, with stereo sound. The cameras can zoom during filming.
The Canon PowerShot SX230 HS and PowerShot SX220 HS will be available in March. Prices are yet to be confirmed. Canon also announced the gaudy IXUS 310 HS, 220 HS and 115 HS compacts and entry-level EOS 600D and EOS 1100D dSLRs today.
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Anonymous 8 February, 2011 04:37
This promises to be the perfect travel companion if Canon included the ability to use the optical zoom during movie recording. I did not see this mentioned on Canon's spec sheet... does anyone have any insight on this?
Anonymous 11 February, 2011 05:19
"The cameras can zoom during filming."
Anonymous 10 March, 2011 18:02
The only thing that is stopping me from buying it is that it does not support AVCHD. Therefore wont the HD files be really large compared with a camera that stores the files as AVCHD? Please can someone clever tell me? : )
AVaughan0912 13 July, 2011 10:43
Found this review for the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS very useful. Also had a look at Trusted Reviews, some really good reviews on there for this product too. Take a look at the site.