Canon PowerShot SX510 HS

The Canon PowerShot SX510 HS is a super-zoom digital compact camera featuring a 30x optical zoom, 12.1 megapixel CMOS sensor, DIGIC 4 processor, optical image stabiliser, FullHD video, wifi connectivity and GPS location tagging. That's a lot of technology inside a body that is 75% lens.

Canon PowerShot SX510 HS review: Feature tweaks add up to a big zoom bargain

Editors' note: Much of the design, features, and shooting options are identical between the Canon PowerShot SX510 HS and the

A change in sensor brings the 30x zoom Canon PowerShot SX510 HS' photo and movie quality as well as its shooting performance up a notch.

The Canon PowerShot SX510 HS is a very good value thanks to a new sensor, offering up excellent image quality and performance for its budget-friendly price; It also has built-in Wi-Fi for easier on-the-go sharing, among other things.

Despite the updated sensor, the SX510 HS' shooting performance might still be too slow for action shots, especially indoors; With no viewfinder, you have to use the LCD for framing all your shots.

Canon Powershot SX510 HS Review

The Canon Powershot SX510 HS was announced in August 2013 and is a mini bridge camera with 30x optical zoom, updating the

Very good image quality; Lots of zoom in a compact body; Built-in Wi-Fi; Lens is wider than a typical compact camera; Full manual controls; 0cm minimum focusing distance

No RAW shooting; Battery life could be better; Flash doesn't automatically pop-up

Canon PowerShot SX510 HS

The Canon PowerShot SX510 HS is a 12 Megapixel super zoom camera with 30x stabilised optical range and a 3 inch LCD screen. Launched in August 2013 it replaces the one year old PowerShot SX500 IS which is retained in the PowerShot lineup.

30x stabilised optical zoom; Excellent optical image stabilisation; Built-in Wifi and GPS linking; 1080p24 HD video

Colour fringing at zoom extremes; Improved; but average continuous shooting; Indirect Wifi sharing to Twitter

Last year's Canon PowerShot SX500 IS was hailed as the smallest 30x optical zoom camera on the market, and it was certainly impossible to deny that it packed a whopping lens and the pixels to support it.

Canon PowerShot SX510 HS

Last year's Canon PowerShot SX500 IS was hailed as the smallest 30x optical zoom camera on the market, and it was certainly impossible to deny that it packed a whopping lens and the pixels to support it.