This camera provides amazing zooming [30x optical] and that too around 14k. On rest of the aspects it gives a good fight to its peers/competitors. Sometimes during micro-focus, low-light images and focusing with near-aperture settings it gives some disappointment, but anyway that grief can be...

I have been wanting a new camera for a few years now (my other camera is at least 8-10 yrs old). This camera is definitely a good buy. Easy to use, takes great pictures, download and battery recharging is simple.

Joshua Waller reviews Canon's latest ultra zoom bridge camera, this time the Canon Powershot SX500 is even more compact than the previous model, yet features a 30x optical zoom lens. Find out how it performs in our review.

Compact size; Good colour; Manual controls; Easy to use with built in help; Excellent macro performance; Side zoom button for recomposing shots when zoomed in

High noise; Lacks panoramic mode; ZoomPlus 60x zoom is just another marketing name for digital zoom

This is a great light weight camera with amazing zoom capabilities. With a high ratio of mega pixels and its superzoom function, this camera is a must for the young family. It's very user friendly and the picture quality is fantastic.

I bought this camera to start taking some action pictures of my nieces and nephews playing sports and get some close up pictures of the Bald Eagles we have in the area.

A great camera with an impressive zoom

Impressive zoom; great picture quality

pop up flash; no view finder

Towards the end of last year I was asked to go to South Africa for work (it's a hard life, I know!) and decided to spend some time afterwards visiting some of the national parks out there.

Impressive zoom; great picture quality

pop up flash; no view finder

Towards the end of last year I was asked to go to South Africa for work (it's a hard life, I know!) and decided to spend some time afterwards visiting some of the national parks out there.

Camera is Awesome... Zoom is Excellent... GOOD Things about this Camera 1. Awesome ZOOM Use TRIPOD for Best RESULT. 2. Nice BRIDGE Camera. 3. Image Stabilization is Very GOOD. 4. In-Built Features are Good. 5. Easy to USE. ------------------------------------ Some BAD Things about this Camera 1.

Easy To Use; Fast/accurate auto-focus; Great Zoom; Short Lag Time

Lag / Shutter Delay; No Viewfinder; Poor Image Quality

The Canon powershot SX500 designed in such fashion that people who need some something pocketable camera would like it. But those people who want a big and stylish and chunky camera would not get attracted easily towards this. It has a super zooming facility of 30X, 24 mm wide angle zoom.