Purchased this camera for an extended overseas trip and found the resolution and color very poor consistently over some 1,500 photos. Picture quality got progressively worse as the zoom was used.

Compact; Build quality; Battery life; Screen size

Complicated; Screen size

I'm not a real camera techie so I can't speak to that but it's a nice camera that takes pretty great pic. The zoom is amazing. I recently took this camera on a trip and from the 8th floor roof deck of the hotel I could zoom in on specific player in a tournament across the street in a large parking...

If you want a camera that is simple to use, does a bit more than just point and shoot, takes wonderful photographs and has an extraordinary zoom then this is well worth considering. As ever great Canon quality too!

Great camera. Excellent pictures for the size and price. Easy to carry with you, 30X zoom is wonderful. Easy to do video. Flash is not the greatest but it does the job.

The summer is a good season for traveling abroad, and what better way to capture that once in a lifetime experience than to capture memorable pictures. While most of us tend to just rely on our smartphones these days, having a dedicated camera still has plenty of advantages.

30x Zoom; Built-in Wi-Fi; Plenty of shooting options; Good image noise control

NFC functions are limited; Can't be charged via USB

It's 5 years since I upgraded my camera. I need a portable, reasonably lightweight one but I did a lot of research to find one with great specs for my money. This was a bit more expensive than I had wanted to pay but it has the same features as some MUCH more expensive (and heavier) cameras.

SX700 indeed a low budget compact camera with all the features needed for amateur photography. Very handy for awesome 30X optical zoom and stabilization. One may keep a spare battery and upgrade the memory card to 16/32 GB.

Want to know whether it's worth upgrading to the SX700 HS, or whether you should save some cash and opt for the camera's predecessor Why not take a look at our head to head. While the Canon SX600 HS is an impressive compact thanks to its ultra-compact 18x zoom lens and its wallet-friendly price...

Features; Performance; Image quality; value for money

Slightly fiddly Wi-Fi setup

The PowerShot SX700 HS is the new flagship model in Canon's travel-zoom camera range. Despite compact 112.7 x 65.8 x 34.8 mm dimensions, Canon has managed to cram in a 30x zoom lens with a 35mm-equivalent focal length range of 25-750mm.

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Good colour and exposure; 1080p HD video at 60fps with IS; Creative shot mode; Wireless connectivity; Remote control function; Excellent 1cm macro mode; 3inch screen with 922k dots; 30x zoom lens; 8.5fps burst mode

Zoom assist mode seems strangely implemented; Corners can be a little soft at wide angle end of the zoom; Lacks panoramic mode