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.

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

The Canon PowerShot SX700 HS ($349.99) is a compact camera that packs a 30x zoom lens and a 16-megapixel image sensor, but is still small enough to slide into most pockets. It's got a big, sharp rear LCD, Wi-Fi, and controls that let you take full manual control over your photography. These features are matched note for note by our Editors' Choice Nikon Coolpix S9700( at Amazon). The S9700 edges out the SX700 when pushed to ISO 800 and adds in-camera GPS, but aside from those differences two cameras are quite similar. Design and Features The SX700( at Amazon) is a little bulkier than your average point and shoot, but it's pretty compact when you consider that it packs a 30x (25-750mm f/3.2-6.9 equivalent) zoom lens. It measures 2.6 by 4.4 by 1.4 inches (HWD) and weighs 9.5 ounces. Canon offers it in red or black, and there's a modest front handgrip that does its job in making the camera comfortable to hold. Its size is about average for a long zoom camera of this type; the Panaso...

The Canon PowerShot SX700 HS has a 30x lens and a lot of features, but image quality suffers in low light.

Sharp lens; Controls noise through ISO 800; 2.5fps image capture; Creative Shot function; 30x zoom range; Sharp rear LCD; Wi-Fi; 1080p60 video

Pricey; Detail suffers at very high ISOs; Limited control when using Creative Shot

The Canon PowerShot SX700 HS is a compact super-zoom camera with an impressive 30x optical range. Announced in February 2014 it's Canon's flagship compact super-zoom offering not just the longest range in this form factor, but also full manual control as well as built-in Wifi with NFC for easy...

30x optical zoom; Excellent stabilisation; Built-in Wifi with NFC; Manual focus with peaking; 1080p/60 HD video

Poor Battery life; Limit remote shooting features; No HD High speed movie mode; Inaccurate zoom magnification scale

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

Canon PowerShot SX700 HS Review - Canon's latest travel camera packs everything but the kitchen sink, but how does it perform when put through its paces?

I must say that this Camera is something truly amazing and I HIGHLY recommend it to everybody, specially to those who are not professional photographers but want at the same time to learn about it and don't want to start with something big and expensive. The Camera has 120x zoom!

Incredible Zoom

Battery life could be better

The 30x zoom is awesome, I don't usually like digital zoom, but I was surprised in the quality of the 120x zoom. it is a little slow to focus so fast moving objects are tricky, but this takes awesome pictures. My daughter is using it for her college photography class currently and loves it also.

Easy To Use; Good Image Quality; Great Zoom; Nice For Wildlife Zoom; Small / Compact

Low Light So So

Takes beautiful pictures. Easy to use. Zoom is incredible and very sharp when maxed out.

Great zoom; Great processor; Great image stabilization

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