For me the best Brigekamera Canon

Actually, it had forfeited Canon with me since the S5 IS. One of those days teuerten Brigekameras and then serious problems during AF, once the light intensity decreased and to the zoom was used. Since the SX10 had this problem, I no longer believed in improvement and stayed with Fuji and Panasonic, which offered a much more reliable autofocus. When I times the current Panasonic FZ38 looked me, I took him as well the Canon into their own hands, because she was just in the offer. To my surprise, the auto focus seemed to be improving, but only what I was able to extensively test at home. In addition, in contrast to me gefiehl FZ38 of significantly faster and better adjustable zoom. Lastly startled me the pretty aggressive noise reduction of FZ38 from what I already knew from the FZ28, and could be seen on the camera screen. So, I decided spontaneously to buy the SX20 and did not regret it to this day.

Autofocus has actually improved massively over the previous and provides significantly more reliable sharp even when shooting engined Lichverhältnissen. Unfortunately not yet 100% as reliable as Panasonic FZ28 or FujiS8100, but well within the acceptable limits, because the SX20 not just give up if you are not sure, but a "suspected" focus setting, but this marked yellow. This is then but quite often also taken. Panasinic contrast, actually shows 99% green, still single blurred images can also be at times since.

The focus speed is garnich bad. Of course, annoy a happy acquaintance with their DSLR, but compared to other Brigekameras, the SX20 suggests very good.

For this much-maligned image quality I can only say that you should stick to the results of laboratory measurements of the trade press and not to wannabe Office Eure and professional whiners.

Who will zoom in on pixel size encounter so-called loss of detail and not to blur! Canon is at the noise reduction a different path than Nikon or Panasonic. This one will notice on multiple pages and magazines even with the DSLR. While Panasonic Nikon similarly very aggressive going, then what are often very rough paint edges, Canon blurs the noise error. Thus, there is less (unnatural) knew it just a little loss of detail. What we now find better is a matter of taste. I find the images more natural. Herrein zoomed then just a little "fuzzier" but in the aggregate but actually no difference to the Panasonic aggressive noise reduction.

The cameras must suppress today ever so much noise, also is not limited to it that too many pixels are pressed onto the small chips, but also on the high sensitivities which known process a camera today. Who does not want this, should his camera to max. Provide better ISO80 ISO200, then takes the camera eliminate less noise. Then please do not complain again when images from being blurred without flash, as I had read it already in the recessions of the Canon S1 or S3 IS.

Also one must note that one limits with a 20x optical zoom forced measured the image quality. The more zoom is used, the more losses there in quality. Not for nothing, there are in the professional photography still super expensive prime lenses for SLR cameras. This compromise is necessary to enter, or to rely on cameras with less zoom. Actually frightening, always talk how many DSLR owners here Brigkameras bad because they want to have their chunks a "small" secondary camera, but then did not consider the normal optical physics! The fair if you stay eligible for the normal Anwendugen of viewing superb pictures out at. I place photos with friends & Club in online galleries and let of pleasure Print photobooks, in which pictures will be printed up to A3 on double pages. And had never really problems with noisy images. I also have a couple of images set here, because so far no other Rezessoren einstellten what. Not even the critics, to prove the blurring.

A few points of praise and criticism:

HiISO the mode of Canon I do not think so successful, as this is set to ISO3200. Pansonic has a high sensitivity mode in which the camera will isovalue to ISO3200 / 6400 specifies when necessary but also takes less what is the image quality to good.

Burst mode is most adequate, but will be difficult to follow this because between the photos of screen / viewfinder turns off quite long with moving subjects. Since Canon would waive the preview and easy to capture the normal situation. Unfortunately, Canon also declined several high-speed Serienbildmodis as supremacy him the competitors excellent. As a downer remains that strange way of burst mode in Sport Program runs faster than normal and the ISO3200-Program even faster.

The built-in flash has me personally sometimes still too long loading times. Even the flash is only charged when you pops up him. So, if you realize that a flash is really necessary, you have to wait after raising up about 3 seconds before you can take a photo shoot. With this knowledge I flap the flash off when appropriate Lichverhältnissen ever in advance of high, so that the flash can charge. But somehow other cameras were there already faster.

In conclusion, for all interested parties of the external flash: I have the same system sold a Canon Speedlite 270EX flash for my SX20, which hervorragent works with the SX20 together. Since the large flash units meißt mitzoomen, but do this only to 85 or 105mm, photos are often underexposed at longer focal lengths. A fact that no guide number of 50 or more. The 270EX governs over flash intensity, as well as the built-in flash, which substantially better harmonized with the superzoom. The 270EX fits optish very well to the SX20. On the S5 IS, I had a great Sigma plan, which was always very kopflastik for small camera. But since I already then indirectly wanted flashes that time there was no alternative. With the 270EX but you can also indirectly flashes. Thus, I can recommend the Speedlite 270EX without restrictions for the SX20!

My conclusion: I was pleasantly surprised the SX20. Actually, no longer in my focus, she is suddenly my number one current Brigekameras. I can only to anyone who is interested seriously for Brigekameras recommend to take this camera times in the hand and to test. Those who prefer dagen pixels instead of photos looks, should gefälligt also spend the wherewithal and invest in significantly more expensive DSLR.