Отзывы о Цифровой Фотоаппарат Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

The replacement lens cap for my wife's Canon Powershot SX20 has one main advantage over the original, and that's theleash strap, which the original did not have, and which is the reason we had to buy the replacement.
Amazon's service was,as usual,excellent!

I have had this camera for about a year now and have really taken some great pictures with it. I am not a professional by any stretch so this one has a few more bells and whistles than I need. I may take some classes so I can grow into it and learn about setting shutter speeds, which might clear up my issues of not getting good action shots. For now I basically stick to the auto mode except for the occasional short video clip. The colors are always crisp and I have gotten some great close-ups with the macros of bees and butterflies in my flower beds. It took some getting used to but now it is second nature for me to press the shutter halfway to let it refocus and then snap the picture. I got some great action shots at the jousting event at the local Renaissance Festival recently.
I did notice two features that are lacking on this model that my old Samsung Digimax A503 Red Digital Camera 5MP, had. (1) no internal memory. I noticed that when I was up on Mackinac Island (MI) this summer. While I was uploading my SD card to my laptop and had a photo op out the window I could not take the picture, unless I would have canceled the upload and put the SD back in. My old Samsung would hold 5-7 images if I didn't have the memory card in. (2) no cropping in preview. Again, my old Samsung you could zoom in on a preview of a photo and hit the shutter button again and it would create a new file of the cropped photo. Nice for printing directly from the card to a printer without editing software. But this camera is definitely a top-notch choice for point and shoot photography.

I bought this to replace my 6 year old 'Olympus U-Digital 500' 5 mega pixel camera that developed a fault. The Ixus 980 takes a lovely picture but, I ended up taking it back to the shop. And heres why..

My old Olympus had a solid metal case, whereas the 980 has a very lightweight plastic case and it just didnt feel right to me. I felt that it would shatter if dropped on the floor.

Also, I wasnt completely satisfied with the macro pictures. My Olympus could switch to 'macro' for close ups, and also to 'super macro' for really close up photos. The 980 wouldnt allow me to take photos really close up, which was a shame. The macro setting took a nice photo, but if I tried to get really close up to the subject, it went out of focus. This is a shame as I like to take photos of plants in my garden and like to get really close up to the flowers.

I conducted a test comparison by taking identical photos both with my Olympus and the Ixus 980. When viewing the results on my laptop, there wasnt any improvement in picture quality when viewing the Ixus 980 photos. My Olympus would take a lovely close up photo, but I just couldnt get any where near as close with the 980.

To sumarise, the 980 takes a great photo, but considering its a 14 mega pixel, the photos were no better than my old 5 mega pixel Olympus. And the inability to get really close up to the subject was a real let down for me. Dont get me wrong, the macro shots were beautiful, but just the same as my old camera. I was expecting improvements since I bought my Olympus 6 years ago, but I didnt see them with the Ixus 980. But please bear in mind that I never printed off any photos, I simply viewed them on my laptop.

As they say at the end of 'The Apprentice' programme, "My search for a replacement camera continues..."

In the past I've always bought digital cameras based solely on price. I would get the best camera I could afford, which ended up getting me a couple of not-very-good cameras. The latest one died in the middle of a lovely evening full of prime photo-ops, and only 2 weeks before Christmas! So I rushed to find a replacement. I had to let my husband get the LCD monitor he wanted too, but it was worth it! This time I was able to get a great camera with everything I wanted, at an affordable price!

This camera has way more features than I will ever use. Not knowing much about photography I have no use for things like manually setting the aperture or shutter speed. But for those of you who know what to do with those settings, they are available for you to set either one at a time or all at once.

I will also have no need for the underwater case, but it's available for those of you who want such a thing. I will probably never buy additional lenses to attach to the camera, but those who are into photography can purchase an adapter that will allow you to do so. And I probably won't mess around with changing the start-up splash screen and/or camera sounds, but if you're into that you can do that too.

What I love most about this camera is the many preset scene settings that it has, making all of the manual adjustments unnecessary for someone like me. It was great to be able to set it to Kids and Pets to take pictures of the tykes opening their Christmas presents. The full auto setting works great too, although I'm having a little trouble getting it to focus where I want it to. It's a great point and shoot camera, with loads of settings for the more experienced photographer.

The video capture is fantastic, and allowed me to capture some really precious moments this holiday season. The 4x optical zoom is great, although it gets a little annoying that the camera warns you about moving the camera if you zoom in pretty much at all. I can't wait to get an opportunity to try some of the other scene settings. So far the only bad pictures have been because someone blinked!

One of the best features of this camera is the large 2.5" LCD screen. My previous cameras had much smaller LCDs, and the bigger LCD makes a huge difference! And maybe it's just because I'm used to a smaller LCD, but I have no complaints about the LCD's resolution like other reviewers.

The auto focus assist light has been a real life saver. I have always had trouble with my cameras not focusing in low light, or even medium light. This camera hasn't had any trouble focusing at all.

This camera also has a lot of fun settings I may or may not find myself using. It has a color accent setting that allows you to select a color in the picture to highlight, and all the other colors will be converted to black and white. You can swap one color for another. You can take pictures in black and white or sepia, you can lighten or darken skin tones slightly (weeee, I can make myself look less pale!), you can punch up the color. And one that will make sending pictures to my mother in law very cool when we finally buy a house, a photo-stitch function that lets you take many overlapping pictures in a panoramic fashion, and then use the photo-stitch software to stitch them together for you into one big picture. I tried this one in my living room and it made for a fantastic view of the living room not possible with just snapshots.

I've never been one to connect my camera directly to the computer and download the pictures that way. I've always removed the memory card and plugged it into my card reader to download the pictures. I don't even think I installed the included software with my last two cameras. With this one I thought I'd give it a shot. I haven't taken the memory card out of the camera since I got it. I simply hook it up to the computer via the included USB cable, turn it on, the software pops up ready to download my pictures, and with one click they are all transferred to my MyPictures folder. The best part is that it puts them in dated folders, keeping pictures from Tuesday separate from the pictures I took on Wednesday. I like that! And the Zoom Browser software is very easy to use, and I'm enjoying it a lot. My only complaint is that the redeye correction doesn't always do a really good job. Usually it's great, but sometimes it won't lock onto the red eye, and sometimes it makes the eye far too black.

This camera uses 2 AA batteries, either store bought alkaline or NiMH rechargeables. The batteries that came with the camera only lasted me about 20 pictures. Luckily I had charged up some of my NiMH batteries and brought them along. They seem to be lasting great. I haven't had it die on me yet, although I do make sure the batteries are fully charged before I leave the house with the camera. I see the AA batteries as an advantage over

don't know if I just got a dud, but only 3 months in, the menu button stopped working and when I zoom the shot button freezes up too. Its a crap shoot if this is going to work every time I take it out of my bag. Its also bulky because it takes regular batteries which run out SO quickly. I just wish I had spent an extra 60 bucks and bought the Sony cybershot which has way more zoom and MP (and what i ended up purchasing). This is my third canon that has stopped working on me, shan't be buying any more.

The first thing I would like to say is that I didn't want to like this camera, why? Well I love my photography and a camera should look and feel like a camera, it should take 2 hands to hold it and say look at me..I'm a camera, I'm a Digital SLR!

Well imagine my joy when I opened the box and saw this Ixus whimpering in the corner, bullied in to submission by its user manual and associated leads, even more so when I switched it on and the `tiny little lens' extruded from its body almost timid and afraid of the big world.

My first couple of shots were compared to identical shots on my slr and yet again I gloried in my slr's ability to obtain fine detail compared to this Ixus..I laughed in its face..untill I noticed I had it set in minimum quality mode...!

From here on in it all went wrong...The images are superb, the detail and colours are natural and clear, it doesn't take time to set up the right light levels, check aperture and shutter speed, in fact you turn on, point and shoot!

My only saving grace would be to test the Ixus in very low light levels as I thrive on getting night shots, surely it would cave in here..but sadly not...not only can you set this into full manual mode and let your artistic side run away, but just in Auto mode the camera was selecting all the right settings that I would have strived for with my slr.

I liken the Ixus 980 to taking the children to the local dog's home, you say all the way there, `we are only going to look!' and yet later that day you find yourself the proud owner of a Labrador puppy !

I have only had the camera a couple of days and yet I am already amazed at how versatile this little thing really is, my 5 year old can take a great little picture, albeit completely off centre, you crop in picture view mode and there you have a superb picture!

In manual mode, you have full control like any camera but just let the camera do its own thing and you will be amazed at just how well it knows itself and what to do next.

This is a truly great camera, I know it is a little bit more expensive than most but you really are getting your monies worth.

Well done Canon, a fine piece of engineering and finally, an Ixus in Black...a proper camera colour.

I brought this camera recently. It takes amazing photos, so i would highly recommend it.

I won't go much into all the positives, because that has been well articulated by others.

I love the swiveling LCD SCREEN, manual adjustments, the powerful zoom, face detect feature, and the crisp pictures it takes overall.

Hower, HOW DUMB can CANON engineers be to include some rather foolish poor designing in such a classy camera.

Let Me Start:

Number 1: You can use either the viewfinder, or the LCD Screen. So if you are using the viewfinder, and you take a shot, the recorded image will not show automatically on the lcd screen. Thus you have to tediously press the playback button to see the image, which leads me to my second point. (Note, on viewfinder mode, the shot imag shows in the viewfinder only)

Number 2: Given the importance of the playback button, given Canon's initial bad choice one would have thought that the PLAYBACK button would be well designed. Not at all, the playback button is rather small, and in a slight sink, requiring a certain degree of effort to depress. What careless engineering!!!!!

Number 3: The right hand grip creaks slightly when grasped. I am not sure if others have this issue as well. It is very very very minor, but should not be there anyways.

These are my gripes with the camera so far. Despite this, i am very happy with the camera and would purchase it again. especially if those 3 flaws are fixed. I would strongly recommend it to those wanting a rugged point and shoot, or the advanced power user wanting full manual control.

This camera has been a disappointment. I like the viewfinder very much, but everything else just doesn't come up to the standards I thought Canon stood for. The flash is very limited in its scope,(blows out flesh tones) most flesh tones are on the red side. The camera is VERY touchy on still shots. It is difficult to let a stranger take a pix of myself without getting the shot out of focus.
As careful as I try, getting sharp images is a difficult task.
My wife has a hundred buck camera of another make that is just a point and shoot unit, and most of her pixs have a overall better look to them. Most of her color tones are better, out of focus shots are fewer and most of her shots are as good and a lot of them are better. For the money I paid for this camera, I must say that I'm not to happy with the results.

the people who downrate this camera should read the instructions and watch some of the tutorials. Having been an amature photographer for 50 or more years, i found that there are a lot of hidden extras in this camera. i..e the ability to expose at 15 seconds isn,t obvious if you don,t go to scene mode. also hd movies are only available in wide screen mode.the telephoto at 2.3 times(1200mm) is also only available at 4.5 settings. as stated before, read the disc

It's a bit overwhelming when you're researching digital cameras. So many makes and models. And no one wants to get stuck with a lemon.

I think Canon has pretty much perfect the point-and-shoot digital camera. There's dedicated switches for those things needing "switching", dedicated buttons for those things needing "buttoning", etc. Go ahead, use a digital camera from 4-5 years ago when manufacturers were still figuring out what was really necessary, what users needed to get to quickly, and you'll see what I mean.

This camera is fine. Solid construction. Since you don't need anywhere near 10 megapixels, set it at 6 and you'll be happy. The menus make sense. The batteries can die when you're in East Botswania and you can replace them.

It is a TAD big for the pocket (for a guy) and it's surprisingly heavy if you're a wimp like me and have a man purse. Not "heavy" per se, just heavy enough that you definitely notice when it's not in your bag. Actually, being a little heavy in that regard could be a good thing.

So stop reading endless reviews. You have better things to do with your time. Buy this camera. Then go buy 4 rechargeable AAs and a charger for $15 from Target. Just don't drop it on the lens like I did... unless you're looking for an excuse to upgrade.

Got this camera a couple of years ago. It gave me very poor pictures with almost every setting except auto. The image stabilization was not very good and the all photos seemed washed out -- over-exposed.
Worst of all, the battery compartment cap/cover broke and now the camera cannot hold the batteries in. A camera this price should be more durable.

This is a very nice camera with a decent zoom and pretty easy to use features but it is S-L-O-W. Next picture delay is several seconds in excellent lighting situations, and flash recovery time is agonizingly slow. And that is with brand-new Ultimate Lithium batteries and using aData 16GB Class 6 flash memory which has been formatted in the camera. It goes downhill from there. I bought this camera based on a good CR review and regret my decision. I was seeking a good quality point-and-shoot camera with a better than 3X zoom and have always respected Canon products, but this camera is a major disappointment. When it does take a picture though, it is usually a good high-quality image. In retrospect, I would give up the zoom to get greatly improved next picture performance.

This camera is simply amazing! I have had this camera since 4/4/09 and it travels wherever I go! Great sporting/action shots during the kids sporting activities and just laying on the beach.

The lag time from the time you push the button to the time it takes a photo makes it almost impossible to take action shots. Also the file size for videos in high resolution is too large to e-mail. In the low resolution the video is very grainy. For the most part it is an excellent camera and takes great photos.

Two years later (and two new cameras, too) ... I have not found a p/s camera as good. The zoom has helped me catch so many photos of wildlife that otherwise would be missed; it works well under so many settings. In addition, it has settings which I like and use that are not on the SX-30.

I really enjoy using this camera. It has helped me to grow in knowledge of photography without being confusing or intimidating. I continue to be impressed with the color and clarity of the shots I have taken with the SX-10 - sharp and clear without use of a tripod. I love the zoom lens, especially nice when I can't get as close as I want for one reason or another ... it brings the subject to me. It's especially useful for wildlife and nature shots.

Picture quality? Amazing.

I want to highlight how useful the articulated screen is. They aren't available on many point and shoot cameras any more (if they ever were) but they are a real plus! They enable you to take photos from all sorts of awkward, odd angles - even over your head - and still see your viewscreen clearly to compose your shot. Additionally, the viewscreen has excellent resolution/clarity, making it invaluable, and there is a pretty decent viewfinder for those times only a viewfinder will do. The camera's flash is adequate for typical uses and a standard external flash connection is built in, which is a real plus.

The SX-10 is a bit heavier and bulkier than other cameras I have used or have now but it is surprisingly easy to hold, with a "natural" handle built into the design. Additionally, it's a real plus that it runs on AA batteries. I've found that battery life is good.. All in all it's a great specialty camera, an exceptional value for what it can do, it can't be beat. I love this camera.

This is an awesome camera for those who wish they were more into photography but are not quite ready to make the jump to SLR. The 20x zoom is great and the quality of the shots you get is great. My only major disappointment is the lag time between shots and time for the flash to go off. The lag can really mess you up if you are trying to get "the shot". Everything else I love.

The camera itself took great pictures, the only thing that annoyed me was the fact that it was double AA battery operated. The battery life sucked. It would die after about 30min even with brand new batteries in it. It was also bulky.

I'm in first days so can't give detailed report but I can say it is a big step ahead of my Powershot A620, that was a very satisfactory camera. But the 20x was a big inducement since it will help me in kind of shooting I enjoy. There are many more controls than I am used to, and it will take time to make full use of all. But I am already benefitting from such controls as iContrast. Today I was trying to photgraph a waterfall and was frustrated by a shadow in the center because sun not exactly as I would have liked. I turned on iConrrast and took the shot. The shadow was gone and the rocks it was hiding were clearly seen. I don't think I could have done better if the sun changed position. I have also taken photos with the zoom and achieved results far superior to what I was getting with previous camera.

I think there should be threads on end of lens so that I could use filters, such as a polarizer. However, Lensmate is fabricating an adapter that will permit the use of filters. But the absence of threads is one of reasons I gave it a 4 instead of a 5.

This is definitely a camera anyone who wants an advanced non-SLR camera should consider. For me, it seems to be the perfect camera, giving me many of the controls of an SLR but without need to buy and carry lenses.

UPDATE

I have taken several hundred photos since writing my first review so can now say it is perfect for my use.

Some reviewers complain a bit about the weight; I like the weight. It weighs noticeably more than my Powershot A620, but I like the substanial feel when I use it. I don't shake more with this camera, if anything less, and the image stabilization lens takes care of that.

Some have commented about the camera being slippery. I have not noticed that. Don't know why, but to me the SX10 is not a slippery camera.

I am really pleased with the wide angle lens, something I did not have on the A620. I didn't know what I was missing. Likewise the 20x zoom. What a difference compared to the 4x I was using. This is great for distance shots, I am also using it like a macro lens.

I know now that I made the right choice. I have most of the options I would have if I purchased an SLR, but at a much lower price.

The camera isn't perfect, but no camera is. I'd like threads so I could use a polarizer, and I don't like the wheel used to change the aperture value or shutter speed. It works, but is more time consuming than the way it was on the A620.

I like the camera so much that now I feel as thought I was nit-picking when I rated it 4 instead of 5.

I received my SX10IS in the mail yesterday and have been playing with it since. I am not a pro my any means, but I knew I wanted to upgrade to a better camera that takes quality pictures. I was thinking about buying an SLR until I found the Canon SX10IS and did my research. This camera has so many options, a fantastic zoom, is very user friendly and takes beautiful pictures. Like many reviews have said, if you don't want to go the SLR route yet, this is the next best thing. Now, I really feel like I'm working with a "real" camera that is so far proving to give me the pro-like photos I want to achieve. I'm also very determined to learn how to use this camera correctly. I have been reading the manual and researching online so I know how to set my camera to the appropriate setting to achieve the desired look I want. Out of the box you can set this camera to auto and shoot away for great photos, but I believe that understanding how the camera works and its settings are going to give you the best quality shots. I'm not going to lie, I don't have it all perfect yet! Today I tried setting the self-timer and taking a few shots of the myself and the sun was really glaring on me in the photos, so I do have to work with the setting to perfect this! Lastly, it's only been two days, so I have a long way to go, but so far I'm very satisfied with my canon. Some of the pictures I've taken are just gorgeous and look like postcards! The price is also fantastic for this camera. I remember paying more for my little point and shoot three years ago and the photos don't even compare!

I purchased this camera because of the eye piece,since ive had problems using other type focusing systems.I found the camera operation to be very complex.During my initial testing of the camera the pictures that I took were of very poor quality when I reviewed them on the camera lcd After taking 8 test pictures the camera stopped working. I attempted to get it working again by contacting cannon but I had no luck. The camera has been returned to cannon for repair. This camera is not for the average senior citizen.

TOM GILLESPIE
1801 NEIRA LN
THE VILLAGES,FL 32162

This class of camera came about in order to satisfy the dreams of those who would have a digital SLR... IF they could afford it and the lenses they'd like.

The image quality of the Canon SX10IS is pretty good but you always give up some image quality to gain such a large zoom range so there is a small bit of chromatic aberration, purple fringing, in the extreme zoom ranges.

The one thing that I do miss is a remote shutter release, I like to do night photography. The 2 second self-timer setting helps a bit to overcome this oversight. Also the operating temperature range is a bit limited, 32 degrees F. Anyone who likes to take winter photos may have to keep the camera under cover, against their bodies when not shooting. I haven't tried it in below freezing temperatures yet so I don't know the practical limitations as yet.

If even this price range is too much I'd strongly suggest the Fujifilm Finepix S1000fd at less then half the price. It has most of the features though less zoom and no external flash hotshoe. I bought the Fuji as an early Christmas present for my girlfriend and she's quite enjoying it.

March 9, 2009 UPDATE:
This has been a very good "consumer" camera but there are two things that bug me about it so far.

The first is that the Command Dial (I think that's what they call it) is not very responsive at all. You'll see other people complain about it as well. If you are using the dial to make exposure adjustments or if you are selecting "Scene" settings then jerk the dial in 1/4 turn increments. Simply using a smooth dialing motion won't work. Secondly, it really sucks for manually focusing! It is really hard to manually focus this camera. *so sad*

Secondly... because this is a consumer level camera the CCD sensor, the chip that senses the light in place of film, is a smaller sensor then pro or semi-pro cameras. This has the very sad side effect of creating "digital noise". This is the equivalent of higher ASA/ISO film having more grain and in some ways is to be expected BUT if you can afford one of the higher priced DSLR cameras then I'd go for that as the larger sensors have less digital noise.

If you want to get a little better image out of this smaller sensor try using the "dust and scratch" removal settings in your photo editing software. Try a 2 pixel setting first.

Overall it is still a great camera. If you move up to a DSLR later then keep it as a backup.

Have been playing with this camera for a while, trying different settings, taking pictures of different subjects, shooting HD movies, etc. and here are what I can say;

- you really need to know what settings to use, even if you use the AUTO mode you have to make some changes in settings for face detection for example.
- you will see noise on certain pictures, I am still trying to figure out that part.
- I recommend purchasing a separate flash, the quality is really good with the Speedlite 270
- yes the 20x zoom is really good and totally silent (unlike a Lumix camera I tried) so when shooting in HD you won't hear anything.
- HD movie is really good as well and it is very convenient to only have one camera to carry.
- transfer to mac or pc is effortless and there is no need to convert the movie files, HOWEVER, I am currently unable to read the RAW file on my mac.
- the camera is fairly heavy which can be an advantage or disadvantage depending on how you look at it.
- quality via HDMI on a high def TV is excellent
- love the fact that you can use AA batteries, much easier to deal with if you travel and run out of power.
- you can't take pictures in RAW format if shooting in 16x9 format
- if recording a movie, 4x3 will be VGA, 16x9 HD, you can't change that.
- buttons are well placed
- one touch printing is really convenient
- the rotating display is great if shooting above a crowd or something close to the ground.
- yes you can take pictures while shooting a movie but when I played the movie you can hear the shutter "sound" and the picture would freeze briefly (the sound continued).

I hope this can help you make a decision, if you are looking for something less expensive, with a great zoom but without HD movie mode, get the Lumix FZ28, it's an awesome camera.

I have been searching for the perfect camera. Over the past few years, I have purchased digital cameras from manufacturers like Kodak, HP, and Casio. I used each of them a few times and I was never happy with any of them and eventually returned them all. I am a single mother, who does not have thousands to spend on a top notch camera. I purchase the Canon PowerShot SX100IS 8MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom online to make it harder on myself to return the camera if I was not happy with it. LOL. I thought I am just extremely picky, but with those purchases I felt as if I was losing out if I kept any of those cameras. That Friday night, I closed my eyes tightly and click on the final link to make the purchase of the Canon PowerShot SX100IS official and banned myself from going back into the order to cancel it. I was never so nervous about an electronics purchase. Three days later on Monday afternoon, I lifted the cancellation band and decided that I was going to check the order to see if it can be cancelled. Lo and behold, the item had already shipped that Saturday morning and was to be delivered the next day on Tuesday morning. I said to myself, "Rats! It's too late to cancel", but I can always return it if I do not like it. I studied the return policy just in case. However, since I have received the camera, I have taken over 1,300 pics. Yes, that was not a typo, I really do mean over one thousand three hundred pics. The camera is amazing. In all those pics, I would have to say I was not happy maybe 4 of the pics (no fault of the camera, might I add) and deleted them. You guys! Even my 7-yr-old use this camera. Now, I can finally get pics of my son as he grows and make money!!!! Yipee! I realized, in writing this review that I am not that picky, I just want the best that my money can buy and I will not give up until I get it. These days the economy is so bad. When I made this purchase, it was a big deal for me. I needed a camera not just for personal use, but also to start a business. I am tremendously happy with the outcome. Whichever camera you ultimately get, I hope it works great for you. I love to gamble at the casinos, but the one of the things I do not like to gamble with, is my electronics. Let me save you a lot of trouble in your decision-making process. I love this camera and will highly recommend it to you. The pics are crisp and clear not matter where (inside or out) I take the pics. Without a doubt, one of my best electronics purchases!! You'll be happy with it too!!!!

I am not employed by Canon nor do I have any affiliations with Canon. Come to think of it, maybe I should send them this review of the camera and ask them for a check. LOL. Bet they would just love that. LOL.

The link below is the same camera I purchased:

Canon PowerShot SX100IS 8MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver)

The link below is a package I wish was available to me at the time of purchase, I would have gotten it. To buy these item 'a la carte' (separately) would simply be outrageous.

Canon PowerShot SX100IS 8MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black) + Transcend 4GB SecureDigital (SDHC) Memory Card + USB Card Reader + NiMH Rapid Charger & High-Capacity Rechargeable Batteries + Padded Camera Case

Stopped working with "lens error" - was well maintained and not abused in any way.

Inexpensive camera worked great while lasted- light use about 250 lifetime photos but expensive considering the use I got out of it...