SX720 HS

I bought this camera because I wanted something pocket-sized for those occasions when I did not wish to lug around my DSLR. Also, for reasons I won't bore you with here, I have been without my DSLR during lockdown, and so have used this little Canon for all my shots. The only drawbacks for me are no RAW capture and no viewfinder. I have yet to become accustomed to looking at the back screen, particularly in bright sunlight. However, the image quality of this camera - for a small camera with a huge, 40X zoom is quite astonishing. I was quite amazed at the detail that this camera picked up at full optical zoom of the moon (see attached shots). Shooting in bright sunlight, one has to be careful not to blow out the sky and other highlights, and I have tended to shoot at - 1/3 of a stop when snapping pics on walks. When all is said and done, the optics on cameras these days is astonishing for the price. I am very happy with this purchase, and see no reason to spend another £100 on the latest model.

Bought this for my wife for her Christmas. She is delighted with it, and all its features including its social media features as well. The camera has a very impressive optical zoom of 40x magnification. It has loads of neat little features, including one that take a couple of seconds video before every shot you take and then at the end of the day puts them all together as a sort of clever summery of your day. Picture quality is really very good, however it is not great in low light, and favours brighter rooms. i think because of the zoom and the amount of lenses the light has to penetrate this is only to be expected from a little compact. And you just put the flash on and it makes a lovely job.

This is a very good camera. Excellent zoom etc If you have used a powershot before then you will find this pretty intuitive. The controls are very similar. Just bear in mind that you will probably need to buy a case for it as well as a decent memory card. I use SanDisk cards and have found them to be reliable. I would suggest a 16gb or 32gb ultra or better eg extreme. The standard Canon powershot leather case is a decent fit. Only one complaint - it does not come with a any discs or a cable to transfer photos to your pc. The discs are not a big issue - as long as you have internet access. You can easily download programs from the Canon site. The cable is more of an issue - and a failure by Canon in my opinion. This camera requires a micro HDMI to USB cable to link to a pc. All of my previous cameras used a mini HDMI to USB connection. So I have plenty of those! You will just have to look carefully to find and buy an appropriate cable if you want to download images from the camera to your pc. Not good! BTW, just to be fair, you can probably that your camera card out and insert it your pc in need. But that is far from ideal

I had recently made the mistake of ordering a cheap Chinese made digital compact camera for a forthcoming holiday, which when it arrived, was very substandard & old fashioned, so I returned it. Instead I decided to go for a good quality Canon digital camera - but as they don’t appear to be readily available in shops any longer (because of mobile phone cameras), I looked for a decent used model. I checked around and decided on this Canon SX720 because it’s a very good camera, but more importantly the seller is reputable. I was absolutely delighted when the camera arrived, it was well packaged, and it arrived two days ahead of schedule - but I was absolutely amazed and delighted at the condition of the camera as it looks brand new, there was not a mark or blemish on it and the accessories (strap, charger and lead etc) are all in A1 as new condition. What a difference a real quality camera feels like in your hands, even if pre-owned. I’ve made the right choice.

This Compact Canon is very easy to use. I always adjust my own settings on Programme and never use Automatic and those are very easy to make. This is done by pressing the Function Set Button when the camera is switched on. The settings are then displayed and you can then scroll down and each setting in turn can be adjusted. Others have told me that when Automatic is used the quality of the photos taken is very good. Only can view display from screen at the back of camera and cannot use the viewfinder The photos have good resolution and the zoom control allows a magnification of X40 under normal conditions of focusing and even greater magnification using extra care. It fits into a small carrying case for safety and is ready to use quickly. I have found it to be very useful. .

No cable included with this camera which is VERY VERY frustrating. I excitedly went out taking photos only to fine my self home with absolutely NO WAY of getting photos from camera to computer. ONLY camera I have ever bought that does not include a cable. Has put me right off ever recommending this or getting another canon. Sitting at home, no cable, no card reader and no way to see the photos I've spent all day taking. Quite an expensive camera for the price I would expect a cable, other cameras that are much cheaper have always included a cable.

I bought this and a similar Panasonic (DMC-TZ80) for use at work. I actually intended to send one back but we couldn't decide which one was best of the two and ended up having one camera each rather than sharing one. He kept this one and I kept the Panasonic. The close-focus macro on this is incredible (practically zero focal length) and the 30x optical superzoom is simply staggering but I went with the Panasonic because the pictures are as good and the weight is significantly less. This is a HEAVY camera. It's very well made and there is a lot of lens to extend inside so it can justify the weight but I needed light more than zoom so I went with the Panasonic DMC-TZ80. This also comes with an external charger (you can also charge the battery in the camera) whereas the Panasonic just charges the battery in the camera, so you need to buy an extra charger if you want to charge the battery and take pictures at the same time.

The image quality is poor in low-light conditions. When I say the images are poor, I don't mean that they are completely terrible, I mean that they are not acceptable for a camera in this price range. The images also have an unnatural yellow tint in low-light conditions. The image viewing display on the rear is grainy when zooming in. There is a USB slot but no USB cable is supplied. The battery is small with low capacity. The pop-up flash is rather clunky and has to be elevated with a small switch on the side and pushed down manually. A booklet is supplied (in 22 languages) but it only describes how to insert the memory and battery and switch it on - everyone who buys a camera in this price range will be able to do that without instructions - the booklet doesn't describe the modes and settings, although this can be found online. I thought for ages before ordering this camera and decided to order it when I read the good reviews here, but I was disappointed. I quickly returned the camera to Amazon.

Die Camera hat sehr tolle Funktionen! Ich habe mir die Camera noch einmal gekauft! Da die andere kaputt war!

purtroppo non ha la funzione GPS, mentre la versione precedente ce l'aveva.

Bin mit dem Produkt sehr zufrieden. Auch Amazon ist perfekt. Hat schnell geliefert.

El cargador de la batería viene con enchufe de Reino Unido, ahora tendré que comprar un adaptador, y no sólo comprarlo cargar con el en los viajes.