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# 1080p Full HD Video Built-in GPS tagging 14x Optical Zoom + Image Stabilizer PowerShot SX230 HS 12.1 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 14x Image Stabilized Zoom 28mm Wide-Angle Lens and 1080p Full-HD Video (Black) (OLD MODEL)

**Brand:** canon
**Price:** 22 Lei
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## Summary

> 📸 Capture the world, frame by frame — with GPS-powered precision and zoom that brings every story closer.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** PowerShot SX230 HS 12.1 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 14x Image Stabilized Zoom 28mm Wide-Angle Lens and 1080p Full-HD Video (Black) (OLD MODEL) by canon
- **How much does it cost?** 22 Lei with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- canon enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted canon brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Low-Light Mastery:** Canon’s HS SYSTEM with 12.1 MP CMOS sensor and DIGIC 4 processor delivers clear, noise-free images even in dim settings.
- • **Zoom Into Every Detail:** Powerful 14x optical zoom with image stabilization ensures crisp, steady shots from near or far.
- • **Cinematic Full HD Video:** Capture life in stunning 1080p with stereo sound and smooth zooming for professional-quality clips.
- • **Travel-Ready GPS Tagging:** Automatically geo-tag your photos and videos, so every memory is mapped and shareable.
- • **Smart Auto for Effortless Perfection:** 32 intelligent scene modes optimize settings so you never miss the perfect shot, no matter the moment.

## Overview

The Canon PowerShot SX230 HS is a compact digital camera featuring a 12.1 MP CMOS sensor paired with DIGIC 4 processing for superior low-light performance. It boasts a versatile 14x optical zoom with image stabilization, a 28mm wide-angle lens, and full 1080p HD video recording with stereo sound. Unique to this model is built-in GPS technology that geo-tags your photos and videos, allowing you to map your travels effortlessly. With Smart AUTO mode offering 32 scene presets, this camera is designed for professionals and enthusiasts seeking high-quality images and videos on the go.

## Description

Product Description Travel the world with the new PowerShot SX230 HS digital camera. It's the first Canon PowerShot to come with GPS technology that'll automatically tag your photos with time and locations. You can even view all the photos' locations on a map by using special bundled software. And with amazing features, such as the HS SYSTEM, 12.1 Megapixels, 14x Wide-Angle Optical Zoom and 1080p Full HD Video, the stylish PowerShot SX230 HS is your essential traveling companion.Experience the Power. From the Manufacturer Experience the Power.Canon's HS SYSTEM with a 12.1 Megapixel CMOS and DIGIC 4 Image Processor improves shooting in low-light situations without the need for a flash and lowers noise levels at higher ISO settings. The Canon HS SYSTEM takes the frustration out of low light shooting. The system delivers clear, blur-free shots with all the ambiance intact, and frees you from the sometimes unwanted effects of using the flash. Beautiful low light shots are possible at both low and high ISO speeds, and the dynamic range is expanded to retain maximum detail in highlight and shadow areas.The system is the result of two technologies brought together in a compact PowerShot. The first is the 12.1 Megapixel CMOS Sensor, which positions the light-receiving surface for optimal light reception. More light means clearer, blur-free images with plenty of detail and nuance, even in dark areas. Working together with the CMOS sensor to deliver the HS SYSTEM is Canon's advanced DIGIC 4 Image Processor, which actively reduces noise and delivers high speed image processing. Memorable Moments in Spectacular Full HD.Full 1080p HD Video for exceptional quality with stereo sound, plus a dedicated movie button for easy access. Zoom optically while shooting video and keep footage stabilized with Dynamic IS. Experiencing the brilliance of Full 1080p HD video in a Canon PowerShot ELPH digital camera has never been easier. With the convenient dedicated movie button, you'll be able to instantly record everyday moments in amazing life-like realism at a push of a button. You can also operate the optical zoom while shooting video so you can get in close–but don't worry about shaky footage because Dynamic IS will help keep your videos steady! The Ideal Travel Companion. Remember where you were and when your pictures were taken with a GPS tracker that records your location, and a logger lets you view the locations on a map via Canon's software. The new PowerShot SX230 HS digital camera is the first PowerShot digital camera to come equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS)* technology. Now you can travel the world and let the camera automatically record the locations and local times of your stills and videos for you to vividly remember time and time again! You can also maximize the usefulness of this GPS technology by using the special bundled Map Utility software that makes sharing the memories of your worldly adventures very fun. Besides displaying all your photos' locations on a world map, the SX230 HS digital camera's GPS system can also track your route from photo to photo–a great way to visualize how much you've traveled during a particular trip! You can also create and share custom maps–like a personal mini-travel guide!–with friends and family members to give them ideas on what to see and do when they visit a particular destination. * In certain countries and regions, the use of GPS may be restricted. Therefore, be sure to use GPS in accordance with the laws and regulations of your country or region. Be particularly careful when traveling outside your home country. As a signal is received from GPS satellites, take sufficient measures when using in locations where the use of electronics is regulated. This software uses Google Map for displaying maps.Incredible Zooming Power. Powerful 14x Optical Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer and a 28mm Wide-Angle lens. Great overall zoom for a family vacation to your favorite tourist destination. A powerful 14x Optical Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer and a 28mm Wide-Angle lens provides a wide range of shooting possibilities that are great for traveling and everyday photography. The versatile 14x Optical Zoom will let you get the shot you want, whether it's a close-up or a subject that's far away. An ultra wide lens will let you photograph large groups, beautiful landscape and tall buildings, while the Optical Image Stabilizer will help keep images steady and clear. Advanced Smart AUTO for Stills and Videos that Shine. Smart AUTO intelligently selects the proper settings for the camera based on 32 predefined shooting situations. The PowerShot SX230 HS digital camera takes the quality of your still images and videos to a whole new level - automatically. The camera's advanced Smart AUTO system detects a wealth of information about the scene you're shooting, then automatically selects the optimal settings for you. Now with an expanded range of 32 shooting scenarios, the camera handles a wide variety of situations, freeing you up to concentrate on composing your shot and capturing the moment you're looking for. From portraits to landscapes to action scenes, the PowerShot SX230 HS digital camera has you covered whether you're shooting stills or videos. Smart AUTOThe camera automatically selects the best shooting settings for optimal quality based on subjects and environmental factors to provide point-and-shoot simplicity.P Program Access advanced exposure compensation features while shooting mostly automatically.Av Aperture-priority You define the aperture to either isolate your subject or have clarity throughout the entire picture, and the camera will choose the corresponding shutter speed.Tv Shutter-priority You select the shutter speed to stop or blur action, and the camera finds the appropriate aperture. With slow exposure times, Canon's noise reduction system activates to ensure low image noise.Movie Digest Mode Records a video clip before capturing a still image and then combines one day's worth of clips into a video.Portrait The camera sets a large aperture, focusing the subject and artistically blurring the background to make your subject pop.Kids & Pets Reduced focusing time freezes fast-moving subjects, so you won't miss those special shots.Smart Shutter The camera automatically takes the photo when people smile, wink, or get into frame.High-speed Burst The camera shoots continuously at a high speed of approx. 8.2fps while you hold down the shutter.Best Image Selection The camera takes five photos in succession, and then chooses the best one out of the bunch.Handheld Night Scene Suppresses image blur even without the help of a tripod.Low Light For high quality image capture in an amazing range of dimly-lit situations.Fisheye Effect Add a classic photo distortion without a fisheye lens.Miniature Effect for Movies & Stills Emphasizes perspective for a miniature effect by blurring upper and bottom portions of videos and stills.Toy Camera Effect Simulates photos taken with "toy" or pinhole cameras, darkening the image at the edges to create a vignette effect.Creative Light Effect Transform background bright spots to stars, hearts, music motes and more.Monochrome Choose from three single-tone effects: Black-and-White, Sepia, or Blue.Super Vivid Super Vivid intensifies existing hues, saturating the scene with bright colors.Poster Effect Poster Effect combines several similar shades into one color, turning subtle gradations into eye-catching, scene-popping contrasts.Color Accent Choose to retain a single color in your image while other colors turn monochrome.Color Swap Select a color and replace it with a color you specify for special effects.Beach Get clear shots of people at a sunny beach without darkened faces.Foliage Capture brilliant shots of autumn foliage, greenery and blossoms.Snow Shoot clear snow scenes without darkened subjects or an unnatural bluish tint.Fireworks Grab brilliant images of skyrocketing fireworks.Stitch Assist Build awe-inspiring panoramas by neatly aligning sequential images.Movie Shoot in Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 24 fps for up to 14 min. and 34 sec. or 4GB per clip. Shoot in HD (1280 x 720) at 30 fps for up to 20 min and 43 sec. or 4GB per clip. Shoot in VGA (640 x 480) at 30 fps for up to 43 min. and 43 sec. or 4GB per clip and QVGA (320 x 240 at 30 fps) for up to 1 hour 58 min. and 19 sec. or 4GB per clip. Also shoot in iFrame Movie format (1280 x 720) at 30 fps for up to 13 min. and 35 sec. or 4GB per clip. Super Slow Motion Movie Record your clips in high speed (approx. 240fps), and then watch your videos in slow motion. Actual results may vary from examples shown above. Final image may vary depending on picture composition. Easily Turn Your Memories into Videos. Movie Digest Mode records a short video clip right before shooting a still image and then combines one day's worth of clips into one video. Putting together a video containing highlights from family vacations, important occasions and other special events is now easier than you might imagine. Using the Movie Digest Mode, you can have the camera automatically record a short video clip (up to approximately 4 seconds) every time you shoot a still image. The camera will then combine an entire day's worth of clips into a single video. No editing required Ð Movie Digest Mode does all the work, so you can sit back and enjoy your video!Add some Fun to Your Photos! New scene modes, Toy Camera Effect and Monochrome, add an artistic look to your photos. Add some vintage nostalgia with Toy Camera Effect. Toy Camera Effect recreates this look by darkening the edges to make them appear as if they were photographed through a pinhole lens and adding contrast. Monochrome lets you sway away from the usual black & white combination. Now you can choose from three single-toned effects: Black & White, Sepia or Blue to really give your photos the effect you're looking for. See the Image on a Big Screen. Large, bright 3.0-inch wide PureColor System LCD with high resolution and wide viewing angle. The PowerShot SX230 HS digital camera's high resolution (461,000 dots) 3.0-inch wide PureColor System LCD gives you the big picture, whether you're shooting, reviewing or showing off your images. This high-resolution screen offers a crisp, clear picture to make shooting, playback and using the camera's menu functions especially convenient. Clear and bright, it features Night Display for easy viewing in low light. 3.0-inch with PureColor System LCD Screen

Review: Superb Piece of Equipment - I hope I can get across to you how thrilled I am with this camera, it far exceeded my expectations. I appreciate how small it is, it is barely larger than my iPhone. This was a major factor to me, I wanted a camera that would fit easily into my pocket. Don't let the small size deter you, this camera takes excellent photos! I have used it primarily on Auto mode and have found it almost always does the job for me. If I need to go beyond that, it offers shutter and aperature priority modes. It can even do time exposures, those came in very handy for me when shooting Christmas lights. We have some small dogs at home. Whenever I use a flash to take their photo, they would have a very bad case of red-eye that I needed to compensate for. I can use this camera in Auto mode with the flash and the dogs' eyes come out perfrectly normal, no red eye at all! The 14X optical zoom is great! I attended a football game and took some photos of the people on the other side of the stadium from me. It was very easy to read what ti said on their shirts. I also took photos of the game: I was on the 45 yeard line and was able to get great close-ups of the action when they weree on the 10-yard line at the other end of the field. Need to do macro shots? If so, this is the camera for you. It does not have a Macro setting. Instead, it automatcially goes into Macro mode when you are taking a photo of a close-up object. I put a silver dollar on the table, put the camera into Auto mode, got within a few inches of the ooin and the camera automatically went into Macro mode. The photos I got were sharp and detailed. The camera shoots amazing HiDef video in stereo. It is so sharp I will no longer take my camcorder with me when I travel. Also, you can use the zoom while shooting video without hearing the noise of the camera zooming in. The worst thing I can say about the camera is that the flash is in a place where I would normally place my left hand to hold the camera; this however is a very small issue that I can work with. The overall excellence of this camera more than makes up for it.
Review: Phenomenal bang for the buck for a used camera. - Decided to purchase one of these used to upgrade from two cameras, a Canon PowerShot A2300 and a Canon PowerShot A3000IS. Had a very limited budget and that didn't deter me. Did quite a few test shots and some test videos, tweaking the settings to my liking as I went along, and I'm very satisfied with the photo quality. The BSI-CMOS sensor this camera has definitely works wonders in low light situations producing about half the noise at the same ISO setting as the A3000IS, which uses a CCD sensor. The A2300 wouldn't have been able to do those low-light shots handheld due to the lack of image stabilization, and would have been the worst performer in low-light situations even if it did have it. Like the two A-series models, the white balance had to be set to the Tungsten preset when shooting indoors under incandescent or compact fluorescent lighting. All of them produced results a bit too yellowish with the auto white balance. Outdoors in daylight or even in cloudy conditions, this camera proves to very capable, especially after tweaking the picture settings to my liking. In cloudy conditions, I found the auto white balance makes things look a bit too cool just like the other two cameras, but changing to the Cloudy preset fixed that. I have tested the aperture priority, shutter priority, and full manual modes and found them very easy to use and I could quickly find the right setting to match the shooting scenario without any hassle. This is a plus for those who want to learn more about photography, and there's always the Program and Auto modes to fall back on. Both of those modes are also very easy to use. This camera is as much at home in Auto mode as it is in the PASM modes. Results from the video mode so far proves to be promising. Compared to the A2300, which I was previously using to record videos, it records sound in stereo instead of mono. The A2300 could only do 720p video while this camera can do 1080p. This camera is capable of continuous autofocus and the full extent of the 14x optical zoom is also available while shooting video. Exposure seems to adapt to varying lighting scenarios very well. There is a bit of noise in video shot in lower-light situations, but it's less than either A-series camera I own. The same auto-white balance issues I discussed earlier are present while recording video. Both video and audio quality are very good, but won't match the quality that models from other manufacturers have that shoot AVCHD video. Haven't used it enough at this point to determine how good the battery life is. I know it is rated at about 210 photos per charge, or about an hour of video. I'll find out soon enough if those ratings prove to be true. Compared to test videos and images I've seen from the SX 600 and 700 lineup over the past few years, I'd say this one performs better at higher ISO's and videos produce much less noise in lower light situations. The SX 600 series cameras can be picked up for $200-300 new, with the SX 700 series retailing for over $300. The SX 230 HS can be found for under $200 used in 2017, and is an awesome deal for the money when compared to stuff you can find brand-new. Overall, I'm very happy with this camera. UPDATE October 30, 2017: Still going strong after a month's worth of usage. I have had a chance to test out the battery life, and it seems to be pretty good for still images provided you stay away from GPS. Battery life while shooting video is a little less than I would have liked, but still, 45 minutes is a bit better compared to some brand-new models from the likes of Nikon and Sony. Most of the photos I have taken over the last month have come out sharp, with only a small handful of photos coming out blurry due to the autofocus missing or camera shake. This is hands down the best camera I've ever owned.

## Features

- Canon's HS SYSTEM with a 12.1 MP CMOS and DIGIC 4 Image Processor
- Full 1080p HD Video for exceptional quality with stereo sound, plus a dedicated movie button for easy access
- Remember where you were and when your pictures were taken with a GPS tracker that records your location, and a logger
- Powerful 14x Optical Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer and a 28mm Wide-Angle lens.
- Smart AUTO intelligently selects the proper settings for the camera based on 32 predefined shooting situations
- 12.1 effective megapixels, 1/2.3-inch high-sensitivity CMOS; 14x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B004J3YCGM |
| Age Range Description | Kid |
| Aperture modes | F3.5–F5.6 |
| Aspect Ratio | 1.77:1 |
| Auto Focus Technology | Center, Continuous, Contrast Detection, Face Detection, Live View, Multi-area, Single, Tracking |
| Autofocus Points | 9 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #83,499 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #663 in Digital Point & Shoot Cameras |
| Bit Depth | 12 Bit |
| Brand | Canon |
| Built-In Media | Tripod |
| Camera Flash | Built-In |
| Camera Lens | 28 Mm |
| Color | Black |
| Compatible Devices | Canon RF |
| Compatible Flash Memory Type | MMC, MMC Plus, SDHC, SDXC |
| Compatible Mountings | Canon RF |
| Connectivity Technology | HDMI, USB |
| Continuous Shooting | 3.2 |
| Crop Mode | 16:9 |
| Customer Reviews | 4.1 out of 5 stars 646 Reviews |
| Digital Scene Transition | zoom |
| Digital Zoom | 4 |
| Display Fixture Type | Fixed |
| Display Maximum Resolution | 461,000 |
| Display Resolution Maximum | 461,000 |
| Display Type | LCD |
| Dots Per Screen | 23574229 |
| Effective Still Resolution | 12.1 |
| Expanded ISO Minimum | 100 |
| Exposure Control | Automatic |
| File Format | JPEG, RAW |
| Flash Memory Bus Interface Type | SD |
| Flash Memory Speed Class | 10 |
| Flash Memory Type | SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC/MMCplus/HC MMCplus |
| Flash Modes | Auto, Custom, Flash, Face Detection |
| Flash Sync Speed | 1/250 |
| Focal Length Description | 28 millimeters |
| Focus Features | AiAF TTL |
| Focus Mode | Automatic AF (AF-A) |
| Focus Type | Autofocus & Manual |
| Form Factor | Compact |
| Generation | Generation 2 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00013803133929 |
| HDMI Type | Mini Connector |
| Hardware Interface | USB |
| Image Capture Type | Stills & Video |
| Image Stabilization | Optical |
| Image stabilization | Optical |
| Item Weight | 7.84 ounces |
| JPEG Quality Level | Fine |
| Lens Construction | >1 |
| Lens Type | zoom |
| Manufacturer | Canon |
| Manufacturer Part Number | SX230HS - BK |
| Maximum Aperture | 3.5 f_stop |
| Maximum Focal Length | 39.2 centimeters |
| Maximum Shutter Speed | 1/3200 seconds |
| Memory Slots Available | 1 |
| Metering Methods | Multi, Center-weighted, Spot |
| Minimum Focal Length | 28 millimeters |
| Minimum Shutter Speed | 15 seconds |
| Model Name | Canon PowerShot SX230 HS |
| Model Number | 5043B001 |
| Model Series | SX |
| Number of Diaphragm Blades | 6 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Optical Zoom | 14 x |
| Photo Filter Size | 28 millimeters |
| Photo Sensor Resolution | 12.1 mp |
| Photo Sensor Size | 1/2.3-inch |
| Photo Sensor Technology | CMOS |
| Real Angle Of View | 39.8 degrees |
| Recording Capacity | 32 minutes |
| Screen Size | 3 inches |
| Sensor Type | CMOS |
| Series Number | 5043 |
| Shooting Modes | Scene |
| Skill Level | Professional |
| Special Feature | GPS Enabled, HS SYSTEM with a 12.1 MP CMOS and DIGIC 4 Image Processor |
| Specific Uses For Product | Photography |
| Supported File Format | JPEG, RAW |
| Supported Image Format | JPEG, RAW |
| Total Still Resolution | 12.1 mp |
| Total USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Total USB Ports | 1 |
| UPC | 013803133929 |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |
| Video Capture Format | AVC |
| Video Output | HDMI |
| Video Resolution | FHD 1080p |
| Viewfinder | Optical |
| White Balance Settings | Auto, Custom, Flash torch, Shade |
| Wireless Technology | EyeFi |
| Write Speed | 10 MB/s |
| Zoom | Digital Zoom, Optical Zoom |

## Product Details

- **Aspect Ratio:** 1.77:1
- **Compatible Mountings:** Canon RF
- **Expanded ISO Minimum:** 100
- **Image Stabilization:** Optical
- **Maximum Aperture:** 3.5 f_stop
- **Maximum Focal Length:** 39.2 centimeters
- **Metering Description:** Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
- **Optical Zoom:** 14 x
- **Photo Sensor Technology:** CMOS
- **Supported File Format:** JPEG, RAW

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color** options.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Superb Piece of Equipment
*by B***B on December 27, 2011*

I hope I can get across to you how thrilled I am with this camera, it far exceeded my expectations. I appreciate how small it is, it is barely larger than my iPhone. This was a major factor to me, I wanted a camera that would fit easily into my pocket. Don't let the small size deter you, this camera takes excellent photos! I have used it primarily on Auto mode and have found it almost always does the job for me. If I need to go beyond that, it offers shutter and aperature priority modes. It can even do time exposures, those came in very handy for me when shooting Christmas lights. We have some small dogs at home. Whenever I use a flash to take their photo, they would have a very bad case of red-eye that I needed to compensate for. I can use this camera in Auto mode with the flash and the dogs' eyes come out perfrectly normal, no red eye at all! The 14X optical zoom is great! I attended a football game and took some photos of the people on the other side of the stadium from me. It was very easy to read what ti said on their shirts. I also took photos of the game: I was on the 45 yeard line and was able to get great close-ups of the action when they weree on the 10-yard line at the other end of the field. Need to do macro shots? If so, this is the camera for you. It does not have a Macro setting. Instead, it automatcially goes into Macro mode when you are taking a photo of a close-up object. I put a silver dollar on the table, put the camera into Auto mode, got within a few inches of the ooin and the camera automatically went into Macro mode. The photos I got were sharp and detailed. The camera shoots amazing HiDef video in stereo. It is so sharp I will no longer take my camcorder with me when I travel. Also, you can use the zoom while shooting video without hearing the noise of the camera zooming in. The worst thing I can say about the camera is that the flash is in a place where I would normally place my left hand to hold the camera; this however is a very small issue that I can work with. The overall excellence of this camera more than makes up for it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Phenomenal bang for the buck for a used camera.
*by S***N on September 30, 2017*

Decided to purchase one of these used to upgrade from two cameras, a Canon PowerShot A2300 and a Canon PowerShot A3000IS. Had a very limited budget and that didn't deter me. Did quite a few test shots and some test videos, tweaking the settings to my liking as I went along, and I'm very satisfied with the photo quality. The BSI-CMOS sensor this camera has definitely works wonders in low light situations producing about half the noise at the same ISO setting as the A3000IS, which uses a CCD sensor. The A2300 wouldn't have been able to do those low-light shots handheld due to the lack of image stabilization, and would have been the worst performer in low-light situations even if it did have it. Like the two A-series models, the white balance had to be set to the Tungsten preset when shooting indoors under incandescent or compact fluorescent lighting. All of them produced results a bit too yellowish with the auto white balance. Outdoors in daylight or even in cloudy conditions, this camera proves to very capable, especially after tweaking the picture settings to my liking. In cloudy conditions, I found the auto white balance makes things look a bit too cool just like the other two cameras, but changing to the Cloudy preset fixed that. I have tested the aperture priority, shutter priority, and full manual modes and found them very easy to use and I could quickly find the right setting to match the shooting scenario without any hassle. This is a plus for those who want to learn more about photography, and there's always the Program and Auto modes to fall back on. Both of those modes are also very easy to use. This camera is as much at home in Auto mode as it is in the PASM modes. Results from the video mode so far proves to be promising. Compared to the A2300, which I was previously using to record videos, it records sound in stereo instead of mono. The A2300 could only do 720p video while this camera can do 1080p. This camera is capable of continuous autofocus and the full extent of the 14x optical zoom is also available while shooting video. Exposure seems to adapt to varying lighting scenarios very well. There is a bit of noise in video shot in lower-light situations, but it's less than either A-series camera I own. The same auto-white balance issues I discussed earlier are present while recording video. Both video and audio quality are very good, but won't match the quality that models from other manufacturers have that shoot AVCHD video. Haven't used it enough at this point to determine how good the battery life is. I know it is rated at about 210 photos per charge, or about an hour of video. I'll find out soon enough if those ratings prove to be true. Compared to test videos and images I've seen from the SX 600 and 700 lineup over the past few years, I'd say this one performs better at higher ISO's and videos produce much less noise in lower light situations. The SX 600 series cameras can be picked up for $200-300 new, with the SX 700 series retailing for over $300. The SX 230 HS can be found for under $200 used in 2017, and is an awesome deal for the money when compared to stuff you can find brand-new. Overall, I'm very happy with this camera. UPDATE October 30, 2017: Still going strong after a month's worth of usage. I have had a chance to test out the battery life, and it seems to be pretty good for still images provided you stay away from GPS. Battery life while shooting video is a little less than I would have liked, but still, 45 minutes is a bit better compared to some brand-new models from the likes of Nikon and Sony. Most of the photos I have taken over the last month have come out sharp, with only a small handful of photos coming out blurry due to the autofocus missing or camera shake. This is hands down the best camera I've ever owned.

### ⭐ Grainy, Blurry, Loss of Detail
*by H***E on December 14, 2011*

If you're looking for a good point and shoot camera that delivers stunning pictures without a lot of tweaking and such, this IS NOT IT. While it's true that this camera performs better in low light conditions than other point n shoots, that improvement comes at the cost of photo quality in every other shooting condition. Not a very good trade-off in my opinion, and even those low light shots are underwhelming to say the least. Most low light shots taken without the flash are still quite grainy, and most have an amber tint. Battery life on this model certainly IS all it's cracked up to be. In other words, it's dismal. The battery is quickly depleted and takes a little more than two hours to charge. You might also find this excerpt from the owner's manual section on charging the battery interesting: "The battery may develop a bulge. This is a normal characteristic of the battery and does not indicate a problem. However if the battery bulges to the point where it will no longer fit into the camera, please contact a Canon Customer Support Help Desk." (p. 15, bottom paragraph). Couldn't a major player like Canon come up with a better power solution than a battery with a known design flaw? What if the battery develops a bulge while it's in your camera? What about the meat and potatoes of any camera review, namely photo quality? Most of several hundred images I shot were blurry, grainy, and either washed out or amber tinted, depending on which settings the camera automatically chose based on shooting conditions. There were, admittedly, a few exceptions. They were brilliant, and if those exceptions were instead the rule, I'd be raving about the camera instead of panning it. At least the potential for that kind of photography is there, so I'll give it this: it has potential. But we aren't paying for potential, we're paying for performance. This camera frequently chooses inappropriate focal points, focusing on extraneous items in the composition space and blurring the intended subject. Sure, lots of shots taken with this Canon look pretty okay until they're viewed at full size on a computer screen. Then they're grainy as heck, with way too much loss of detail. I'm not talking about enlarging images, just about full size viewing on a computer screen, which is how all my photos will be viewed (on a computer screen). The position of the flash on the camera causes it to be obstructed by the extended lens when shooting close up/macro, resulting in the lens' shadow being projected on to the subject. That's the worst of it, but there's another problem with it that most reviewers have already pointed out - it's an ergonomic disaster. Because of its placement, there's just no good way to hold the camera stable when shooting. If you're not careful when you're turning the camera on, you'll wind up preventing the darn thing from even opening with your finger. The flash isn't just in a bad place on top of the camera, it actually curves around the corner just enough so that even when held on the side, you can easily obstruct the flash, causing it not to open. As far as all the tweaks and features, I bought the camera in spite of those, not for them. I couldn't care less about GPS, I'd NEVER settle for editing my photos on a tiny 3" screen, and I hate cheezy effects, which I find most on-board effects to be. On the positive side, Canon's photo import and edit software is really quite good compared to others, including my old Kodak's. Importing images to your hard drive is quick and as easy as pie. Basic editing tasks are too. No doubt some will tell me which settings I should have used and which ones I should have tweaked, but that's hardly the point of "point and shoot", is it? Granted, being able to tweak basic photographic settings comes in handy for shoots that are planned ahead of time, but shooting on the fly requires speed, and there's nothing speedy about navigating the complicated menu on this camera to get to those settings. I didn't buy this camera for studio work, I bought it for its supposed point and shoot capabilities, and they are woefully inadequate. My experience with Canon digital cameras has led me to conclude that they're overhyped, but there's no denying that they have a loyal following nonetheless. I wish I could say I'd joined their ranks as a result of buying this camera, but I can't, nor can I recommend it.

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