Digital Home Thoughts: Photography Blog Review the Canon PowerShot SX20

"The SX20 IS is virtually identical to its predecessor, with the only major additions being the new HD movie recording and an "upgrade" to 12 megapixels. The former is successful, the latter less so. Being able to shoot high-definition video with stereo sound and the ability to make full use of the 20x zoom is a real attraction and something that not many other cameras currently offer. Unfortunately the story isn't so rosy with regards to still images, with noise and loss of fine detail first appearing at ISO 400 rather than ISO 800 as on the SX10. It seems that the move to more megapixels has compromised the overall image quality at higher ISO speeds, limiting this camera's ability in low-light environments."

The 20x zoom make this a really attractive camera. I've got an aging S2 IS that this would make a logical upgrade to. Too bad they just didn't leave it at 10 megapixels though, I think more people will get use from better low light performance than from a few extra megapixels.