4 Reasons Why I Buy Canon PowerShot SX20IS

#1. The articulating LCD (pull out, tilt/move) was a key element, as I wanted for being in a position to shoot from numerous several angles. It arrived in useful very soon–the second time I applied the camera–I was in a position to whip out the LCD and get some decent shots at a football game when I needed to boost the camera high more than my head to shoot around the folks standing in front of me.

#2. The power to effortlessly reveal video information. The .mov file format is usually a much more widely accepted format, which could effortlessly be shared (with out processing/conversion). The files are accepted on internet sites such as You Tube. The files might be played with Quicktime along with other media players (e.g. VLC). Though the Panasonic camera uses a format which can be much more compressed and permits a lot more information to get saved on an SD card, the file format will not be as wide spread and not as effortless to write about with others, with no converting the file.

#3. Client Reports rankings for last year's type: Canon #1, Pana #5 (SX10 IS & Pana DMC-FZ28). I suspect the SX20 IS will follow the same trend this year when Client Reviews releases their test results for 2009.

#4. Canon takes AA batteries. This makes the camera slightly heavier, but you'll always be competent to get economical batteries in a pinch, not having the need for buying a proprietary lithium ion battery. May I recommend Sanyo Eneloop rechargeable batteries. I bought some new on Amazon. They are excellent. I haven't charged them yet and I've taken 120 pictures and 40 minutes plus of 720p video. I've also played back the pictures and movies on my TV/Projector and transferred all data files to my computer, using the same batteries, with out charging them. And they are “..still going…”