Camera Review: Canon Powershot SX70
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- A review of the Canon Powershot SX70 HS camera.
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Interesting video, thanks. I've had this camera for only a few days now, and bearing in mind every new camera I get is the 'best ever' (!), I think this little Canon has some outstanding features, namely:
1. A pretty amazing EVF for what is a small sensor bridge camera, especially compared to this type of camera a few years ago. Perhaps I haven't been keeping up.
2. A lovely light body with perfect size grip, for my hand anyway. Better grip than on more expensive DSLRs.
3. A quite brilliant implementation of exposure compensation on a one control dial camera; once selected exposure compensation stays on until you turn it off, meaning it is a single dial procedure. Unlike Canon's more expensive DSLRs where you have to press the EC button at the same time as turning the control dial which is much more fiddly.
4. Finally I can upload its photos wirelessly to my computer using Canon's Image Transfer Utility software!
5. Excellent ergonomics regarding its buttons and especially the two separate zoom controls.
Now to take some decent pictures...
Great summary!
Trying to decide what Canon to purchase.......thank you for this fabulous video. Tells me everything I need to know.
Glad it's informative 👍🏾
Having mine now for over 11 months. Its a superb camera for its price point. I love the simplicity and ease of use. It has produced excellent photos of my environment and life. Shoots great in black and white for Face shots. It has proved to be an asset in producing quick shots whilst roaming on my Tricity 125. Well done Team Cannon.
Great for face shots from a distance. Haven't tried black & white photos, good idea 👍🏾
Very helpful review. You responded to a lot of the questions that I had. Thanks 🙂
Great, glad you found it helpful 😊
excellent review !! ..honest and easy to understand, even for a someone who only start researching for first camera purchase.
Great to to hear. Glad you found it informative 👍🏾
Best review of this camera that I've seen, well done and thank you 🌞
Thanks, appreciate the positive feedback!
Thank you very much. Great review and thanks for helping me with my decision between the SX 70 and the SX740. I think this camera with the amazing zoom will be a better fit.
Glad you found the review helpful 👍🏾
Many thanks. Awesome review and very informative.
Glad it is helpful. 👍🏾
I love mine...Doesn't do to good in low light though..but...that issue can be fixed in your photo editor!!! Try it :)
This camera takes amazing moon photos that you can enhance more in your photo editor. It's important you learn how to use your camera and photo editor. It will take time. Keep practicing!!!
That mega zoom is fantastic for birds and wildlife too.
I am a wildlife photographer and nature...flowers, the moon etc. It takes perfect pictures of birds and deer etc. GREAT camera!!@@TravelGigolo
Great review this guy makes it very easy to understand.
Great! Glad you found the video useful 👍🏾
Thank you. Great review
Makes a lot of sense.
Glad you found it useful 👍🏾
Thank you so much! This was very helpful!
Glad you found it useful 👍🏾
Thanks!
great overall review. Thank you!
Thanks for the feedback. Glad you found it useful.
Thanks. Very useful 👍
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for such wise and bona fide review!!!!!!!!
Thank you for the feedback. Glad you found the review useful.
Great review, thank you!
Glad it's helpful!👍🏾
Great review, thanks!
Glad you found it informative! Thanks for the positive feedback.
Rice review. Clear and to the point. Have just bought one.
I think it's a great buy. Hope you have a lot of fun with it 👍🏽
Great review!!!! I bought my SX70 for myself for Christmas last year .... 1 year in, I still love my camera!!!
Thanks for the feedback 👍🏽
Can use extra lens?
Excuse me, is it a good quality for taking video too?
@Pinky Candy: Movie clips are good. You need to secure the camera for long zooms though
@Cherom Happy: Hi, it's a fixed lens. You can't change lenses.
Good review. I used to shoot with basic canon DSLR 1300d then sold it and after a few years decided to pic up a basic camera and got a second hand SX510HS and am really impressed with it. But have seen the SX70 and it's got me very interested
I still have my SX50 HS, also a great camera.
Get one ASAP. You will love it!!
I love my SX70
It's a great piece of kit. Really practical, capable, and good value in my view.
AMEN!!
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Thanks for info👍🙏
Glad you found it informative 👍🏾
Great demo thanks going to Madikwe and this helps a lot
It's a great piece of kit. Hope you get some awesome shots and footage at Madikwe 👍🏾
btw i was 995 subscriber
keep going great video
Thanks for the support!
Thanke you dear
Most welcome. Glad you found it informative.
Great video💯
Thanks 💯
I am going to buy this camera now...thank you
I think it's a good buy. Hope you'll have a great time with it.
great reviews..I also have this camera..and it is very nice to be able to take great pictures or videos and can zoom further
The zoom capability is really awesome 👍🏽
you should have a hot shoe on top of it but it has a cover that is a bit hard to remove , but you do have a place to put any accessory that can fit on DSLR
Finally, a review that was mainly positive! and I think it’s because you made a point of saying what type of photographer this camera would work best for. I’ve watched 6 or 7 other reviews of this particular camera and they all make a blanket statement that it is lousy overall, and prospective buyers hear that and walk away with the feeling of “Oh it sucks”. I’m totally an amateur, but even I know at least half of the reason why photos come out great (or not) is due to the photographer’s skill level.
I thoroughly enjoyed your review btw! I have this camera actually - got it two days ago.
Exactly! In my view this camera is not intended to be the equivalent of an expensive DSLR with multiple high expense lenses for paid professional photographers.
Hope you are enjoying your camera 👍🏾
@@TravelGigolo Thanks! I came down with covid but hope to be out and about soon to try it out.
I have a question, hoping you know how to save a still shot from video?
On my last camera it was super easy and pretty much self-explanatory, but for some reason on the FX70 I can’t figure it out or find anything that shows how to do it. I read the entire user manual booklet that comes with the camera, and also went to Canon’s website to see their online manuals for the FX70 but to no avail.
Sorry to hear you have Covid. Hope you'll be well soon.
I haven't taken single frames from the camera directly or on my PC, but I do know that there are apps that can do it. Try the link below for some tips.
www.raymond.cc/blog/extract-video-frames-to-images-using-vlc-media-player/
@@TravelGigolo Thanks so much for the info, I appreciate it!!
Smooth zoom.. Nice cam 👍
It's a nice feature on the camera. It's a significant improvement on previous models where you couldn't really get a smooth zoom while filming.
Thanks.
Hope Canon will add touchscreen, a hot shoe interface in the SX80 HS.
The Lumix FZ300 has a touch screen.
Yes agree, a touch should be standard. Thanks for the feedback 👍🏾
Hi there! Good video!
Thanks, glad you found it useful 👍🏾
This was one of my many cameras I’ve bought in the passed, I tend to just stick to manual cameras now.
Get better images.
Ngl this camera me great.
I had this with me as well as my big camera. It worked but I no longer use it.
But it’s good for beginners.
I’ve been doing wildlife photography for over 6+ years. I buy trade and sell cameras all the time.
I like wildlife photography and if you do to then this is a nice camera to have.
Call it a staters camera.
I don’t call it a beginners for me I just bought it that year to see what it can do.
But I do recommend it.
But technically is improving and there is much better cameras out there now.
Definitely a great camera to start with. Been a while since it was launched so I guess there is better technology out there now. When people ask what camera they should buy, I almost always recommend a bridging camera for versatility and being well priced tool for learning.
Nice and clear review....I bought one today. Any good instructional videos to learn how to operate the camera?
I basically learned to use it just working with it and then looking stuff up as I went. So perhaps just do a search on TH-cam. I used a lot tips from various sources.
Me too@@TravelGigolo
Great review. Clear and simple. Which tripod are you using for video, specially when the zoom at its super level?
Just a basic standing tripod, nothing particularly special. For hikes I use a Gorilla tripod because its portable and versatile.
@@TravelGigolo Thank you, expecting some of your videos.
Nice video review. I still have SX50 and I am not sure if I want to upgrade to SX70 bec it does not have 100 optical zoom like Nikon P100 and I don’t want to change brand name.
I also have the SX50, it's a great camera despite being 8 years old. Thanks for the feedback.
OKEY !
Hey great review ! How would you compare this with the Panasonic Lumix Fz 80 for beginners?
Thanks!
Unfortunately I haven't used the Panasonic, so can't really give a comparison.
Thanks for the great review. Can I record 4K videos at 60FPS using this?
4K is only available at 30fps. You have to be in 1080p to get the higher frame rates.
It is really great review. Very clear information. Is it the best choice in its price range? Or there is better choice than this if I gonna buy?
Thanks for your feedback. The Canon SX70 is great from my experience. I have not tried the competitor models so I can't comment with confidence on them.
From my dad thankyou for explaining me
Glad you found the information useful.
@@TravelGigolo Thank you
Good camera
Definitely agree. Very capable and good value for money.
I hate touchscreens on cameras. It's far too easy to accidentally touch some part of the screen and end up changing some settings, which can make you completely miss all of the action. It's particularly bad when you have to spend a minute or so trying to figure out exactly what it was that you accidentally touched so that you can fix it.
I find that's a problem with small cameras like the M50. But I definitely prefer the touch screen as it's user friendly and the changes are immediately visible on the screen. Adjusting focal point for example is quicker.
Touch screen is useful buddy....
You need that touch fast to focus! On a subject.
Your not a photographer so you shouldn't say that.
My only complaint about this camera is the noise in the photos. Great little travel camera when you don't want to bring your big camera and lenses.
Does not compare to mirrorless or DSLR at the big zooms, but I suppose that's the trade-off for getting an all-in-one package. But yes, a great camera.
I got a sx530hs and im planning to get this. But im gonna still stick a little bit longer to my camera
That's also a nice camera 👍🏾
Dont buy the Sx70 It dosent have a external flash port and trust me if you want to take some artistic shots your gonna need a external port maybe instead get the sx60 thats a very good camera too
SX70HS has inbuilt flash. It's in the video.
@@TravelGigolo I know but its not as good as external flashes
I went from that to this one. Similar.... but better quality photos, I think. You will love it!!
Thanks for a great video - how is macro on camera?
The macro ability is good for this type of camera. Reasonable depth and easy to switch to macro in the settings.
Hello how are you! I have a Canon Sx70 and I have a question. The viewfinder has a sensor that just putting your hand in front already makes the camera display go off. Is there any way I can disable the display viewfinder to use only the LCD Display?
Hi Thom, unfortunately I don't have a solution for that. I'm just conscious of it and so I avoid shading out the sensor.
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NIce vid ! hmm no hot shoe mount, ooops fail. This cam then is not an option for me. bridge cam should still have that. put the pop up flash elsewhere.
Thanks for the feedback. I suppose this depends on your intended use and level of expertise. I think for most users they would never need/use the hot shoe, myself included. But probably would be a useful feature for more expert users.
how do you add grid lines and balance tool?
Go into the menu. In the photo menu (red) go across to tab 7. Then go down to 'shooting info and display'. Go to grid lines and turn them on.
Hi is there a recording limit on video otherwise good review
The maximum recording time is 30 minutes. I haven't ever made a clip that long though so I have not physically confirmed the 30 minute limit.
I am buying this camer in quatar
Enjoy it. I use my SX often.
Hi, could you tell me where the frame lock is. Thanks in advance.
Hi there, here's a link with illustrations.
support.usa.canon.com/kb/index?page=content&id=ART173013
Will this be atleast better than my Redmi note 7 camera ?? One more question -- Digital zoom starts after 65x optical while zooming ?? And I love zooming and clicking 😊
I have no experience with the Redmi Note 7, however a cellphone camera and a dedicated super zoon camera have very different functionality. Firstly, I'm not aware of any significant optical zoom capability on any smartphone, and second the lens set up is very different as well. Smartphone camera technology has come a long way, but I can't see that it would meet the capability of 65x optical zoom. In other respects such as close up and landscape photos you may find that the smartphone produces more desirable image quality. Generally wide-angle is where the smartphone may be better. The SX70 fills a set of needs outside the smartphone's capability. Smartphones now have really good slow motion capabilities (I have an S9, soon to upgrade 😉), the camera is not as good in that respect but zoom capability can't be matched.
@@TravelGigolo thnx bro
Both pretty do much good for amazing photos just remember this.
Canon don't have touch focus but autofocus, as the phone does has.
While recording canon sx70 can focus good and auto itself when detecting a blur but touch screen is faster to focus on the subject you want.
Canon sx60 still has f3.4 that aperture depth of field isn't really great to blurry out picture, kind of a embarrassed for pro or average photographer.
Your phone is f2.0 does a great job and my motorola one action can go lower to 1.80 that alot better.
You can find better camera with better feature specs.
My phone show a bit clearer noise level then my canon sx60 same quality as sx70 but still show some noise just clearer then canon sx60 iso100.
Your phone can record slow mo at 120fps with 720p, yes canon sx70 has slow mo but it's terrible the slow mo is fine just you won't able to record in hd but in 640/240p only.
Only thing you missing is that 4k but do you need that? It's ok for me to have 4k just to feel like I'm not missing big size haha. I tend to record on 1080p/60 or 30.
I still want that 4k yes my phone has that feature only 30fps.
Oh one more thing over zooming is to overrated, cause they arent the same distance as bincoular and telescope at the same number, my 10x bincoular can see the moon crater larger closer then my sx60 at 10x.
Which micro sd card did you use. I have the same Camera but my Footage is only 720p
We try to use fast write speed cards from reputable manufacturers. I don't really have a specific brand or product that I use.
Note that you need to be in movie mode to access 4k recording capability. The camera should default to 1080p in other modes.
you mentioned you had the Sx50 first... do you think this one is worth upgrading to from the sx50?
The SX70 is definitely an upgrade from the SX50. The SX70 zoom is only a little further in reality, but it has a 20MP sensor which is also newer so better image quality. SX70 has wi-fi and bluetooth connectivity which the SX50 does not have, this is very handy for quick file transfers and backup. The SX70 sits more comfortably in the hand too. For me, those are the main differences on a practical level although there are various other technical improvements.
Would I upgrade from an SX50 to an SX70 because of the above. Honestly no. I would not spend the money buying the new camera to replace a perfectly fine SX50 if it's only for those reasons above. That is my personal real-world opinion. I suppose it depends on how significant these factors are to you as an individual and of course your budget.
don't buy it if you have a working sx50. it's not worth it.
My canon SX 70 will not switch on . I have had it for 24 hours it worked perfectly for the first day. I have re charged the battery
but it will still not switch on?
That's weird, wonder if it's defective. I have several canon products and never had any issues. Maybe contact the supplier, I assume it's under warranty since it's brand new.
Hi
So which one do you recommend or u likened more
Canon sx 70
Nikon p950
Hi there. I have only used the Canon SX70 HS. I haven't used the Nikon P950 yet. So I can't really give an experience based comparison of SX70 vs P950.
@@TravelGigolo thank u
hello, what is the stabilization when you shoot a video and say you follow a bird of prey in the air, at say 600,700mm whether it is a decent video or not to watch🙋♂️
Honestly it's very difficult to keep the camera steady and the moving subject properly framed at 600mm. I've tried and the outcome has never been very good. That's my experience.
Hi! How can I get a blurry background on photos? :)
The easiest way is to take the photo from a distance at a high zoom. The further away you are, the more out of focus the background becomes. The opposite can also work if the background is far behind the subject of your photo, then you take the photo from close up instead.
You can try aperture priority (Av) as well. You may have to play with that a bit to get a feel for it.
I shoot in that mode a lot. I never set it to auto anymore. I like that setting because you can adjust the light to darker or lighter to get the effect that looks best. Plus, I keep mine on Vivid color and WOW!!! :)@@TravelGigolo
Does it shaking when full zoom?
Handheld it's difficult to keep very steady at full zoom. You need a tripod or a steady surface to get the best results at full zoom.
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i tried it, its good for pictures but crap for video. theres an autotracking feature that wont turn off even if you turn it off in the settings. makes the footage jumpy when subject is moving
I haven't had any issues with the tracking auto focus. What setting are using on the main dial when shooting video?
Also at full zoom its difficult to keep the camera steady when hand held but that's to be expected for big zooms.
Hello there. You say autot4acking won't turn off? Let me help you.
Turn your dial to video mode, now press menu down the bottom right.
Be on camera category menu, do you see af frame? Scroll to that and click left or right button to change to center only.
IS problem?
Go find is setting
Press let it on continuous and dynamic level 2
Hello I bought this camera a few days ago, when i zoomed into the moon it was not focusing at all. Very difficult. Amy tips ?
Hi. I assume you're having difficulty with night photos of the moon. Day photos of the moon are easier.
For a clear night shot of the moon, an easy solution is to set the auto white balance (AWB) to tungsten, and reduce the exposure to -1 or so. You can do this in programme mode (i.e set dial to P). Its best done with a tripod. You can also use a delay timer to give the camera time to settle after you press the shutter button or use the remote control.
Otherwise you can play the settings in manual mode as well until you get it right. Mainly ISO set to about 100, and then change shutter speed to about 1/80, then change aperture until you get you get the photo you want. Try small changes to the settings until you are happy.
Travel Gigolo it did not even cross my mind to shoot during the day. Thankyou soooo much for your detailed reply. New sub here :)
Most welcome, and thanks to you too 😊
just jet lit focus its okay just let it focus.
it has autofocus there is no problem.
Make sure to set your camera on Manual, Do not use Auto, you will never get good photos of the moon. Crank up your ISO to about 1600 and a large F number try between f20-29. Shutter speed of about 1/60-80. You also want to use spot metering and single point. And shoot the moon when it is just rising just after dark, that is when the moon is at it dimmest and will allow you to get more detail. A half moon will be even better. For best results use a tripod, but you can still do fine hand held. I take the moon using my DSLR with a huge 600 mm lens on it handheld so you should have no problem with yours. As for not focusing on the moon, it is because you probably have the camera set for auto, in which case the camera is using multi-point focus and matrix metering, which you do not want, so that is why it can't focus on the moon. That is why you need to set your camera to manual and set the focus mode to single point and the metering to spot metering. Also no two nights are quite the same and believe it or not the moon is never the same as it is rotating, so the above settings are just a basic setting to go by, you may need t tweak them slightly depending on the night and the size of the moon and how late or early you take it. The later at night and the higher the moon the brighter it is so it will be harder to capture as much detail.
Is Auto focus system better than nikon p900?
I haven't used the P900, so can't comment on the difference. I can say that the SX70 auto focus is generally good except if you are trying to focus on something that is small and dark and surrounded by lighter objects. Otherwise it's pretty good.
How to make the picture blur using this camera?
Hi there, not sure what you mean exactly. If you are talking about bokeh then you can do this via the manual settings. Alternatively if you are not comfortable with manual settings then take the picture at a high zoom such that the subject is in focus and the lack of depth at high zoom will blur the background. Hope that answers your question.
Shallow depth of field.
This aloud to put your picture to perspective. It's not the best manual control but it works fine. Not good blur too and no sir I know much about cameras.
It's still f3.4 that is okay not good still but still create blur.
My motorola one action is a f1.80 that's super blurry.
I have tried and failed to set my ISO to 800. I hit 800 and click save and every time, it resets itself to 200.
Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong?
Hey. In which mode/setting have you tried this?
.@Raymond. Just saw this now. What mode are you in?
@@laradematos Hi:
In the P mode.
Nikon p1000 king 👍
Does it shoot portrait photos?
You can shoot portrait photos. rotating the camera sideways is the easiest way to do it.
Please explain to me in a few words how to take a wide-angle video, please what should I do on my camera, thank you in advance, greetings from Croatia, Europe
This camera does not have a wide angle lens. It's just not designed for that. I use my cellphone to do wide angle video and pictures.
@@TravelGigolo Thanks for the answer, I listened when you described this camera and I watched the same thing, you explained that this camera has great possibilities... I mainly shoot videos of birds, my videos are narrow, I don't have instructions, I didn't get it when I bought it, I don't understand I can only take pictures of one bird with my camera, but I would like to capture more birds in the frame. I follow your page on You Tube, you have fantastic videos, I enjoy watching them. Why can't I achieve the same? nice videos, I read on the net that my device can do it, but I don't know how to set it up on my device. Thank you and best regards.
I've been pondering what your problem might be, but then I thought maybe it's to lead you to an advanced user manual. That's probably going to be more helpful than me trying to figure out the problem.
You can download an advanced user manual here 👇🏾
www.usa.canon.com/support/p/powershot-sx70-hs#DOWNLOADS
@@TravelGigolo Thank you for your help my friend Gigolo, I will try the link you sent me, I take pictures with basic setup, I wish you a nice greeting from Croatia, a small country on the Adriatic Sea
Eu tenho uma câmera dessa,ela é ótima,pena que os vídeos no TH-cam são tudos em inglês.obg
talvez você possa usar as legendas automáticas no seu idioma
Is this camera worth the price? would you recommend this camera?
I think it's great value for money.
@@TravelGigolo
How would you recommend Lumix F 300 or PowerShot SX70 HS? I have such a dilemma. Regards
Do you think this camera would be good for recording in real life videos (Ryan Trahan, Mrbeast style)
I think it's generally easier to do that kind of stuff with a cellphone or a GoPro. That's mainly what I use. The stability on a camera like this is not as good as those, and you need a bulky gimbal. This is camera is better for wildlife, scenery, or if you're stationery e.g sitting at a desk or standing in one place.
Can I manually focus the lens?
Yes, you can manually focus. It's a digital operation using the screen and manual focus settings.
@@TravelGigolo Hi: Thank you for answering my question. So what you are saying is I can the menu setting to manual focus and then use the ring on the lens? Sorry if I should know this answer but I have 2 previous head injuries.
So what you are saying, is EVERY TIME I want to take a photo in the MANUAL Focus mode, I have to use the rotating dial?
If I was taking a picture of an eagle jumping off a limb, I wouldn't have time to use the rotating dial.
Once I am in the manual mode, can't I just use the ring on the lens to focus each shot?
Unfortunately there is no dial (bezel) on the lens for focusing . The process is all digital. So you go into manual focus and then use the buttons to set the focal position. It's too slow to use this method on a subject that is moving. Perhaps try Tracking Auto Focus. In Tacking AF you choose the subject to focus on and the camera then moves the focal point to stay with the subject.
You won't normally get a manual focus bezel on a camera of this type.
@@TravelGigolo Hi:
I bought the camera yesterday and am excited to use it.
Probably not the smartest to name a camera model "SX70" since that name conjures up memories of a Polaroid instant Camera from the 70's
Wasn't aware of it.
Makes NO difference anyway....SX70 is GREAT :)@@TravelGigolo
Helpful video thanks. The only thing about the review I didn't like was the irritating music played over your voice. I want to hear YOUR review not music!
Thanks for the feedback, appreciated.
120fps at 1080p?
According to canon yes, 119.9fps at full HD 1920 x 1080. I have not used that function though.
@@TravelGigolo do you have this device now? Please check
No sir, 120fps slow mo but not in hd nor fhd.
You can record 240fps at 240p
480p standard flat quality 120fps
Sir you think of to much xbox series x and ps5 thinking you gonna get 120fps on smoothness full hd recording....
When Record Video Can not Pause
I'm not aware of a pause function while recording. I dont think that is possible on this camera. I have not seen this on any other cameras either.
Je veux acheter cette appareil il y a quelqu'un qui peut me vendre
You can buy it online
это лучшая камера ?
Hi Fee dee, I cannot read your messages.
@@TravelGigolo I mean, Canon SX 70, - is the best camera now or there are better options for the quality-price of zoom cameras, possibly from other manufacturers? Please answer
I have not tried other manufacturers to compare. So I can only really speak with confidence about the Canon. In my view it's a very good product for the price range.
Thanks!
Glad you found this useful.