Greenville Business Magazine 2010 May issue : Page 67When it became time for us to upgrade the camera we use for work, I considered a number of models before deciding what is essentially the latest version of the camera we already know and love. The Canon SX20 IS looks and acts like the little brother of a full fledged digital SLR. To get to this smaller size and much smaller price tag, you give up interchangeable lenses and RAW shooting mode, however, you get a camera that’s a lot more portable and has at least one feature that we find critical that’s not even available on the professional model. The SX20 IS has an impressive zoom, 28mm to 560mm (35. mm equivalent) that will let you shoot wide when you need it for an interior shot or long when you need to get close up for just a head and shoulders shot. The SX20 IS uses 4 AA batteries for power and stores shots on a SD cards, both of which we always have plenty of. This avoids our having to carry around an expensive custom battery pack just in case the one we’ve got goes dead while we’re working. AA batteries are cheap and plentiful and we always have a number of the rechargeable ones in our bag and ready to go. We absolutely love the flip and swivel view display on this camera. It allows you to take great pictures without having to hold the camera to your eye. This means we can take surrepti- tious candids or hold the camera above our head and can still see to frame the shot. While most of the best pictures are taken in fully automatic mode, there are plenty of modes on the dial to shoot scenics, portraits, and sports photos and let the camera make all of the decisions. There are manual modes for those who care, and the camera shoots beautiful high definition video as well. For travel or work,we think this camera is the best of all possible compromises.■ MAY 2010 | GREENVILLE BUSINESS MAGAZINE 67 Canon SX20 IS Publication List |
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