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BETTER PHOTOGRAPHY APRIL 2015

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• Canon PowerShot
  SX710 HS


• User’s manual


• Charger


• Neck Strap


• 8GB SDHC card

WHAT’S IN THE BOX

There’s a new compact superzoom in town, in the form of the Canon

PowerShot SX710 HS. Supriya Joshi puts it through its paces.

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Pocketable Speedster

T

he latest iteration of Canon’s

PowerShot series is the SX

HS, which was announced by

the company back in January

this year. The SX710 HS is the

successor of the SX700 HS, which we

saw at CP+ in Japan in 2014. Several key

features seen in the SX700 HS have been

brought back to the SX710 HS. Let’s fi nd

out how the camera fares.

Features

The SX710 features 30x zoom (25–750mm

in 35mm parlance) in a compact body,

20.3MP CMOS sensor and 1080p video

at 60p. Like the SX700, the SX

features a 5-axis image stabilisation,

which compensates for 2.5 stops. This, in

combination with the DIGIC 6 image

processor promised not only speed, but

also sharp images at any focal length.

You can shoot multiple frames at a burst

rate of 8fps, however, the focus and the

metering will be locked on the fi rst image

you shoot in the series.

The camera features P, S, A , M modes

along with a whole host of automatic

modes like Hybrid Auto, which captures

a four second video before each shot

and combines them in a video montage.

Another interesting feature, which we

had fi rst seen in Canon PowerShot N,

is Creative Shot, which shoots a burst

of images, and produces six images in

different aspect rations and fi lters. This is

a fun mode to try out while making casual

portraits with friends and family.

Handling

Canon has packed in a 30x zoom lens

in quite a portable body, while being

lightweight, yet robust. A fi nger grip on

WEIGHTAGE OF

PARAMETERS

Features

Performance

Build Quality

Ergonomics

Warranty &

Support

30%

35%

15%

15%

5%

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Canon PowerShot SX710 HS