Canon SX70 HS review

Ken McMahon from CameraLabs has completed his Canon SX70 HS Review.

The SX70 HS was announced quietly around a year ago in September 2018. It promised greater resolution, 10fps and 4K video over its predecessor.

At a glance;

20.3MP CMOS Sensor
DIGIC 8 Image Processor
65x Zoom Lens
21-1365mm (35mm Equivalent)
2.36m-Dot OLED Electronic Viewfinder
UHD 4K Video Recording, 4K Time-Lapse
Image Stabilization
Built-In Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Continuous Shooting up to 10 fps
Zoom Framing Assist

Ken compares against the COOLPIX B600;

With 4K video, plus 1080p modes in addition to a quarter-speed HD slomo mode, the PowerShot SX70 HS comfortably out-performs the COOLPIX B600 with its best quality 1080/25/30p video mode and quarter speed slomo mode at 640×480 resolution. Bear in mind that you can also set exposure manually for movies on the SX70 HS, whereas on the B600 you’re limited to auto exposure. That also applies to still shooting of course with PASM modes on the SX70 HS as well as the option of manual focus where the COOLPIX B600 is more of a point and shoot camera.

That last difference provides a good way of summing up the approach of these two cameras. While there isn’t a great deal between them in terms of their respective lenses, the PowerShot SX70 HS is a more sophisticated camera with better handling and more control over exposure and other settings, while the COOLPIX B600 offers super-zoom photography in a SLR-style package with the simplicity of fully automatic shooting.

Read the full review here