Canon PowerShot SX420 Digital Camera w/ 42x Optical Zoom - Wi-Fi & NFC Enabled (Black)

I came to Amazon looking for a camera to take on vacations and trips. I only ever use my iPhone for pictures, and wanted to invest in something slightly more professional that wouldn't break the bank. I am in no way a photographer, but this camera sure makes me feel like one. It's the perfect size for travelers, as it fits in your hand perfectly, as it's very small and portable. I think the picture quality is absolutely stunning. I can zoom into a tree from over 100 feet away and it looks as if I'm right in front of it! I haven't taken this camera on my trip to Europe yet, but will update and post the pictures I take once I do. I've mostly just played around with it, taking pictures of my dog or sister. I included a selfie to show the flash - that was taken in a pitch black room. I wasn't even sure it would come out clear, but wow! Look at the quality!One thing I would like to address is the wifi, which might be my favorite thing about this camera as a whole. I contemplated buying the Canon powershot SX410, which is a cheaper, slightly older version of this camera, but opted for this because of the wifi feature. I can't boast about it enough. I can take a picture of something, click on the wifi option on the camera, connect to the wifi from my phone, open the free camera app and send the picture directly from my camera to my iPhone. I can also delete that picture from the camera once I've saved it to my phone, so I'll never run out of space! The battery life is also very impressive and it seems to stay charged for a long time (another reason it's great for travelers). And the time it takes to fully charge the battery isn't long at all.I'm just a person who wanted a cool camera to take nice quality pictures. I'm not a photographer or anything near, but I love clean, crisp quality shots. If you want a small, portable camera that takes AMAZING quality pictures, has a KILLER zoom and flash, and has a wifi feature that allows you to share your pictures on social media in the matter of seconds after taking the picture, this is for you. This camera should be so much more expensive that it is because it's absolutely amazing. 10/10 recommend!

I found this camera easy to use, which was great for someone not very tech savvy. The camera is light-weight and compact, so it won't get in the way and is easy to hold. I also find the wrist strap useful. The pictures are of great quality and the zoom features work very well. I was able to adjust the settings fairly quickly after learning how to use them. The owner's manual is well-written with pictures to easily aid in trouble-shooting. Overall, this is a great camera and I would recommend it to anyone looking to get a functional camera at a reasonable price.

I was surprised at how light weight it was and easy to use. The photos attached are my first outing with the camera, not bad pics! There are many options I haven't figured out yet, but then I haven't had time to read the instructions!Would buy again.

First I bought a Coolpix which had wifi. I never could get the wifi to transfer pics to my iPad and the camera was too small and the controls too close to each other to operate the camera. After I found the Coolpix a new home, I bought this Powershot SX420.First, the camera is large enough to hold still and to operate the controls. I have arthritis, my hands are a little stiff but I can use this camera without any problem. The thumb rest beside the movie button didn't stop my thumb from sliding, so I put a small square of sticky back Velcro there to use for a thumb grip. Problem solved.The wifi is very easy set up. Pictures transfer painlessly to my pad or the photo printer.The long zoom makes the SX420 a great kayaking camera. Pictures of wildlife along the shoreline are very clear.This is a great little camera to have fun with when you're tired of your big camera that seems to take itself so seriously.

The camera itself takes good pictures, but then most cameras these days are just as good.This review is about only copying pictures from camera to Computer. Not dumb, stupid, and weak smartphones.Once you get the camera configured and connected to your Wireless network:1. You have to press camera wireless button to connect.2. You start the program on your computer to either import all or copy what you want.3. You *can not* take pictures while connected to the computer.4. On the camera now you have to disconnect from wireless, in order to take more pictures.This is completely unusable, it would be just as easy to take the SD card out of the camera and copy the files, or use a USB cable connected to the camera/computer.People don't care about cameras, people care about the pictures and copying pictures where they want them.1. Getting pictures off the camera to a Computer is poor, it works but very inconvenient.2. The defunct company Eye-Fi had this working better than any company I have found (ten years ago).3. I never tested the Cloud based upload, nor the smartphone features.For those of you who have never seen or had an Eye-Fi wireless card: The process of getting pictures to your computer is incredibly simple:1. Just turn the camera on and shoot pictures, a hundred if you like. The pictures just show up on your computer, without any interaction.Eye-Fi (now defunct), Originally the software for the eye-fi sucked just like all the rest as it was CLOUD based. But the final software they released (because they shut down their cloud service), was designed to connect to your computer directly using WiFi.It worked flawlessly.-Cheers