Canon PowerShot SX30 IS review

Is the new Canon SX30 the best bridge camera?

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
The Canon PowerShot SX30 IS is a little bit special because its 35x optical zoom gives it a focal length range equivalent to 24-840mm

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As part of our image quality testing for the Canon Powershot SX30 IS, we've shot our resolution chart.

If you view our crops of the resolution chart's central section at 100% (or Actual Pixels) you will see that, for example, at ISO 100 the Canon Powershot SX30 IS is capable of resolving up to around 20 (line widths per picture height x100) in its highest quality JPEG files.

Examining images of the chart taken at each sensitivity setting reveals the following resolution scores in line widths per picture height x100:

Canon powershot sx30 is resolutuion iso 100

Canon powershot sx30 is resolutuion iso 100

Canon powershot sx30 is resolutuion iso 80

Canon powershot sx30 is resolutuion iso 80

ISO 80, score: 22 (see full image)

Canon powershot sx30 is resolutuion iso 100

Canon powershot sx30 is resolutuion iso 100

ISO 100, score: 20 (see full image)

Canon powershot sx30 is resolutuion iso 200

Canon powershot sx30 is resolutuion iso 200

ISO 200, score: 20 (see full image)

Canon powershot sx30 is resolutuion iso 400

Canon powershot sx30 is resolutuion iso 400

ISO 400, score: 20 (see full image)

Canon powershot sx30 is resolutuion iso 800

Canon powershot sx30 is resolutuion iso 800

ISO 800, score: 18 (see full image)

Canon powershot sx30 is resolutuion iso 1600

Canon powershot sx30 is resolutuion iso 1600

ISO 1600, score: 16 (see full image)