Canon Powershot SX700HS review

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Even with its maximum aperture of just f/3.2, the SX700HS can still manage to produce shallow depth of field effects

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Shooting at high sensitivities reveals how well noise is controlled – if you examine the above image at 100%, you'll see there's a good level of detail kept.

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The camera's metering system copes well with shooting under artificial lighting conditions to produce accurate colours.

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Macro focusing allows you to get very close to the subject matter for frame filling shots.

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Shooting in Creative Shot mode leaves you with a random selection of digital filters.

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At the widest point of the 30x optical zoom, the SX700HS offers an equivalent of 25mm, making it ideal for capturing a wide angle of view.

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At the telephoto end of the optical zoom, the 30x zoom offers an equivalent of 750mm.

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If you need even further reach, you can activate ZoomPlus, Canon's name for digital zoom.

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There's even more scope for flexibility with standard digital zoom, although image quality starts to suffer when you use this – it's not bad for sharing online though.