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Review on πŸ“Έ Canon PowerShot SX710 HS: Unleash Your Photography Potential by Bill Russett

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Great camera, but my WiFi broadcast to my desktop isn't working.

Canon PowerShot SX710 HS - RED. always handy) and the tiny camera my wife uses. This Canon weighs 9 ounces versus 56 ounces for my Nikon. Features:1. Small enough to be carried in a pocket on a belt loop. Keep it in my SUV's center console trash can so it's available when needed (e.g. in a car accident).2. Not TOO small for my XXL hands, but you have to be careful when picking it up because it turns on with three different buttons.3. Super zoom, optical image stabilization, easy point-and-shoot when you need it (bonus: Consumers Report recommendation). Features a Canon mode dial that lets you choose manual mode, aperture, shutter speed and more - or just set it to auto or similar.4. Capable of taking great pictures, flash photos and full HD 1080p videos, it also has a great LCD screen. The focus of this camera is as sharp as possible. For example, hold it 5 inches from your driver's license and the image will be very clear and color perfect. See Customer Images (Case Logic case) for an example. It takes sharper close-ups than my Nikon DSLR, which costs seven times as much. 5. Transferring pictures and videos over Wi-Fi is advertised but doesn't work so I'm stuck with a USB cable (A male to mini B) to upload pictures to my Windows 10 desktop. SX710 finds our W-lan; finds desktop; When this desktop is selected, Windows shows "Canon PowerShot SX710 HS" via the Control Panel network selection, but the Canon software (from their website) says it "could not detect the camera". We have other devices that connect perfectly, but as Wi-Fi connectivity was one of the reasons for choosing this camera, we're deducting a star. SX710 HS: - Case provides a secure fit for the camera, with separate compartment for spare batteries and/or memory cards: Case Logic DCB Compact Camera Case 302 (Red) - These spare batteries have better features and performance than standard Canon NB-6LH batteries: (2 pcs) Vivitar NB-6L / NB-6LH batteries for some Canon PowerShot cameras Took over an hour to charge Canon battery so if this is your only battery you will have to wait. Ultra-fast storage, big enough for all the photos and videos anyone can take: Transcend 64GB SDXC/SDHC Class 10 UHS-1 Flash Memory Card up to 90MB/s 90MB/s 600x (TS64GSDXC10U1) - this smart tripod has the same colors as red SX710HS camera: Xit XT12FLXTR 12" flexible tripod with flexible roll legs, quick-release plate and spirit level (red/black) Main differences to the almost identical Canon SX700 HS: The SX710 has a resolution of 20.3 megapixels compared to 16.1 megapixels the SX700 (in my experience 16 megapixels is good enough, except when small parts of the image are cropped) The SX700 is cheaper The SX700 can record video in slow motion.

Pros
  • With built-in Wi-Fi, you can wirelessly transfer pictures and videos to compatible mobile devices.
Cons
  • old