The Canon PowerShot SX210 is considered to be the most compact camera of the company. It features a 28mm-equivalent wide-angle lens that comes with a 14x zoom. Although it has some improvements over some prior models, it still has several design quirks.

The camera is available in the following color shades: purple, black, as well as gold. It is equipped with an excellent LCD that is bright enough and measures 3 inches.

You will find that the controls of the camera are mixed, meaning that there are good as well as bad ones. On top of the device there is a tiny power button, shutter release as well as a nubbin of a zoom control. Under the dial, you can find a dedicated record button, which can be used for movies. The dial can be used for fast navigation.

As for shooting options of the camera, there are simple point-and-shoot options as well as full manual controls. Actually, the manual shooting options are considered to be better compared to most of compact megazooms. You can take advantage of full manual and semimanual controls.

Using the Canon’s Smart Auto, it will be possible to determine settings that are based on the scene you are going to shoot. The Easy mode does the same way when you want to make a shot.  Also you are able to choose from popular scene selections, like Night Snapshot, Portrait, Landscape, Indoor as well as Kids & Pets.

The camera’s shooting performance is slow. So it is not a good variant for fast-moving subjects. Actually, it is considered to be the case of most compact camera.

The photo quality is excellent. But still you can notice several issues. Photos are soft at ISO 200. The strong point of the camera is its color performance. The taken pictures are saturates, bright and accurate.

If you are looking for a camera available with a range of shooting controls, then the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS would be the right choice for you.