The Canon Powershot SX120 IS is the latest version of the PowerShot SX series which has been crowned as one of the best point and shoot ultrazoom cameras around. This SX120 IS is only a small upgrade over the SX110 IS that had a few issues. It's predecessor, the SX100 IS was poorly built, that much has been addressed in the last two models. A lot of the features from the previous models are present in this SX120 IS model.

If you look at the specifications comparison between the SX110 IS and the SX120 IS, there's very little that has changed. For example, this is now a 10MP camera instead of a 9MP one. The amount of digital zoom has been increased but as a feature it's pretty useless. Build quality is identical. The flash has to be manually raised unlike some other cameras where the flash pops out automatically depending on the settings and ambient conditions. The body is almost totally plastic so even though this might seem like a prosumer device, it's not.

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However, it's still better built than most other cameras. A rubberised handgrip would've been a nice touch. The screen is large, though it's performance is average. It works well outdoors but in darker areas, there's a bit of lag. Being a pointand- shoot camera, there isn't an eyepiece to look through. One of the features many manufacturers are adding to their cameras is the face recognition. The SX120 uses it a lot. Along with the usual timer functions, the SX120 has a face-timer function which automatically first uses a timer and then clicks a photo when you point the camera at a face. It's particularly useful for a self portrait.

The Canon Powershot SX120 IS is the latest version of the PowerShot SX series which has been crowned as one of the best point and shoot ultrazoom cameras around. This...