Canon PowerShot SX160 IS Digital Camera, 16x Optical Zoom, 28mm Wide Angle Lens, 720p HD Video, Intelligent Image Stabilization, Red

The Canon PowerShot SX160, which replaces the SX150 in the lineup, is a compact camera with enhanced features, and offers several key improvements over its predecessors. First is its 16MP resolution 1/2.3" CCD sensor (increased from 14MP), along with a 16x optical zoom lens (up from 12x) that starts at 28mm (35mm equivalent).

Key Features: Canon PowerShot SX160

• 16x Optical Zoom Lens starts at 28mm
• 16MP sensor
• 720p HD Video
• 3-inch LCD monitor
• Smart Auto with 32 predefined shooting situations
• Intelligent IS with 6 image stabilization modes
• Intelligent IS with 6 image stabilization modes
• High-speed AF
• Runs on AA batteries

The Canon PowerShot SX160 is chock full of interesting technology. It employs a variety of image stabilization methods, including hybrid shift-type camera shake correction, panning motion, a mode to use when shooting videos with the lens zoomed to its longest telephoto length, and a "Dynamic" mode that works in the wide angle setting to smooth out shakiness that may occur while walking and shooting at the same time.

Canon claims the Canon Powershot SX160 has a greatly reduced shutter lag time; in fact, they claim the total lag time is 0.29 seconds, a 46% reduction over the SX150. That's great news for sports shooters and when you're trying to catch the kids before they run out of the picture.

Shooting modes include: Manual exposure, aperture- and shutter-priority and program, Smart Auto, portrait, low light, snow, fireworks, creative filters, iFrame mode, Discreet mode (disables flash and all camera sounds), Live View control, face self timer, and more. Creative filters include Miniature Effect, Poster Effect, Toy Camera, Fisheye, Super Vivid and Monochrome.

The Canon PowerShot SX160 runs on easy-to-find AA batteries, has an ISO range of 100-800, minimum focus down to less than half an inch in macro mode. It shoots 720p HD videos. There's a 3-inch, 230k dot LCD finder, and a zoom range equivalent of 28-448mm and f/3.5-5.9.