Name: Canon PowerShot SX500 IS Digital Camera, 16MP, 30x Optical Zoom, 24mm Wide-Angle Lens, 720p HD Video, Intelligent Image Stabilization
Brand: Canon
SKU: ICASX500
Price: 249.95 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.02 (51 reviews)

Canon PowerShot SX500 IS Digital Camera, 16MP, 30x Optical Zoom, 24mm Wide-Angle Lens, 720p HD Video, Intelligent Image Stabilization

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Buy: Canon PowerShot SX500 IS Digital Camera, 16MP, 30x Optical Zoom, 24mm Wide-Angle Lens, 720p HD Video, Intelligent Image Stabilization Color: Black, Configuration: Camera Only, Media Type: SD, Model: Canon SX500, Resolution: 16 MP

An amazing camera for the price. Upclose pictures of my birds thru my glass door are perfect shots everytime. Very detailed in colors and contrast. Absolutely perfect for me. Videos are excellent quality also! I love this camera!

A plastic piece around the lens is only glued in and when you take the lens cover off the plastic piece is stuck in the lens cover. Now the plastic piece is completely gone and the cover will not go on the lens. The camera freezes all the time and will not take pictures. The word busy is constantly being displayed. I have had other Canon power shots and loved them. This model I totally dislike and am frustrated every time I use it.

Worst ever purchased

I compared this camera side-by-side with another Canon SX 50 and from that we found the image stabilizer and the auto focus were not working correctly.
We compared the photo image at a 100 times and 200 times.
My Canon SX 50 would not stay focused. The image stabilizer was very unstable. I am sending this camera back to Canon for a replacement. This is a great camera. Mine may somehow have missed the quality inspections. Hopefully I can change my review when I get my replacement

Canon SX 50

I received this camera as a Christmas gift in 2012 and just love everything about it! Easy settings, nice quality photos every time! The only problem i can think of is that sometimes it gets finiky with low light and doesnt want to take the photo.

love my camera!

This is one of the many cameras that I have but the canon powershot sx500 is is the best. Not only is it portable and small but it also has a 30x zoom and 60x super zoom. This camera has a number of scene modes and effects which make my photos clear and vibrant. I would recommend this product because it is easy to use and has a long battery life.

Excellent camera

I bought this camera Canon SX500IS on 2nd Nov 2013, It very good I would recommend to my friends. Excellent quality product, awesome pictures . Easy to use. Probably Canon would have provided soft case with it, would have have appreciated. Thanks canon. I did not fond any Cons, because it is perfect for my use specially outings, travelling and short safari.

Awesome picture quality, and excellent product.

Every time I have used this camera for one single occasion (no more than a couple of hours each time, I have had to recharge the battery. Fortunately (?) the guy at store recommended that I get a second battery. Since one battery is always charged, that helps. I do not like that the lens doesn't close up (prone to scratches); I do not like the short battery life; it does not indicate on the screen which setting I'm using; it does not fit in my purse. In short, I regret buying the camera. I will buy another camera but will do a LOT more homework. The reviews on this one did not indicate the problems I am experiencing. I can't even think of anyone I want to pass this camera along to.

Wish I had my money back

I love my camera (Canon Powershot SX500IS) because of the 50 X zoom. It enable me to take pictures of the moon and the detail was incredible. A friend has a DSLR high end camera and lens that couldn't get the close up shot that I did. Canon will always be my camera of choice because I have never had to replace one. I only buy a new camera when Canon has developed a camera with features that my other Canon cameras don't have (example 50X zoom). Canon cameras enable me to always take beautiful unblurred photos. I LOVE my Canon cameras.

I LOVE my Canon camera

I bought this camera brand new. I was a little bummed because at first I wanted the Canon Elph 110 for vlogging purposes, but the store I went to had sold out of the Elph so I had to pull out a little extra cash for this camera. As it was $90 more. I know the capabilities of the Elph because my friend has one, and this camera although more expensive and quoted to take crisp photos, does not amount to the elph *digital* camera! The video quality on the Canon SX500 IS is grainy and performs horribly in all lighting except outdoors. The best photos are taken on auto if the object is still. I shouldn't have wasted my money, and my warranty is up. Canon you let me down, for the very first time. But I do love my 60D!!!! I just wish I could get my hands on the Canon Elph 110.

Expected better.

For those times that you don't what to take your DSLR with you, this is an excellent "tag-along" companion. The 30X zoom with excellent stabilization will get you just about anywhere.Good resolution, too.

Good things come in small packages

After owning a Rebel ET for years decided to go smaller. It fits my needs totally. Really wanted a camera with video. Although I am satisfied with the camera I was a bit disappointed that the soft carrying case, PSC-4050, would not accept my camera because it was too small. Other than that I love all your canon cameras.

Excellent camera but...

Great camera, user friendly. Awesome picture quality and clarity.

Great camera

I have been using Canon cameras for some time. I deceided to move to a bit larger camera for the 30x zoom feature which is great. Problem is my pictures are rarely if ever clear and sharp with this model. Very disappointed with this model. Can only guess the lens is low quality. Will buy Canon again but will check lens quality closely.

Poor Picture Quality

Simple to use, lots of features. Great fit in hands, had to takes pixs of my roof and climbing up a 14ft latter was with ease.

Had it for a few weeks and happy that we purchased this camera.

Its small, the zoom is a great feature and for the price well its a good as it gets for what it can do.

Camera takes great pixs and enjoyable to

I have been using a cheaper 10 megapixel point and shoot camera for a few years now but really wanted a high end Cannon Rebel or better but was just not affordable for me yet so I thought I would at least upgrade to this SX 500 IS and WOW! I am Blown Away with this Camera. For the money this Camera Performs beyond my expectations. The Zoom feature is fantastic and the picture quality is amazing. I highly recommend this Camera and with a little patience and study of the more detailed manual available on-line the results are quite incredible.

Extremely impressed

I bought this camera for my husband - an avid hiker. He wanted a great optical zoom, and good light sensors. On the night of the Super Moon, he took this new camera out, and took detailed pictures of the craters on the moon using the Auto settings. I have a fairly new DSLR (I'm still learning how to use manual settings), and was not able to get anywhere close to the beautiful pictures that he was able to get with the Auto settings on this camera.

Love this camera!

This camera was a Christmas present to my wife and myself. I used this camera at several concerts in an arena. I was able to take photos, from the middle seating level near the back of the arena. I used the optical zoom without the flash, just using the concert lighting. The photographs are incredible, beautiful quality, the close ups were almost like a portrait shot. The video is also incredible, I would not hesitate to buy this camera if I had to do it over.

My wife and I purchased this as a Christmas gift to our selves. At first I used it in auto mode. I then began exploring manual mode photos. I was shocked at the quality images the SX 500 IS produces. I only wish I could attach a photo to this review.

professional results

Researched the camera to no end, reviews looked good, bought one at Sam's Club, returned it the next day. My wife and I were excited to buy the new camera. Brought it home and charged the battery over night. The next day we went to setup the camera and we kept getting a memory card error. Canon website informed us to format the card in the camera, and we did. After taking one shot, the error code came back. We returned it back to Sam Club and they informed us that dozens of units were returned for the same reason. Disappointed Customer !!

Don't buy from Sam's Club

Used to own a nice Minolta with 3 lenses; weighed about 15 pounds total; moved up to small digital, pocket sized; bought this for a trip to California - what a great buy! I've never taken such nice shots so easily, and the zoom and wide angle capabilities made the trip to Yosemite something we'll never forget; the pictures are amazing!

Great Camera!

I have had this camera for a couple of weeks and i have falling in love with this camera. I love the pictures it takes, I take pics of flowers and birds the most. The camera brings the birds right in.

Love this camera

Terrible camera! The worse one I have ever used! You can use disposable camera that perform better than this one. The auto focus drowns out your photos! Too much lighting! Of course you can tweak the settings, if you had time, but for a quick point and shoot camera, this is NOT the one. Also, many of my photos get out of focus. When the flash is not on, the pictures are distorted! When the flash is on, there usually is too much light cast on people's faces.

The default size of the pictures are set really small, which you might as well delete every photo you take. It is REALLY HARD to figure out how to change the default setting to a higher quality image. And even at that, the "higher quality" image is not really higher quality.

The battery is the worse battery life I have ever seen. I would rather use a 99 Cent Store battery than this one. Granted that you can recharge it, but when you are out taking pictures, the battery drains SUPER FAST. If you take video, you might get 10 minutes from it before the battery is depleted!

The only cool feature is the zoom lens, which can zoom pretty darn far, for the small size of this camera.

Terrible camera!

Great little camera, easy to hold and use. Very nice features, great quality of pictures

Great Camera

Needed to replace a SX1300, wasn't sure I wanted to upgrade to this type camera but I'm glad I did. I love the zoom capability and how clear the pictures are.  The only bad thing I can say about this camera is that because of it's size it will not fit in my purse.

Love the Zoom

I purchased this camera because of the great features and compact size. Performance in terms of picture quality was very disappointing. The LCD was very grainy/pixelated. Good light, low light, stills, motion...nothing looked crisp. Performance seemed sluggish. Hoping that it was the particular camera I had...I returned it and got another. Unfortunately, the image quality was just as poor...the LCD was just as blurry...and it seemed just as slow...so it must be the nature of the product. I have returned it and will invest in something else.

Disappointed

I use the camera to photograph daily activities including but not limited to nature, food, sports and people for my online blog. Great camera for the price. The live video and sound also works great. Not great for indoor(low light)shots or action shots, but it has great zoom capabilities. As long as you have good light and keep the camera steady you will have some great photos.

Great Camera for the price!!

Remarkable capability for the price. And with a rechargeable battery pack, no need to have a closet full of Duracells!

This camera zooms past the competition

Love this little Canon bridge camera. While it will not replace my DSLR, it is small, portable, easy to use and takes very nice clear pictures.I like that you can put it on auto and just have fun, or you can use the full manual settings for more control. I gave up  the viewfinder in order to get a nice light camera that I can take anywhere.

Great Little Traveling Camera

I really like this camera. The only problem is that it would be nice if there was a page I could print out the would show "all" the icons with their purpose instead of having to keep going back to my computer to try and look it up in the guide I downloaded. It is hard to see some of the images on my computer.

Very easy to use right out of the box. Purchased to bring on honeymoon I have a larger slr camera. I have taken a few test photos and love the zoom and quality.