Customer Ratings & Reviews

Amazing right out of the box camera, properly priced, amazing functions, simple to use, I was very pleased. Pros : 50x optical zoom provided instant spectacular photos. Great image stabilization. Cons: No view finder, rear display only. Cost you battery life and ability to see and focus in glare conditions. It's the only reason I returned and moved to camera that cost me twice as much.

I like this camera with wifi and it's amazing you can use the phone as remote to control the camera, using canon app in the phone and it has also 50x zoom

Looked at several different brands and models. TH SX530 is easy to take right out of the box and start taking pictures. The users manual is a little lacking in details on some of the features. I have been impressed with the pictures it takes. I would buy this camera again.

Wanted to get a better optical zoom than a run-of-the-mill digital camera offers, but not the expense or complication of interchangeable lenses. This camera fits that niche! Easy to use, great shots!

The camera takes great photos. Easy to use and understand. If your looking for a point and shoot with a zooming capabilities this camera will fill the bill. Good camera and Great price for a beginning photographer . Only thing I wish it had was a view finder. This would come in handy when taking some shots that are further away.

There are a host of positive adjectives that come to mind in regards to Canon's SX530, the first of which is versatile. More than a basic point and shoot, Canon offers you manual modes, useful auto modes, and a hi def camcorder in a lightweight package. A few years ago I ditched my digital camcorder and camera in favor of my smartphone for the sake of portability, but really missed the image quality my stand alones offered. Snapping pictures or 2 minute videos of the kids meant knowing they would be ants, indistinguishable from classmates. Maybe I've matured a bit or more likely I'm sick of missing memories far too often, so I once again chose Canon to capture them for me. Intuitive interface, clear labeling, and much easier to hold than an oddly shaped camcorder, I snapped more than 200 photos my first weekend. If you're looking for a great camera with real zoom capability, first class ergonomics and picture quality, the SX530 is a bargain at any price.

when I purchased the camera, my main reason was for the wifi sharing. I love that you do not have to have a wifi connection to transfer your photos between a smart phone and the camera because the camera provides its own wifi network to allow the sharing. I also like that you are able to use your smart phone to take pictures through your camera, which comes in handy when you have the camera mounted on a tripod. The picture clarity is beautiful and it is so easy to use. The zoom capabilities are amazing!!!

I love my camera, I took pictures of the super eclipse and it was amazing! You could see every detail in the moon as if you were up close.

This camera is used as a light weight, easy to carry device for the times when carrying a heavy dslr camera with its accessories is not practical. It takes clear and crisp pictures in most of the zoom range. At full range, a picture that is magnified by the computer shows pastiness. This is not a criticism, it's simply an observation because the same can be said for dslr with glass zoom lens. The camera actually exceeds my expectation. This is a good camera at a relatively low price.

The camera a great because it is light weight and easy to carry. The zoom worked great on Osprey atop our sail boat mast. Took wonderful sunset photo.

This camera is easy to operate. It has lots of features that enhances my photgraphic skills. The quality of this camera is good and it takes clear photographs.

Overall I really love this camera but there are a couple things I'd change about it. One, the lens cover doesn't automatically pop off when you turn the camera on--very annoying if you're used to a camera that pops it off. I would also like to see some of the basic functions like the Light Metering in Program Mode being easier to get at quickly, to adjust to shooting conditions. The time from pressing the shutter button to the aperture opening is instantaneous---a major drawback of older Canon cameras, which I'm really happy they've improved! The colors are really good, the photos clear and sharp even at full zoom handheld, without a tripod. With a tripod they're even better--I've been able to get fantastic moon photos!

this was the camera I changed to from my Nikon 5000 I wanted a smaller camera that would give as good of a picture and it has done just that .. easy to use and carry it fits the bill

Had a Best Buy associate talk with me for 10 minutes about this camera and his pitch made the sale. I had a budget of $400 for a digital starter camera and this one was on sale. Out the door along with a 32gb memory card for under $400. It shoots great close up as well as full zoom. Easy to get used to the bells and whistles as well as the big screen for composing shots. Looking forward to mastering the settings. Auto mode has given me great shots indoor and outdoor, low light, full sun and backlit. Its a great investment.

THIS IS A GOOD CAMERA WITH GREAT ZOOM CAPABILITIES WHILE TAKING QUALITY PICTURES AND THE ABILITY TO DOWNLOAD THEM TO A DEVICE VIA WIFI.... A GREAT CAMERA FOR BEGINNERS WITH EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE FEATURES..

I am an amateur concert photographer. I went to see Alice Cooper recently and wanted to take photos, but I couldn't bring in my DSLR because I didn't have a photo pass for this show. So I went to Best Buy and bought this camera just for that show. I was extremely impressed with the photo quality for such a small camera! It's not quite DSLR quality, but it's still pretty awesome! I'm posting a few photos from that show to give you an idea of what can be done with this camera (all without the flash). I will also say that I'm a Nikon girl all the way, but I went with the Canon in this case because it had a longer zoom than the comparable Nikon CoolPix and because it had a manual mode. The lack of manual mode on the Nikon was the deciding factor between the two, and I definitely think I made the right choice!

I've had several Canon Powershot cameras during the last 20 years and I'm always very pleased about the quality of them. This one replaced my Powershot SX160 IS.Biggest selling point for SX530 HS is the incredible level of zoom and the sensitivity of the sensor. The picture of the moon was taken without the use of a tripod and all the settings were on auto. Good quality camera without spending a fortune.

This camera was purchased by my wife for our Alaskan Cruise. The camera was easy for her to use and she was able to produce many great pictures without having to use many of the exotic camera features. The one major disadvantage of the camera is the video recording feature. The battery power was quickly drained in a mater of 30 seconds during our whale watching quest!

I initially went to buy a new memory card to use at a concert I was attending that night, and ended up browsing the cameras. This one stood out in both appearance and ease of handling, and I was hoping for better pictures than I knew I would get on my older camera. I was not disappointed. Took many good shots that night, providing some great memories of the good time I had. The lighting at the show was rather dark, and I used my other camera some in comparison, and ended up with blurred shots. I don't know what aperture I used in the shot below, but I had it on auto, since I was still learning. Quite pleased with this camera.

This camera is a joy to use. I have several other cameras, but the outstanding feature of this one was the zoom. (50X) There is a button on the lens that you hold down when zooming and the photos are outstanding. (The photo below was taken at 50X hand held). Other cameras are difficult to zoom and shake. Great camera. Great price.