Customer Ratings & Reviews

The camera is easy to use but I didn’t like the quality the camera has

Mostly bothered by the lack of Canon contact support. It is impossible to register the product, as it says both e mails are invalid and you can't call any number without being registered, so we spent 399.99 for a camera that doesn't have a way to register for a warranty. Our last Canon had all sorts of shut down problems. Hope this one doesn't as we have no warranty. also, note this camera doesn't even come with a cord to transfer images, so you better be able to do it via wifi, and have tech skills.

Love Canon PowerShot SX740! Definitely Recommend this Camera!

I can't review a product that I purchased as a gift as I have never used it. It had very good ratings so I did but it as a Christmas gift for daughter in Virginia.

I had never used a Canon before and was hopeful that it would be as good if not better than the Nikon I had. I used it on vacation and luckily also took my old Nikon. Most of the pics were slightly out of focus (this is point/shoot/auto setting) and it just didn't perform as I had hoped. Luckily I was within the window to return this and get my money back.

Nice and big viewing screen. Good zoom lense. Comfortable to hold.

Just what I was looking for, great little camera. Great pics.

For the price, I would have expected better quality. I love canon, but most likely my next purchase will be a dslr.

Not the best had to spend a little more you get what u pay for

Iphone 11 takes better photos. Zoom quality is terrible, does not stay focused.

Great camera to carry around, as opposed to a larger DLSR.

The Canon PowerShot Pick is what I consider a niche camera. Its main selling point is its ability to track faces or moving objects with 340 degrees of pan and 110 degrees of tilt freedom. From here, you can manually take shots via the Canon MiniPTZ app, or set it up to automatically capture moments. The sensor is a 11.7MP 1/2.3" CMOS sensor. The lens is at f/2.8 with 3x optical zoom. Here’s a quick spec rundown: Active PTZ Tracking & Subject Detection Takes Photos Automatically 11.7MP 1/2.3" CMOS Sensor 3x Optical Zoom Lens, Max f/2.8 Aperture 110° Tilt, +/- 170° Panning Portable Design, Built-In Li-Ion Battery Voice Recognition & MiniPTZ App Control Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and microSD Card Slot Packaging is straightforward: the kit came with the camera itself as well as a 16GB microSD card and an Anker power adapter to use alongside the included USB-C cable. I think this was a nice addition considering most companies are just flat out not including this nowadays. The Pick itself is remarkably small. I mean, I wouldn’t carry it in my pocket as it’s not cell phone flat, but it can be easily carried in a women’s bag or a man purse and it won’t take up a lot of space. Charging takes about 3 hours from empty. The Canon MiniPTZ app guides you with the Bluetooth pairing process so that you can review photos or even control your captures remotely. Here you'll also be able to customize your preferred output quality and even setup as a webcam. I found that although the app was relatively easy to use, the constant need to reconnect to the camera when leaving the app and returning to is very clunky and cumbersome. Once you're in and connected, the ability to remotely pan and tilt the camera is very clunky as well due to the latency between sending a move command and having the camera actually move. The biggest question here is how the camera actually performs. So basically, it performs well in outdoor/well lit settings, and does kind of poorly in indoor, not so well lit settings. When used outside, it is very much in its element. I was able to prop the Pick on a tripod and have it track me while passing back and forth with my scooter. Even at faster ride-bys, the Pick was able to track me fairly well with only a few cases where it wasn’t able to keep up. Again, with a nice dose of sunlight, the images from the Pick are very clear. With videos, the effective recorded area is cropped about two-thirds with respect to a captured image. But the Pick again was able to record me just fine. It is worth noting that I did a combination of manual control and allowing it to automatically capture moments. When indoors where not as much light is available, the images and recordings are not so flattering. Images were very grainy and recordings were similar. Moreover, the ability for it to automatically capture moments was hampered by its inability to distinguish faces or even to just track movement. I set up my tripod in the most traversed areas of my home and was not able to pick up a lot of the people or movements that I would assume would be low hanging fruit in terms of auto capture. I would consider my home pretty well lit in the evenings, but it did struggle in this arena. And again, when switching to manual capture, the ability to control the camera remotely is very difficult, in my opinion. So my take on this camera is that it is very, very good at outdoor use. I think a lot of press and advertisement for this camera shows its use in this light. If you know you’re going to be using this in very well lit environments, I think it’s a great tool for capturing those moments when you need a helping hand that isn’t there to help. It is only here that I recommend this camera. If your plan is to use this in an indoor setting, I think you need to ensure that you have plenty of light available. So those evening events like weddings or the like are not a good fit for the Pick. I think this hurts its bottom line a bit, but I think it’s fair to remind ourselves that most cameras do struggle in this area anyway and are equipped with flash for those situations. Unfortunately, the Pick doesn’t have flash.

This camera is okay at everything, but not great at anything. World's okayest consumer- level camera

Easier to have my phone out than fumble with this while traveling. Camera slow to open when trying to catch a shot

I used to love Canon, but I was not impressed with low light photos on this one. I ended up getting a Sony RX100. WAY more money, but WAY better photos.

Low sound nice pics looks good outdoors. And I add light in house

Just okay - Heavy for its size and a little 'clumsy' to use.

The wifi function on this camera is TERRIBLE. Ill be taking it in for the 2nd time for the same issue. Best Buy says it is not returnable after only 2 weeks short of 2 months. Even after the Geek Squad had trouble connecting it to wifi shortly after purchasing it. Also, the manual does not cover everything. This will be my final purchase from Best Buy. Back to Amazon for me. At least I know Amazon would have my back on a lemon.

Not what I thought it would be. i purchased it for vlogging thinking for the price i paid i would have clear pictures and video and i was wrong. my phone has been more successful.

I purchased this camera after my SX730 HS was broken. I was very happy with the SX730, but am very disappointed with the 4K video image quality. The 4K video is huge in size, grainy and somewhat blurry. It's very disappointing. I would not buy this camera again.