Given a chance to buy a camera how many of us would say “NO”, practically nobody. Most of us wish to have a camera, leave the type of camera aside. But when it comes to buying one, most of us are stuck in selecting the brand, type, range, etc. Few of us go for simple digital cameras, or for semi-professional ones and some go for professional cameras. Canon provides a wide range of cameras starting from basic cameras to fully equipped professional cameras. Once going through the list of its products I came across this new product of theirs: Canon PowerShot SX120 IS. 
A simple, user-friendly digital camera, a 10 mega pixel camera with optical image stabilizer(a feature that prevents blurry images especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom). The Canon SX120 IS offers a focal range of 36-360mm, 3 inch LCD screen, DIGIC 4 image processor, and Face Detection complete with Face Select & Track and Face Self-Timer modes. It has a maximum shutter speed of 1/2500 sec. Canon PowerShot SX120 IS has 20 shooting modes including SmartAuto and Easy Modes for amateurs and manual control for experienced photographers. It has an optical zoom of 10x and a pop up flash with a flash of 1.6ft- 13ft.
Other peripheral facilities available are Digital image rotation, In-camera red-eye fix, Scene Detection Technology, Audio recording, Resizing an image, Saturation control, I-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, Face Detection Self-timer, Exif Print support, AF lock, etc. The camera has an in-built microphone for audio recording in videos. Canon PowerShot SX120 IS has canon Zoom lens – 6 mm – 60 mm – F/2.8-4.3 with built-in lens shield. 
The camera supports operating systems like Apple Mac OS X 10.4 – 10.5, MS Windows XP, MS Windows Vista (certified for vista). Memory can be stored in MultiMedia Card , SD Memory Card. Canon PowerShot SX120 IS uses AA batteries and is supported by 2 x AA Alkaline battery and 2 x AA NiMH rechargeable battery. The camera comes in the range of 12,995/-. Canon PowerShot SX120 IS is the best choice if you are looking for an affordable camera with manual controls and zoom powers.
Specification credits Cnet.com
