madison
ie8 fix

Purple, powerful: Early take on Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

The SX210 packs a 14x optical zoom in a compact camera frame, but doesn't make for very good jokes.

Rich Trenholm
by Rich Trenholm
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS (Credit: Canon)

What's purple and can see things a long way away? Give up? It's the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS, of course. The SX210 packs a 14x optical zoom in a compact camera frame, but doesn't make for very good jokes.

Not to be confused with the Canon's own IXUS 210, the SX210 is the follow-up to the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS. It's a more rounded piece of work, adding an undulating silver trim, although it loses the SX200's signature bent hand grip. It comes in this fetching purple, hideous gold, or boring black.

Read more of "Canon PowerShot SX210 IS early review: Playful, purple, powerful" at Crave UK.

Don't Miss

CNET Conversations
Driving into the future at VW's Electronics Research Lab
CNET editor at large Brian Cooley goes behind the scenes with Peter Oel, director of Volkswagen Electronics Research Lab, to show you how Silicon Valley is changing the way we drive, from the latest in infotainment systems to new 3D technologies being used for design.
Play Video
  • Recently Viewed Products
  • My Lists
  • My Software Updates
  • Promo
  • Log In | Join CNET