On the one hand, the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS is both seemingly everything our editorial staff looks for in a camera, and everything we’ve come to expect from Canon. It’s a solid, better-than-average performer in most respects, with great zoom range, wide-ranging control options to please everyone from novices to enthusiasts, a lucid interface, 720p video capture, and decent construction.
Even with all of this, though, the SX200 comes off as just a little – dare we say it? – boring. Sure, it’s a reasonably solid camera that will give you little of substance to complain about (especially if you’re just looking for snapshots). But in spite of several upgrades over the SX110, the sum of these parts doesn’t always seem to add a lot to the overall experience.
