Roundup: Best Megazoom Cameras

2. Canon PowerShot SX40 HS

Price: Around 23,000

The Canon PowerShot SX40 HS is the best camera for both professionals and amateurs. The camera has a very good ‘ultra sonic’ image stabilization and gives excellent photo quality.

The camera features 12.1 MP BSI-CMOS sensor with 35X optical zoom lens which is equivalent to a focal length of 24-840mm and has 4X digital zoom. It is powered with DIGIC 5 image processor, optical image stabilizer with new intelligent IS technology to provide excellent photo quality. Canon used the DIGIC 5 image stabilization for the first time in its PowerShot digital camera to deliver advanced shooting options and boosts the performance of the camera immeasurably.

The camera also features 2.7 inch vari-angle (tilt anle) LCD monitor, built in pop-up flash, full 1080p HD movie recording, 2.4 frames burst shooting, stereo sound, variety of filters and shooting modes. In terms of connectivity it comes with USB, HDMI and TV out ports.