Gadgetory

high-end smartphones have caught up with the image quality of basic point-and-shoots but they still have an edge when it comes to optical zoom which is where cameras like canon powershot sx60 HS shine hi I'm Josh Goldman with CNET and the SX 600 delivers nice photos and videos that rival your phone but more importantly give you an 18 X zoom lens in a super slim lightweight body so you won't mind carrying a second device now that's especially important for things like special events or chasing the kids around at the playground where your phone might not be comfortable to shoot with or able to keep up the SX 600 s lens gives you a lot of shooting flexibility and it's mostly an automatic camera so it gets out of your way and just lets you shoot so if you're looking for a lot of control this isn't a great choice it has a solid auto mode though as well as fun features like canons creative shot that applies various filters and crops to photos automatically giving you something easy to share right from the camera and speaking of sharing the camera has built-in Wi-Fi with NFC so you can pull photos from the camera to your phone for posting wherever you want or use your device as a wireless remote you can check out the full review on c-calm but while its results might not be a huge step up from your phone the camera all-around offers more without weighing it down I'm Josh Goldman and that's a look at the canon powershot sx60 HS