Listen all of you guys: It is not the guitar but the guitarrist what matters. Cameras are obviously important but the most important thing is you. The same principle goes to photography. I have seen photographers with 20.000 + dollars cameras and not knowing what to do with it and taking really bad pictures. And also I have seen people with a lot less expensive equipment to win a national award competition (like me). So to smell opportunities and to have a good sense of composition and editing. To improve and to understand the potential of your lenses is what really matters. If the lens is 1000mm Never! take a picture with the full capacity of the lens because it will be rubbish. This camera can take National Geographic pictures if you want!

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Great video. I ran started using the P1000 recently when I upgraded my photography suite. As a private investigator, surveillance is my bread and butter, and the super zoom is tremendous. I can be so far away and still get perfect shots. Really opens up a lot of options for me. Your tips were a great help, and I'll make sure and subscribe. I'm fortunate to have come across this video. Thank you!

CANON has AWFUL Designs, same as TOYOTA in cars. Got my eyes on P1000 since launch but just now I could get it for $800 brand new on AMAZON.

LOVE my SX70 It takes amazing moon shots!!! I do wildlife photography. Beautiful photos for sure. You just need to learn how it works...and practice... GREAT camera. I have had no problems with it. I set mine to vivid mode for all of my work. BEAUTIFUL colors, that Canon is famous for. If you decide to buy one, you won't be disappointed!!!

Great common sense discussion of bridge camera choices! I’m a birder who has used p&s super zooms for over 10 years. My main objective is to document & enjoy my discoveries. I’d rather zoom in on a bird with my camera rather than with binoculars. I sent my sx50 off to Canon to repair a broken lcd screen. They charged me $100 for repair & sent me a new sx60 instead of repair. 😍 I totally agree that it is worth sacrificing pixels for the better opportunities 🐦

P1000 has 2.2x them maximum zoom with the cost of 2.3x the weight and 2x the price. Clearly the SX70 HS is more balanced as a camera. P1000 is for those who want the maximum zoom. The ultra-wide lens on SX70 HS also helps in general photography. I know no other compact with so wide lens.

I am an elderly bird observer and sketcher with weak wrists so your friendly, non techie information and superb videos have provided the practical knowledge I was desperately seeking. Light weight, decent zoom, great video and easy transfer and all at affordable prices. I hope these models are still around! Thank you.

Found this 2 years later because the P1000 was tempting me (from an old SX50)... and kept getting distracted by the excellent bird video instead of paying attention to the points you made :-) Ironically, none of these cameras have been updated since then, so it looks like the SX70 is still a top choice...

Using the term "power" for zoom ratio is somewhat misleading. For example, you say that the P1000 125 is almost twice that of the SX70 65, but the Canon starts wider and ends at less than half the focal length of the Nikon so the effective max zoom "power' of the P1000 is 3000 to Canon's 1365 which is closer to 2.2 times as much "power".

thank you, just bought the SX70 and I love it, your tips are good to know.

This is the most useful discussion on this subject I've found. I just purchased the P1000 and now I'm happy I did. I expect it to arrive in a few days. Looking forward to walking in the woods behind my house and checking out the wildlife. Thank you for the information!

Thank you for this video! I was in the market for a new camera and got the Canon SX70 two days ago. I’m an amateur and my last camera was Panasonic’s LUMIX FZ80. It served me well for 4.5 years. I wish I’d seen your video when I was comparison shopping - it would have made my decision so much easier!

posted 12/8/18 starting to see some big price drops in SX60's but be diligent and make sure you buy an official Canon warrantied camera there are some international and dubious cameras out there at crazy low prices - be sure and check before buying off any unfamiliar website - call or e-mail about warranty. BB

As a blogger (Central Ohio Nature) I enjoyed your down to earth review even though I typically shoot stills often while on long hikes. With that in mind, even though I'm giving up a considerable amount of zoom, I've opted for the Panasonic FZ200 and then a FZ300 due to their fast lenses and good optical performance. Thanks much!

This video came up as a suggestion while I was researching super zooms. Great 👍 information. Also I 👌 like your channel name.

We've been using the Nikon P900 for a couple years to photograph and particularly to do video of birds at a distance. That long zoom has been amazing. We've just moved up to the P1000, waiting for it to arrive soon, because it has an even longer zoom, but better yet, it does 4k video. We wanted the 4K to allow us better editing capability in terms of video post production stabilization and cropping. Prior to using the P900, we stuck to Canon cameras, and I still prefer Canon except for the fact that the P900 and P1000 give us the longer lenses.

Thanks for your thoughts and tips. Just purchased the SX-70 HS so this video was very helpful.

Great info. Thanks! The 1080p on the sx70hs and being able to get good stills from the video has me leaning to it.

Very helpful reviews. Well done! Thank you.