If your looking for a new digital camera with great zoom

[Stay Sharp]

I enjoy videoing while I bowhunt and its was time for an upgrade. The requirements of my bowhunting cam is that its got to be small enough to come out of the pocket easily and light weight and it has to have great zoom. I took advantage of cyber Monday sales and got a Cannon SX720 HS pocket cam. It’s a very compact 20 mega pixel camera but has 40X optical zoom. I have found that carrying a high zoom cam while bowhunting eliminates the need to carry binos.

Here is a zoom test. I think this is enough reach for me. Im thinking of putting in a food plot to the east of that big crater. Make sure to set the youtube quality to HD to appreciate the detail.

[video=youtube;L2mP2RXSOV0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2mP2RXSOV0&feature=youtu.be[/video]

I got the camera for $279. If you are looking to self film or want a pocket cam to take on your bow hunts, give this camera a look.

 

[Stay Sharp]

While researching what camera to buy I looked at the zoom capabilities of cameras on youtube. Here are zoom tests others had done that sold me on this pocket camera.

[video=youtube;3qxtGNCQ8j4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qxtGNCQ8j4[/video]

 

[Work2hunt]

That seems pretty good. Good luck with it.

 

[Tim McCoy]

Im thinking of putting in a food plot to the east of that big crater.

Looks like a great spot, but make sure and redo your sight pins for the lower gravity, you ought to be able to reach out 100+ yards...

 

[N.Y.ArcheryMadMan]

Looks like A Great Camera.... Thank You for sharing. Would enjoy seeing more pic.s and video's from it. Keep Posting......

 

[RICMIC]

I have the SX710HS (30X optical zoom), and generally use that instead of the spotting scope. As long as you can hold or brace it steady enough, you can zoom in on a critter a long, long ways away. I will locate the animal with my binos and then zoom up to the max optical range and snap a photo. Then when you look at the photo you can zoom in further digitally. You do lose some clarity at some point, but it is amazing just how close you can get. I also can take several digital photos to help keep me oriented while making a long stalk. Your 720 doesn't look any bigger than my 710.