Canon Zoom Digital Monocular

Easy to fit in a pocket Dual telephoto angles of view Sharp EVF Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and USB-C

Image quality lags behind smartphones Handheld video just 1080p and shows some jitter No good in low light So-so battery life

The Canon PowerShot Zoom rethinks what a compact camera can be, but while we like the idea of a pocketable point-and-shoot just for distant subjects, its imaging chops don't match mainstream competitors.

It’s a tiny monocular! Clever three-step zoom function Effective stabilization Decent EVF

Autofocus misses too often Autoexposure blows out highlights Poor image quality Better as monocular than a camera

We really like the concept of the PowerShot Zoom, which is a stabilized monocular-style camera that jumps from 100mm to 400mm focal lengths at the push of a button. Sadly, with poor image quality and handling, it's a much better monocular than it is a...

800mm in your pocket! Incredibly easy to use You'll never miss a tele shot

Image quality is average No manual control Video limited to 1080p

A lovable if limited device, in terms of image quality, the Canon PowerShot Zoom literally puts a 100mm, 400mm and (digital) 800mm lens in your pocket. The resulting images and video obviously have compromised fidelity, but you probably wouldn't even...