The 2011 Canon PowerShot SX150 IS is the entry superzoom of its generation: 14MP CCD, 12x 28-336mm equivalent zoom, and full PASM manual control in an AA-powered body.
Intelligent IS picks between seven stabilisation modes, and the 3-inch screen frames everything; it is unhurried by design, trading speed for simplicity.
Its significance is as one of the last Canon compacts to combine proper manual control with AA batteries - buy cells anywhere on Earth - which keeps it alive with travellers and the digicam crowd.
Used buying: test with fresh NiMH cells (weak alkalines mimic faults), check the battery door latch and contacts for corrosion, and extend the lens fully to rule out E32 errors.