The Canon PowerShot SX620 HS is a slim travel-zoom compact announced in May 2016, succeeding the SX610 HS in Canon's pocket superzoom range. It stretched the zoom from 18x to 25x while keeping the same easy point-and-shoot handling, and listings for it appear under several name forms, with and without the HS suffix.
The camera combines a 20.2-megapixel 1/2.3-inch back-illuminated CMOS sensor with a 25x optical zoom covering 25-625mm equivalent, backed by Intelligent IS optical stabilisation and the DIGIC 4+ processor. It records Full HD 1080p video at 30fps, has a 3-inch 922k-dot LCD, built-in Wi-Fi with NFC and Dynamic NFC for one-touch pairing, and uses the NB-13L battery with SD card storage. There are no manual exposure modes, keeping it firmly in the simple-compact category.
For UK used buyers the SX620 HS is one of the most plentiful travel compacts on the second-hand market, with over twenty live UK listings across its name variants, which keeps prices keen. It offers considerably more reach than a phone in a genuinely pocketable body, SD storage and USB charging make it cheap to run, and it remains a common recommendation as a first proper camera or a holiday backup.
When buying used, run the 25x zoom end to end and check the stabiliser by half-pressing at full telephoto, watching the frame settle. Inspect for internal lens dust, confirm Wi-Fi pairs with a phone if remote transfer matters, and check the USB and HDMI port covers are intact. The NB-13L battery is still widely sold, but confirm the one supplied is genuine and holds charge, and beware listings that omit any battery or charging lead.