Well if I have to Use a Backup Powerful Flash, I bought a ONN Flash (Wal-Mart Brand), that I got for my Current SX-50, & I Use it for a SLAVE FLASH! That has a Flat Screw On Stand, so that the Flash can Operate Alone, or Hooked on a Tripod, Cause if I Hook it on the Hot Shoe of my SX-50, & Shoot an Indoor Photo, the Image comes Out Blurry, cause the Flash Sync Shutter Speed on the ONN Flash Comes Out at 1/20th, or Lower, the Standard Flash Sync Speed is Set at 1/60th, or 125/the, or Higher if you have a Good Hi-End Flash with Hi-End D.S.L.R.

& This was to Replace My Other Flash... a Sunpack DigiFlash 3000, which I Bought with the SX-50 in February 2014, in which that Flash Acts Up on my SX-50, the Flash Photos are Dark at Times, & Giving out Good Flash Sync Speed at 1/60th, or 125th, but for some Reason, 4 Months After when I got the Sunpack DigiFlash 3000, it Started Acting Up, & it Took Good Zoom Flash Photos at 92 Feet, by me Adjusting the Flash Head.

I Took it to Samy's Camera here in Culver City, Calif when I Bought it & the SX-50 at the Same Time in February 2014, & they Sent it Out to be Looked At, & Sent Me A Replacement Flash, but for Some Reason Like the 1st DigiFlash 3000 it Half Ass Fires & Those Flash Photos come Out Dark, Even if it's a Far Flash Zoom within the 92 Feet Range, Half Good... Half Dark!

I can't Figure Out why the DigiFlash 3000 is Acting Up on my SX-50?

The Auto Focus Light on the Flash (Sunpack) when you Take Photos in the Dark does Not Work, the Same with my ONN Flash with my SX-50.

My ONN Flash I Paid around $32.00 at Wal-Mart, & it May Not Work Well Attached on my Hot Shoe of my SX-50 cause of the Slow Flash Sync, It Serves as a BackUp Slave Light if I Use My Built In Flash on my SX-50, & I don't know why my Sunpack DigiFlash 3000 is Tripping? It Hasn't been Dropped or Abused!

If I Bought the SX-70, I'd be Pissed if Canon Decided to Leave Out the Hot Shoe on the SX-70, the Reason I bought the SX-50 in the 1st Place, was because of the Features, Including the Hot Shoe so I could Hook Up a More Powerful Flash, & Avoid Using the Built in Flash so it Wouldn't Cause Battery Drain when Using the SX-50.

& By Not Offering a Hot Shoe, on the SX-70, it Puts Major Flash Drain on the Built In Flash, Even if I Used a Slave Light with the Built In Flash.

Why Canon... Why?

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The Canon SX-70 is not weather-sealed.

As I stated, you live NEAR Burbank, so you don't have the same weather I do. I live near Orlando, and we have had 80 days of rain in the last 100, (and are about to get five more). Because of the rain, most people would not bring the SX-70 (or any non-sealed camera) outside to take photos. On the average day, you would end up with a $400 piece of junk, (which may be very well what you were looking at in the camera store.)

I was just trying to provide some context. There are plenty of great bridge cameras out there that are not sitting around dead in camera stores within a year of manufacture.

FWIW- I've tried the SX60 and returned it because of inferior image quality. As to the Nikon's, it won't support my Canon flashes to the same functionaliy. Maybe you can post an image from your own collection illustrating superior IQ for $150.00 that I paid for mine.

You should read this article from Stokes a well known bird photographer and why she supported the SX50. It will fill in your missing blanks.

http://stokesbirdingblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/canon-sx-50-hs-for-bird-photography-i.html

That maybe so but does the Sunpak support ETTL? The EX-RT that will communicate the advanced features built in to other Canon products. In future I have no need for any further Canon flashes. They are overly expensive and I have 2 of the 600's. I'm using studio light and Godox products for outdoor work primarily but nonetheless, typically name brand products matched with name brand accessories retain full functionality of features available and communicate well when paired. I do support third party products but you get what you pay for and you pay more than you get when you buy name brand :)

FWIW- I've tried the SX60 and returned it because of inferior image quality. As to the Nikon's, it won't support my Canon flashes to the same functionaliy. Maybe you can post an image from your own collection illustrating superior IQ for $150.00 that I paid for mine.

You should read this article from Stokes a well known bird photographer and why she continues to supported the SX50. It will fill in your missing blanks.

http://stokesbirdingblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/canon-sx-50-hs-for-bird-photography-i.html

dwmoar wrote:
"Perhaps doing a web search first would of saved you some time and answered all that questions you asked like when it came out October 22, 2018" . demoar's response in no way discounted your being away from UHH forum for six months. You asked when that camera came out. He and at least two others said, you could have answered your own question with a quick web search for the Canon SX70 camera. Those suggestions have nothing to do with your not being on UHH for six months.