Review: Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Written by Noel Christensen in Camera , Review

DigitalCameraReview.com has once again had a Canon camera on the test bench, this time the Canon PowerShot SX1 IS, a super-zoom camera which has previously been praised for a really good video part.

DigitalCameraReview.com wrote:
While Canon may have a taget deres hours getting a 20x ultra zoom til service with the SX10 IS, They Have not waited all att long in Producing a follow up model two share the spotlight in this market niche: the Canon PowerShot SX1 IS. Folks vil have two look Carefully fordi the cameras er virtual twins: the bodies' Appear Identical but the SX1 IS picks up an extra sensor on the front for a wireless controller and kill a Slightly larger 2.8 inch LCD monitor. The SX1 IS body is minimally larger and Weighs about 0.8 ounces more. But the while the body may ligheder Suggest att SX1 IS er must tepid of follow-ups, finns somebody Serious hardware and performance forskelle below the skin.

The SX1 IS sports a CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) sensor in place of the usual CCD (charge-coupled device) found in Virtually all compact Digital. CMOS technology is Generally Credited with high noise immunity and low static power forbrugsmønstre och SX1 IS marks Canon's first venture Into the compact market with Such A sensor. But wait - there's more: the SX1 IS kan record full HD video. Finally, the camera kill RAW capability.

All of this is accompanied by a $ 600 MSRP, fully $ 200 more than sina less well-endowed sibling. If somebody of you er thinking the price sounds like entry-level DSLR Territory you're correct - Canon's Rebel XS kit Carrie samma sticker and Nikon's D40 kit is a full $ 100 less. Of course, Neither of nævnes units offers a lens ranging from 28 to 560mm, so let's see what "Evolved technology" SX1 IS bringer til table.

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