Canon Powershot SX1 IS

The relatively fast Canon Powershot SX1 IS offers raw file support and satisfactory HD video. This camera is ideal for users who want mega zoom owing to the 20-x zoom lens. This feature is ideal especially for creative photography, where the photographer requires the freedom of taking shots from any distance. With more features, high photo quality and good performance, the Canon Powershot SX1 IS is a great option.

The high-end features that include the CMOS sensor and raw file support along with movie capture capacity, impressive image quality, and performance are guaranteed. The camera is easy to hold and this makes it comfortable to take shots with. There is adequate room for gripping the camera. Next to the thumb rest that is situated at the back of the camera, a button is used to shift to review mode. Here, there are also a number of selection buttons for focus area and exposure compensation.

The black plastic body of the Canon Powershot SX1 IS makes the typically light blue button controls more visible. At the back of the camera, the dial concentric can be found along the right hand side. This provides a switch that offers four-way navigation within which the function button is placed. The controls are generally easy to use but the soft dial makes it necessary to spin it accurately to achieve the desired response and avoid taking accidental shots. The LCD can be flipped around and twisted and this is a key feature of the Canon Powershot SX1 IS. The extra space on the screen is used to display further information regarding the operations of the camera.

The electronic viewfinder is slightly slow and the updates require a level of patience. The camera saves settings that have been put in place by the user and retains these settings when the camera is turned off. The settings for movie resolution have been incorporated in the function menu. A new feature is the face self-timer that works by detecting a face and proceeding to take shots after a set period. There is a set limit as to how many shots can be taken and the number is typically 10 shots.

A number of scene modes are available on the Canon Powershot SX1 IS and a user favorite is the custom mode. This camera delivers a high level of performance that cannot be denied. Megazoom cameras often disappoint in terms of image quality but the Canon Powershot SX1 IS stands out in this regard with excellent image quality. With optimal focusing situations, locking and shooting can take place within an impressively short period of 0.4 seconds.

The good tone range offers less contoured shadow areas. Noise levels are low with the SX1 camera. Quiet zooming can be enjoyed during the recording process. Video quality constitutes saturated and sharp images that are nice to view. Exposure adjustment and refocusing are rapidly undertaken. The Canon Powershot SX1 IS is considered a megazoom camera that is in a class of its own as far as excellent performance and image quality is concerned.

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