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Reviews of the Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

  • 7.8

    CNET Review

    April 27, 2009

    The Good: Relatively fast; good HD video; raw file support.

    The Bad: Big; quirky interface; some image artifacts.

    The Bottom Line: A top megazoom option, the Canon PowerShot SX1 IS offers a 20x zoom lens and HD video, which you can't get in a similarly priced dSLR, and delivers more features and slightly better performance and photo quality than the cheaper SX10 IS.

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  • 9.7

    alaTest.com

    By alaTest | November 23, 2009

    Review Summary: Experts rate this product 78/100 and users 80/100. Comparing these reviews to 555170 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 97/100 = Excellent.

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  • No Rating

    washingtonpost.com

    By Steve Morgenstern | September 30, 2009

    Review Summary: At a $599.99 list price, it's certainly not the cheapest ultrazoom you can buy (the Nikon P90 sells for $200 less), but the SX1 justifies the higher price tag with good-looking high-definition video and impressive lab-tested image quality. You also ...

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  • 10

    digitalcamerainfo.com

    By Steve Morgenstern | September 4, 2009

    Review Summary: The Canon SX1, at $599.99, is the most expensive ultrazoom in our test group by a substantial margin, with a $200 gap between the 10-megapixel 20x Canon and the 12.1-megapixel 24x Nikon P90. Of course, two of the ultrazooms reviewed are limited to ...

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  • 6.0

    digitaltrends.com

    By David Elrich | July 28, 2009

    Review Summary: Hybrids aren't just on the highway - they're moving to the camera aisle in a big way. One of the newest is Canon's PowerShot SX1 IS, an expensive 10-megapixel...

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Manufacturer: Canon USA

Part number: 2664B001

General

  • Product Type Digital camera - Compact
  • Width 5 in
  • Depth 3.5 in
  • Height 3.5 in
  • Weight 1.3 lbs

Main Features

  • Resolution 10 megapixels
  • Color Support Color
  • Optical Sensor Type CMOS
  • Total Pixels 11,600,000 pixels
  • Effective Sensor Resolution 10,000,000 pixels
  • Light Sensitivity ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO auto, ISO 3200 (2Mpix)
  • Digital Zoom 4 x
  • Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
  • Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Macro, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Aquarium, Fireworks, Landscape, Color swap, Night scene, Sports mode, Color accent, Slow shutter, Portrait mode, Stitch assist, Night snapshot, High sensitivity
  • Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, Neutral, Vivid Red, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Black & White, Custom Effect, Positive Film, Darker Skin Tone, Lighter Skin Tone
  • Image Stabilizer Optical
  • Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
  • Max Shutter Speed 1/3200 sec
  • Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
  • Exposure Metering Spot, Evaluative, Center-weighted
  • Exposure Modes Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
  • Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
  • Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step
  • AE/AF Control FlexiZone
  • Face Detection Yes
  • White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
  • White Balance Presets Flash, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (warm white)
  • Digital Video Format H.264
  • Still Image Format JPEG
  • Remote Control Camera remote control - Infrared
  • TV Tuner None
  • Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080, H.264 - 640 x 480, H.264 - 320 x 240

Memory / Storage

  • Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
  • Floppy Drive None
  • Digital Storage Media None
  • Image Storage Normal, Fine JPEG 3648 x 2736, Super-fine JPEG 2816 x 2112, RAW JPEG 2272 x 1704, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 640 x 480, JPEG 3840 x 2160, JPEG 1920 x 1080

Camera Flash

  • Camera Flash Pop-up flash
  • Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Rear curtain sync, Red-eye reduction
  • Red Eye Reduction Yes
  • Effective Flash Range 1.6 ft - 15.7 ft
  • Features AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 5 mm - 100 mm - F/2.8-5.7
  • Focal Length 5 mm - 100 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 560 mm
  • Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
  • Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
  • Min Focus Range 19.7 in
  • Macro Focus Range 0-50cm
  • Lens Aperture F/2.8-5.7
  • Optical Zoom 20 x
  • Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
  • Lens Construction 11 group(s) / 13 element(s)
  • Lens Manufacturer Canon
  • Features UD glass, Aspherical lens, Ultrasonic Motor (USM)

Additional Features

  • Self Timer Yes
  • Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
  • Flash Terminal Hot shoe
  • Additional Features Safety zoom, DPOF support, Direct print, Face detection, Audio recording, Focus bracketing, Cropping an image, Histogram display, Resizing an image, Diopter adjustment, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, 16:9 widescreen mode, In-camera red-eye fix, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Digital tele-converter, Digital noise reduction, RGB primary color filter, Display brightness control, Motion Detection Technology, Camera orientation detection

Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type LCD
  • Viewfinder Color Support Color
  • Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.4 in
  • Viewfinder Resolution 148,000 pixels

Display

  • Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.8 in - Color
  • Display Form Factor Rotating
  • Display Format 230,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Type None

Microphone

  • Type Microphone - Built-in
  • Microphone Operation Mode Stereo

Connections

  • Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x HDMI, 1 x Composite video/audio output
  • Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card

Software

  • Software Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, Drivers & Utilities, Canon ZoomBrowser EX

System Requirements for PC Connection

  • Operating System Support MS Windows Vista, MS Windows XP SP2, Apple Mac OS X 10.4 or later
  • Peripheral Devices USB port, XGA monitor, CD-ROM drive
  • System Requirements Details Windows XP SP2 - Pentium - 256 MB, Windows Vista - Pentium - 512 MB, MacOS X 10.4 - PowerPC G4 - 256 MB, MacOS X 10.5 - PowerPC G4 - 512 MB

Miscellaneous

  • Included Accessories Lens cap, Lens hood, Neck strap
  • Cables Included 1, 1 x A/V cable, USB cable

Battery

  • Supported Battery AA
  • Supported Battery 4 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included ), 4 x AA NiMH rechargeable battery ( Optional )

Manufacturer Warranty

  • Service & Support 1 year warranty

Environmental Parameters

  • Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
  • Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
  • Humidity Range Operating 10 - 90%

Product Video

Product Photos

  • OVR
  • BK
  • TP
  • SD

User Opinions

Buying Choices

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Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Buying Choices

PowerShot SX1 IS Black Digital Camera from 8 online stores: Lowest Price: $509.99

See prices from 8 stores

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