Reviews of the PowerShot Pro1 Digital Camera
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CNET Review
The Good: Excellent, highly detailed images; top-notch 7X L-series zoom lens; short RAW shot-to-shot times; built-in neutral-density filter; support for Adobe RGB.
The Bad: Slow autofocus; worse than average shutter delay; crummy manual exposure-metering display; no live histogram.
The Bottom Line: This 8-megapixel megazoom model has some annoying drawbacks, but its top-notch pictures will please many advanced and enthusiast shooters.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 79/100 and users 84/100. Comparing these reviews to 540866 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 85/100 = Very Good.
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No Rating
pcworld.ca
Review Summary: The Pro1 earned high scores in colour and exposure accuracy, sharpness and distortion avoidance. With flash, it nicely reproduced subtle shadings of our model's skin tone and colourful clothing. Shooting outdoors on a bright, sunny day with high ...
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No Rating
digitaltrends.com
Review Summary: The PowerShot Pro1 is Canon's new top-of-the-line PowerShot digital camera, designed for discerning digital shooters, advanced amateurs and other photo enthusiasts. The camera offers the top-tier...
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goodgearguide.com.au
Review Summary: The Canon PowerShot Pro 1 is a well-featured 8Mp semi-professional camera that should suit users wanting digital SLR performance in a compact package.
Manufacturer: Canon USA
Part number: 9140A001
General
- Product Type Digital camera
- Point-and-shoot highlights Video capture ability adds convenience for the user.
- Width 4.6 in
- Depth 3.5 in
- Height 2.8 in
- Weight 19.2 oz
Main Features
- Resolution 8 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Total Pixels 8,300,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 8,000,000 pixels
- Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO auto
- Digital Zoom 3.2 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Landscape, Night scene, Portrait mode, Stitch assist
- Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, Neutral, Black & White, Custom Effect, Low Sharpening
- Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
- Exposure Metering Spot, Evaluative, Spot AF area, 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
- White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
- White Balance Presets Flash, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (daylight)
- Status LCD Display Illumination Yes
- Status LCD Display Information Program, Aperture, Drive mode, Flash mode, Metering mode, Photo quality, Shutter speed, Self-timer mode, Photos remaining, Battery condition, Red-eye reduction, Picture resolution, Exposure compensation, Remote control indicator, White balance indicators
- Digital Video Format AVI
- Still Image Format RAW, JPEG
- Remote Control Camera remote control - Infrared
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 sec - Max clip duration, AVI - 320 x 240 - 180 sec - Max clip duration, AVI - 160 x 120 - 180 sec - Max clip duration, AVI - 640 x 480 - 61 sec - With 64MB card, AVI - 320 x 240 - 183 sec - With 64MB card, AVI - 160 x 120 - 486 sec - With 64MB card
Memory / Storage
- Flash Memory 64 MB Flash - CompactFlash Card
- Supported Flash Memory Microdrive, CompactFlash
- Floppy Drive None
- Digital Storage Media None
- Image Storage RAW 3264 x 2448 : 6 - With 64MB card, Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 17 - With 64MB card, Fine JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 29 - With 64MB card, Normal JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 62 - With 64MB card, Super-fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 30 - With 64MB card, Fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 54 - With 64MB card, Normal JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 110 - With 64MB card, Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 61 - With 64MB card, Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 109 - With 64MB card, Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 217 - With 64MB card, Super-fine JPEG 1024 x 768 : 107 - With 64MB card, Fine JPEG 1024 x 768 : 189 - With 64MB card, Normal JPEG 1024 x 768 : 349 - With 64MB card, Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 241 - With 64MB card, Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 393 - With 64MB card, Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 676 - With 64MB card
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 - 16.4 ft
- Features Flash +/- compensation
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 7.2 mm - 50.8 mm - F/2.4-3.5
- Focal Length 7.2 mm - 50.8 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 200 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
- Auto Focus Hybrid
- Min Focus Range 19.7 in
- Macro Focus Range 3-50cm
- Lens Aperture F/2.4-3.5
- Optical Zoom 7 x
- Zoom Adjustment Manual
- Lens Construction 10 group(s) / 14 element(s)
- Features UD glass, Fluorite glass, Aspherical lens, Ultrasonic Motor (USM), Built-in 1/8 neutral density filter
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
- Flash Terminal Hot shoe
- Additional Features AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, DPOF support, Direct print, Audio recording, Auto power save, Date/time stamp, Built-in speaker, Focus bracketing, Histogram display, PictBridge support, Digital image rotation, RGB primary color filter, Display brightness control, Camera orientation detection
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type LCD
- Viewfinder Color Support Color
- Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.44
- Viewfinder Resolution 235,000 pixels
- Field Coverage 100%
- Dioptric Correction Range -5.5 to +1.5
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2 in - Color
- Display Form Factor Rotating
- Display Format 235,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x DC power input
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x CompactFlash Card - Type I/II
Software
- Software Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, Drivers & Utilities, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, ArcSoft PhotoImpression, ArcSoft VideoImpression
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000
Miscellaneous
- Carrying Case None
- Included Accessories Lens cap, Lens hood, Neck strap, Adapter ring
- Cables Included 1 x A/V cable, 1 x USB cable
Power
- Power Device Battery charger - External
Battery
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1390 mAh ( Included )
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
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