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Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels at 30 fps) movie mode plus HDMI output for easy playback of video and photos on your HDTV.
If you long for the convenience of an advanced still camera that also creates superb movies, the new PowerShot SX1 IS was developed with you in mind. Movies shot in Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels), capture your memories with all the clarity, realism and brilliance. The PowerShot SX1 IS also makes it easy to enjoy HD movies and photos on your HDTV with a mini-HDMI cable for direct connection to a high-definition monitor. This allows you to enjoy the full quality of HD with no degradation of image or audio in the signal, but also improves playback functionality, letting you view up to 130 still images at once.
Equipped with EOS Technology.
The first PowerShot camera to feature a 10.0 Megapixel Canon CMOS sensor for superb image quality.
Canon's proprietary CMOS sensors were formerly reserved for its storied EOS line. The PowerShot SX1 IS is the first PowerShot that gives you access to the astonishing imaging power of this technology. Unlike the CCD sensors on most digital cameras, CMOS sensors convert and amplify signals before they are transferred to the image processor. This enables the CMOS sensor to produce exceptionally clean image data, free of the stray signals that can mar images. The resulting images show a notable brilliance and clarity.
Powerful Zoom, True-to-Life Imaging.
28mm wide-angle 20x Optical Zoom lens with Optical Image Stabilizer.
The PowerShot SX1 IS features Canon's precision 28mm wide-angle lens that allows you to shoot any scene from wide-angle to telephoto. It lets you capture more in every frame, so everyone fits in a family gathering shot. When it's time to take a closer look, a 20x optical zoom (35mm film equivalent 28-560mm) greatly minimizes camera shake and maximizes the brilliance of every detail. The camera uses a USM (Ultrasonic Motor) for high-speed, quiet, energy-efficient lens movement with precise control. Focal length is conveniently indicated on the lens barrel.
The SX1 IS is equipped with Canon's acclaimed Optical Image Stabilizer Technology that automatically detects and corrects camera shake - one of the leading causes of fuzzy or blurred shots. Even when zoomed in, you can get the steady, crisp, brilliant images you'll be proud to shoot and share. And Canon's Optical Image Stabilizer Technology is convenient to use. It functions perfectly with or without a flash.
See the Image in a Big Screen.
Large 2.8-inch Vari-angle LCD widescreen for flexible viewing at nearly every angle, plus a viewfinder for more shooting options.
The camera's 2.8-inch LCD widescreen gives you the big picture, whether you're shooting, reviewing or showing off your images. This high-resolution screen offers a crisp, clear picture to make shooting, playback and using the camera's menu functions especially convenient. Clear and bright, it also features Night Display for easy viewing in low light. It also has an electronic viewfinder that provides sharp images when you shoot close-up with the Super Macro shooting mode.
Creative Power in Your Control.
Full range of shooting and recording modes including RAW + JPEG for the ultimate creative control.
The PowerShot SX1 IS's RAW mode lets you shoot images without JPEG compression. It gives you clearer images and complete creative control in editing. RAW images are transferred directly to the computer where they can then be edited using image adjustment software or a processing application to adjust your images as you please. The camera can also be set to allow the simultaneous recording of both RAW and JPEG images while shooting.
A World of Advantages with Canon's Technology.
DIGIC 4 Image Processor has evolved Face Detection Technology that tracks the faces of moving subjects and lets the shooter enter the frame seamlessly with the Face Detection Self-timer.
Canon's most advanced image processor, DIGIC 4, delivers evolved Face Detection Technology that keeps every face in every photo looking its very best. The technology finds and tracks the faces of moving subjects until you're ready to shoot, then delivers perfect focus. In addition, exposure, flash and white balance are compensated, so that faces exhibit natural skin tones and backgrounds are properly exposed.
Customers most agreed on the following attributes:
from CRESTON WASH. on 1/26/2010
Comments about Canon PowerShot SX1 IS 10-megapixel Digital Still Camera:
THIS IS A GREAT CAMERA. AA BATT. ARE GREAT.
from DeWitt, NY on 8/10/2009
Comments about Canon PowerShot SX1 IS 10-megapixel Digital Still Camera:
I got this camera specifically for situations where I need a high power zoom, but don't want to deal with a bulky DSLR and a long, cumbersome lens. (A DSLR would provide superior results and be a better choice if size were not a concern.) This camera is a bit chunky but the lens retracts very nicely, making it a good alternative. You won't be poking the lady in line in front of you in the kidneys with the lens on this camera, or whacking the lens against doorways and such.
The pictures are fine, plenty good enough for an advanced amateur like me. I have two gripes, however; neither would prevent me from buying this model, but both should be noted on Canon's "to improve" list. First, the LCD screen is great but if you are accustomed to using a viewfinder, like one on an SLR camera, you won't like this viewfinder. It's a mini LCD display with low resolution that's functional but anything but a pleasure to work with. If you can work with the LCD instead and hold the camera still enough at high zoom, good for you, but for me, that's hard. I need a viewfinder.
My second gripe is that Canon designed this lens to attach the hood (included) but not filters. You need to go to a third-party filter source to buy a filter adapter that clips into the lens hood groove...then attach a third party hood to that mess, as the one that comes with the camera can't be used. It can be done, I did it, but it should not be necessary. Canon should have realized that even amateurs use filters.
I splurged big time by buying the SX1 IS instead of the SX10. I still am not sure the incremental cost was worth it. You might get what you need from the SX10. (But the viewfinder and filter issues are the same for that model, too.)
from brooklyn , NY on 7/13/2009
Comments about Canon PowerShot SX1 IS 10-megapixel Digital Still Camera:
The camera has a very high ISO. Also, you do not have to use the normal camera batteries, you only need 4 AA batteries. The zoom is also has a wide range. I don't have to switch lens when I want to change he zoom.
from Los Angeles on 7/6/2009
Comments about Canon PowerShot SX1 IS 10-megapixel Digital Still Camera:
Recargeable batteries a must! Also read the manual first!
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from Palmer Divide, Colorado on 6/29/2009
Comments about Canon PowerShot SX1 IS 10-megapixel Digital Still Camera:
Very nice camera but price is a bit of a shock for what one gets.RAW is nice touch.Rotary dial on the back is a real problem - my thumb keeps hitting it and resetting the camera.Great view screen - BIG.ZOOM is super.Do not set the ISO above 200. 100 is better.Pixelization on all others is very bad - no different from Canon S5. One would think Canon would get a little closer to their DSLRs.Video is MOV. I would have preferred AVI but...Battery and memory card are separated - different compartments. One has to buy a special adapter to put on a filter. Not a big problem but a hazzle. [@]To get the full use one needs to read the instructions - camera is just a bit different from the S5.With the 20X zoom, one can carry one camera on vacations/travel. On the back of a camel or walking in the Amazon jungle, one does not want to be switching lenses.
from Albuquerque NM on 6/29/2009
Comments about Canon PowerShot SX1 IS 10-megapixel Digital Still Camera:
I had been waiting for this model to be sold in the US. I am glad I waited.
[1 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
from Cocoa Beach, FL on 5/25/2009
Comments about Canon PowerShot SX1 IS 10-megapixel Digital Still Camera:
I really love my new camera, in spite of some design flaws. I took a picture of the moon with my optical and digital full out and couldn't believe the details. I could actually see the craters of the moon. I wish they had done something better with the lens cap--like attaching it so it wouldn't drop or get lost. Clipping it to the strap is not a good alternative. And when I zoom in, it takes a second or two to come into focus; and then for only a second before losing focus again. This happens for both still and video. I missed a great shuttle launch because of this design flaw. Still, I am happy with my purchase and will learn to work around the less than perfect issues with it.
The man in the moon
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