Canon PowerShot SX jewels (Canon Powershot SX10 IS)

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Product:	Canon Powershot SX10 IS
Date:	19/12/08 (1376 review reads)
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Advantages: full of advanced photos powers, light, and handling easy

Disadvantages: none

Following the Canon Powershot G10, Canon had launched two new twins digitals cameras : PowerShot SX1 IS and PowerShot SX10 IS. These two new Canon cameras jewels are based on the same sensor and the same approach, only few differences are between these two twins devices.

The two new models are replacing the allready old PowerShot S5 IS. Featured by theires 20x (28-560 mm in 24 × 36) wide-angle optical zoom, Two quick and silent engines : USM engine for a quick and quiet zooming and a new VCM (voice coil motor) to focus silently with high precision. These two models are setting new high technology and new referances for potential zooming.

It's for the first time that such rich variety is incorporated on a Canon compacby the The PowerShot IS SX1 :
- 10 million pixels Canon CMOS sensor, shooting continuously to 4 frames per second in JPG
- Video recording clips in Full HD :
Effectively, the PowerShot IS SX1 is saving High Definition 1080p (30 f / s), video clips ready for immediate playback on an HD Television set via integrated HDMI connection (cable available as an option).
Meanwhile The PowerShot SX10 IS permits, only small video clips play in VGA quality.
On both devices these videos are optimized by a stereo CD-quality recording audio ; by optical zoom quality and detection faces detection technology.

Whenever a further approximation for the subject is required, the PowerShot SX1 IS teleconverter includes a sophisticated digital Canon offers a further 2x zoom factor, without loss of quality video clips.

As the latest Canon cameras, the PowerShot SX1 IS and the PowerShot SX10 IS incorporate the new DIGIC 4 for greater reactivity and better management of digital noise.
Portraits or groups pictures Passionated photographers can benefit from faces detection optimized technology that detects even the faces that are not exactly facing the camera or profile exposed.

The faces selecting function and monitoring follows more specifically particular person,, while the new feature-timer with faces detection triggers automatically the shutter shortly after the entry of a new face in the frame facilitating self and group pictures where the photographer may be in.

As the PowerShot G10, the SX1 IS and IS SX10 benefit from the new Servo AF mode, which continually adjusts focus on the approaching subjects or away from the camera, it also helps to avoid blured images .
The DIGIC 4 also manages the new feature Canon about contrast detection that optimizes the brightness of dark areas in order to express the finest details without affecting the brighter areas.

The PowerShot SX1 IS and the PowerShot SX10 IS offer direct manual control of Aperture and shutter speed through a multidirectional dial giving easy access to all major settings. On the other hand, compatibility with a wide range of accessories, including flashes Canon EX Speedlite professionals, extends more creative possibilities of those two compact Canon SX...

The PowerShot IS SX1 is supplied byThe Canon WC-DC300 remote , which allows shooting and playback photoswireless controls, comes with. It is ideal for shooting on a tripod in low speeds, or any situation for which it is better to stay a certain distance from the device and remote settings and tripping.

The main differences between these two devices are:
- CMOS 10-megapixel for the SX1 IS and CCD on the SX10 IS
- 2.5 inch (6.3 cm) adjustable LCD and an electronic viewfinder on the PowerShot SX10 IS
- 2.8 inch (7.1 cm) 16/9e adjustable LCD for the PowerShot IS SX1
- (1080p, 30 fps) Full HD Video Clips with HDMI output for the PowerShot IS SX1
- VGA video Clips-quality at 30 fps for the PowerShot SX10 ISThe

Canon Powershot SX10 IS specifications :

- Sensor : * 1/2.3 " Type CCD : 10 million effective pixels
- Image sizes : * 3648 x 2736 , * 2816 x 2112 , * 2272 x 1704, * 1600 x 1200 , * 640 x 480, * 3648 x 2048
- Image processor : DIGIC IV
- Movie clips : * 640 x 480 @ 30 / 15fps, * 320 x 240 @ 60 / 30 / 15fps, * WAVE (stereo)
- File formats : * Still: JPEG (Exif 2.2), * DPOF 1.1, * Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG compression)
- Lens : * 28- 560 mm equiv, * 20x Optical zoom , * F2.8 - F5.7 (max) , * 13 elements in 11 groups (1 aspherical element, 1 UD element)
- Image stabilization : Yes (Lens shift-type)
- Conversion lenses : Yes
- Digital zoom : up to 4x
- Auto focus : * TTL , * AiAF (Face Detection / 9-point) : * 1-point AF (Fixed center)
- Focus modes : * AF: Single, Continuous , * Manual , * Focus bracket
- AF assist lamp : Yes
- Focus distance : Closest 0 cm
- Metering : * Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF) , * Center-weighted average, * Spot
- Shuttter speed : 15 - 1/3200 sec
- Aperture : F2.8-5.7 (max)
- Modes : * Auto, * Program AE, * Shutter Priority AE, * Aperture Priority AE, * Manual, * Custom, * Portrait, * Landscape, * Night Scene, * Sports, * Stitch Assist, * Movie , * Special Scene, * Super Macro
- Scene modes : * Indoor, * Night Scene, * Foliage, * Snow, * Beach, * Fireworks, * Color Accent, * Color Swap , * Long Shutter, * Aquarium
- White balance : * Auto (including Face Detection WB), * Daylight, * Cloudy, * Tungsten, * Fluorescent, * Fluorescent H, * Flash, * Custom
- Self timer : * 2 or 10 secs, * Custom or FaceSelf TImer
Continuous shooting: Approx. 1.4 fps until card fills
- Viewfinder : * EVF (0.44" type) , * 235,000 pixels
LCD monitor : * Vari-angle 2.5" TFT, * 230,000 pixels, * Adjustable Brightness , * 100% Coverage
- Languages : English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Ukrainian, Romanian, Farsi
- Connectivity : * USB Hi-Speed, * AV out
- Storage : * SD / SDHC / MMC / MMC Plus / HC MMC Plus compatible
- Power : * Compact AC power adapter CA-PS700,, * Battery Charger Kit CBK4-300, * Ni-MH Batteries NB4-300
- Weight (no batt) : 560 g
- Dimensions : 124 x 88 x 87 mm

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Summary: A true jewel from Canon! Makes photographers very satisfied!

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