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Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
8.3 megapixels
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User Score (241)8.7
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Expert Score (17)7.7
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Design (29)7.4
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Value for money (18)9.3
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Features (27)8.8
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Ease of use (25)8.3
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Performance (19)9.2
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Picture quality (42)9.2
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Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
The Canon PowerShot SX100 IS was announced on 20th August, 2007. It is a digital camera that is featured with 8.0 megapixel image sensor and 10x optical zoom lens with Image Stabilization. The material of its body is plastic and it is weighed at 266g (excluding battery) with the dimension of 108.7 x 71.4 x 46.7mm. Canon PowerShot SX100 IS comes with a 2.5 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT colour LCD screen with a large mode dial. It does not have a eye level viewfinder. The camera is equipped with DIGIC III Image Processor that works together with iSAPS, a scene-recognition technology which is developed for Canon’s digital cameras. It is powered with two AA NiMH batteries. The camera is available in the market with the choices of silver or black colour.
Features
There is a Face Detection feature which is enhanced with Face Select and Track function implemented in Canon PowerShot SX100 IS that is capable of detecting up to nine faces in a scene. Such functionality is linked with exposure system to ensure correct metering of portraits. Besides that, the digital camera is packed with the feature of Digital Tele-Converter that adds a constant zoom at about 1.6x to 2.0x to every shot. It also comes with Safety Zoom feature which works to protect images captured from interpolation at high levels of digital zoom. Red-Eye Correction is incorporated in the playback mode where it identifies and digitally removes red-eye from captured images. The camera offers a range of ISO Sensitivity from 80 up to 1600. Relating to that, it comes with the option of Auto ISO Shift and optical Image Stabilizer. With the purpose of resizing the image captured so as to fit into blogs, email attachment or online galleries, users are able to downsize them with Image Resize function. Canon PowerShot SX100 IS stores its images in SD, SDHC and MMC memory cards and supports the new MMCplus and HC MMCplus formats as well for the capacity up to 32GB.
Additional Features
• PictBridge support • Flash Exposure Locks • Autoexposure • Metering Modes • Flash output control
Accessories
• AC Adapter • Batery and Charger Kit • Interface Cable • High power flash • Deluxe soft case • Memory card
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Manufacturer's Specs
IMAGE SENSOR
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Type1/2.5” CCD
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Effective PixelsApprox 8.0M
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Colour Filter TypePrimary Colour
IMAGE PROCESSOR
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TypeDIGIC III with iSAPS technology
LENS
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Focal Length6.0 - 60.0 mm (35mm equivalent: 36-360mm)
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ZoomOptical 10x. Digital approx. 4x (with Digital Tele-Converter approx. 1.6x or 2.0x and Safety Zoom¹)². Combined approx. 40x
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Maximum f/numberf/2.8 - f/4.3
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Construction10 elements in 9 groups (1 aspherical element)
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Image StabilisationYes (shift-type)
FOCUSING
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TypeTTL
Get in on the action with a 10x zoom lens. PowerShot SX100 IS keeps your subject in focus with Face Detection and optical Image Stabilizer. Clear, simple controls are easy and flexible for the whol…
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Canon PowerShot SX100 IS Digital Camera Review
Reviewer: Gadget Heaven26 November 2007The Canon PowerShot SX100 IS lets you take more than just photographs. The movie function enables you to shoot VGA movies with sound; a long play option allows you to record clips that require only half the storage space of regular movies. Read more
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Reviewer: Cameras26 November 2007
- Overall 9
The Canon Powershot SX100 IS is a more handy size than most other cameras with a 10x optical zoom lens. Picture quality compares well with other similar cameras and there are still plenty of features to get your teeth into. Recommended. Read more
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Canon Powershot SX100
Reviewer: PhotographyBLOG15 November 2007- Overall 8
- Design 8
- Value for money 10
- Features 8
- Ease of use 8
- Picture quality 8
So does the Canon PowerShot SX100 IS live up to its billing as a super zoom for all the family? OK, so it eats up batteries in a particularly greedy fashion and images can be noisy if you stray above ISO 400, but the build, the ease of use, the range of family-orientated features and that £299 price point – bound to drop to £250 with a little hunting ... Read more
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Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
Reviewer: TrustedReviews13 November 2007- Overall 8
- Value for money 8
- Features 8
- Picture quality 9
As well as its dominance of the digital SLR market, Canon maintains a strong position at the top of the digital compact camera market too, with four very successful lines of cameras. The most popular are the Digital IXUS series of high-quality, premium-priced ultra-compacts, the best of which combine fashionable style with high performance and generally excellent picture quality. Alongside these are the PowerShot A-series, which range from sub-£100 budget models such ... Read more
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