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Canon PowerShot S95

Cuzzy — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:05:59 +0000

PowerShot s95 is one of the new product that successor from s90. This canon latest product sensor capable of 720p HD video recording . It also adds multi-aspect ratio shooting and SDXC card compatibility. Other than these features it inherits a lightly tweaked version of the S90′s basic body design including the control ring, 28-105mm F2.0-4.9 stabilized lens and 3.0″ LCD.

London, UK, 19th August 2010 – Canon today unveils the latest model in its successful PowerShot S-series with the launch of the new PowerShot S95 – an advanced, compact digital camera for photographers looking for outstanding low light performance and manual control in a pocket-sized body. Succeeding the highly-acclaimed PowerShot S90, the new model offers improved handling, greater levels of manual control, HD movie capabilities, the HS System and Hybrid IS – providing a powerful feature set capable of superb image quality in all shooting conditions.

Building on the S-series’ core principle of offering advanced manual control and low light performance in a compact body, the new PowerShot S95 takes the range to new heights, with features designed for users who demand maximum control and premium image quality in all conditions. The popular lens Control Ring, introduced with the PowerShot S90, has been improved with greater levels of flexibility, while a bright, f/2.0 lens and Canon’s HS System provide an even more powerful basis for low light and creative photography. The PowerShot S95 is also the first-ever Canon compact to feature Hybrid IS technology, providing improved image stabilization for macro photography.

Improving on both the size and handling of its predecessor, the PowerShot S95 features an even slimmer body at just 29.5 mm thick*1, an improved multi-control dial and the same external coating used on the EOS 7D to improve slip-resistance and grip. Also designed to fit seamlessly into a photographer’s existing workflow, the camera offers RAW format shooting and support for Canon’s Digital Photo Professional (DPP) software.

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Canon Powershot SD4500

Cuzzy — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 07:52:29 +0000

World’s slimmest super zoom camera is brought to you by Canon. The PowerShot SD4500 IS (IXUS 1000 HS in Europe). It shares the same 10MP back-illuminated CMOS sensor and 2.7 inch LCD as the SD4000 IS, but offers a longer 10x zoom range starting at a rather over-long 36mm equivalent.The image-stabilized camera can record full HD movies as well as Super Slow Motion movies at 240fps, and (in Europe, at least) represents ten years since the IXUS range first went digital.

London, 19th August 2010 – Canon marks ten years of its stylish IXUS digital camera series with the launch of the incredible IXUS 1000 HS – a high-performance model combining advanced Canon optics with leading technology in a luxurious metal body. A completely new addition to the IXUS series, this model takes the range to new heights, fusing high-tech features and signature IXUS styling to provide premium image quality and head-turning looks in one outstanding package.

Available in silver, brown and pink, the IXUS 1000 HS is one of the most advanced IXUS models to date, exemplifying the innovation that has been consistently present in every generation of the IXUS series. A compact but powerful 10x optical zoom lens makes it the slimmest super zoom camera of its kind anywhere in the world*1 while Full HD video capture allows users to record smooth, 1080p movies. It’s also the second IXUS to feature the HS System, combining a high-sensitivity, 10.0 Megapixel CMOS sensor with powerful DIGIC 4 processing to provide fantastic all-round image quality and high-speed shooting.

Unique design, advanced performance
A perfect combination of performance and portability, the advanced feature-set of the IXUS 1000 HS helps users to get the perfect shot every time. The exceptionally compact 10x optical zoom lens showcases the pioneering optical expertise trusted by millions of Canon owners world-wide, ensuring the benefits of a high zoom lens are not lost for the sake of pocketability. As a result of unique engineering, the IXUS 1000 HS offers both – boasting a slim profile that will comfortably fit into a pocket or handbag.

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Canon PowerShot SX130

Cuzzy — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:42:05 +0000

PowerShot SX130 has been launched by Canon, replacing the SX120 IS. The rest of the features remain the same including a 3.0″ LCD, P/A/S/M shooting, image stabilization and AA battery power. 12MP in it’s resolution , a longer 12x zoom range starting at 28mm, gains SDXC support, offers HD movie recording and additional scene modes including a Miniature mode.

London, 19th August 2010 – Canon today announces the PowerShot SX130 IS, its latest super zoom digital compact camera to combine impressive imaging technology with family-friendly flexibility and value. Replacing the popular PowerShot SX120 IS, this new model offers a host of intelligent features to make it easier to capture important moments in both high-quality still images and High Definition movies.

With its compact design, intuitive controls and long zoom lens, this is the perfect camera for those who want an easy-to-use, take-anywhere digital camera. Users are able to shoot amazing still images and video in any situation – from family gatherings, to landscapes, to close-up shots of distant subjects.

Canon performance, amazing value
Featuring a 12.1 Megapixel sensor for large, detailed prints, and DIGIC 4 image processing, the PowerShot SX130 IS allows all the family to record special moments in outstanding quality. The 12x optical zoom ranges from wide angle (28mm) to telephoto (336mm), making the camera equally ideal for wide-angle group shots and taking on sightseeing trips.

Canon’s integrated optical Image Stabilizer offers a three-stop advantage, making it easier to take great shots in low light with long exposures, and reducing the blur associated with camera-shake when shooting distant subjects at the telephoto end of the zoom.

The large, 7.5cm (3.0”) LCD screen, with a 230k dot resolution and optional on-screen Hints & Tips makes it easy to navigate the enhanced menu system and to compose the perfect shot. A wide viewing angle also enables shooting from awkward angles, as well as sharing the results with groups of friends immediately after the picture is taken.

Capture the moment in HD
The PowerShot SX130 IS supports 720p HD video with stereo sound, allowing users to immediately switch from photos to high-quality video and back again with one convenient, compact camera. A quiet zoom motor allows the full lens focal range to be exploited whilst recording, and continuous autofocus ensures that moving subjects are sharp – providing the perfect tool for capturing school events, parties and family gatherings where it may be difficult to follow all of the action.

This model supports the new SDXC memory cards, enabling up to 2TB of video and full-resolution stills to be stored without needing to change card.

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Canon PowerShot SD4000

Cuzzy — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:08:00 +0000

Canon’s latest Digital ELPH model, the PowerShot SD4000 IS is an ultra-compact camera that boasts some impressive features. These include Canon’s new HS (High Sensitivity) System, which incorporates a fast 10-megapixel back-illuminated CMOS image sensor with their DIGIC 4 image processor. To further enhance this models low-light capabilities, Canon equipped the SD4000 IS with a fast f/2.0 3.8x optical zoom lens, which also features their proven optical image stabilization system.

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS key features include:

* 10-megapixel, 1/2.3-inch, BSI CMOS image sensor
* DIGIC 4 processor
* A 3.0-inch wide view LCD screen with 230k dots
* 3fps Burst mode at full resolution; High-speed burst @ 2.5M also available
* 720p HD video recording
* New Super Slow Motion Movie function
* New creative scene modes, like Low-Light, Miniature and Fisheye Effect
* Smart Auto exposure mode
* Aperture and Shutter speed priority modes for even more control
* Li-ion power source
* SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC Plus memory card slot (Eye-Fi compatible)
* HDMI output

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Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS First Look

Cuzzy — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:42:19 +0000

Canon’s ultra-compact SD series digicams have consistently been the most successful competitors in their sector of the hi-tech marketplace. They dependably deliver what consumers want: a digital imaging device that is reasonably priced, takes great pictures, is easy to use, and offers better than average performance, all stuffed into a stylish lightweight package that’s small enough to be dropped in a shirt pocket and tough enough to go just about anywhere. The new Canon Powershot SD1300 IS doesn’t deviate from that winning formula. The Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS (also know as the Canon Digital IXUS 105) is an attractive little digital camera that looks very much like every other Canon SD series digicam – there is an obvious and unambiguous family resemblance.

The SD1300 IS provides 12 megapixel resolution, a 4x (28mm-112mm equivalent) zoom, 2.7-inch (230K) LCD, optical image stabilization, and all the popular bells and whistles (Smart Auto mode with Smart Flash Exposure, Auto Scene Detection Technology plus Face Detection, and Auto Red-Eye Correction) consumers have come to expect. If all that isn’t enough, the fashionable little SD1300 IS is available in a veritable rainbow of colors including blue, silver, pink, green, and brown.

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Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Review

Cuzzy — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:08:26 +0000

Just to make this clear from the beginning: the Canon PowerShot SD780 IS isn’t going to beat out more advanced point-and-shoots when it comes to pure photographic power. When it comes to specs, the SD780′s 3x zoom and 2.5 inch LCD may be forgettable, but the fact that it’s only 0.7 inches thick is worth remembering.Perfectly sized for backpackers and club-goers alike, the SD780 may emphasize compactness, but it doesn’t ignore the need for a small camera to take great pictures, either. And to this end, the new camera brings image stabilization and a host of other buzz-worthy features to Canon’s slimmest SD model to date. A truly shirt-pocket ready camera with image stabilization, Canon’s latest face detection and other processing technologies, and 720p video? Sign me up.

FEATURES OVERVIEW
The tiny SD780 sports a 2.5 inch LCD, the same 12.1 megapixel sensor used across the majority of the 2009 SD line, and a 3x zoom lens. Canon’s latest generation DIGIC IV image processor is also featured on this auto-exposure only model, as is the manufacturer’s latest-generation optical image stabilization technology.

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Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Review

Cuzzy — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:16:14 +0000

Canon has upgraded the SX200 from last year with their latest compact super-zoom, the SX210 IS. This new unit offers 14-megapixels of resolution mated to a powerful 14x optical zoom lens that features a wide 28mm field of view and their true optical image stabilization. Other specs include a large 3.0-inch LCD screen, hidden pop-up flash unit, Eye-Fi card compatibility, and 720p HD video capture. All of these impressive features are packed into a compact and stylish frame that will retail for approx. $349.99US, and is available in three colors: black, purple and gold.

Good outdoor image quality; Generous 14x optical zoom with a nice 28mm wide angle extreme; Large 3.0-inch LCD offers a nice view of your subject(s); Stylish and well built body; Good High ISO performance for a camera in this class.

Below average shooting performance; Pop-up flash not in the greatest position; easily blocked by your left index finger; Flash Pops up automatically in all modes, which is not always wanted; Non-existent labeling on the 4-way controller; Indoor image quality not up to par with other Canon PowerShot models

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Just posted: 2010 Travel Zoom Group Test

Cuzzy — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:29:54 +0000

Just Posted: Our group test of the latest travel zooms. The pocketable long zoom camera has been one of the great growth sectors in recent years, packing immense flexibility into small, easy-to-use cameras. We’ve taken 13 compact superzoom cameras from the leading manufacturers and subjected them to a selection of our usual tests to help you decide which deserves a place in your luggage this summer. So which do we think makes the best travel companion?

We’ve reviewed the following cameras:

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Casio Exilim FH-100

Fujifilm FinePix F80 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix JZ500

Kodak EasyShare Z950

Nikon Coolpix S8000

Olympus Mju-9010

Panasonic DMC-ZS5 / TZ8

Panasonic DMC-ZS7 / TZ10

Ricoh CX3

Samsung HZ35W

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

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Canon PowerShot S90

Cuzzy — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:01:25 +0000

The arrival of the ‘affordable’ digital SLR saw most manufacturers slowly withdrawing from the high end compact camera market, but recently models like the Canon G9/G10/G11 and Panasonic’s LX3 have shown that there is still demand for pocketable cameras with real photographic controls. And it is the Panasonic LX3 that Canon has in its sights with the latest in what was, for a long time, presumed to be a dead line of cameras that goes back to almost a decade. The S90 may not look much like the S80, S70 and all its earlier predecessors, but it has been conceived in much the same spirit; a smaller, more stylish alternative to the G series, offering key enthusiast features (such as raw capture and manual controls) in a compact body.

It was way back in August 2005 that Canon launched the last in the line of its S-Series compact photographers’ cameras, the S80. And though you can see traces of the S60/S70/S80′s DNA in the S90 it is a very different beast to those cameras; the S90 is smaller, sleeker – and in many ways more sophisticated, but it’s lost the optical viewfinder and the lack of anything to really get hold of will undoubtedly impact on handling.

Perhaps the most impressive aspect of the new design is the new Control Ring built around the lens, which can be set to control exposure (i.e. aperture or shutter speed), AE compensation, step zoom, manual focus and a selection of other functions. Finding a way of offering usable manual controls has proved surprisingly difficult for the normally ingenious designers of ultra compact cameras (although we’ve suggested a traditional ‘aperture ring’ like this on many occasions); this seemingly simple addition has a transformative effect on the utility of the S90′s extensive manual controls.

As with the Panasonic LX3, Canon has chosen to incorporate a relatively large (1/1.7″, 0.43 cm²) CCD sensor which has been designed with high sensitivity, rather than just higher megapixel count in mind, to make the most of the bright lens. This 10 megapixel sensor is then mated with Canon’s latest Digic 4 processor to offer what the company describes as a dual anti-noise system.

Canon S90 Key Features

Lens Control Ring

10 million pixels sensor

RAW shooting

Fast f/2.0-4.9 maximum aperture range

Lens covering the classic 28-105mm range

Dual Anti-Noise System (high sensitivity sensor and Digic 4 noise reduction)

3.0 inch PureColor II LCD

Optical Image Stabilization

Smarter Scene Detection

Low Light mode

DIGIC 4 image processor

HD output

Recommended price • $429• €469• £449

Sensor• 1/1.7″ Type CCD• 10 million effective pixels

Image sizes • 3648 x 2736• 3648 x 2048• 2816 x 2112• 2272 x 1704
• 1600 x 1200• 640 x 480• 320 x 240

Movie clips • 640 x 480 @ 30fps• 320 x 240 @ 30fps

Maximum clip length •Up to 4GB or 1 hour

File formats • Still: JPEG (Exif v2.2), RAW• Movie: MOV [H.264 + Linear PCM (monaural)]
Lens • 28-105mm (35mm equiv)• f = 6.0 – 22.5 mm
• 3.8x optical zoom• F2.0-4.9• Construction: 11 elements in 9 groups 7 elements in 6 groups (2 double-sided aspherical elements including 1 UA element)

Image stabilization •Yes (Lens-Shift)

Digital zoom •up to 4x

Focus • Auto focus :TTL- 9-point AiAF- 1-point AF (center or Face Select and Track)
• Manual focus

AF modes • Single• Continuous• Servo AF/AE

AF lock •Yes (on/off selectable)

AF assist lamp •Yes

Focus distance •Closest focus distance 5 cm

Metering • Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame)• Center-weighted average• Spot (center)

ISO sensitivity • Auto• ISO 80• ISO 100• ISO 125• ISO 160• ISO 200• ISO 250• ISO 320• ISO 400• ISO 500• ISO 640• ISO 800• ISO 1000• ISO 1250
• ISO 1600• ISO 2000• ISO 2500• ISO 3200

AE lock •Yes

Exposure compensation •+/- 2EV in 1/3 stop increments

Shutter speed • Auto (1 – 1/1600 sec) • 15-1/1600 sec

Modes • Auto• Program AE• Shutter Priority AE• Aperture Priority AE• Manual• Custom• Scene• Low Light• Movie

Scene modes • Portrait• Landscape• Night Scene• Night Snapshot• Kids & Pets• Indoor• Sunset• Foliage• Snow• Beach• Fireworks• Aquarium• Underwater
• Color Accent• Color Swap• Nostalgic• Stitch Assist

White balance • Auto (including Face Detection WB)• Daylight• Cloudy• Tungsten• Fluorescent• Fluorescent H• Flash• Custom• Underwater• White Balance
Correction

Self timer • 0-30 sec (1-10 frames)• Face Self Timer

Continuous shooting • Approx. 0.9 shots/sec.• AF: Approx. 0.6 shots/sec.• LV: Approx. 0.8 shots/sec. (until memory card becomes full)

Image parameters •My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color)

Flash • Auto, Flash On, Flash Off, Slow Sync, Red-eye reduction• Slow Sync Speed : Fastest speed 1/500 sec• +/- 2EV in 1/3 stop increments• Face Detection •FE compensation• Safety FE• Flash exposure lock• Manual Power Adjustment• Second Curtain Sync• Range (Auto ISO):50cm – 6.5m (wide) / 2.5m (tele)
External Flash•Canon High Power Flash HF-DC1•LCD monitor • 3.0 inch PureColor LCD II (TFT)
• 461,000 pixels
• 100% coverage
• Adjustable
Connectivity • USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
• HDMI mini connector
• AV out (PAL / NTSC switchable)
Print compliance PictBridge
Storage SD, SDHC, MMC, MMCplus, HC MMCplus
Power Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-6L
Weight (no batt) 175 g
Dimensions 100 x 58 x 31 mm

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