Log in

View Full Version : Canon PowerShot SX1 IS Fails To Dazzle


Hooch Tan
03-28-2009, 05:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canonsx1is/' target='_blank'>http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canonsx1is/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"In September of 2008 Canon announced dual successors to the S5 IS. The cheaper of the two models is the Powershot SX10 IS, which features a 10 MP CCD sensor behind a 20X image stabilized lens, with the more expensive camera - the SX1 IS - adding RAW mode, a CMOS sensor, faster continuous shooting speed, and HD 1080p video recording."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com//dht/auto/1238253224.usr20447.gif" style="border: 0px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>If you're looking to take a step above camera phones and point-and-click cameras, it is a good bet you have investigated larger, heftier cameras that won't fit in your pocket.&nbsp; Of course, these cameras don't just offer a larger body, but a wealth of additional features and controls both in hardware and software to let you take stunning pictures.&nbsp; The Canon SX1 IS is positioned to be one of these, especially with the use of a CMOS sensor, but DPReview remains unimpressed, actually favouring its cheaper sibling's results.&nbsp; I haven't taken the leap to a better class camera than what is on my phone, but when the time comes, I want it to provide a noticable difference.&nbsp; Looking at the test pictures taken with the camera it looks like I'd be passing by the SX1 IS.</p>