Canon PowerShot SX1 IS Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 1080p - compact
ISO (Max)
3200
Sensor Resolution
10.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CMOS
Optical Zoom
20x
Display
2.8" LCD display
Battery Type
AA - Alkaline - standard form factor

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact
Height 8.8 cm
Width 12.7 cm
Depth 8.8 cm
Weight 0.59 kg
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 20x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
Sensor Resolution 10.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS
Total Pixels 11,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 10,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
Image Processor DIGIC 4
LENS Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
Type Zoom lens - 20x zoom - 5 - 100 mm - f/2.8-5.7
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 560mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 50 cm
Macro Focus Range 0-50cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 11 groups / 13 elements
Features UD glass, Ultrasonic Motor (USM), aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
AE/AF Control FlexiZone
Face Detection Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
Viewfinder Type Electronic - LCD
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.4"
Viewfinder Resolution 148,000 pixels
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
ISO (Max) 3200
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO auto, ISO 3200 (2MP)
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, slow shutter, macro, stitch assist, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, sunset, indoor, foliage, beach, night snapshot, snow, high sensitivity, Colour Swap, Colour Accent, aquarium
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red, Positive Film
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (warm white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/3200 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
Type 2.8" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 4.8 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
Digital Video Format H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
MEMORY Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCardplus
Image Storage JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 2816 x 2112
JPEG 2272 x 1704
JPEG 1600 x 1200
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 3840 x 2160
JPEG 1920 x 1080
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
Battery Type AA - Alkaline - standard form factor
Details 4 x AA alkaline battery (included)
AA NiMH rechargeable battery (optional)
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
System Requirements Details Windows XP SP2 - Pentium - 500 MHz - 256 MB
Windows Vista - Pentium - 1.3 GHz - 512 MB
MacOS X 10.4 - PowerPC G4 - 256 MB
MacOS X 10.5 - PowerPC G4 - 512 MB
Flash Terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB
HDMI
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera red-eye fix, digital tele-converter, safety zoom, Motion Detection Technology
OTHERS Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
Included Accessories Lens hood, lens cap, neck strap, USB cable, audio / video cable, IR remote control
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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