Testseek.com have collected 52 expert reviews of the Canon PowerShot SX1 IS and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Canon PowerShot SX1 IS.
January 2009
(77%)
52 Reviews
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Abstract: If you’ve been shooting with a lower-end compact camera and are ready to progress your photography to another level, but are worried that the jump straight to a digital SLR may be too drastic for you, a camera like Canon’s PowerShot SX1 IS may...
Terrific image quality. 20X optical zoom. Fast zooming and focusing. Captures HD video with stereo audio. Can take still shots while recording video. Comfortable manual controls. Widescreen LCD. HDMI-out.
Pricey. Small screen. Electronic viewfinder.
We have some minor gripes with the Canon PowerShot SX1—including its high price—but its one of the best superzoom cameras you can buy....
Bei guten Lichtverhältnissen macht die SX1 ganz ansehnliche HD-Videos (von dem im Testlabor entdeckten Pixelfehler, der unter Realbedingungen vermutlich niemandem auffallen dürfte, einmal abgesehen). Anspruchsvolle Videofilmer werden sich dennoch von d...
Relatively fast; good hi-def video; raw file support
Large; quirky interface; some image artefacts
One of the best superzooms we've seen, the Canon PowerShot SX1 IS offers a 20x zoom lens and HD video, which you can't get in similarly priced digital SLRs. It also delivers more features and slightly better performance and photo quality than the chea...
Very good photo quality (in good light), Whopping 20X optical zoom lens, with a 28 560 mm range, Optical image stabilization, Flipout, rotating 2.8" widescreen LCD display; good outdoor low light visibility, Manual controls (though see below) and plenty...
Expensive, Noise visible at ISO 80 in shadows and low contrast areas; gets worse fairly quickly, Fairly strong purple fringing; some highlight clipping, Electronic viewfinder is smaller and lower resolution compared to the SX10, Slowest shutter speed requ...
The Canon PowerShot SX1 isnt just a super zoom digital camera -- its also a video camera capable of recording Full HD video. In the past, hybrid cameras have been just so-so, but the PowerShot SX1 takes good quality stills and very nice HD movies. A...
When the SX1 IS was announced, three things set it apart from it its older brother, the SX10 IS: a CMOS sensor, true HD movie capability and a RAW shooting option. Well, four things if you count a significantly higher MSRP. Canon dubbed the SX1 IS a ca...
The Canon PowerShot SX1 IS scores full marks here. For a novice or a beginner photogra...
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Published: 2009-04-27, Author: Lori , review by: cnet.com
Relatively fast; good HD video; raw file support.
Big; quirky interface; some image artifacts.
A top megazoom option, the Canon PowerShot SX1 IS offers a 20x zoom lens and HD video, which you cant get in a similarly priced dSLR, and delivers more features and slightly better performance and photo quality than the cheaper SX10 IS.
Canon is one of the very few companies I personally admire and as a consumer, dont have a problem spending my money on them time after time. Simply put, their cameras are just that good. Their new PowerShot SX1 IS does not only offer just abou...
