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Canon PowerShot SX1 IS: touchdown
It appears almost identical to the SX10 IS, the new PowerShot IS SX1 is actually one of the compact launched by Canon most interesting in recent times. And that is beyond their benefits and photographic or video of its powerful optical angle of 20 increases in its casing houses a CMOS sensor type. Premature to jump or trend of the future, during the recent Photokina could spend a few minutes with her.
Cologne / Barcelona. Iker Morán .- will have to wait for a few months to get their hands or see in the windows a PowerShot SX1 IS fully operational. Its official price-above the 550-euro and the zeal of Canon to avoid out of Photokina 2008 samples taken with this compact, but some already are circulating pictures alleged not too promising, give an idea of the importance of this bet for signature.

And it is that while outwardly the SX1 IS seems a more compact long zoom (not least, is the twin sister of the PowerShot SX10 IS), inside it hosts a 10-megapixel CMOS rather than CCD sensors used so far in all-or-almost all of the compact.

Apparently identical, the PowerShot SX1 IS (right) and SX10 IS coexist in the renewed catalog of Canon.

Although this detail is just a technicality over for the vast majority of users, in fact, the SX1 IS intended to mark a turning point in terms of image quality, noise control and shooting speed concerns in this segment.

If he succeeds or not is still early to know. For now, we have to settle for a quick look at the benefits and design of the unit early this PowerShot WE with which it has already been able to spend a few minutes.

Relay upward

Differences aside, both the SX1 as the SX10 IS IS opt for a more robust than that of the PowerShot S5 IS, in which both chambers relevant for two reasons. Forms may be slightly less metallic curves or touch the body but the fact is that in the hands of the two chambers passed a great feeling.

One idea that is reinforced by seeing the metal barrel zoom, topped with an excellent idea: the real and equivalent focal appear etched in it, so that at any moment you can know the exact position of the target without looking at the screen nor the viewer.

Besides the absence of the RAW format, without doubt, one of the main criticisms which will face this couple-canonical, we miss least one front wheel to facilitate the handling of adjustments of exposure.

In its place, we have only one rear wheel quite comfortable to use and centralizing many of the controls of the camera. Those devoted to the exhibition, incidentally, now take this elegant aesthetics of menus using the sliders in the series PowerShot G.

28-560 mm

With the permission of the above CMOS, optics also marks a major leap in the new SX. Faced with the 12x optical zoom of the S5 IS, now extends coverage to 20x, and what is more interesting, new cameras were paid by the end of the optical angular momentum.

The result is a familiar zoom and 28-560 mm f2.8-5.6, which arrives in this case supported by the optical stabilizer IS from Canon. Judging by the early tests, the focus of the tour is really fast and the approach does not show too many problems, even in the most extreme focus.

Have disappeared, yes, that controls the S5 IS housed in one of the sides of his barrel and handle it quickly allowed the manual focus and macro.

Now the rear is a command that is responsible for managing these functions, with special attention to the system of manual focus, control of which rests in the rear wheel. Its handling is quite satisfactory, taking into account what is customary, thanks also to the needs of an expanding area of the image framed.

As with its predecessor, the SX1 IS uses four standard batteries and provides in front of two typical microphones, each on one side of the flash. There is also no changes in the characteristic red button dedicated to activate the video recording.

The screen, fully mobile, complete the list of good ideas inherited from the previous model. In the case of the new PowerShot, yes, this is a 2.8-inch widescreen monitor.

Unfortunately, the electronic viewfinder again leave something to be desired. And that in spite of its size of 0.4 inches, is slightly larger than that of the S5 IS.

Full HD Video

With the memory card slot (SD Card, SDHC and MMC) sealed to avoid temptations, little can be said about the performance of the new CMOS sensor used.

In addition to his happily-restrained-resolution, particularly emphasizes speed continuous shooting, up to 4 frames per second at full resolution. A figure in which the processor DIGIC IV also will have had much to do.

Another of the novelties brought by the new generation processor to the photographic inventory is the ability to record movies in high definition at 1080p. The SX1 IS becomes, behind the Casio Exilim Pro EX-F1, in the second compact that dares with this tool.

A role that, incidentally, comes with an HDMI connector, thus following in the footsteps of the most recent SLR models of the firm.

Many expectations

With the permission of the PowerShot G10, the new PowerShot IS SX1 has all the dots to become one of the most compact Canon awaken interest in the coming months.

If the SX10 IS merely reinforce the bet zoom long arguments with more traditional but equally interesting (see the angle or 20x zoom, for example), the SX1 IS opts for a more risky path that generates as much excitement doubts.

Will the new CMOS to live up to expectations or its size will remain an insurmountable barrier?

For now, what seems clear is that the SX1 IS is more a balloon catheter or an advancement path that could take the compact in the future than willing to raze a model in the window.