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Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
8.3 megapixels
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User Score (231)9.0
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Expert Score (32)7.5
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Features (52)8.2
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Picture quality (64)7.8
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- love it, optical image stabilization, 10x optical zoom, reliable exposure, canon sx100
- no viewfinder, canon sx100, goes through batteries quickly, no real wide angle, dump outlook
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The PowerShot SX100 IS has 8 megapixel len. Images captured can be printed in 16 x 22 inch high quality photos. It has a 10x image-stabilized optical zoom and 4x digital zoom making subject capturing blur free. It has a Face Detection technology and an automatic Red-eye correction feature. It also has a built in flash.
Features
The LCD screen of a PowerShot SX100 IS is a 2.5 inch polycrystalline silicon TFT color with wide viewing angle, which gives users 100% coverage. It has many shooting modes an…
See moreThe PowerShot SX100 IS has 8 megapixel len. Images captured can be printed in 16 x 22 inch high quality photos. It has a 10x image-stabilized optical zoom and 4x digital zoom making subject capturing blur free. It has a Face Detection technology and an automatic Red-eye correction feature. It also has a built in flash.
Features
The LCD screen of a PowerShot SX100 IS is a 2.5 inch polycrystalline silicon TFT color with wide viewing angle, which gives users 100% coverage. It has many shooting modes and photo effects to choose from. It stores images in a SD memory card that has a 16MB memory. There are also other storage media to choose from, SDHC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus card and HC MMC Plus Card. It can also be directly connected to a computer through USB 2.0 high speed (mini-B jack). Video outputs can be in NTSC and PAL. It can store 140 still images using AA alkaline batteries and 400 still images using NiMH batteries. It also has playback time of 420 minutes using AA batteries and 600 minutes in NiMH. Still images can be printed through PIXMA photo printers, Selphy Compact printers, Canon CP and PictBridge compatible printers.
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Manufacturer's Specs
Type of Camera
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Type of CameraCompact digital still camera with built-in flash, 10x Optical/4x Digital/40x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer System
Image Capture Device
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Type8.0 Megapixel, 1/ 2.5 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
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Total PixelsApprox. 8.3 Megapixels
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Effective PixelsApprox. 8.0 Megapixels
Lens
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Focal Length6.0-60mm f/2.8-4.3 (35mm film equivalent: 36-360mm)
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Digital Zoom4x
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Focusing RangeNormal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity (W), 3.3 ft./1m-infinity (T) Macro: 0.39 in.-1.6 ft./1-50cm (W)
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Autofocus SystemTTL Autofocus
Viewfinder & Monitor
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LCD Monitor2.5 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD with wide viewing angle
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LCD PixelsApprox. 172,000 pixels
Review Summary
The Canon PowerShot SX100 IS is equipped with an optically stabilized 10x zoom lens with a Digic III image processor, an upgraded face detection system, a 2.5-inch LCD screen, and with a 36mm-360mm zoom. One of its biggest attractions is its compact size, but not that small if compared with the smaller megazooms like the H3 and the TZ3. It weighs 11 ounces and fit into a jacket pocket. However, it uses the same 8-megapixel sensor and 2.5-inch LCD as the S5 IS. The 8-megapixel Canon PowerShot SX100 IS is …
See moreThe Canon PowerShot SX100 IS is equipped with an optically stabilized 10x zoom lens with a Digic III image processor, an upgraded face detection system, a 2.5-inch LCD screen, and with a 36mm-360mm zoom. One of its biggest attractions is its compact size, but not that small if compared with the smaller megazooms like the H3 and the TZ3. It weighs 11 ounces and fit into a jacket pocket. However, it uses the same 8-megapixel sensor and 2.5-inch LCD as the S5 IS. The 8-megapixel Canon PowerShot SX100 IS is user friendly and impresses on the good quality of its pictures. The design of the camera makes it easy to handle and figures among the new line of compact ultra-zoom digital cameras. However the Canon PowerShot SX100 IS performance is a bit slow. It wakes and shoots in a reasonable 2 seconds. Its shutter lags for high and low contrast scenes, 0.5 second and 1.7 seconds, respectively. But the shot time increases to 4.3 seconds as soon as the flash is on. The LCD is good, but cannot be easily seen in bright sunlight. On the other hand what the camera lacks in speed is covered up by the photo quality. The camera’s photo quality especially at higher ISO sensitivity settings, is better compared to other cameras, the snaps look sharp. It also contains a full set of manual exposure controls; optical image stabilization and electronic lens cover. Even though it gives the best photo quality, the Canon PowerShot SX100’s slow performance, disappointing movie capture, and its monotonous design keep it from being a photographer’s delight. The camera has no optical zoom in movie capture and can be accidentally clicked when navigating. Due to being easy to handle and its affordable price, it is attracting many buyers, although it uses batteries very fast.
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PowerShot SX100 IS will inspire you with its phenomenal 10x Optical Zoom…and so much more. There’s the 8.0-megapixel CCD and Optical Image Stabilizer for shake-free shooting. Plus, the DIGIC III …
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Canon Powershot SX100 IS
Reviewer: Maclife01 July 2008- Overall 8
The PowerShot SX100 IS packs 10x optical zoom and impressive image stabilization at a competitive price point, and, at just over 4 inches wide, still fits in your pocket. Read more
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Reviewer: DP Review20 December 2007
- Overall 8
- Value for money 9
- Features 8
- Performance 8
- Picture quality 8
The SX100 IS is a bit of a wallflower, both in terms of design and specification. It is not ugly, but it certainly won't turn any heads either, it has a fairly good spec and feature set but nothing that we haven't seen somewhere else before. 'Solid' is probably the best way to describe the performance of this latest addition to the Canon Powershot range. The SX100 IS performs well in (almost) all areas but there is hardly anyhing exceptional about it. Canon describes the... Read more
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Reviewer: Imaging Resource18 December 2007
The Canon PowerShot SX100IS offers a great value in an affordable, feature-rich long zoom digital camera that's user friendly and still reasonably compact. With an 8.0-megapixel CCD image sensor, the Canon SX100 IS has great image quality so long as there's plenty of light. Things get a little rougher in poor lighting as you need to ratchet up the ISO sensitivity, but is no worse than most of the competition in this respect. The combination of full auto for beginners and... Read more
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Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
Reviewer: DigitalVersus05 December 2007- Overall 8
The SX100 IS is a success allying ease of use and high performance. The absence of a wide angle is the only real defect. Read more
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Canon Powershot SX100 IS
Reviewer: Neo Camera23 November 2007- Overall 8
The Canon Powershot SX100 is a budget ultra-zoom with compact body. A 10X stabilized optical zoom lens, full manual controls and the use of AA batteries make this digital camera highly desirable and capable. Read more
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i love this product
Reviewer: uguh, Ciao25 October 2008- Overall 8
- Design 8
- Value for money 8
- Ease of use 6
Canon PowerShot SX100 IS is a super-zoom camera. It has 8 megapixels and a 10x optical zoom. If PowerShot SX100 differs from many other cameras, he is small. Yet still has a good selection of features, including the instructions of the exhibition. I see this camera to take any person who loves photography and is interested to learn, without regard for the topic would be an account of the season expert.Taking PowerShot SX100 SE is on the right track. The photo was on a... Read more
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Reviewer: osprey, DP Review14 October 2008
- Overall 9
- Value for money 10
- Features 9
- Ease of use 10
- Picture quality 8
This is a great camera for simple P&S and also reasonable manual capabilities. Read more
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Shaky hands equals excellent pictures
Reviewer: Digitalcamera HQ09 October 2008- Overall 10
The Canon Powershot SX100 IS is the second digital camera I have owned. My fiance purchased it for me as a gift and I have to say, I love it! Previously, I had been using my Sony Powershot (can't remember the specific model, but it is 4 years old) With the medications I'm on, I have twitches and shaky hands, so snapping a somewhat clear photo is nearly impossible for me. So when I was looking for a camera, I was looking specifically for a camera with an image stabalizer.... Read more
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Reviewer: Martin Tromp, buchmann.en25 September 2008
- Overall 10
Tolle Kompaktkamera, gutes Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis, breiter Zoombereich. Trotz unzähligen Einstellmöglichkeiten ist die Kamera einfach bedienbar. Die Motiv- und Kreativbereiche sind mit den Canon-SLR vergleichbar, der Bildstabilisator ist toll! Mehr als nur eine einfache Taschenkamera, sehr empfehlenswert für wenig ambitionierte Hobbyfotografen, die keine SLR wollen oder brauchen. Read more
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Canon Powershot sx100
Reviewer: JE Jalbert, REVIEW STREAM27 August 2008- Overall 10
I recently purchased the Canon Powershot sx100. It was a replacement for my old 5 megapixel Kodak camera. I had lost the zoom lens for the Kodak camera and after being told that it would cost almost the value of the camera to repair, I decided to look for something comparable. The Kodak camera had a 10x optical zoom which is a feature that I wanted to keep. A salesperson suggested the Canon because the zoom was the same and the megapixel count was great at 8 megapixels.... Read more
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