Canon PowerShot SX1 IS - Expert Reviews

Review summary: So there you have the main differences between the $399 PowerShot SX10 and the $599 PowerShot SX1. You might have noticed that 1) the SX1 costs $200 more and 2) the SX1 is actually worse than the SX10 in a few areas.

Verdict: So there you have the main differences between the $399 PowerShot SX10 and the $599 PowerShot SX1. You might have noticed that 1) the SX1 costs $200 more and 2) the SX1 is actually worse than the SX10 in a few areas

Review summary: While Canon may have taken their time getting a 20x ultrazoom into service with the SX10 IS, they haven't waited all that long in producing a follow up model to share the spotlight in this market niche: the Canon PowerShot SX1 IS. A larger screen, a ...

Verdict: The SX1 IS sports a CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) sensor in place of the usual CCD (charge-coupled device) found in virtually all compact digitals. CMOS technology is generally credited with high noise immunity and low static power ...

Pros: Relatively fast ; good HD video ; raw file support

Cons: Big ; quirky interface ; some image artifacts

Verdict: A top megazoom option, the Canon PowerShot SX1 IS offers a 20x zoom lens and HD video, which you can't get in a similarly priced dSLR, and delivers more features and slightly better performance and photo quality than the cheaper SX10 IS.

Review summary: Maintaining the similar SLR-like styling and high ratio 20x zoom of its predecessor, the popular S5 IS model, Canon's new PowerShot SX1 IS adds several innovative features to the mix. Most notably, the SX1 IS is one of the first compacts to feature a ...

Verdict: Minor gripes aside, this is a great camera that we can heartily recommend

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: Canon's popular superzoom range of cameras began with the release of the PowerShot S1 IS back in 2004, and has been incrementally upgraded each year with more features and more pixels, with the last update being the PowerShot S5 IS announced in May of ...

Pros: Good resolution, Good color, Generally accurate focus gives a high 'hit rate' even in auto mode, Huge photographic versatility with 28-560mm lens and super macro mode, Image stabilization works very well (and can be used in movie mode), Fast ...

Cons: Noise and noise reduction effects visible at anything over ISO 80, Noise reduction starts to destroy fine detail at anything over ISO 100, ISO 800 and 1600 very noisy and of limited use, Lens is prone to chromatic aberration and purple fringing, Movie ...

Verdict: Lets start with the good.