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Editors' Rating:
8.2 of 10
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Value for money |
7 |
| • Ease of Use |
8 |
| • Performance |
9 |
| • Image Quality |
9 |
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PROS
• Excellent photo quality.
• Fastest performance.
• Beautiful LCD and electronic
viewfinder.
• Hotshoe for External E-TTL
Flash.
• Fast start-up and AF speed.
• Broad
set of manual controls.
CONS
• Noise at high ISO.
• No AF-assist lamp.
• Distortion at wide and tele
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Includes: Canon PowerShot Pro1 Digital Camera, CompactFlash Card
64MB,
Battery Pack BP-511A, Battery Charger CG-580 or Battery Charger
CB-5L, Neck Strap NS-DC2,
Lens Cap, Lens Hood LH-DC10, Filter Adapter FA-DC58A, Wireless Controller WL-DC100, Interface Cable IFC-400PCU,
AV Cable AVC-DC300, Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM, ArcSoft Camera Suite CD-ROM.
Recommended
Accessories |
While the Powershot Pro1 is still considered as a prosumer digital
camera, it's features are nearing DSLR capability. This camera has
successfully bridge the gap between the prosumer range and the DSLR range.
If you want a fun camera that has a host of fun and convenient features
such as movie recording and variable angle LCD without getting too caught
up with complicated and professional features of the DSLR, the Powershot
Pro1 should fit you well. The Pro 1 improves on the G5 in most areas,
except two: the maximum aperture is now F2.4, still larger than the
regular F2.8, but smaller than the G5's bright F2.0; and the low-light AF
assist illuminator is absent on the Pro 1.
PowerShot
Pro1 Major Features:
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7x Zoom Digital Camera featuring 8.0 effective
megapixels. |
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8.0 effective megapixels for
3,264 x 2,448-pixel images. |
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2.0-inch low temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color
LCD monitor with variable-angle function. |
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Canon L-series 7x optical USM (ultra-sonic) zoom lens, 7.2-50.8mm
(equivalent to a 28-200mm lens on a 35mm camera). |
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Digital zoom up to 3.2x magnification. |
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12 EOS-based shooting modes, Wide-Area FlexiZone
AF/AE. |
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Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture
priority AE, and Manual exposure modes, as well as
three preset exposure modes, and two user-programmable modes. |
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AE/AF lock and Manual focus are available. |
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Auto exposure bracketing (AEB) is available. |
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Manually adjustable aperture settings from f/2.4 to f/3.5, depending on zoom setting. |
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Shutter speed settings from 1/4,000 to 15 seconds (manually adjustable). |
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Variable light sensitivity: Auto, or user-set ISO 50, 100, 200 or 400 equivalent. |
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Evaluative, Center-weighted average or Spot metering modes, with an adjustable Spot area. |
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White Balance adjustment with nine settings (Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom
I, Custom II). |
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Built-in flash with Auto, Fill, Red-eye reduction and
Slow-sync modes. |
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Compatible with EOS type EX Speedlites (Canon Speedlite 220EX, 380EX, 420EX, 550EX, Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX and
Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX). |
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Contrast, Sharpness, and Saturation adjustment. |
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High-speed 2.5 frames per second continuous shooting. |
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Images saved to
CompactFlash Type I or II memory cards. |
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Powered by
Canon BP-511/BP-512/Bp-514 rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack. |
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PictBridge and Canon Direct Print compatible. |
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Full Specification |
The Lowest Price is not always best !
When you buy a digital camera, the basic package almost always includes
extras such as a battery charger, lens cap, batteries, flash memory card, and software.
One of the more disreputable practices a dealer can engage in is called unbundling. These
dealers remove items from the package that are normally included in the price and
price them separately.
When purchasing
a camera you have three components of the price to consider - the camera price, postage and
handling, and taxes. Many dealers lower the price to make the camera more attractive, then
increase the postage and handling to boost their profits.
Hesitate before
accepting extended warranties. Every knowledgeable consumer expert says it's better to
gamble. Most of a company's profit is in the sale of these warranties so they press, and
press hard. Your job is to resist, and resist hard. The only thing to keep in mind is that
digital cameras can be horribly expensive to repair. If you want peace of mind, you may
want the warranty, even though it's probably overpriced. The cost of a repair can
approach, or even exceed, the original purchase price.
When you buy a
camera from a reputable dealer, you expect to be able to return it if you aren't
satisfied. Some dealers try to discourage this by requiring a restocking fee for returned
merchandise. This is always explained as a way to recover their costs of checking the
merchandise and restoring the packaging you may have opened.
Many dealers is
truly a false, deceptive and a total crook. Bait and switch tactics used. Does not sell
new merchandise and will ship used or refurbished goods without notifying customer. They then
try to charge a restock fee on top of their exobitant shipping fees to make a profit where
they could not on their goods. A try case of buyer beware.
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