Canon PowerShot S1 IS Review
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Review
Date: Dec 4, 2004 |
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Canon
PowerShot S1 IS |
QuickFact™
Sheet
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 S1
IS Home Page
S1
IS BeBit |
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Image
Sensor |
3.2
effective megapixels
1/2.7 in. CCD |
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Lens |
Canon |
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 Focal
Length |
5.8-58.0mm (38-380mm,
35 mm equivalent) |
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Maximum
Aperture |
f/2.8 (W) –
3.1(T) |
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Optical
Zoom |
10x |
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Macro |
10 cm / 3.9 in. |
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Auto
Focus |
1-point AF (Any
position is available) |
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Shutter
Speed |
15
– 1/2,000 sec.
Slow shutter speed of 1.3 sec. and longer
is only available in select modes |
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Exposure Control |
Program AE, Shutter
priority AE, Aperture priority AE or Manual |
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Shooting Modes |
Auto, Creative zone(P, Av, Tv, M, Custom);
Image zone (Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene,
Fast Shutter, Slow Shutter, Stitch Assist,
Movie); Continuous 1.7 images/sec.;
Movie DV-quality VGA 640 x 480 w/Sound and
zoom (30fps); @ 8min 40 sec. on a 1GB memory
card.
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Exposure Compensation |
+/- 2 stops in
1/3-stop increments |
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Light
Metering |
Evaluative,
Centre-Weighted Average, Spot*
* Selectable metering frame with Spot mode:
Centre/ AF-point linked |
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White Balance |
Auto, Pre-set (Daylight,
Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent
H, Flash), or Custom White Balance |
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Viewfinder |
EVF |
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LCD |
1.5
inch low temperature polycrystalline silicon
TFT colour LCD with variable-angle function
(114K); 100% coverage |
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ISO Sensitivity |
AUTO; ISO 50, 100,
200, 400 equivalent |
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Storage
Media |
CompactFlash
(CF) Card Type I or Type II |
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Battery |
1. 4x AA Alkaline
battery (included)
2. 4x AA NB-2AH NiMH battery (optional)
3. AC Aadapter CA-PS700 (optional) |
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Included
Accessories |
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32MB CF Card |
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4 AA Alkaline Batteries |
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A/V Cable, USB Cable |
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Strap (Neck) |
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Software CD-ROMs (Digital
Camera Solution, ArcSoft Camera Suite) |
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Dimensions (W
x H x D) |
111.0 x 78.0 x
66.1mm /
4.37 x 3.07 x 2.60 in.
(excluding viewfinder and protrusions) |
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Weight (Camera
body only) |
370g / 13.1oz |
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MSRP |
US$499.99
CAD$599.99 |
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Product technical specifications (including MSRP and Included Accessories) are as represented by the manufacturer and subject to manufacturer's change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer or of Photoxels.
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