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Canon PowerShot SX1 IS was announced in 2009 and is a 1/2.3-inch (6.17 x 4.55 mm) Bridge camera with 10.0 Megapixel CMOS sensor. Its native ISO ranges from 80 to 1,600. The camera has a Fully Articulated 2.80" screen with 230k dot resolution and built-in Electronic viewfinder. It has an image stabilization.
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS can capture video up to 1920 x 1080 resolution.
In this section we present pros and cons of Canon PowerShot SX1 IS.
And here are some specifications which fall into average criteria and are neither in PROs nor in CONs category:
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS has a 2.80" Fully Articulated screen with 230k dot resolution which is quite low by today's standards. Fully articulated screen makes this camera selfie and vlogger friendly and generally very useful for video shooting.
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS with Fully Articulated screen
Camera has a built-in Electronic viewfinder. It has a 100% coverage.
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS features a 10.0 megapixel 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 28.1 mm2. Its native ISO range is 80 - 1,600.
Camera can take pictures up to 3648 x 2736 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolutions like 2816 x 2112, 2272 x 1704, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480, 3840 x 2160, 1920 x 1080 with 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios.
The camera has an image stabilization.
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS has a USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) input for data transfer.
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS comes with AA batteries (NiMH recommended) battery pack.
The camera has 32 MB internal storage and a single SD/SDHC/MMC card card slot.
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS's shutter speed can go up to 1/3200 sec. Camera can shoot continuously up to 4.0 fps.
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS has a built-in flash with maximum range of 5.20 m and also accepts external flash which can be connected via Hot Shoe. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/500 sec.
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS has dimensions of 128 x 88 x 88 mm (5.04 x 3.46 x 3.46"). It weighs 615 g (1.36 lb / 21.69 oz) which is neither heavy nor lightweight.
128 mm (5.04")
88 mm (3.46")
88 mm (3.46")
88 mm (3.46")
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS dimensions
We give scores to the camera for different type of photography based on its features and specifications. Let us see how Canon PowerShot SX1 IS is suitable for six different types of photography.
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS gets a score of 46 and is POOR choice for Landscape photography.
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS gets a score of 66 and is AVERAGE choice for Sports photography.
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS gets a score of 62 and is AVERAGE choice for Wildlife photography.
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS gets a score of 76 and is GOOD choice for Portrait photography.
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS gets a score of 81 and is GOOD choice for Street photography.
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS gets a score of 81 and is GOOD choice for Travel photography.
We evaluate Canon PowerShot SX1 IS and give score of 59 out of 100. We also give separate scores for 7 different categories according to the available features and specifications some of which are listed below. These evaluations are relative and may change each time a new camera is added to the database.
We give Canon PowerShot SX1 IS a score of 50 for Sensor parameters.
We give Canon PowerShot SX1 IS a score of 70 for Photo parameters.
We give Canon PowerShot SX1 IS a score of 46 for Video parameters.
We give Canon PowerShot SX1 IS a score of 64 for Focusing parameters.
We give Canon PowerShot SX1 IS a score of 80 for Screen and Viewfinder parameters.
We give Canon PowerShot SX1 IS a score of 48 for Connectivity parameters.
We give Canon PowerShot SX1 IS a score of 42 for Battery, Storage and Physical parameters.
For a full specification list please go to the specifications page:
