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| Wednesday, February 15, 2006 |
| Canon PowerShot S30 Digital Camera Review |
Canon PowerShot S30 3MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom
The PowerShot S30 is Canon's compact 3.2-megapixel digital camera based on the PowerShot S40 feature set and housed in a highly durable and pocket sized metal alloy body. The S30 has many features in common with the S40 including a sharp 3x zoom lens (35-105mm in 35mm format), a 1.8-inch color LCD viewfinder/monitor, a high-speed plug-and-play USB interface, direct print capabilities with the Canon S820D printer, compatibility with Type I and II CompactFlash memory cards, including IBM's Microdrives.
The 3.2 megapixel CCD sensor produces full-color, high-resolution images up to 2048 x 1536 pixels with additional settings for 1600 x 1200, 1024 x 768 and 640 x 480. The normal continuous shooting mode captures images at 1.5 frames per second for up to 9 frames in Large/Fine mode. The new High-Speed Continuous mode captures at 3 frames per second for up to 5 frames in Large/Fine mode. The Movie mode has been improved to provide not just one but two resolution modes with sound: QVGA (320x240), and Q2VGA (160x120). The maximum recording duration is 30 seconds in QVGA and two full minutes with Q2VGA.
For maximum flexibility, the Canon PowerShot S30 provides users with a selection of image quality settings including 3 JPEG compression modes (Superfine, Fine and Normal) at any resolution. It also features Canon's exclusive RAW mode for maximum control over image attributes such as white balance, contrast, sharpness, saturation and bit depth without image-degrading artifacts. By combining the RAW file capabilities with its optional ISO 50 sensitivity setting, users can achieve higher image quality than any competitive model on the market today.
PowerShot S30 Features:
- 3.2-megapixel CCD with RGB primary color filters
- Image sizes of 2048x1536, 1600x1200, 1024x768 and 640x480
- JPEG compressed and Canon raw image format
- Canon 3x optical f/2.8-4.9 zoom lens (35-105mm in 35mm format)
- 1.8-inch color LCD viewfinder/monitor
- ISO 50, 100, 200, 400 or 800
- Shutter speeds from 15 secs to 1/1500
- Noise reduction for 1.3 sec or longer time exposures
- Program AE (with Program Shift), Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority and Manual.
- Image Zone modes: Auto, Pan Focus, Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Color Effect, Stitch Assist, and Movie.
- Movie mode with sound: QVGA (320x240 up to 30 sec), and Q2VGA (160x120 up to 120 sec).
- Three types of Metering: Center-Weighted Average, Spot, and Evaluative
- Manual focus with distance readout and the portion of the image covered by the active
- ocusing point is enlarged while focusing.
- Three-point autofocus system to ensure perfectly focused images even when shooting off-center subjects
- AF assist focusing illuminator for dim to dark environments
- User-selectable exposure compensation, flash exposure compensation, auto exposure bracketing and white balance
- Playback histogram function with over-exposure warning
- CompactFlash Type II slot compatible with Microdrives
- Canon NB-2L lithium rechargeable battery pack
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