Canon PowerShot S1 IS camera: half-way between
SLR (single lens reflex) and EVF (Electronic View Finder)
- 3.2 effective Megapixel
- F2.8-3.1, 10X optical zoom with image stabilization
- focal range is 5.8 - 58 mm, which is equivalent to 38 - 380 mm
- records video at 640 x 480 and 30 frames/second, with sound in AVI format
- takes both Type I & Type II CF cards, including the Microdrive
- uses four AA rechargeable batteries
- pop-up flash has a working range of 1.0 - 4.2 m at wide-angle, and 1.0 - 3.8 m at telephoto. You cannot attach an external flash to the PowerShot S1 (unlike some of the competition). Also found on the flash is a redeye reduction lamp.
- 1.5" LCD display which can flip-out and rotate; screen has 114k pixels, which makes for a sharp image. The refresh rate on the screen is excellent, as is the brightness (which can be adjusted in two steps in the setup menu).
- EVF is like a small LCD screen that you look at as if it were an optical viewfinder. It has the same resolution as the main LCD -- 114k pixels -- and there's a diopter correction knob, which focuses the image on the EVF (useful if your vision isn't so hot). These are nice because you can see the same thing as the camera sees, plus all the menus normally found on the LCD. The downsides are increased battery consumption, and resolution that doesn't compare to a real optical viewfinder. In bright and dim light, viewing the EVF can be difficult. Unlike some other cameras, the S1 doesn't brighten the image on the screen in dim light, making it very hard to see what you're looking at.
My accessories:
- Adapter Tube B-52 (2)
- Bower Digital Super Wide 0.42X AF Lens w/Macro
- Merkury Optics Japan 52MM 0.45X Digital Wide Lens w/Macro
- Merkury Optics Japan 52MM 2.0X Digital Telephoto Lens
- DynaTran™ model AT-360 complete digital tripod kit
- remote
- carrybag
- CF cards
- rechargeable batteries and charger
purchased Aug 20, 2006 eBay $280
