Canon PowerShot SX20IS 12 1MP Digital Camera - Important Features

Most people love small digital cameras for their compactness and convenient portability. What they do not realize is that they cannot shoot the kind of quality pictures that the professional cameramen do with their large-size cameras.

The reason for this is that the voluminous professional cameras are equipped with large number of features that enable them to produce quality pictures and videos. The same features cannot be compacted into small cameras.

Canon has bridged this gap between quality and size by its latest offer, Canon PowerShot SX20IS 12 1MP Digital Camera, which was released in mid-August this year. It has bettered the quality of its very successful predecessor, SX10IS model, which has been a chart buster since in its appearance in the market.

One of the best features of the camera is its ultra-powerful zoom. It is equipped with a 28-50mm wide-angle lens that has 20x Optical Zoom and a focal length of 5.0-100mm. It allows you to shoot any view from almost any angle-from a wide angle to a telephoto.

It comes with a12.1MP megapixels image sensor and uses DIGIC 4 processor to produce excellent videos. The 12.1 megapixels of resolution enables you to edit any shot. You can make it large or small without sacrificing its crispness and clarity even if you print the photos.

Most cameras produce fuzzy and blurred pictures as they get shaken in course of shooting. The SX20IS 12 1MP Digital Camera comes with Canon's Optical Image Stabilizer Technology that detects and rectifies the problems caused by the unsteadiness automatically.

You do not need feel nervous while shooting with this camera even if you do not have a flash. You will get crisp and excellent pictures shot by the professional photographers. The camera also boasts of several other excellent features that characterize the high end professional cameras.

Canon Powershot G9 Review

Trying to sell pictures online or make great pictures with the touch of a Pro? See how I accomplished this with the Canon PowerShot G9!

If a picture is worth a thousand words let the compact Canon Power Shot G9 speak for you!

When I first visited the camera section of my favorite electronic's store I felt quite overwhelmed by the quantity and variety of cameras offered. My main purpose was to obtain high quality pictures to post over the many websites that sell stock photo, so I really knew what I was looking for: a good camera that produced decent stock pictures for a reasonable price.

In order to grab my attention my selected camera had to somehow beat the crowd. I had really heard good things about the G9 PowerShot because I frequent a photography forum and was aware of the fact that many professional photographers where eagerly anticipating it's arrival on the market.

I must say that I am not a fan of large, bulky cameras so at a first visual approach the PowerShot G9 was of a nice compact size. When holding it in my hand the grip felt firm and the camera felt sturdy. However, it didn't fit well in my shirt's pocket and it only came with a neck strap while I am particularly fond of hand straps. From an esthetical point of view, this camera was visually appealing and somehow brought my memories back to some older camera styles seen in the past.

Now to the main facts. The Canon PowerShot G9 offered 12.1 resolution megapixels and a 6X zoom. The LCD screen looked wonderful being 3.0 inch large. The RAW file format is great to produce better higher quality digital pictures when compared to JPEG. With an ISO of 400, the camera promised a good outlook on pictures taken in low lit areas, however, I heard from friends that when enlarged pictures may appear a bit too grainy for my taste.

The best feature, at least for me since I am still at an amatorial level, was the fact that the camera took care of the focus, exposure and flash by its self. The camera also offered Optical Image Stabilization which in short means hopefully no more blurry, unstable pictures. This is great for those quick shots where you do not have that much time to concentrate on picture quality.

Canon PowerShot is not all about pictures, it actually can shoot high resolution movies as well and for up to an hour! While this is a plus, I would consider a big minus the fact that the 32 MB memory card included was very likely able to hold barely 5 pictures, creating the need to by a larger one.

When I actually got to try the camera I was amazed by the number of special scene modes it had. My current camera had about 7 while Canon PowerShot offered about 23! Some of them that I found particularly appealing were: Foliage, Kids and Pets, Underwater (yes, the camera is water proof!) Aquarium, and Beach. I did however, miss the sunset feature as sunsets are really one of my big favorites things to shoot. In exchange, I liked the color swap option which allows to select a color and have it replaced by another one of your choice for some real cool special effects.

The advanced face detection mode was interesting and a completely new feature for me. It is supposed to keep on focus multiple faces with the opportunity to focus primarily on one. This is great for those bithday parties and weddings.

With so many buttons and features I must admit I found the camera pretty self explanatory to use, saving me time from peeking at the manual every moment.

Since I own this camera now, my pictures seem to have upgraded from an amatorial level to a professional one.
My family and friends are astonished about my work but I realize that the I cannot take fully credit, it is mostly thanks to the wonder of nature and the advance of technology.

For less than $500 the Canon Powershot G9 12 Megapixel Digital Camera is a great buy. I have to admit that the camera was about 100 dollars more than what I really was expecting to spend, however, I see this as a long term investment since many of my stock photos shot with this camera were finally actually bought!

Canon Digital Camera

The Canon Corporation has an astounding product line of Canon digital camera devices, and compact photo printers that will fit the most discriminatory shopper. Within the Canon digital camera product line are categories of digital cameras that will fit the need of every consumer throughout the world.

The High-End Canon digital camera line features the Power Shot digital camera that is available in three styles, Power Shot G7, Power Shot S3 IS, and the Power Shot S80.
The features of these three high-end Canon digital camera models include still image recording on the Power Shot S80 and Power Shot Se IS models, with still image capabilities and motion picture and monaural capabilities on the Power Shot G7.

All of these models of High-End Canon digital camera models have the 4x digital zoom feature. The total pixel counts of these three high-end Canon digital camera models range from 8.3 megapixels to 10.40 megapixels.

There are 19 Canon Point-and-Shoot digital camera styles available in the Canon digital camera line. The most recent additions to the Canon digital camera Point and Shoot product line are the Power Shot SD900, Power Shot SD800, IS, Power Shot SD40, Power Shot A710 IS, Power Shot A640 and the Power Shot A630.

The features of these Point-and-Shoot models of Canon digital camera devices differ slightly, with a total pixel count that ranges from 7.1 to 10.40 megapixels, with the latest Canon digital camera models varying on the capability of still image recording not being available on 2 models, the Power Shot A710 IS and the Power Shot A640. These models offer still image recording as Normal, Fine and SuperFine instead.

Canon Corporation also offers a superb collection of Digital EOS Canon digital cameras. They are the EOS-1Ds Mark II Digital, EOS-1D Mark II N Digital, EOS 5D Digital, EOS 30D Digital, Digital Rebel Xii, and the Digital Reb XT. The newest addition to the Canon digital camera EOS line is the Digital Rebel XTi.

Some of the features in these Canon digital camera models are 16.7 megapixels, full frame CMOS sensors, DIGIC II Image Processor, fast and responsive EOS class performance, and improved image display. This is a professional level image photography tool line.

Because Canon Corporation cares about the quality and performance of their products, Canon digital camera photography equipment is constantly being reviewed by their well-qualified staff of photographic engineers for safety updates and taking an active stance in solving performance issues to provide their customers with a high-quality photographic experience.