Category Archives: Canon

Canon Ixus 1100 HS

January 25, 2012   vitya   No comments

 

The Canon Ixus 1100 HS is nice to handle because it offers both touch-screen maneuvering as well as buttons for operations. It has a good solid feel to it, the sort that gives you confidence you will get good pictures out of it. And it does—to the extent that compact cameras do. The pictures are adequately good, though you will notice colour disparities occasionally. One bug bear is the delete function. These days, erasing a picture is a matter of pressing a button or an icon on the display. With this one, you have to first access the delete icon via the Function menu and then proceed. But what goes most against the 1100 HS is its price. At almost ? 25,000, it is too highly ‘ tagged for a camera that offers neither manual exposure nor the shutter and aperture priority modes. Its big 12X optical zoom, though, can be helpful in day-light photography.

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Canon PowerShot 310 HS

January 18, 2012   vitya   No comments

 

The Canon PowerShot Elph 310 HS packs a lot of camera into a very small package. The slim 12-mega-pixel shooter manages to squeeze in an 8x zoom lens that covers a 28-224mm (35mm equivalent) field of view. Images from the camera are sharp, it performs well in lower light, and it has a bright and sharp 3-inch LCD. All of these features and its ability to capture 1080p24 HD video make it our new favorite midrange compact point-and-shoot camera.

Light and compact, the 310 HS measures just 2.2 by 3.8 by 0.9 inches (HWD) and weighs in at 4.9 ounces. Its metal body feels very sturdy. Our review unit was finished in matte black, but the camera is only available at retail in purple, green, blue, pink, and silver.

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Canon EOS 600D

December 17, 2011   vitya   No comments

 

Pound for pound, the 600D is the best SLR you can buy right now. The 18MP sensor, 9 point autofocus and 1080p video recording are all well and good, but thankfully it also takes amazing photos with bags of detail and accurate colors. It’s not hugely different from its forerunner the 550D, but the addition of a flip-out 3in screen is welcome, and the menu system is both easy to get to grips with and clever enough to make the best of every shooting situation, even if you don’t have a clue what you’re doing yet. Great for new snappers and grizzled shooters alike.

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Canon Powershot SX230 HS

August 16, 2011   admin   No comments

 

The 200 series of Canon’s Powershot cameras has always impressed. The latest in the series is the Powershot SX230 HS. The looks of this camera have been worked upon but not so much that it does not conform to the 200 family tree. The camera has become slimmer, but the pop-out flash is still in the original placing near the left index finger which makes holding the camera a bit awkward. Thankfully you can tuck it back in and turn off the flash from the settings.

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Canon Legria HF M41

June 04, 2011   admin   No comments

 

Panasonic has ruled the enthusiast camcorder sector for some time now, and it’s HDC-SD90 and HDC-TM900 models recently reinforced that position. Now Canon aims to topple Panasonic with the LegriaHFM41.

It’s one of a range of three M-series camcorders with similar specifications. The HFM41 we tested is the most expensive at £64S inc VAT, with 32GB of storage; there’s also the 16GB HFM46 at around £526, and the HFM406, with no memory for £487. These cheaper models have the same optics and sensor. The HF M406 would be our pick, as the HFM41′s viewfinder is too small to be practical, and at that price it goes head-to-head with the Panasonic HDC-SD90.

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Canon Powershot S95

May 25, 2011   admin   No comments

 

The S95 crams in almost as many functions as Canon’s range-topping G12 despite being cheaper and smaller at just 29.5mm deep. However, its photos are less impressive than certain rivals here, keeping it out of the top spot.
There’s room for a 3.8x optical zoom. 720p video capture and top quality Raw stills alongside Jpeg. The LCD screen is crisp and clear in myriad conditions while the camera’s bright f/2.0 lens, combined with up to ISO 3200 light sensitivity at full resolution, means it’s particularly adept in lower light.

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Canon PowerShot A490

May 21, 2011   admin   No comments

 

It takes a lot for a budget compact camera to stand out these days, but Canon’s PowerShot A490 comes with a surprising twist. The market is particularly messy at the £200 mark, where a gaggle of similar cameras vie for your cash. And with megapixel counts stalling and new features thin on the ground, for once the most interesting developments are happening much further down the line. Sub-£100 digital cameras have never been terribly tempting. Dodgy performance, poor images and no features to speak of have long meant that the only people buying cheap cameras were estate agents and people with the most cursory interest in taking pictures.

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Canon PowerShot S90

May 19, 2011   admin   No comments

 

The Canon PowerShot S90 weighs in at a slim line 175g and is only about three inches deep with its 28-105mm lens fully extended. It shoots in RAW as well as JPEG and comes with Canon’s Digital Photo Professional RAW-processing software, just as you get with Canon EOS SLRs. As well as SLRs. the Canon PowerShot S90 has a lot in common with Canon’s flagship compact, the PowerShot G11.

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Canon EOS 600D

May 17, 2011   admin   No comments

 

Neat, compact and light at 570g this DSLR from the Japanese camera colossus gives you stunning 18-megapixel shots, thanks to a CMOS sensor and 14-bit image processing. Beginners and the inept are catered for with an automatic shooting mode, but there’s also a huge depth of features for the more adventurous/talented, Full-HD video is also in its arsenal.

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Canon PowerShot A495

April 21, 2011   admin   No comments

 

Canon’s PowershotA495, replacing the A480 model, is about as cheap as the company’s cameras get. It feels plastic but image quality is what counts and we found the results from this pocket camera were comparable with the better-built, more expensive.

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