• Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

    Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

    Jayesh Limaye, Apr 20, 2011 1700 hrs IST

    With a powerful zoom lens that really brings the picture closer to you

    Good color reproduction, complete manual control, large swivel LCD screen, easy to use, excellent 35X zoom with optical image stabilization, excellent Macro mode, 720p HD video with stereo sound capture with zoom and AF, rugged build

    Noisy image even at ISO 200, does not support RAW image format, no automatic panorama stitch mode, a bit heavy, expensive

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After the highly successful model Canon PowerShot SX20 launched in 2009, Canon has brought out its successor to take things to the next level. The Canon PowerShot SX30 IS we received for review has everything that its predecessor had; raised CCD sensor resolution of 14 MP from 12 MP, with RAW handled by the same DIGIC 4 image processor, optical zoom has been increased from 35X from 20X, 2.7-inch swivel LCD screen is better than the 2.5-inch screen of its predecessor, and optical image stabilization.

It features the same 720p with stereo sound movie recording capability as its predecessor, but with some additional effects, thus far available only in the still image mode.



Bundle

  • Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
  • Wrist strap
  • USB cable
  • Li-Ion battery
  • Battery charger with power cord
  • A/V cable
  • User manual
  • Software disc

While the bundle is good, it would have been better to include an HDMI cable to connect to an HDTV. Also, Canon has not included any memory card with this camera. When you pay so much for a camera like this, you expect the company to include a memory card, without which, the camera is basically useless.

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(8) Comments
chandu
,mumbai, on Jun 08, 2011 11:42 PM
nice specs
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HARSH
,PUNE, on Apr 21, 2011 12:56 AM
WAS GETTING IT FOR $395 BUT THOUGHT TO WAIT AND INVEST SAME OR A BIT MORE IN DSLR OR NEXT MODEL AS THIS ONE REALLY DOESNT WORTH THE PRICE EVEN PANASONIC FZ35 CAN BEAT IT IN REST OF THE AREAS OTHER THEN OPTICAL ZOOM
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Kassie
,QZpDkeULb, on Oct 17, 2011 09:01 AM
I cannot tell a lie, that really hpeeld.
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Mi Goreng
,Kolkata, on Apr 21, 2011 09:01 AM
For a idiot like you this point and shoot is better than a DSLR.. so sell your 550D and buy this instead.
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Ratan Bengali
,Mumbai, on Apr 21, 2011 10:44 AM
Why are you so rude to me? (sob sob) :'-(
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Anonymous
,Somewhere, on Apr 21, 2011 11:28 AM
Quality of the 550D is miles ahead of this camera. Even my 500D is several times better.
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Mi Goreng
,Kolkata, on Apr 21, 2011 12:49 PM
D3100 is thousand times better. You cannot compare a DSLR with a point and shoot...
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Mi Goreng
,Kolkata, on Apr 21, 2011 04:01 PM
D3100 can be better compared with EOS 1100D as both are entry level DSLR cameras. EOS 550D is on step above and features in body focusing motor, better resolution, higher frame rate, bigger viewfinder and better ISO performace which 3100 lacks. You can compare a D5100 to EOS 550D.
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