canon powershot sx10is lcd display not working supplier

I"ve got a good working SX10, wasn"t aware of such a problem - I like to use the LCD for tripod shots but only EVF handheld. To some extent uses and user preference matters most.

In case it"s your bridge that rotates displays (Disp button) between LCD and EVF, I"d take time to check settings and user manual to be sure that the LCD isn"t simply properly deactivated. If that"s not it, because it is a software switch, I"d try a Menu - Tools Icon - Reset All to take the camera back to its out of the box setings and try again. Only then would I look into hardware.

I have no idea about LCD replacement, but as above, would be leery of putting much money, time or trouble into a second-hand camera as old as SX10, that might have other problems, too.

Unfortunatly, when I opened it, I was NOT able to dismantle the menu-turning-wheel on the backside, hence could not take off the back cover completely. If more complicated work would be necessary in the future, I"d have to work out how to take that off. Could not find any screw or anything, and didn"t want to pull too hard... Any idea?

The time and date stamp need to be reset every time the camera is turned on. A notice may appear to change the batteries even after the main batteries are replaced.

Make sure the battery door closes tight and that nothing is blocking the door from closing. If the door will not latch closed use this replacement guide for changing the battery door.

Soon thereafter, I retired and even though I wanted another DSLR like the D1, I couldn’t afford one. So, for a long time, I looked for and researched dozens of used cameras. One very obsolete camera caught my eye. The Canon Powershot SX1 IS (the IS stands for Image Stabilization), is today, quite obsolete (like my D1 was a year after it was made). After reading numerous reviews and watching a dozen YouTube videos, I searched Amazon for an SX1, convinced I would never find one. To my amazement, several used SX1s were listed by private sellers. One of these sellers described his SX1 as “barely used with no scratches on the lens or LCD panel.” I snapped it up almost immediately after reading that. When it arrived in a generic brown box, it contained the camera, a neck strap and nothing else. However, for a “used” camera, it looked like it had just come from the factory…no scratches anywhere, and no sign of wear whatsoever. (So lucky!) It was in perfect working order, right down to its most inconsequential feature. I immediately purchased a better neck strap, 16 top-rated nickel-metal hydride double-A rechargeable batteries, the most advanced battery charger I could find, a “tulip” lens shade, a UV filter and a nice little canvas camera bag.

When it was new, the question was really whether to buy the SX1 (considered a point and shoot “bridge” camera) or, for the same money, a real, full-sized Nikon or Canon DSLR with interchangeable lenses. If I had been in the market for a new camera back then, I would have spent my $660 on a real DSLR. For a retiree on a tight budget, however, plunking down $129 on the SX1 made a lot of good sense. My photos aren’t going to be featured in high-end catalogs or print advertisements anymore. Few if any people would be looking at my photos besides myself. So all I really needed was a camera with a lot of features that would be fun to take photos with.

The Canon Powershot SX1 IS has a tiny little, although not the smallest, 1/2.3-inch size, 10-megapixel resolution CMOS sensor. Today, cell phone cameras have sensors the same size or bigger and slightly more resolution. The D1 had an APS-C size sensor with 2.7 megapixel resolution, so in my mind, I wasn"t really giving up much. The SX1, however, unlike a cell phone camera, looks and feels like a DSLR and has a magnificent 50x zoom lens, extended and retracted with a USM (Ultrasonic motor). Even though, at this point, the 11 year old SX1 can be compared to many cell phones, I believe it has more processing power than any cell phone. This is because the images I get out of the SX1 look better than any cell phone photos I’ve ever seen and compare favorably to the images I used to get out of my Nikon D1. It has very little noise under ISO 400 and the noise doesn’t get too bad up to ISO 800. Also, I don’t believe any cell phone has a 50x zoom lens capable of producing 560mm (35mm equivalent) photos. The SX1’s amazing “super zoom” lens is capable of a 28mm-560mm zoom range. Of course, this seems paltry compared to today’s super zooms, but it’s all I need. 560mm takes a pretty impressive photo of the Moon.

The SX1 has a dizzying array of menu options for its dizzying array of great features. One of my favorite SX1 features is the ability to take RAW plus JPEG photos at the same time. The RAW photos are stored as .CR2 (Canon RAW version 2) files next to their .JPG equivalents. RAW files are typically 14.1MB, while JPEGS are typically 2.45MB. Canon’s free Digital Photo Professional (DPP) software opens both RAW and JPEG files and allows you to process them with a surprisingly robust set of adjustments. Of course, the .CR2 files can also be opened in Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro’s Camera RAW Lab, or practically any photo manipulation software or dedicated RAW processing software.

I used to enjoy processing the RAW (.NEF) files that came out of my D1. Unfortunately, the D1 wasn’t capable of RAW plus JPEG shooting like the SX1 is. The SX1 can accommodate SD cards up to 32 GB. Don’t think that’s enough? A 32 gig SD card is big enough to store 1,756 RAW photos and 1,756 JPEG photos together, or 7,105 Large, Superfine JPEGs or 10,000 Large, Fine JPEGs. 10,000 JPEGs of every other size and resolution available on the SX1 can be stored on a 32 gig SD card. 10,000 photos should pretty much cover any vacation—even a 2 week safari in Kenya. In fact, you might even find that shooting just 1,756 photos on such a vacation may be overkill. If it’s not, just slip another 32GB SD card into your camera bag (I have four in my camera bag).

Another great feature of the SX1 is its tilt-and-swivel, articulated 2.8” LCD, which lets you take low and high angle photos as well as selfies. Even better yet is the SX1’s EVF (Electronic View Finder). Just having the option to look through a real viewfinder instead of looking at an LCD screen is a big comfort. Looking through a real viewfinder means bright light won’t bother you and in the dark, you’re not as conspicuous or annoying to others. All pertinent information (and then some) are displayed in the EVF and are easy to read thanks to the diopter adjustment next to the viewfinder. I loved optical viewfinders for many years and found it difficult to get used to LCD screens. Now, I love EVFs even more than optical viewfinders because of the wealth of information they provide. The SX1’s EVF is especially great because it provides tremendous eye relief (go ahead, Google “eye relief” in relation to optical devices). There is a surprising amount of depth and black around the frame of this EVF, which makes using it a pleasure and a comfort.

Many point-and-shoot cameras are tiny little things meant to be stuck into the breast pocket of a shirt and therefore have no Mode Dial. The SX1, however, is a little bigger and heavier than most other point-and-shoots and has a great Mode Dial. It’s big and nicely knurled and has a “MASP” style layout (Manual, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority and Program). Of course, in lovably quirky Canon-speak, it’s actually a “MAvTvP” layout or Manual, Aperture value, Time value and Program. Everyone else either has a MASP layout or a PASM layout, or something along those lines. It also has a “C” thrown in there for Custom. In addition, there’s the usual Auto mode, Portrait mode, Landscape mode, Night mode, Sports mode, multiple special Scenes mode (SCN), a Panorama Stitch mode, and of course, Video mode. Some professional reviewers claim that the Video mode is the best part of the SX1 and it does indeed produce very nice, high definition videos.

As I mentioned earlier, the SX1 is bigger and heavier than most point-and-shoot cameras, giving it closer to a DSLR feel than a point-and-shoot feel. In addition, it’s styled to look like a DSLR, what with the SX1’s right hand grip and pop-up flash-containing pentaprism look. Go ahead, Google "pentaprism," too. In fact, the SX1 simply looks like a really small DSLR, especially to those unfamiliar with it. I’ve even had some other photographers ask me what type of Canon SLR I was carrying. Of course, compared to a full-frame DSLR or even an APS-C DSLR, the SX1 is small and light. If you’ve ever had to lug a real DSLR around all day on a nature hike, you’ll appreciate the SX1’s size and weight.

Other than size, weight and the many features of the SX1, perhaps the one feature that is most practical is that the SX1 is powered by four AA batteries. Many real DSLRs utilize proprietary battery packs, which are quite expensive to replace (and sometimes difficult to even find). This means that when your battery finally conks out while you’re taking photos on your Hawaiian vacation, you’d better have another battery pack for backup at the ready (and hope you remembered to pack it.) Of course, if you left that battery pack back at the hotel, you’re going to have to forget about photography for the rest of your expensive sightseeing tour. And when you finally get back to your hotel to retrieve that battery pack, you’d better hope you remembered to recharge it, or you’ll have to miss most of the evening with your family at the beach. Don’t be in a hurry, either, or you just might get hit by a tour bus as you try to cross busy Kalakaua Avenue.

changeacco_ding to the Pdnt Type as follows. o [index]: [Date] and [Fiie No.] cannot be set to [On] at the same time. o [Standard] or [Both]: [Date] and [File No.] can be set to [On] at the same time, however, the pnntable information may vary between pdnters.

_$etting DPOF Transfer Settings You can use the camera to specify settings for images before downloading to a computer, Refer to the Software Starter Guide for instructions on how to transfer images to your computer, The settings used on the camera comply with the DPOF standards. The _ !con may display for a memory Card With transfer settings set bya different DPOF.c0mpliant camera.

_Pewer Saving Function This camera is equipped with a power saving function, which can automatically turn off the power or LCD monitor (or the viewfinder)= Auto Power Down When set to [On], the power will shut off in the following circumstances.

2 21 _$etting World Clock When traveling abroad, you can record images with local dates and times simply by switching the time zone setting if you pre=register the destination time zones. You can enjoy the convenience of not having to switch the Date/Time settings. Setting the Hobs/World Ti_e...

J213 Select an area ho_e° !. Use the _, or €, button to select a home time zone. 2, Press the Q button. • To set the daylight saving option, use ..the 4_ or ,_, button to display _. The time will advance by 1 hour.

2 41 !f you do not select a home time zone beforehand, you cannot configure the destination time. if you change the date and time when the World option is selected, the Home date and time will also change automatically.

Setting Day or Ti_e for Automatic Folder Creation Up to 2000 images can be saved into one folder. A new folder will automatically be created when you record more than 2000 images even if you are not creating new folders.

22ol _$etting Auto Rotate Function Your camera is equipped with an Intelligent Orientation sensor that detects the orientation of an image shot with the camera held vertically and automatically rotates it to the correct orientation when viewing it in the LCD monitor (or the viewfinder). pointing in the right direction and if it is not, then set the Auto Rotate function to lOft].

2221 Resetting Settings to Their Default Va|ues default ® Settings cannot be reset when the camera is connected to a oomputer or to a printer. ® The following cannot be reset. - The shooting mode - The [Time Zone], [Date/Time], [Language] and [Video System] options in the _ menu (p.

2241 accommodate different regional standards (p. 60). The default setting varies between regions. o NTSC: Japan, U.S.A., Canada, Taiwan and others o PAL: Europe, Asia (excluding Taiwan), Oceania and others ® if the video system is set incorrectly, the camera output may not display properly.

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® See Battery (p. 249). to its full capacity. Batteries are not the right _ Use only unused AAosize alkaline type. batteries or Canon AA-size NiMH batteries (p. 249).......... ® Battery capacity drops ® If shooting in a cold location, warm the...

2361 i iii,. Incorrect video system ® Set the video system to the setting, appropriate setting, NTSC or PAL, for your TV (p. 60). Shooting in Stitch Assist ",® The output will not appear on a TV in mode. Stitch Assist mode. Shoot in a different shooting mode (p.

(pp. 16, 215). However, if this error message continues to appear, contact your Canon Customer Support Help Desk as there may be a problem with the camera.

Battery charge is insufficient to operate the camera. Replace the batteries immediately with unused AA-size alkaline batteries or fully charged Canon AA-size NiMH batteries. Also refer to Battery (p. 249). No images recorded on memory card.

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Try turning the power back on, and resume shooting or playback. If this message continues to display, contact your Canon Customer Support Help Desk as there may be a problem with the lens.

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Immediately turn the camera power off and remove the camera batteries or unplug the battery charger or compact power adapter from the power outlet. Please consult your camera distributor or the closest Canon Customer Support Help Desk, • Do not use substances containing...

Battery • Do not pJace the batteries near a heat source or expose it to direct flame or heat. • The batteries shouJd not be immersed in water or sea water. • Do not attempt to disassembJe, alter or appJy heat to the batteries.

Leaving the units plugged in for a long period of time may cause them to overheat and distort, resulting in fire. • When recharging the Canon AA-size NiMH batteries, use onJy a specified battery charger.

Equipment • Do not get the camera caught on other objects or subject it to strong impacts or shocks when wearing or hoJding it by the neck strap. • Be carefuJ not to bump or strongly push the end of the Jens. The above-mentioned couJd lead to injury or damage the equipment.

2481 Flash • Do not operate the flash with dim, dust or other items stuck to the surface of the flash° • Be carefuJ not to cover the flash with your fingers or cJothing when shooting, The flash may be damaged and emit smoke or noise. The resulting heat build-up could damage the flash.

When using the camera under Jow temperature conditions over Jong periods, you are recommend to use Canon AA°size NiMH batteries (sold separateJy}. Camera operating time may shorten at low temperatures when alkaline batteries are used. Also due to their specifications, alkaline batteries may expire faster than NiMH batteries.

Mem0 cards areh gh-prec sion eUectron c devices. Donot bend them, apply force to them, or subject them to shocks vibration. • Do not allow dirt, water or foreign objects to contact terminals on the back of the memory card. Do not touch the terminals with your hands or metat objects.

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• The CB-5AH/CB-5AHE battery charger can only be used to charge Canon AA=size NiMH batteries NB-3AH. ® Do not mix batteries with different purchase dates or different charge states. When recharging batteries, always recharge all four of them at the same time ®...

Replace them with new batteries. If you are purchasing new batteries, look for Canon AA-size NiMH batteries. • Leaving batteries in the camera or charger may resuk in damage from battery leakage. When not in use. remove the batteries from the camera or charger and store them in a cool, dry location.

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The Canon SX20 IS follows up last year"s SX10 IS model, itself an update of 2007"s popular long-zoom S5 IS model. Compared to the SX10 IS, Canon has again upped the resolution slightly, taking the SX20 from a ten-megapixel sensor to a twelve-megapixel chip of identical size. The Canon SX20"s body is nearly identical to that of its predecessor, the only noticeable changes being to the screen-printed labels where a feature change has necessitated a different label. As was the case with its predecessor, with dimensions of 4.9 x 3.5 x 3.4 inches (124 x 88 x 87mm) and weighing in at 23.9 ounces (676g) including battery and flash card, the Canon SX20IS won"t fit in your pocket; but then that"s hardly surprising given the reach of its powerful zoom lens.

The Canon PowerShot SX20 combines its twelve megapixel sensor with a 20x optical zoom lens, which offers the range from a useful 28mm wide angle to a whopping 560mm telephoto. Maximum aperture varies from f/2.8 at wide angle to f/5.7 at telephoto. As the "IS" in the SX20"s name would suggest, it includes Canon"s Image Stabilization technology, helping fight the effects of blur from camera shake, absolutely vital at the longer focal lengths. Images are framed and reviewed on a 2.5-inch color LCD display or a 0.44-inch electronic viewfinder, both of which have 100% coverage and resolutions in the region of 235,000 dots.

The Canon PowerShot SX20 IS offers not only a selection of scene modes and a Program auto mode, but also the ability to control shutter and/or aperture manually. Canon"s implementation of face detection is included, and the face detection functionality is linked not only to the autofocus system, but also to the exposure metering and white balance systems to ensure correct exposure of portraits as well. When focusing in dim light, a green LED provides for AF-assist. For the more experienced photographer, there"s a wide range of adjustments and customizations on hand, including a range of ISO sensitivities from 80 to 1,600 equivalent, and three metering modes: evaluative, center-weighted, and spot. Shutter speeds vary from 15 to 1/3,200 second, and the maximum flash synch speed is 1/250 second. Compared to its predecessor, the PowerShot SX20 offers slightly increased flash range when the ISO sensitivity is under automatic control, with a maximum reach of 22 feet at wide angle, or 12 feet at telephoto. Continuous burst-mode shooting is possible at one frame per second, rather reduced from the 1.4 fps possible with the SX10.

The most significant change in the Canon SX20IS when compared to the SX10 can be found in the movie modes. Where the earlier camera was limited to shooting at standard-definition resolutions of VGA or below, the newer model is capable of recording high-definition 1280 x 720 pixel (720p) clips. The SX20IS retains its predecessor"s framerate of 30 frames per second, as well as its stereo microphone.

One further change of note is that where the SX10 offered only standard definition NTSC / PAL video output, the Canon SX20 also includes a high definition HDMI connector. There"s also USB 2.0 high-speed computer connectivity. The Canon PowerShot SX20 IS stores images on Secure Digital or MultiMediaCard media, including the newer (and higher capacity) SDHC types. Images are saved in one of two JPEG compression settings, where the SX10 offered three choices. Movies are saved as MOV files using H.264 compression. Like its predecessor the SX10, the Canon SX10IS runs on four AA batteries: either alkaline disposables, or NiMH rechargeables. A set of alkaline disposables is included in the product bundle.

Retail pricing for the Canon PowerShot SX20 IS is set at the same US$400 point at which the SX10 shipped a year earlier. Availability is set for September 2009.

When the Canon SX20 IS arrived, I thought I was seeing things. Didn"t I already review Canon"s super zoom? In fact, I had reviewed the SX1 IS late last year, observing it looked an awful lot like the SX10 IS. So naturally the Canon SX20 IS would resemble the SX1.

They may look alike, but the Canon SX20 and the SX1 are different cameras. That starts at the sensor with the SX1 using a 10-Mp CMOS sensor compared to the Canon SX20"s more conventional 12.1-Mp CCD. That, apparently, gives the SX1 the ability to shoot Raw and 1080p HD movies. The Canon SX20 shoots HD movies, too, but at 720p.

Look and Feel. My first impression of the SX1 was that it was very well built but awkward to handle, and the Canon SX20 is no different. It happened to be here when a few photo fans were visiting and they had the same experience. Quite a different reaction from a lightweight camera like the Nikon P90, for example, that uses a lithium-ion battery instead of four AA cells, like the Canon SX20.

Those batteries are one reason. They really add to the heft. More than you need to stabilize the camera. But they also balance the camera. The body itself is heavy. None of the women who hoisted the Canon SX20 liked it. We know, of course, that many people also prefer cameras that use AA batteries for the easily availability of alkaline spares when you really need an alternate source of power. So adjust your expectations accordingly.

And the LCD, which is hinged on the left side, doesn"t help. I almost always left it reversed on the back of the Canon SX20, just as you"d find it on any inexpensive digicam. I used it flipped out when I needed it, but I found it awkward in the field to align it with the camera body so I knew where to point the camera.

As I said in my SX1 review, I much prefer articulated LCDs that swing up or point down rather than flip out to the side; that"s a personal preference, though, as other reviewers at Imaging-Resource.com like this style just fine. What I really want is to be able to hold the camera above your head or at your feet and the tilting design accomplishes that in line with the lens when you hold the camera horizontally.

It probably didn"t help that I set up the Canon SX20 with the included shoulder strap. It"s a short strap, so the camera doesn"t hang low, but it"s also a wide one and can get in the way. I prefer to carry my small cameras with a wrist strap.

There is a dioptric adjustment next to the Canon SX20"s electronic viewfinder, which is covered in a rubberized frame so you won"t scratch your glasses, something missing on other recent long zoom digicams we"ve reviewed. The EVF is low resolution, however, taking some of the fun out of using it.

To access it, you use the Display button below the navigator. That makes sense, but I just couldn"t get over the idea I should be using a toggle button next to the EVF. There is a button there, but it"s the Shortcut/Direct Print button. And, no, you can"t assign the Display functions to it.

The Power switch behind the Canon SX20"s Shutter button could not be placed in a more awkward position. You can"t reach it with your forefinger while holding the Canon SX20, and if you try to reach it with your thumb, well, that"s awkward too. So it takes two hands to turn the camera on or off. Nothing new about that, of course, but Power buttons shouldn"t be afterthoughts.

The Mode dial has the familiar Canon groups of Creative Zone (for Programmed Auto, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Manual, and Custom modes), Auto and Image Zone (for Portrait, Landscape, Night Landscape, Sports, Special Scene modes, Stitch Assist, and Movie modes). Just like the SX1.

The LCD is articulated, hinged on the left side, rotating to face downward or upward or forward (from which it can be rotated back against the back of the camera). It really swings out wide and can get tangled in the shoulder strap. So, as I said, as much as I like articulated screens (for composing high and low shots without cracking my knees), I left it in the routine back panel position.

One of the brighter ideas in button technology (if there is such a thing) was the introduction of the Movie button. Dating back to 2004"s Canon S1 that pioneered the concept, instant-on Movie mode is now becoming a standard on more and more digital cameras. No matter what mode the Mode dial has selected, pressing the Movie button will start recording video. Pressing it again stops the capture. Simple. And better.

Because you can shoot either a still or a movie at any time, and because they each may have different aspect ratios, the LCD on the Canon SX20 may show a faint outline to indicate the image area for a movie. You can disable this display if you find it confusing.

Canon is forever changing the functions of the most familiar buttons and the Canon SX20 indulges in that shell game, too. The Control dial"s Up arrow switches to Manual focus (not a bad idea, really, on a long zoom where you want a convenient way to set the lens quickly on infinity). The Right arrow displays the ISO settings, Down handles release modes (like the Self-Timer) and Left sets Landscape, Macro, or Super Macro.

A Display button below the Canon SX20"s navigator disk changes what"s displayed on the LCD before switching to the EVF and changing what"s displayed there. Two functions in one button. It works, but I"m so used to using a button by the EVF to activate it that I never really got used to it.

The button by the EVF on the SX1 that switches aspect ratios from 4:3 to 16:9 is not included on the SX20. Too bad because that"s a great idea. It makes it easy to make what are essentially compositional choices while you"re framing the subject. If you"re shooting in portrait orientation, a button is a very nice way to do that, rather than returning to the menu system.

As I mentioned, the button that is by the EVF is the Shortcut/Direct Print button whose major advantage is in the seven shooting functions you can assign to it. As the Shortcut button, you can set it to Light Metering, White Balance, Custom White Balance, Servo AF, Red-Eye Correction, Digital Teleconverter, i-Contrast, AE Lock, AF Lock, or Display Off.

On the top deck, you"ll find the Canon SX20"s Flash button that only does something when you lift the built-in flash up, but does not let you record an audio note with an image in Playback or just unaccompanied audio like the SX1.

The famous Canon Menu button is right where you"d expect to find it under the Control dial. It brings up the LCD menu system"s main settings, primarily for basic camera behavior. Shot-to-shot settings are available from the Function/Set button in the middle of the Control dial, just as they are on any PowerShot.

Canon has put three buttons along the top right corner of the Canon SX20 for access with your thumb. They are Playback, EV compensation, and Autofocus control. The EV button is how you switch between aperture and shutter speed in Manual mode, too, using the navigator"s wheel to change the selected setting. In Playback, the middle button rotates the image and the bottom button erases it.

Lens. The 28-560mm equivalent 20x optical zoom lens is a real treat. It appears to be the same glass used on the SX1, although the markings are not on the front element but on the stationary barrel.

Apertures range from f/2.8 to f/8.0 at wide-angle to f/5.7 to f/8.0 at telephoto. Not the range you have on a dSLR, of course, but a bit more than the two apertures many digicams with Manual mode offer.

UD (Ultra-low Dispersion) glass in the lens helps suppress chromatic aberration, while enhanced negative refractive power corrects distortion at wide-angle, according to Canon. Further aberration is controlled with the inclusion of a double-sided aspherical glass-molded lens and ultra-high refraction index lens.

The barrel of the Canon SX20"s zoom lens is marked with a focal length scale that reports both the actual focal length and the 35mm equivalent focal length. That"s a very nice touch on a 20x zoom.

The lens hood on the Canon SX20 is small, and remarkably does reverse, but it"s so hard to find the lock spot that I just left it on pointing forward.

Modes. Options on the Canon SX20"s Mode dial include Programmed Auto, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Manual, and Custom modes. You use the wheel around the Control dial to change the shutter speed in Shutter Priority and the aperture in Aperture Priority. In Manual mode, a press of the EV button switches between the shutter speed and aperture.

The Canon SX20 also includes a green Auto mode. The Shooting menu is restricted to movie size and image size settings. ISO is Auto only (but there is no Auto Hi on the SX20, as there is on the SX1). Macro is disabled. Manual Focus is not available. All that makes it safe to hand off the camera to that relative who can never put anything back where they found it.

Image Zone modes include Portrait, Landscape, Night Landscape, Sports, Special Scene modes, Stitch Assist and Movie modes. Special Scene modes are (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, Night Scene, Indoor, ISO 3200 at a small image size which varies by aspect ratio, Color Accent, and Color Swap. Missing from the SX1 is Long Shutter, but you can still select a shutter speed as slow as 15 seconds. You use the Control dial"s wheel to change from one to another, with a large icon on the LCD to explain which one is active. But like any control wheel I"ve used, it"s awkward. Sometimes it does what you want, most often not.

Movie Mode options are primarily for image size, with all of them capturing 30 frames per second in the H.264 format MOV video with linear PCM stereo audio. There are three sizes: 1,280 x 720, 640 x 480, and 320 x 240. You can record up to 4GB or 29:59 minutes/seconds in HD or 60 minutes in SD per clip. You don"t have to actually select Movie mode on the Mode dial to use it, however. You can just press the Movie button whenever you see some action you want to capture; the Canon SX20 will then use the last mode selected in the Function menu.

Menu System. The Canon controls and menu system are comfortable to use once you learn how to play the game (which seems to change a little on each model). After you pick a Record mode, just hit the Function button to see your shooting options. Hit the Menu button for general camera setup options any time.

I did like the Help system, which simply displays a useful line of text at the bottom of the Menu system screens. It"s unobtrusive but there if you need it. And it can be disabled. It never got in my way so I left it on.

Storage & Battery. The Canon SX20 uses four AA batteries. With rechargeable Ni-MH batteries, Canon estimates that you"ll get about 600 shots with the LCD on using CIPA testing standards. You"ll get about 840 minutes of playback time with a full charge on the same Ni-MH batteries.

I used the four Panasonic alkalines included with the Canon SX20. They"re rated for 340 shots or 720 minutes of playback. That"s not bad, but we recommend purchasing some Eneloop-style NiMH rechargeable batteries, often called pre-charged batteries, for longer life.

It seems to me that if you"ve already got ISO maxed out at 400 and you have shot past any reasonable handholdable shutter speed, you should open up the aperture. Even at full telephoto (which these were not, being most at the widest angle focal length), wide open is f/5.7, faster than f/6.3.

To find out, I took a set of zoom shots from Twin Peaks at ISO 800. While I could detect noise even at thumbnail sizes, the color was good if somewhat suppressed. Not the usual crystal clear shots.

Later, when I took some landscapes before sunset, I noticed a warm color cast that seemed to go too far, making the image look like it was taken in another era. I wondered if i-Contrast was tweaking these shots a bit too much.

Macro shooting was another problem. Super Macro sets the focal length to wide-angle only, letting you put the lens right up to your subject. But it"s a wide wide-angle at 28mm so you don"t feel close. More than once I knocked a small item over trying to capture it with Super Macro.

Macro wasn"t the solution either. Despite the helpful scale displayed on the LCD, the Canon SX20 never could find focus. Shooting macro was a very frustrating experience with the SX20.

The first shot, at wide-angle with the aperture wide-open kept everything in focus, as wide-angle focal lengths do. The second one, zoomed in a bit but still wide open (if not quite as wide) does blur the background enough to set off the foreground. But the third one, shot at telephoto was really what I was looking for.

The mooring ropes in the shade likewise were captured just as I hoped and the white table set with colored place settings was also well done. There are three shots inside the Ferry Building in mixed light (a banana display, a cheese display and a closeup of a mushroom) that all were successful. And the late afternoon shots outside are among my favorites.

Printed results from the Canon SX20 are good, despite the softness at 100 percent onscreen, producing a good 13x19-inch print at ISO 80 and 100 with good, vibrant color.

Well built but awkward to handle, the Canon SX20 IS will nonetheless be popular with those already familiar with Canon long zoom cameras. There are certainly more external controls than most digicams offer, and the one-touch activation of Movie mode is still quite inspired, even as its adopted by the competition across more cameras.

I"m not fond of the swing-out swivel screen, but my colleagues are, so we"ll have to call it a draw. The Canon SX20"s zoom is quiet, though, as is focusing, and the 28-560mm zoom is an impressive range. We found the wide-angle end to be a little softer than we like, though. Macro shooting, too was a little frustrating when seeking focus, something we never figured out. Flash performance, on the other hand, was quite impressive, rare in a long zoom digital camera, and even after a full-power burst, the flash was ready again in 2.3 seconds!

There were a lot of issues with the Canon SX20 IS that you"d see differently depending on what kind of a shooter you are. You"ll either hate or love the AA battery power supply, and you"ll either hate or never notice the slight softness as ISO rises: Bottom line there, if you"re looking for a fun long zoom and never plan to print over 8x10, you"ll have no problem with the image quality at all; but even if you do care a lot, you can still get a good quality 13x19-inch print out of your low ISO shots, and that"s not too shabby. Overall, the Canon SX20 IS makes a Dave"s Pick thanks to its image quality, reasonably good shutter lag, excellent battery life, and quality construction.

Canon’s second 10-megapixel, 20x optical zoom digicam with advanced shooting controls.Last September, Canon announced two new 10-megapixel PowerShot SX-series digicams: the SX1 IS and the SX10 IS. The PowerShot SX10 IS has many of the features of the SX1 IS model (which we have already reviewed) but uses a CCD sensor instead of a CMOS chip. Both models feature stabilised 20x optical zoom lenses that span the equivalent of 28-560mm in 35mm format. The lens is threaded – but only for the clip-on lens cap and not for filters.. . [more]

Last September, Canon announced two new 10-megapixel PowerShot SX-series digicams: the SX1 IS and the SX10 IS. The PowerShot SX10 IS has many of the features of the SX1 IS model (which we have already reviewed) but uses a CCD sensor instead of a CMOS chip. Both models feature stabilised 20x optical zoom lenses that span the equivalent of 28-560mm in 35mm format. The lens is threaded – but only for the clip-on lens cap and not for filters.

Designed to replace the S5 IS model, which was announced in May 2007, the new SX models are larger and heavier than their predecessor. Styling is reminiscent of Canon’s smaller DSLRs. The SX10 IS is slightly smaller and lighter than the SX1 IS- and also $250 cheaper. Both cameras are powered by four AA batteries.

Only the SX1 IS offers wireless flash support and this model also has a maximum continuous shooting speed of 4 frames/second, whereas the SX10 IS can only manage 1.4 frames/second. Although both models have vari-angle monitors, the SX1 IS’s LCD monitor is marginally larger, with a 2.8-inch diameter, compared to 2.5-inches on the SX10 IS. Monitor resolution is the same at 230,000 dots.

The SX10 IS only records still images as JPEGs, offering six image size settings (including one 16:9 ‘widescreen’ option) plus three compression levels. Interestingly, while image size continues to be adjustable via the Function menu, to adjust compression on the SX10 IS you must press the Display button after setting the image size. This button also toggles between LCD and EVF and adjusts display modes. Typical image sizes are shown in the table below.

Imatest showed a higher degree of post-capture processing in image files, which resulted in images that were not quite as sharp as those from the SX1IS – although you have to ‘pixel peep’ to actually see any difference. Colour accuracy was fair in our Imatest assessments, which showed saturation to be marginally higher than the SX1 IS. Otherwise, both cameras had similar shifts in skin hues and elevated saturation from oranges through to reds and blues.

Lateral chromatic aberration ranged from moderate to serious in our Imatest tests and we found some colour fringing when shots were enlarged to 100%. Fringing was quite noticeable with both the wide and telephoto focal lengths and it was more pronounced towards the edges of shots than near the centre. An example is shown below.

– You use the monitor for shot composition and enjoy shooting with the camera close to the subject, low to the ground or above your head. (The vari-angle LCD makes this easy.)

It seems to be an inherent software problem with the S3 that when zooming the camera shuts down. Mine started doing this within a year of purchase. The lens error on start up is due to a small electric motor that resides within the lens unit. The motor turns the plastic geared wheels which rotate the lens inner housing which extends or retracts the lens. When the motor starts to play up with age or use, the lens will not extend or retract correctly and the camera reports a lens error. If the motor stops working altogether the lens will jam and the lens unit needs to be replaced.

It is impossible to get moisture or sand or dirt in the lens since it is a sealed unit. Canon have very cleverly situated the only moving part in the camera inside the lens unit so it cannot be replaced easily. Don"t even try to open the lens unit as small screws, springs and ball bearings will explode everywhere lol. Just to give you some idea: the lens unit has no less than five optical lens inside the unit and six aligning rods and runners all assembled with engineering precision!

Credit to Canon the lens does a good job at taking photographs but the motor assembly could have been better designed. Perhaps they overcame this with later models?

My motor has now stopped working and in my opinion it is probably a good idea to upgrade your camera rather than replace the lens unit but if you can DIY or get it done for a reasonable price at a willing camera shop it might just be worth it.

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The G1 X images not as sharp as I thought they should be when processed in DPP with the "Viewing and saving RAW images" preference is set to "High quality" (the default).

The following table shows comparative RAW file sizes for a photo of a standard in-studio setup with a moderately-high amount of detail taken with the referenced Canon EOS DSLR body.Model / File Size in MB @ ISO:(MP)100200400800160032006400128002560051200102400204800

Canon RAW file sizes increase with: 1. Resolution 2. Bit Depth (14-bit is better/larger) 3. Detail (noise adds detail, so high ISO file sizes increase). Memory and disk are cheap - buy more. :)

While this camera and lens combination is not a strong background blur creating machine, the G1 X"s only-6-blade aperture does make itself known in some images.

I"m not ready to give up my DSLRs, but the image quality I expected from this camera is there - and is much more palatable than any previous point and shoot camera I"ve owned.

I of course appreciate the horizon level being available (note that this feature *may* need calibrated so that all of your ocean sunsets are not off-level as I learned).

Zooming in and out, unfortunately, is imprecisely accomplished using the switch in front of the shutter release - not the fixed (but removable for attachments)

Since I"m not shooting with this camera braced against my eye, I find that holding the fully opened LCD in my left hand gives me a steadier grip than with a closed LCD.