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3.5 stars
"I Like This Camera A Lot, But..."
Pros: 12X Magnification, Movie Mode, Image Stabilization, Continuous Shooting
Cons: No Remote, Movie Mode Issues
Summary: I wanted to love this camera but have to settle for liking it a lot. I currently have a G5 and have been holding out for a camera with Image Stabilized High Magnification and Continuous Shooting Mode. The movie mode was an added bonus.
This camera meets all of my expectations in the Still Camera Mode with the exception that there is no remote. This means you are tethered to the camera when you wish to preview photos & movies direct from the camera to TV (give me a break Canon).
The 2.4 fps continuous shooting mode is fantastic. If you let up on the shutter button and press it again, there is no buffer to clear out before the camera resumes continuous shooting. I do wish Canon would provide this feature in Auto mode however.
My second major issue with this camera is what happens if the CCD saturates on a Highly Reflective Surface (Sunshine reflecting off a chrome bumper or off ripples in a pool). When the saturated spot is fixed in a position, a pure white vertical strip shows up in recorded images that transects the saturated point for the full height of the image. As you move the camera in relation to the source of the saturated point, this white line will move across anything in the foreground. In the case of reflecting pools of light, the camera displays pinpoints of light across the display as the water ripples in the sunlight. None of these effects are observable in Still Images.
Despite these shortcomings, I like the camera a lot. I just don't know how I'm going to face my wife when the S3 comes out with these issues (Hopefully Resolved).
BTW: The lens cap fits fairly snugly on this camera. This has been a BIG complaint of mine in the last couple of Canon Cameras I have purchased.
PerryUpdated
Wind noise is unusually high with this camera and can be quite annoying.
PerryUpdated
The setup menu contains an option to filter wind noise. This has been quite effective an no longer consider wind noise a negative for this camera.
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In high speed continuous shooting, does the viewfinder black out? If you're following action, can the processor capture pictures and repaint the viewfinder fast enough to continually see the target in the viewfinder?
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I think it is important to remember that this is a still camera first and a video second. The stills on my Elura 90 DV are not that great...
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Re "this has been in issue" for the camera. Don't know if he means that is good or is bad. A snugly fitting lens cap would seem good. One that is lose and falls off and gets lost is bad. So am confused about that observation by the fellow.
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