PowerShot Pro1 Digital Camera Digital camera reviews

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CNET editors' rating: 3.0 stars Good
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Reviewed on: 05/12/2004
Released on: 04/15/2004

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"Fantastic digital camera for shooting sublime picture quality"

by jims2020 on June 23, 2005
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"it's a good camera"

by buster Fykes on March 15, 2005
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"Absolutely fantastic camera!"

by jwooding on May 25, 2005
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"The most true to life colors. It really is an L Lens!"

by szeoli on October 25, 2006
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"Best camera besides DSLRs !"

by qikeqikeqike on August 4, 2006
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"Great Camera for excellent stills"

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CNET editors' buying advice

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RAW image format

The main purpose of RAW image format is to capture a photo with as little processing as possible. In a JPEG file, several parameters are applied to the image, such as white balance, saturation and contrast, among other things; then the file is compressed using a lossy scheme. With RAW format you are generally getting as much information as your digital camera can record with, so in essence, RAW acts very much like a digital negative. The advantage of having a large amount of data in each image is that the photographer has more to work with in post-processing, and can cull out any unwanted data manually. The disadvantage is that the files are very large, causing more room to be taken up on the camera's memory card, and also slowing down the camera's ability to capture shots because of recording time.

Another thing to be aware of with RAW format is that each digital camera manufacturer creates their own proprietary type of RAW, so not all photo processing software will work with all RAW photos.

Business user

Business owners often need to be able to create photos for Web or print ads, and get professional-looking results without hiring a pro. A digital camera with manual controls can be useful for getting the right shot.

The specs that matter

Resolution	7 megapixels or greater
Price	$400 to $700
Lens type	Zoom (range encompassing at least 36mm to 130mm, 35mm equivalent)
Storage media	CompactFlash, Memory Stick, xD-Picture Card, or SD/HC
Photo file format	JPEG or TIFF
Interfaces	USB, NTSC/PAL television connection
Exposure controls	Automatic, aperture- and shutter-priority, manual, choice of metering modes, bracketing
Focus controls	Automatic, manual
Flash modes	Automatic, fill, red-eye reduction, external flash compatibility
Software	Photo editor; collaborative image sharing
Multimedia	Voice recording, built-in speaker for audio playback
Cool features to look for	Support for digital security, Wi-Fi, text-capture mode, world clock