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Siddharth Kapoor
CANON claims its HS system should allow low light photography without the need of a tripod and with little noise in the images. Its 3.8x optical zoom lens fits perfectly into the small body.
Being so compact means there is no large dial to choose shooting modes. A slider on top allows you to select from movie, picture and auto shooting modes. The playback button is a separate button altogether. Aperture and shutter priority controls are also available, but there are no manual focus controls. The rest of the profile settings are also available in Program shooting mode.
Image quality is decent, but not the best in the point-and-shoot segment. At low ISO settings, there's close to no grain, but the image isn't the sharpest. The flash isn't very strong in low ISO settings but the battery lasts quiet long. Focusing takes slightly longer than most cameras. Exposure metering also doesn't work as well as we would like. Images turn out brighter than expected. Low light performance is pretty good overall. Video quality is decent and the camera can record clips at 60 fps in slow motion mode. It looks great, but the video resolution is just 320 x 240. Optical zoom is possible while shooting clips but the zoom isn't vey smooth.
This camera is very expensive at Rs. 24,995 with these features but, if you're looking for a camera that is really compact and sturdy and captures decent images, than this one is a model worth considering.
SPECIFICATIONS
Being so compact means there is no large dial to choose shooting modes. A slider on top allows you to select from movie, picture and auto shooting modes. The playback button is a separate button altogether. Aperture and shutter priority controls are also available, but there are no manual focus controls. The rest of the profile settings are also available in Program shooting mode.
Image quality is decent, but not the best in the point-and-shoot segment. At low ISO settings, there's close to no grain, but the image isn't the sharpest. The flash isn't very strong in low ISO settings but the battery lasts quiet long. Focusing takes slightly longer than most cameras. Exposure metering also doesn't work as well as we would like. Images turn out brighter than expected. Low light performance is pretty good overall. Video quality is decent and the camera can record clips at 60 fps in slow motion mode. It looks great, but the video resolution is just 320 x 240. Optical zoom is possible while shooting clips but the zoom isn't vey smooth.
This camera is very expensive at Rs. 24,995 with these features but, if you're looking for a camera that is really compact and sturdy and captures decent images, than this one is a model worth considering.
SPECIFICATIONS
Rs. 24,995
Dimensions (W x H x D): 100 x 54 x 23 mm
Weight: 175 g
Resolution: 10 megapixels
Video: 1280 x 720 @ 30 fps
ISO: 125-3200
Lens: 28-105 mm
Optical zoom: 3.8x
Shutter speed: 15-1/2500 seconds
Storage: SD/SDHC
