Canon PowerShot SX30 IS Point & Shoot Camera  (Black)

The Canon SX30 IS belongs to the PowerShot family of digital cameras. This point and shoot camera has CCD sensor that can capture pictures in 14.1 megapixels. The focal length of the Canon camera ranges between 4.3 - 150.5 mm and 24 - 840 mm in the 35 mm film equivalent format. The digital camera can zoom up to 4x digitally. The PowerShot SX30 weighs 601 g including the battery and memory card.

This PowerShot SX30 showcases its expertize with an ultra-wide 35x optical zoom and lets you capture every occasion right from wide landscapes to long range close-ups. You can also shoot HD videos using your Canon camera at the resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels (30 fps). This compact digital camera is an ideal tool for all the photo enthusiasts who require a powerful all-in-one camera for all their creative pursuits.

The Canon PowerShot SX30 is powered by the Digic 4 image processor. This point and shoot camera supports 4:3 aspect ratio. An optical electronic viewfinder also comes installed in the digital camera for framing the shots. The 2.7-inch TFT colour LCD monitor of this PowerShot camera has a resolution of 230, 000 dot pixels and a wide viewing angle.

Battery and Storage

This Canon camera has a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-7L that can capture 400 shots before discharging completely. The SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards can also be used for expanding the storage capacity of this point and shoot camera. Flash cards like MultiMediaCard, MMCplus and HC MMCplus cards are also compatible with this PowerShot camera.

Performance

The aperture range of this compact camera is f/2.7 - f/8.0 (Wide) and f/5.7 - f/8.0 (Tele). The SX30 has TTL contrast detection Auto Focus with modes like auto, normal and macro. The normal mode ranges between 5 cm (Wide) and 1.4 m (Tele) whereas the macro mode ranges between 0 - 50 cm (Wide). Beautiful low light shots are possible at the high ISO speeds of this Canon camera as its sensitivity ranges from 80 - 1600.

The shutter-speed of the SX30 ranges between 15 - 1/3200 seconds and provides clarity while the fast-moving objects are captured. This PowerShot camera has a in-built flash which has a range of 50 cm - 5.8 m (Wide) and 1.4 m- 2.8 m (Tele). The Canon camera also includes Hot Shoe, Flash exposure lock and Safety Flash Exposure. Smart Flash Exposure also controls the power of the camera������s flash to ensure perfectly-exposed subjects both in macro shots and when backlit.

Features and Connectivity

Scene modes like Landscape, Portrait, Fireworks, Foliage, Snow and many others come installed in this Canon camera for your vivid experimentation. Several other technologies like Scene Detection, In-camera red-eye removal, Motion Detection and self-timer with 2 - 10 seconds delay are also included in the camera. You can capture 1.3 shots per second in the Power mode and 3.6 shots per second in the low-light conditions in the continuous mode.

This Canon camera can be easily connected to your PC or laptop with the high-speed USB for you to view or transfer pictures. The HDMI mini connector also comes along with the SX30 to give you the freedom for watching pictures and videos on the HDTV.