Canon PowerShot Pro1

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Any Canon PowerShot Pro1 users care to talk about their experiences.
I'm thinking about moving to this camera from a S60 and I'm interested
about the effects of digital noise at higher ISO's and in general low
light performance.

Regards,
Roger

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Too bad.....
The two points you are basing your purchase on are the two weakest
'features' of this camera.
That and a relatively long time to autofocus. It definitely is not a sports
camera.
Otherwise, the Pro 1 is an incredible camera. The lens is extremely sharp,
and results at the higest resolution/lowest ISO (50) can be stunning.
The Pro 1 struggles in low-light situations. It needs a fair amount of light
for the autofocus system to function well.
Some users also complain about the motorized zoom - as opposed to direct
manual zoom. It can be sluggish if you're in a hurry.
If you're looking for sample photos from this camera, the few that are on
the canon website are a true indication of what to expect.
I've used mine extensively for travel and portrait photography. It is a
pleasure to carry around, not being too bulky, and no extra lenses to worry
about. The supplied battery lasts forever
The pop-up flash is - well just a pop up flash. Good for not much. You
can't use the lens hood with the flash. There is not enough height to avoid
the rather large shadow caused by the lens hood being in the direct line of
fire.
You can google and find more negative opinions and thoughts, but I just love
my Pro 1


I.M.

"Roger" <leica35@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Any Canon PowerShot Pro1 users care to talk about their experiences.
> I'm thinking about moving to this camera from a S60 and I'm interested
> about the effects of digital noise at higher ISO's and in general low
> light performance.
>
> Regards,
> Roger

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So far, I haven't found the firmware upgrade on Canon's US site yet. The
comments are listed to be fixed, but the DL shows 0 bytes, as if the DL
isn't available. Otherwise I think the Pro 1 is a fine tool.
"Larry" <lastingimagery@comcast.dotnet> wrote in message
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> In article <hd3491dfodbvkml8rgb6a9h6vdqdeam9ec@4ax.com>, leica35@yahoo.com
> says...
>> Any Canon PowerShot Pro1 users care to talk about their experiences.
>> I'm thinking about moving to this camera from a S60 and I'm interested
>> about the effects of digital noise at higher ISO's and in general low
>> light performance.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Roger
>>
>
> The Pro one comes out of the box (usually) needing a firmware update. (as
> recently as 2 weeks ago. The firmware update fixes a VERY LONG delay in
> the
> auto-focus, and makes the auto-focus work much better.
>
> The low light performance is poor, and noise is high even at ISO 100.
>
> In bright light the camera takes beautiful photos at ISO 50, but in low
> light
> it doesn't focus well (if at all) and the ISO performance is horrible
> above
> ISO 50.
>
> I had one for a week. I returned it.
>
>
> --
> Larry Lynch
> Mystic, Ct.




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