Canon Powershot SX1 IS
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- 12th of 63 in Extended Zoom
- 19th of 102 in 9 and 10 Megapixels
- 15th of 27 in Powershot
- 24th of 82 in Canon
- 13th of 88 in $350 - $600
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November 26, 2008 7:22 AM
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Well, the main reason why point and shoot cameras produce noise at higher ISOs is due to stuffing small CCD chips with more and more megapixels. This makes chips less sensitive to light, not more. Hense, more noise at higher ISOs. So, in your search, you need to look for a camera that has increased chip size to accommodate more mega pixels.
Along with the SX1, two cameras that do this are the Canon G9 and G10. Both have larger chips than the standard fair, and IIRC, the G10 has the new DIGIC IV. Both help to accommodate the 14MP that's crammed onto it. The irony is, you don't really see a difference over the G9 (at 12MP) in sizes up to about 11x14. After that, you start to see the difference. And since 99.9% of pictures won't even come near that, one has to wonder why the P&S world is so obsessed with the "more mp is better myth."
So I think that, yes, the SX1 would be a good camera for your needs. Especially with video, where recording time on the SX1 is only limited by the available size of your flash memory card.
Along with the SX1, two cameras that do this are the Canon G9 and G10. Both have larger chips than the standard fair, and IIRC, the G10 has the new DIGIC IV. Both help to accommodate the 14MP that's crammed onto it. The irony is, you don't really see a difference over the G9 (at 12MP) in sizes up to about 11x14. After that, you start to see the difference. And since 99.9% of pictures won't even come near that, one has to wonder why the P&S world is so obsessed with the "more mp is better myth."
So I think that, yes, the SX1 would be a good camera for your needs. Especially with video, where recording time on the SX1 is only limited by the available size of your flash memory card.
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