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Manufacturer: Canon Part number: 5044B001AA
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- If you want a compact megazoom with manual controls, GPS, and excellent photo quality, the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS is a good place to start.
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CNET editors' review
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS (Blue) price range: $229.99
- Reviewed by: Joshua Goldman
- Reviewed on: 03/17/2011
The good: The Canon PowerShot SX230 HS has good low-light photo quality for its class; excellent color; shooting options that encourage experimentation; and great-looking video quality.
The bad: Its shooting performance, though good, lags behind the competition as does its GPS functionality. The battery life is short and the overall design could use some help, too.
The bottom line: If you want a compact megazoom with manual controls, GPS, and excellent photo quality, the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS is a good place to start.
User reviews
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Excellent in low light.
by CoasterPro on May 6, 2011
Pros: - Manageable noise at up to 1600 ISO!
- Amazing 14x optical zoom
- 28mm wide angle
- Great image stabilization even at full zoom
- Superior image quality over the competition
- Full 1080p video
- Extensive manual controls
- Awesome interface
- Sharp and bCons: - The position and behavior of the flash needs to change
- Sensor is 1/2.3 inch and could be larger
- Maximum f/3.1 aperture could be wider
- Long exposures limited to 100 ISO
- No RAW shooting option
- ExpensiveSummary: If you're looking for a pocket-sized camera that does well in low light, this is a good choice. Although the image quality is very good (let's face it, ...
Summary: If you're looking for a pocket-sized camera that does well in low light, this is a good choice. Although the image quality is very good (let's face it, Canon is king of image quality) the SX230 is limited by a restrictive f/3.1 aperture and tiny 1/2.3" sensor. Looking forward, what Canon needs to do is open up the aperture to at least f/2.8 (as on the SX20) and couple that with a larger 1/1.7" sensor (as on the S95) which ought to be totally feasible within this camera frame and at this price level. Come on Canon, do it! You know you want to squeeze that extra half star out of me. :)
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Best Camera for low light settings!
by 702Connections_com on June 13, 2012
Pros: Fast Speed, Awesome in low light settings, great Flash, amazing ZOOM!
Cons: The automatic dust lens shield failed within the first month, I have to manually force the shield to close every time i power down.
Summary: One of the best low light cameras out there!Very impressed with the quality of the pictures and videoCheck out this video in low light settings at a night DJ ...
Summary: One of the best low light cameras out there!Very impressed with the quality of the pictures and videoCheck out this video in low light settings at a night DJ Festival.
Pretty impressive!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77nCSe9RfSA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTOytsWP6Eo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZynU8XBxJ4 -
Extremely good..
by VachanaShetty on June 3, 2011
Pros: Amazing enhance color options.. Brilliant optical zoom and image stabilizer
Cons: Cannot directly upload to net.
Summary: Makes you wanna explore all features...
Summary: Makes you wanna explore all features...
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Canon
- Part number: 5044B001AA
- Description: The PowerShot SX230 HS takes great images anywhere with HS System, a 28 mm wide-angle 14x optical zoom and Full HD movies. GPS tags your shots and logs your journey making it the ultimate travel compact.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Enclosure Color Blue
- Resolution 12.1 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type CMOS
- Total Pixels 12,800,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 12,100,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
- Optical Zoom 14 x
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Image Processor DIGIC 4
- Image Stabilizer Optical
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
- Digital Video Format MOV,
iFrame,
H.264 - Image Recording Format JPEG
- Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
- AV Interfaces HDMI,
Composite video/audio Exposure & White Balance
- Light Sensitivity ISO 3200,
ISO 1600,
ISO 800,
ISO 100,
ISO 200,
ISO 400,
ISO auto - Exposure Metering Evaluative,
Center-weighted,
Spot - Exposure Modes Program,
Automatic,
Shutter-priority,
Manual,
Aperture-priority - Shooting Programs Handheld night shot,
Snow,
Beach,
Underwater,
Stitch assist,
Foliage,
Kids & pets,
Low light,
Fireworks,
Portrait mode,
Landscape - Special Effects Miniature,
Vivid Blue,
Vivid Green,
Vivid Red,
Posterization,
Toy camera,
Vivid,
Fisheye,
Black & White,
Sepia,
Neutral,
Darker Skin Tone,
Lighter Skin Tone,
Monochrome,
Color Accent,
Color Swap,
Custom Effect - White Balance Automatic,
Presets,
Custom - White Balance Presets Daylight,
Tungsten light,
Fluorescent,
Cloudy - Max Shutter Speed 1/3200 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Lens System
- Type 14 x,
Zoom lens - 5.7 mm - 18.8 mm - F/3.1-5.9 - Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 392 mm
- Focus Adjustment Automatic
- Macro Focus Range 2 in
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens Construction 10 groups / 12 elements
- Features UA lens,
Aspherical lens,
UD glass,
Built-in lens shield Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Built-in flash
- Flash Modes Fill-in mode,
Slow synchro,
Auto mode,
Flash OFF mode,
Red-eye reduction - Features AF illuminator
- Effective Flash Range 2.5 ft - 11.5 ft
Additional Features
- Continuous Shooting Speed 0.8 frames per second,
1 frame per second,
3.2 frames per second,
8.1 frames per second (3Mpix) - Self Timer Delay 2 sec,
10 sec - Additional Features HS System,
Display brightness control,
In-camera red-eye fix,
Scene Detection Technology,
Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB,
Smart Flash Exposure,
Wink Self-timer,
I-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system,
Face Detection Self-timer,
Smile Detection technology,
Exif Print support,
AF lock,
DPOF support,
Built-in GPS,
RGB primary color filter,
Safety zoom,
Digital tele-converter,
Smile Detection Auto Shutter,
AE lock,
Histogram display,
Camera orientation detection,
PictBridge support,
1080p Full HD movie recording,
USB 2.0 compatibility,
Direct print Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type None
Display
- Type 3 in LCD display
- Display Features Built-in
Microphone
- Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Hi-Speed USB,
1 x Composite video/audio output,
1 x HDMI output
Software
- Software Canon ZoomBrowser EX,
Canon PhotoStitch,
Drivers & Utilities,
Canon ImageBrowser System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support Apple Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.6,
MS Windows XP SP3,
MS Windows Vista SP1,
MS Windows 7,
MS Windows Vista SP2 - Peripheral Devices USB port,
CD-ROM drive Miscellaneous
- Microsoft Certifications Compatible with Windows 7
- Included Accessories Battery charger,
USB cable,
Wrist strap,
Audio / video cable - Body Material Metal
Battery
- Supported Battery Canon NB-5L
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included )
Memory / Storage
- Memory Card Slot SD card
- Supported Memory Cards SDHC Memory Card,
MultiMediaCard,
SD Memory Card,
MultiMediaCardplus,
SDXC Memory Card - Image Storage Normal,
Fine JPEG 4000 x 3000,
JPEG 4000 x 2248,
JPEG 4000 x 2664,
JPEG 2816 x 2112,
JPEG 2816 x 1880,
JPEG 1920 x 1080,
JPEG 1600 x 1200,
JPEG 1600 x 1064,
JPEG 640 x 480,
JPEG 640 x 360,
JPEG 640 x 424,
JPEG 2992 x 2992,
JPEG 2112 x 2112,
JPEG 1200 x 1200,
JPEG 480 x 480 - Video Capture MOV - 1920 x 1080,
MOV - 1280 x 720,
MOV - 640 x 480,
MOV - 640 x 480,
MOV - 320 x 240,
MOV - 320 x 240 Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year
Dimensions & Weight
- Width 4.2 in
- Depth 1.3 in
- Height 2.4 in
- Weight 6.9 oz
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
Main Features
- Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
Product series
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Canon PowerShot SX230 HS (Black)
Manufacturer: Canon
Specs: Compact,
12.1 megapixels,
14 x,
28 - 392mm F/3.1,
1/2.3",
CMOS,
Optical -
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS (Red)
Manufacturer: Canon
Specs: Compact,
12.1 megapixels,
14 x,
28 - 392mm F/3.1,
1/2.3",
CMOS,
Optical -
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS (Blue)
Manufacturer: Canon
Specs: Compact,
12.1 megapixels,
14 x,
28 - 392mm F/3.1,
1/2.3",
CMOS,
Optical
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Manufacturer info
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- Address:
One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY 11042 - Phone: 516-328-5000
- Email: mediacontact@cusa.canon.com
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