Canon PowerShot SX30 IS: Mega Zoom and ultra wide-angle

Canon Powershot SX30 IS has a record-breaking 35-times optical zoom covers a focal length and thus from 24-840 mm.

The Canon Powershot SX30 IS is the successor to the SX20 IS. Unlike its predecessor, Canon has increased the zoom factor vigorous: from 20-fold to 35-fold. In addition, the new model according to the manufacturer's most powerful optical image stabilizer that ever came in a Canon digital camera to use. The system should provide by up to 4.5 stops slower shutter speeds for better picture quality.

Canon Powershot SX30 IS has a large 14.1-megapixel CCD sensor and a tilting and swiveling 2.7-inch display. In addition, it has an electronic viewfinder. The SX30 IS also takes HD video (720p) on.

The big point of SX30 IS is its huge zoom range. Based on its technical equipment, SX30 IS is a very good camera.

Praise has been in testing the good handling by the strong grip of the bridge camera. The Canon SX30 IS features a rotating and swiveling 2.7-inch display with a resolution of 230,000 pixels - this may indeed his current average, but we would have expected from a camera with such impressive figures more. The focus can be on any event to assess adequately, one should therefore rely on the auto focus. A test found fault with one of the display picture noise in dark areas. It does, however laudably a selectable Grid and a histogram. By rotation, the display can also be turned inward so that it is protected from scratches during transport. Also, an LCD viewfinder is on the bridge camera on board. But also can not quite convince 202 000 pixels. With a weight of 607 g is the digital camera is no lightweight - but what is on the large zoom scale no wonder. Too bad: the tripod socket is located outside the optical axis and thus well outside the center of gravity. Otherwise, it indicates to the well-made plastic case to complain much.

As it should be properly fitted for a bridge camera is Canon SX30 ISnot just brings a program, aperture and shutter priority automatic with a manual mode also. Those who prefer to let the camera control, drawing on the intelligent automatic mode, including scene detection. The scene detection analyzes the scene and automatically selects the 28 existing scene modes from the right.

With so much zoom can be far away or moving subjects ever lose sight of or on the display. That is why Canon has come up with a handy zoom function support. The so-called Framework Wizard, the lens is moved by pressing a key in the wide-angle position, with a superimposed frame originally selected zoom range features. If you have "discovered" the subject on the bigger picture, placed it in the frame and lets go of the button. Already returned the lens to the original zoom position and the shutter can be pressed.

to As if Canon our alarm bells is about to ring the image quality, sent after the manufacturer that prevent a UD (Ultra-low Dispersion) and a Hi-UD lens chromatic aberrations and assure high image quality across the entire zoom range. Nevertheless, the chromatic aberration of a width of 1.8 pixels in some places quite disturbing - typical of Mega Zoomer. The image quality was evaluated as fair, though not described as outstanding: the resolution is very good, although the telephoto side - will see a significant drop - typically with large focal length spectra. Even in the peripheral areas of the photos a waste of the resolution is clear.

The picture quality is not so intoxicating: the dynamics were in the test described as moderate, and even at ISO 100, a relatively large amount of noise was visible - a tribute to the lifting of the resolution from 12 to 14 megapixels while maintaining large 1 / 2 ,3-inch CCD sensor. Moreover, with increasing ISO values a significant texture loss to accept, if this value is compared to predecessor SX20 IS should also have improved. All in all, the Canon SX30 IS but keep well in the class of the Mega Zoomer - because the problems described here have all Bridge cameras of this type

Equipment, video and speed

The photo files stored on SD memory cards. The new space miracle SDXC can be read from the Canon SX30 IS. Besides the now mandatory face detection is also a panorama mode and a dynamic expansion on board. An internal flash is also included, but not enough who can attach an optional external flash on the accessory shoe. A plus point is that the flash is folded out when needed by hand, because that is more relaxing than an auto flash can pop in any activation and also means a mechanical part is less, that can break. Flash can also fallen by a variety of settings. Bracketing is also possible with the bridge camera. What is missing, however, is a RAW mode.

The 35-times zoom and image stabilization in video mode to derive maximum benefit - and this is as tested from quite silent. The focus is tracked well, according to a test result. Too bad the manual controls omitted the Photo mode, Video working completely. HD video takes the Canon PowerShot SX30 with 1,280 x 720 pixels at 30 fps in MOV format, compressed in H.264. The sound is recorded it in stereo, the audio level can be adjusted manually. On a large-format high-definition TV viewing of the photos and videos is of course much more fun than on the display, and therefore has the Canon PowerShot SX30 also has an integrated HDMI port.

In terms of speed, the Canon SX30 IS could at least in the wide-angle deliver good results: here was the shutter lag including autofocus 0.47 seconds. This is just below our snapshot serviceability limit of 0.5 seconds. In the message, this value but in the long slow 1.02 seconds. Series provides the SX30 IS to a maximum of 1.4 frames per second - not very impressive, and no recommendation for sports photographers. Such we would rather put burst specialists such as the Fujifilm F550EXR his heart.

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