New Compact Ultra-zoom: Canon Powershot SX100 IS Announced

[Ben Stafford]

Among the new cameras today, Canon is even unveiling a new line of compact ultra-zoom digital cameras. The first (and so far only) camera in the line is the Canon Powershot SX100 IS. The SX100 IS features a compact size, 10x optical zoom, full set of shooting modes, 8 megapixel resolution, and 2.5 inch LCD. Look for the Powershot SX100 IS in October 2007 for $300.

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Features:

• 8 megapixels
• 2.5 inch LCD
• 10x optical zoom with image stabilization
• DIGIC III processor
• 19 shooting modes, including manual exposure modes like aperture priority, shutter priority, etc.

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[altaf007]

Can we use optical zoom during capturing movies in SX100 IS ?

[Ben Stafford]

That's not typically something that's on the spec sheet, so we may just have to wait on some reviews.