Canon PowerShot Pro 1 8MP Digital Camera with 7x Optical Zoom
- 8-megapixel sensor captures enough detail to create photo-quality 16-by-22-inch enlargements
- Canon 7x optical L-series zoom lens
- 2-inch LCD screen; movie mode; 1.2-inch macro mode; PictBridge compatible
- Store images on Compact Flash Type I or II cards (64 MB card included)
- Powered by Rechargeable lithium ion battery (BP-511A) (included with charger)
Product Description
The PowerShot Pro1 is the digital compact for serious photographers and are not what you might consider Point And Shoot Digital Cameras. It includes an 8.0 megapixel CCD, retractable 7x L-series zoom lens, hybrid AF system and Micro Ultrasonic Motor.The PowerShot Pro1 has an 8.0 megapixel CCD for high-resolution printing up to A2. Its Canon 7x L-Series zoom lens (35mm equivalent: 28 – 200mm, f/2.4 – f/3.5) includes fluorite and UD elements to significantly reduce chromatic aberration. The PowerShot Pro1 features a new hybrid AF system, which together with the Micro Ultrasonic Motor (USM) provides quick, quiet auto-focusing to ensure you don’t miss that perfect shot.The combination of Canon’s unique iSAPS technology to optimize shooting settings, high-performance DIGIC processor… More >>
Canon PowerShot Pro 1 8MP Digital Camera with 7x Optical Zoom
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6:46 pm on October 31st, 2009
The CD supplied with said camera didn’t install in a computer which has the required software and hardware.
The AC adapter didn’t work with a notebook computer which has the required hardware and software
Rating: 3 / 5
8:34 pm on October 31st, 2009
I was eager to buy this one, I read so many wonderful reviews on the internet, I saw the beautiful shots in the sample galleries, I was so thrilled, but then I went to the store to try the Canon Pro1 myself and the whole experience was a disaster. If the camera had been made by Kodak or Sony or Minolta, then I would not have been surprised at its akwardness and lack of quality. This is a cheapo piece of garbish, I would not pay more than $100 dollars for it, despite the 8 megapixels advantage. The lens is useless, you can not focus with it. The buton placement does not make any sense, it is not ergonomic either, it feels unconmfortable on your hand. The telefoto lens is too heavy and throws the camera forward. It vibrates when you take a picture. It was a mess. Do yourself a favor and buy any other Canon model, they are all excelent except for this one. I am going to guess that the Pro1 was neither built nor designed in Japan. This is the most “non-Canon” camera you will ever see.
Rating: 1 / 5
10:25 pm on October 31st, 2009
For like 2-300 more $ you can get the EOS Digital Rebel, This is also 8 mp-
NO LENSES ONLY 1 SUPER LENSE
This camera does not allow you to attach any lenses to increase quality or view! It has one built in lense that does enough though, if you are not going pro then this lense should do the trick, it does macro shots fine for me, and it does long distance shots decently.
SLOW
This is the slowest Camera I have ever used in my life, I have tried the EOS digital rebel and have seen a few others. This takes like 5-7 seconds to auto focus. I take photography at a hockey game for a local team, I am now forced to upgrade cameras because I CANNOT take good actions shots with this, I would have to know where they will be, start autofocusing on the ground hoping that it will focus intime, then finish pressing the button whent he hockey players came around… problem is, if I move, it messes up the focus, plus sometimes even just trying to focus on the ice will throw it out of focus.
OVERALL
overall its a great camera for amatuer nature shots, its a bit heavy but you dont need to carry and cant add lenses to it so in overall equipment weight you save yourself loads of pounds I guess. It does macro fine for me, it does great for still photos, or actions shots that will not move out of your view. When you turn up the ISO the shots will get VERY grainy VERY quick, it only goes up to 400, which should give sufficient light anywhere but it will ruin the quality of the picture…
Upgrade people… please, now I have a powershot pro1 that I really cannot use and is near impossible to sell for the amount of money I need… and I need 800 and something bucks to get the eos digital rebel…
Tyler
Rating: 2 / 5
10:59 pm on October 31st, 2009
Owning this camera, and enduring Canon’s atrocious customer care, was one of the worst consumer experiences of my life. They knew when it shipped that it has firmware issues: and I sent it in repeatedly for repairs. I paid $1000 for this piece of crap: and after fifty phone calls (some in tears), begging for a functional camera, and two attempts at repairing it, they finally sent a replacement to me. But it was a refurbished piece of you-know-what, too, and the upshot is that I never owned a working $1000 camera. The replacement is a lemon with the same issues: it can’t focus in dim lighting (which my PowerShot G1 did admirably), and the macro doesn’t work half the time.
After enthusiastically recommending Canons for YEARS, I switched to Nikon. Good move, Ms. Vice President of Customer Service, you evil Borg. I will never buy another Canon again, and don’t recommend them to anyone, unless you are a card-carrying masochist who loves to be tortured with unresponsive customer service. They are the ultimate in Corporate Evil. BOYCOTT!!!!
Rating: 1 / 5
12:09 am on November 1st, 2009
I bought the camera through the mail. Turn on the camera and there are two dead pixels near the middle of the LCD screen. Took some pictures with 430EZ flash using TTL and all pictures are washed out white. Canon said it’s compatible with the EZ series flash but apparently not the case.
Mail order shop told me that I can’t exchange it for another one because two dead pixels on LCD screen is not categorized as defective. I don’t remember paying $1K for something like this. Called Canon and they said I have to mail it to their repair center to get it fix under warranty.
So, I bought the camera and haven’t use it yet and it’s costing me another $30 to ship it to get the LCD replace. What kind of quality control is this for a $1K camera?
Rating: 2 / 5