The PowerShot A1000IS is the most recent addition to Canon's point-and-shoot camera line - a truly compact digital camera offering near professional grade images. The lens alone is one of the most amazing additions to the PowerShot. There are many of the same features on the A1000 as there are on its predecessors, but the technology behind it all has been upgraded. The PowerShot A1000IS will make a great addition to any home or office, creating vivid images with every click.
This 10-megapixel point-and-shoot camera has a 4x optical zoom lens with a focal length of 35-140mm. Canon did an impeccable job implementing this type of lens on such a compact piece of equipment, and kept a fairly elegant appearance as well.
The 2.5-inch TFT color LCD display provides consumers with an extremely realistic review of their videos and stills. Some features of the A1000 are an optical viewfinder (new for the PowerShot cameras), DIGIC III processor, numerous different shooting modes, face detection, red eye correction, and more. The optical imager stabilizer, for example, works to eliminate the blur caused by hand, lens, or camera shake.
Canon has implemented a total of 17 different shooting modes on the A1000IS; some of which are night scene, portrait, landscape, indoor, and even foliage. You can effortlessly take pictures without having to focus on manual settings like ISO and exposure, by setting the camera to easy mode. Another mode is ISO 3200. This mode allows you to take pictures in darker settings without having to use flash - this is perfect for performances and other events where flash would be disturbing.
Focus, exposure, flash, and white balance are all automatically adjusted with use of face detection and integration of the DIGIC III processor. Red eye correction, which also works with face detection, helps to eliminate red eye as the image is captured - hopefully eliminated the need to remove red eye during editing. DIGIC III also offers severe power management for the camera; one of the greatest benefits is a long lasting battery life.
Face detection, as you already know, works phenomenally on the A1000. However, there is yet another feature with face detection. Consumers can select one face, within a frame, and with the click of a button, the camera will focus on that face regardless of where it moves in the scene.
Motion detection technology is great for capturing children and animals. This feature detects movement and adjusts settings appropriately to reduce blur. Typically, the ISO settings are adjusted, but this saves you from having to manually change the settings and risk losing the picture.
In the box, you will get two AA-size Alkaline Batteries, SDC-32MB, wrist strap (this will be needed, as there really is no grip on the camera), USB cable, AV cable, and software.
The PowerShot A1000IS is a durable camera that produces high quality images. For those of you who like a little flare, the camera comes in blue, purple, brown, or silver. For only 9, you can start capturing nearly flawless images today.
