Canon SD1100 IS
Canon PowerShot SD1100IS 8MP Digital Camera
With its nice mix of consumer and professional features, the EOS 30D, the
fi rst of Canon’s two prosumer models, is worthy of any photographer’s
gadget bag. Canon has never rested on its laurels, and refi nes, tweaks,
and modifi es each new addition to its catalog.
The 30D features an 8.2 megapixel CMOS sensor, the Digic II processor
(faster than its predecessor), and access to the full line of EF and EF-S
lenses. This “Digital Trinity” carries through every EOS camera, assuring
you of continuity when you change models or add a second camera.
The built-in pop up fl ash and Mode Dial (with both Basic and Creative
Modes) are the most prominent carryovers from the consumer Rebel, but
beyond those the 30D is a very sophisticated machine. Canon added the
3.5% Spot to the light meter menu, along with a 9 point AF mechanism.
The fi ve Picture Styles are also included, as is simultaneous RAW and jpeg
image capture canon sd1100 is.
The shutter, rated for 100,000 actuations, will fi re in bursts of 3 or 5 frames
per second (FIGS 3.7–3.9).
An addition to the 30D is the Multi-Controller, located above and to the
left of the Quick Control Dial. The Multi-Controller is an eight key device
that you can use to select an AF point, change white balance or scroll
around a magnifi ed image, checking focus and lighting on the brilliant
2.5 inch LCD. It’s a very useful tool (FIG 3.10).
Many emerging professional photographers opt to start at this end of the
scale, and usually for fi nancial reasons. If this describes you, rest assured
that your money was well spent, as this is the fi nest camera you can buy
for the price.
Canon sd1100
is one of my favorite cameras of the entire line
It costs a bit more than the 30D, but if you can aff ord it, I think this is
the camera to start with. First of all, this unit features a full frame,
24 36 mm, 12.8 megapixel CMOS sensor, which means no conversion
factor. Your lenses will give you exactly what they were designed for.
As this prosumer model is one step below the professional cameras, you
can expect to see less of the consumer infl uence. For example, the pop
up fl ash is gone, and the Basic Zone has been eliminated from the Mode
Dial. The Creative Zone remains, of course, with one wonderful addition,
the Camera Setting selection.
Canon’s made it possible for you to record your favorite shooting settings
and get back to them just by turning the Mode Dial to the “C”.
It’s easy. After you get the AF mode, Metering, ISO, white balance (and
many more items), where you want them, activate the Menu and fi nd
Register Camera Settings in the Tools submenu. Press the Set button and
a new screen will appear. Rotate the Quick Control Dial to OK, and press
the Set button again. That’s it.
Canon sd1100 is In addition to shooting settings, you can register many Menu settings
at the same time, 16 of them, in fact, plus any active Custom Functions.
If you’re a studio shooter with a preferred setup of, say, ISO 400, 6500 K
Color Temperature, top center single AF Point, sRGB color space and
Standard Picture Style, you can go out and shoot any other combination
you wish, but get your preferred settings back anytime. I know you can
easily see the usefulness of this feature
Aperture |
2 |
Quick Start |
Reciprocity |
Resolution |
Shooting raw |
2 |
Shutter Speed |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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5 |
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