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As far as I’m concerned there have been six major companies (*see footnote) that have contributed authoritatively to the evolution of the consumer and “pro-sumer” digital cameras evolution. Some have come and gone, but only a few continue to contribute impressively. Canon is one of those pioneers that continues to push the limits with innovations and exceptionally good design quality. The new Canon PowerShot S45 is in that line of succession of innovative cameras quite handily. Its immediate predecessor was the highly considered PowerShot S40. From the moment you activate the camera, by sliding back the lens protector and you hear the precision of the motorized lens, you can’t help being impressed with this technological small wonder. This ranger finder style camera has the features and ruggedness that are usually only found in high end SLR type digital cameras. If you want operational versatility, the Canon PowerShot S45 gives it to you by providing jog wheel settings modes for Programmed, Tv (shutter priority), Av (aperture priority), and Manual mode. Auto Exposure lock is also available. Good things
in a small hefty package *Kodak, Sony, Canon, Olympus, Nikon and Apple. Oh yes Apple, because Apple sold the first ever consumer camera in March 1994, the Quicktake 100 and 150. Kodak DCS 265 was ground shaking; they’re a has-been now. Sony produces plastic toys now with resolutions far behind everyone else now. |
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We were only able to get 15 large super fine mode images, or 90 seconds of 320x240 pixel Movie clips on the standard 32MB CF card. |
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