The Canon Powershot SX500 Camera

By Adria Cook


The Canon PowerShot SX500 IS is a super-zoom bridge kind camera that sports a 30x, 24mm wide-angle zoom, lens, 16 megapixel resolution, 3 inch LCD screen, 720p flicks, full guide controls and a Digic 4 processor. Various other standout attributes consist of a Smart Auto mode that detects 32 scenes, ISO 100-1600, Zoom Framework Assist, and a range of Creative Filters.

The design of the Canon PowerShot SX500 IS will instantaneously put some people off. Those searching for something pocketable or - at the contrary end of the spectrum - those desiring something huge and chunky will not like it. The camera appears to be able to take the rough shape of a dice while not being huge. It's certainly not a camera for the pocket. The 30x optical zoom lens has seen to that. Sticking out proudly from the body like a Peacock showing it's feathers, the lens has it's very own lens cap. As you switch the Canon PowerShot SX500 IS on, the lens will poke out by around 1cm and get much longer as the camera focuses.

The leading end of the zoom does not really end there either. There's a 60x wise zoom on top of the 30x optical zoom. Now the excellent aspect of that is it utilizes the same resolution as the smaller sized zoom. Nevertheless, the compression is much lower recording around half the information. There's additionally a digital zoom that plants into the sensor and augments it. Efficiently pixels are then enlarged and the image quality suffers.

An appear flash sits on top of the lens barrel and the flash options on the back of the Canon PowerShot SX500 IS won't starting till the flash has been raised. It's a mechanical action, not electronic. To the right is a deep grip for single hand shooting; which is totally feasible. The small power button is found alongside the huge command dial. The latter holds all shooting commands for immediate changes to your photography. There are manual programmable modes such as Handbook, Aperture concern, Shutter priority and Program as well as preset modes such as Live, Auto, Scenes, Digital results and Discreet. There's also a video mode however you could have direct access to video recording by pressing the red button on the back of the camera.

All these functions are found on various other digital bridge kind cameras such as this Canon PowerShot SX500 IS. There is a mode of note that actually helps with framing and composition. On the left of the lens barrel is a button with a square that has 4 arrows shooting out of each corner on it. If you want to zoom out a little simply to miss out a bit of overhanging building or crop an individual out, you could hold this button and zoom as normal. The Zoom Framing Assist will keep the wide-angle screen however reveal a virtual focused square on the screen. You can then choose what to focus and crop out prior to releasing the button. Upon releasing, the camera will zoom to the point that you chose.




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