Canon unleashes new PowerShot and Ixus compacts

by Leonard Goh | 7 February 2011 6:29pm SGT

Canon's line of PowerShot and Ixus point-and-shoots have always been popular with consumers. This is not surprising, considering that the cameras are packed with features and offer decent picture quality for their prices. The company's latest range of compacts adopt backside-illuminated (BSI) CMOS image sensors, which in turn offer users full-HD video capture and high-speed movie recording. One of the PowerShot shooters also has a GPS chip baked in to let users geotag their photos.

The Ixus 310 HS.

The new Ixus 310 HS retains the same 28mm F2.0 lens as the Ixus 300 HS, but the zoom range has been increased to 4.4x from 3.8x. Also noteworthy is the full touchscreen interface and manual exposure mode on the 310 HS.

The PowerShot SX230 HS and SX220 HS replace the SX210 IS. Both point-and-shoots have a 12-megapixel BSI image sensor, 14x optical zoom lens that extends from 28mm to 392mm, 3-inch LCD and full-HD movie recording function. The only difference between the two shooters is that the SX230 HS has an onboard GPS function while the SX220 HS doesn't.

Canon also unveiled two other Ixus compacts--the Ixus 220 HS and Ixus 115 HS. The duo have slim and stylish silhouettes to appeal to the trendy crowd. The former has a 24mm, 5x optical zoom lens while the latter sports a 28mm, 4x optical zoom lens. Scroll down for more details of the five point-and-shoots.

Model name	In a nutshell
Canon PowerShot SX230 IS Click for more info	Wow factor: 14x optical zoom; manual exposure mode; full-HD video; GPS 12-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor 14x optical zoom (28mm to 392mm) 3-inch, 461k-dot LCD Manual exposure control Onboard GPS Full HD-quality video recording High-speed video capture Optical image stabilizer
Canon PowerShot SX220 IS Click for more info	Wow factor: 14x optical zoom; manual exposure mode; full-HD video 12-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor 14x optical zoom (28mm to 392mm) 3-inch, 461k-dot LCD Manual exposure control Full HD-quality video recording High-speed video capture Optical image stabilizer
Canon Ixus 310 HS Click for more info	Wow factor: Manual exposure mode; F2.0 lens; full-HD video; 3.2-inch touchscreen 12-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor 4.4x optical zoom (24mm to 105mm) 3.2-inch, 461k-dot touchscreen Manual exposure control Full HD-quality video recording High-speed video capture Optical image stabilizer
Canon Ixus 220 HS Click for more info	Wow factor: Slim form factor; full-HD video; 24mm ultra-wide-angle lens 12-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor 5x optical zoom (24mm to 120mm) 2.7-inch, 230k-dot touchscreen Full HD-quality video recording High-speed video capture Optical image stabilizer
Canon Ixus 115 HS Click for more info	Wow factor: Slim form factor; full-HD video 12-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor 4x optical zoom (28mm to 112mm) 3-inch, 230k-dot touchscreen Full HD-quality video recording High-speed video capture Optical image stabilizer

Canon unleashes new PowerShot and Ixus compacts

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