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Canon PowerShot TX1: HD video for all
Hot on the heels of the company's HV20 high-def camcorder comes Canon's PowerShot TX1, a mini cam that captures HD footage to SD cards, doing away with that tape nonsense (and about time, too). Your video gets the HD treatment in the 720p format at 30 frames per second, and you can easily watch it on an HDTV by using the included component-video cable — nice of Canon to think of that. Another sweet perk is optical image stabilization, which compensates for your shaky hands by shifting the lens, which is more effective than dorkier, lamer electronic image stabilizers that try to do it with software.
The TX1's HD abilities are even more notable when you consider it's primarily a still camera, snapping pix with up to 7.1 megapixels each. With a Direct Photo Printer, you won't need to hook it up to a computer, but for when you need to it's nice to know it'll play nice with both Macs and Windows PCs — even you Vista early adopters. Best of all is the bargain price: $500, which beats everything else in the class. We like.
By DarrianAshoka at 12:19 AM ON 03/02/07
Wow! That is sweet! I am very impressed to see these features in such a small camera at such a low cost from a well respected maker.
By alterr53 at 2:02 PM ON 12/21/07
WOW!! I want one of those. Maybe, at last, I can make the great American home video.
By littlelink at 2:58 PM ON 12/21/07
would be great to check my golf swing
By marvymarv at 5:34 PM ON 12/22/07
A friend of mine who's a real camera geek turned me on to this camera several months before it came out through some sort of press release. I bought it almost as soon as it came out. Best camera I ever owned. And yeah, seamless performance with a Mac. Authoring DVDs is a cinch.
Best thing of all is that it's around the size of a deck of cards.
By momingle at 11:26 AM ON 12/27/07
sounds great!
By womaninattic at 9:09 PM ON 12/27/07
I am very excited about saving up my pennies to get this camera...
By Anna at 10:58 PM ON 12/27/07
Would like to have one to film grandkids
By hwebb001 at 7:05 PM ON 12/28/07
This is a fantastic unit that is perfect to document life, and still be easy enough for anyone to use.
By Sherlock at 12:18 PM ON 12/29/07
This is a Canon- the best, I have used Canon all my life, 35mm's, printers and more. This would be a great addition to assist me in my reporting independent news.
By DHYDR8 at 2:26 AM ON 12/30/07
NEVER HAD A VIDIO CAMERA BEFORE,
NEVER COULD I JUSTIFY HAVING ONE
THIS I COULD JUSTIFY
By davidg6356 at 7:19 PM ON 12/30/07
Greaaatttt"
By rkyoho at 9:58 PM ON 12/31/07
great
By ginaburgess at 8:34 PM ON 01/01/08
I like this camera! After shopping for one with my daughter, this one packs a lot of punch for the dollars. A+
By ginaburgess at 8:36 PM ON 01/01/08
I like this camera. After looking at dozens of them, this one packs a lot of punch for the dollar.
By robocat at 11:45 PM ON 10/29/08
I really love my TX-1. It is a great wee camera, and takes superb 720p HD video to boot. The video quality is great, although you can't record long amounts. Like most point-and-shoots, you won't get fantastic low-light photos, but it is worth it for a camera that can be taken anywhere (I always carry mine).
Visit the forum at http://forums.powershot-tx1.com/ if you want more information or want to ask the avid users any questions :)
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