High Definition, in your shirt pocket!

7 August 2007, Reviews

I knew someday the time would come when I would be able to carry around a High Definition, Video/Digicam in my pocket... I just didn't know it would be so soon!

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Bryan

| Tags: HD, Review, Video I still remember when Canon released the first "film" ELPH, trying to imagine how they got so much stuff inside the tiny camera, and wondering what was next. Then Canon released the first "digital" ELPH, and I was completely amazed! Over the years Canon has continued to blow my mind, releasing camera after camera with more and more break-through technology, and yet the packages seem to either stay the same, or even get smaller.

I have always had a smaller point and shoot, (POS), camera that I keep with me wherever I go, but continually longed for better quality and more manual capabilities. Soon POS cameras introduced aperture and shutter priority modes, and then even full manual modes came into the scene. Some even began to offer RAW capture, and added video to their bag of tricks. The RAW capture proved too early for most consumers, and the video was more of a fun "trick", than worth while. Soon, video on these POS cameras began offering VGA quality, and the clip lengths were limited only by the size of the memory card. So the photo quality was fantastic, while the video was just OK, and then, HD became the new standard for television. So naturally, no one was excited to watch their VGA clips on their huge new flat screens, at least I wasn't. In-fact I began to film less and less, knowing the video would look terrible on my TV, and there was no way I was going to carry a HD camcorder and a POS with me everywhere.

All this brings us back to Canon... and their traditional pattern for innovation. I cant even keep track of how many ELPH models have come and gone, but there is now one camera that shoots amazing quality photo's and yes, you guessed it, HD video! For the first time ever, I can truly say I am satisfied!

Presenting, the new Canon TX1 POS camera with 7 mega pixels and progressive HD video recording! Oh, yeah... and it fits inside your shirt pocket. Let me know what you think!

Tags: HD, Review, Video

REPLIES

8 August 2007 - 11:06:48 - Team Louish

gosh take forever!

30 December 2007 - 22:57:08 - rhana

I'll put it on my wish list.

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