The Canon PowerShot SX30 IS offers the longest zoom that's available in a compact camera. This Canon digital camera has a 35x optical zoom, and it's suitable for travellers, plane spotters and sports fans who are often far from the action. It's also useful for taking close-up shots without getting too close to a subject. Its image quality is quite good, even at full zoom, but it does suffer from some noise and also from chromatic aberration, both of which can be seen clearly when you view the photos at their full size or crop them closely.

Though for the best image quality a digital SLR typically wins hands down at the consumer lever, attaching a whopping lens to such a device isn't always practical nor affordable. The alternative therefore is to invest in an enthusiast targeted bridge or super zoom camera. Until recently the FujiFilm FinePix HS10 and Olympus SP-800UZ were the top dogs in the super zoom kennel, parading their ample non interchangeable 30x optical zoom lenses for all to see.

Das 35fache Zoomobjektiv sorgt für ein entsprechendes Kameravolumen. ...

Die Canon Powershot SX30 IS ist eine Digitalkamera für fortgeschrittene Ansprüche. Das Gerät arbeitet mit einer Auflösung von bis zu 14 Megapixeln und einem 35-fachen Zoom und soll eine Zielgruppe zwischen Canons Anfängerreihe „IXUS“ und den Profi-DSLR-Geräten „EOS“ ansprechen. ...

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The Canon PowerShot SX30 IS has one long lens. When extended to its full zoom, it protrudes from the camera body like a black plastic Pinocchio nose – but then, it’s a big zoom. At 35x, it’s got the biggest optical zoom range of any camera we’ve fondled, delivering the equivalent of 24mm to 800mm on a 35mm camera.

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A few weeks ago Canon launched its latest flagship superzoom camera, the PowerShot SX30 IS. Sporting a lens that spans an enormous 35X zoom range equivalent to 24mm – 840mm, it is the zoomiest camera on the market. What's more it also packs in HD video recording, a fully articulated screen, an electronic viewfinder, a hot shoe that's compatible with all Canon SLR accessories, and has a standard 67mm lens thread for attaching accessories like filters.

One of the main advantages of Bridge cameras is their ability to offer long zoom lengths in a small compact form and none more so than this new PowerShot model. The Canon PowerShot SX30IS delivers a 35x optical zoom, from a wide 24mm through to a super telephoto 840mm equivalent, making it one of the longest-zoom compacts on the market.

The SX30 offers the longest optical zoom to date at 35x, and is a fine camera for everyday photography. Tricky lighting and shooting at its full zoom extension is where the SX30 falls flat.

The SX30 (shouldn't that be SX35?) powers up from cold in an instant. Starting at a wide 24mm, the Canon's focal range extends up to a mind-blowing 840mm in 35mm-film terms. It's therefore the classic all-in-one option for those who want extreme flexibility when it comes to framing -- grab candid close-ups and broad landscapes without the inconvenience and expense of swapping specialist lenses.

Let's get something straight: The Canon PowerShot SX30 IS is basically little more than a compact point-and-shoot camera with a long lens. It may look like a dSLR, but outside of that, they have almost nothing in common. If you're expecting dSLR-like speed and photo quality, you won't find it here or on any other current megazoom camera.

The super-zoom is not the most exciting category of compact around at the moment, but the Canon PowerShot SX30 IS does an excellent job of shaking up the party. ...

Begleitet von weiteren technologischen Innovationen soll besonders das 35-fach optische Zoomobjektiv mit 24–840 mm Brennweite (entsprechend Kleinbildformat) der SX30 IS beeindrucken. Der Bildstabilisator der dem Objektiv zur Seite steht soll der beste sein den Canon je verbaut hat und für bis zu 4,5 Stufen längere Verschlusszeiten sorgen. Die PowerShot SX30 IS hat einen 14,1 Megapixel CCD-Sensor und Motive können sowohl über einen elektronischen Sucher als auch über ein 6,8 Zentimeter (2,7 Zoll) dreh- und schwenkbaren LCD-Monitor erfasst werden.

Aus der Megazoom-Klasse gibt es Neues zu berichten: Canon bringt als Nachfolgerin der PowerShot SX20 IS die Powershot SX30 IS mit einem 35-fachen optischen Zoomobjektiv von 24-mm-Ultraweitwinkel bis zum 840 mm Supertele. Dies in Verbindung mit einem neuen Bildstabilisator, der bis zu 4,5 Stufen längere Verschlusszeiten ausgleicht. ...