The compact camera market is in crisis, we need to change. Canon PowerShot tries with N, a totally new concept camera symmetrical both in functionality and in the feature. Paradoxically, one could say that N is a PowerShot camera “meaningless” in terms of the use, but in reality a sense this camera have it all right.
PowerShot N has a unique shape that can not only be used indiscriminately by righties and lefties, but also deprives it of a predetermined orientation: can be used In fact, even upside down for very special shots.
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camera is a very simple, very feminine and almost all focused on automatic shooting and sharing photos via smartphone . A “toy” for shots of effect, with a creative mode really nice and able to not only better photos than a smartphone but also those made by many compact on the market.
Inside the small cubotto fact, Canon has included not only a CMOS 12 megapixels and 1/2.3 “large enough , but also an optical stabilizer, an 8x zoom and a Digic 5. only drawback the price: 328 Euros including VAT, or the price of a compact top of the range.
Very small but massive
difficult to realize the size of the PowerShot N without using it , but we assure you that a hand big enough manages to hide it in a fist. Canon has done an outstanding job of miniaturization, but to reach this size has also had to accept a compromise, or the elimination of the grip.
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Into PowerShot N, by choice, do not hold it like a regular camera but as a smartphone and index fingers along the frame to focus on, operate the zoom and shoot. The machine is so small that it fits easily into the pocket of his jeans and disappears without disturbing even in a small clutch bag for women. Canon, as always, does not give an exceptional build quality, although in this case we do not hide that we would have liked a camera a little ‘lighter N is massive, with a full metal body a lot of details , from the rings to the swivel to the screen.
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Into The lack of buttons is indicative of the simplicity of this camera: there is power, there is the “play” and there is a switch that activates the creative multi-shot mode, all the else you do on the screen. The photos are saved on a tiny microSD card and can be transferred with the integrated Wi-Fi or with the micro USB inserted under a small door. Canon has also integrated a small LED flash but it has a fairly small range, about 70 cm.
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The secret ring
Into PowerShot N has a secret: the double ring around the optic functions as both a collapsible ring for zooming and as the shutter release button. In fact, Canon has engineered a optical unit particularly complex, a 28 mm f / 3.0 – f / 5.9 with 8x zoom Optical Stabilized that protrudes very little and which also includes the functions of zoom and shutter . The machine can also be used upside down: the ring and the shot are in fact replicated to the other side.
improved Screen
Into The swivel screen is an element that every camera should be devoted to creativity, and the PowerShot N, born precisely to eliminate the constraints of traditional shot, has a 2.8 “screen tilts up to 90 °. Closing hinges are very solid, however the block at a right angle prevents, for example, the self-timer.
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Into The screen is touch screen with good responsiveness and a very wide viewing angle, but the resolution is not high, 460,000 pixels. Considering the class of the product and the price we would have expected a larger screen defined.
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Into Canon PowerShot N is one of the easiest cameras to use that ever happened to try. The operating modes are basically threefold: photograph, Full HD video and creative shooting. Choosing the simple click, the software resembles that of smartphones: you can set the most common options like adjusting the exposure and focus , but there are particular and sophisticated methods to choose from.
Into the contrary, it seems that Canon prefer to prioritize the excellent Smart Auto mode with 58 types of scenes that are stored inside the processor Digic 5. Always to remain in the smartphone arena, it is noticeable the presence of the touch-to-focus, even if perhaps that is the focus of one of the elements to be reviewed , perhaps with a future firmware update. The machine, in fact, in some situations it hard to hook up correctly even if the fire is still very fast.
Into Appreciable then the macro mode that allows shooting from distenza minimal even one centimeter, and better for taking pictures at the small details that are the favorite subject of the photo “to Instagram.”Get creative
Into Canon PowerShot N wants to be a viable alternative to the camera of the smartphone, with respect to which, however, offers the quality, resolution and optical zoom that no phone today can afford. To do this, Canon has also thought to offer, already integrated, a feature that automatically applies a series of filters to your photos Instagram-like.
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Into That way may seem trivial, but Canon has taken advantage of the processing capabilities of the processor to make the game of exceptional impact. The camera, in creative mode, take pictures in rapid succession, and after saving the first shot without processing, it applies to the remaining five shots filters with random variables depending on the colors of the photo and a series of targeted clippings. Cut-outs are not random: in fact exploit the information of the Face Detector and avoid, for example, cut it in half a face. The end result you can see in some photos that we published below: a few photos mundane shots are perfect for sharing photos and always different.
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Watch the original photos – photo 1 – photo 2 – photo 3 – photo 4 – photo 5 – photo 6
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Watch the original photos – photo 1 – photo 2 – photo 3 – photo 4 – photo 5 – photo 6
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Watch the original photos – photo 1 – photo 2 – photo 3 – photo 4 – photo 5 – photo 6
PowerShot N transforms photography into fun , with the curiosity even to see, for each photo, which shots will propose the machine. In creative mode with the first frame full resolution, others may have lower resolution because of the clippings machines.
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Excellent impressions, but high price
Into PowerShot N is a bet that Canon could win if supported by a good marketing plan : the product is valid as photo quality and above all it is fun and easy to use. The yield is not discussed, although of course we have to stay in the field of compact those who want to take pictures of high quality certainly does not buy a camera so small and special. Those who clicks 90% of her photos the smartphone may want to review “slightly” his habits to add a zoom and improve quality without sacrificing practicality. The real strength of the PowerShot N is in fact tiny size , a camera that fits anywhere without disturbing others. But there is a point that does not bode too much in his favor, and the price is : It is true that Canon PowerShot N air under his playful hides a real camera with a robust body, but not 300 € are few.
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