Only POWERSHOT with a L Lens!!! Canon Powershot Pro1 Review

Today I'm doing a full review of the Canon Powershot Pro1, the only Canon Powershot that was fitted with a L Series lens. Even 17 years later, the images from this camera hold up very well and this could easily be a daily camera for someone who wants good image quality and also wants to save weight. The age of the camera also means this is the cheapest L Lens that one can buy. This is a really solid camera that holds up nicely.
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[@flowermaze___]

Thorough video, thanks! The photos really do have that filmic quality, the noise, the detail, the colour. Very nice!

[@jkmoore1120]

Thanks. I need to get this camera out again and get some more images with it.

[@eburneentertainment9903]

Oh my god THAT'S how you toggle between aperture and shutter speed!? It had been doing my head in, not being able to work out how to do that!

[@jkmoore1120]

Glad I could help.

[@SIBIRIAKcom]

I think the video quality is the result of the codec built in the chip on the board. I can imagine if these lens with this sensor were on minidv camera that sends video signal to the cassette or to the computer it would be a cool film.

[@jkmoore1120]

Yes, the video quality is quite low. I looked it up, the bitrate for this camera is like 500 bits. DVD video, 480p and 24fps is about 9000 bits. I don't think I even realized that was a thing until looking it up because of this camera.

[@laurielee9626]

I found this camera for $19 I have never used a “pro” camera before would you recommend this as a good starter camera?

[@jkmoore1120]

Absolutely. The lens quality is spectacular. It has a fully automatic mode so that you can get started taking images and then all the "pro" modes that you can use as your skills improve. Very solid camera.