Canon PowerShot Zoom Review – The Pocket Telephoto

Canon Powershot Zoom Review
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The Canon PowerShot Zoom definitely is not shaking up the camera industry. Reviews are scarce, It has been called “old tech in a monocular shell“. Here is an unbiased Canon PowerShot Zoom review.

At a gance:

  • 12.1MP CMOS Sensor
  • 100-400mm Equivalent Optical Zoom
  • One-Touch Switchable Zoom
  • Full HD 1080p Video at 30 fps

The Canon PowerShot Zoom is an inexpensive gadget for fun, photography interested kids, nature fans. Geoffrey Morrison posted his review on Forbes. A sober view on the Canon PowerShot Zoom. Here are some excerpts:

One of its best attributes is how easy it is to use. It can fit in just about any pocket, or hang from a lanyard. Turn it on as you bring it to your eye and it’s ready to go by the time it gets there. The OLED viewfinder is excellent, with great contrast and high resolution.

[…] Image quality is fairly average. If you take the zoom aspect out of the equation, the better mobile phones will have better colors and detail. However, no phone offers the zoom reach of the Zoom

[…] While I could probably buy a used telephoto for $300, it’d be a heavy and bulky addition to my kit. With the Zoom, however, I could have something that I could have in my back pocket on a shoot to capture the occasional closeups or distant interesting bits.

Read the review at Forbes…

And here is his useful short video review of the Canon PowerShot Zoom.

Canon PowerShot Zoom:

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Canon EOS R5 vs Nikon Z6 II vs Sony a7III Auto-focus Comparison

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Here is a Canon EOS R5 vs Nikon Z6 II vs Sony a7III auto-focus performance comparison.

Auto-focus performance can be a deal breaker and often is a feature people carefully researches before buying a camera. Manny Ortiz tests the auto-focus system of the Canon EOS R5, Nikon Z6 Mark II and Sony a7III.

More Canon EOS R5 reviews are listed here, for EOS R6 reviews see here. The EOS R5 is highly regarded as a stills camera. In particular, the EOS R5 autofocus system seems to be huge leap forwards. User manual are available for download for the EOS R5 and the EOS R6.

Canon EOS R5:

America: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
Europe & UK: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon IT, Canon IT, WEX Photographic, Canon FR, Canon UK, Canon DE

Canon’s High Resolution EOS R5s Might Have 90MP, And With Pixel Shift More Than 300MP

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Some bits of information about the long rumored high resolution EOS R5s (moniker from the community not official)

Canon Rumors reports some high resolution EOS R5s specifications:

– Approxamently 90mp sensor

– “Pixel-shift like feature” to add resolution. Total resolution “north of 300mp”.

– Nearly identical body design as the Canon EOS R5.

– Video features are “NOT a focus” of the Canon EOS R5s.

– Image stabilization will be a “slightly different version” than the current RF mount cameras.

– Pricing will be “similar” to the Canon EOS R5.

– Announcement scheduled for Q1 of 2021

The interesting piece in the list above is the “pixel-shift like feature” which is able to raise the resolution to more than 300MP. This feature might be similar to what is featured on the Fujifulm GFX 100.

A Bit Of Everything (EOS R5/R6 memory card speed tests, EOS C70, Luminar AI, color grading)

Above: Canon Explorer of Light Challenge: Zak Noyle vs. Onne van der Wal

Best memory cards for the Canon EOS R5 – Alik Griffin

Best memory cards for the Canon EOS R6 – Alik Griffin

B&H Photo has a huge list of Canon cameras and lenses and other gear with discounts.

Why Canon is Winning Full-Frame Mirrorless – PetaPixel

The Canon EOS C70, a ‘Fantastic Cinema Camera’ With a Few Downsides – Fstoppers

Fstoppers reviews the Canon EOS R5 – Fstoppers

Hand-picked Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals are listed here (some still live).

Our favorite gear, rewarded: DPReview Awards 2020 – DPReview

Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS lens review – Nightscape Photographer

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Below: The Evolution Of Camera Shutter Sounds by Ace Noguera

Below: Secrets of color-grading in photography by Joanna Kustra

Datacolor SpyderX Pro Deal – $99.99 (reg. $169.99, today only, and still live Cyber Monday deals)

Datacolor SpyderX Pro Deal
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Only for today (12/2/20) B&H Photo has a very good deal on a very useful photographic tool. A Datacolor SpyderX Pro deal with 41% discount.

Datacolor SpyderX Pro deal at a glance:

  • Lens-Based Color Engine Technology
  • Ambient Light Monitoring
  • Color Profile and Settings Switching
  • Single-Click Wizard Calibration

Get the Datacolor SpyderX Pro Colorimeter on sale at $99.99. Compare at $169.99.

B&H Photo has a huge list of Canon cameras and lenses and other gear with Cyber Monday discounts.

Hand-picked Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals are listed here (some still live).

More Black Friday/Cyber Monday listings (still live)

Refurbished lenses and DSLRs at Canon Store (best deals might be found here)

Get 20% off handmade Hyperion camera straps with code BlackFriday, or use BlackFridayBuy3 to buy three straps and get the forth for free.

Save $10 on Luminar 4 and/or Aurora HDR 2019 using our code “WATCH” at checkout.

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This Seriously Skilled Guy Watercooled A Canon EOS R5, And Then Found A Better Solution

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Here is a incredibly cool Canon EOS R5 hack, performed by a very talented guy with solid engineering skills (take this as a warning: don’t do it at home).

The guys behind DIY Perks have disassembled a Canon EOS R5 and applied a water-cooling system to the camera’s motherboard. Unlimited 8K recording time is achieved, no more overheating. However, the water-cooling hack as neat as it is, is a gimmick. These guys did far better.

Since a water cooled EOS R5 would be rather impractically out in the field, DIY Perks came up with a better idea and did some serious thermal engineering. They custom-made a copper heat sink and applied it with thermal paste (not thermal tape) to the CPU and DRAM chips on the camera’s motherboard. In environments that are not too hot this allows for continuous video recording without impairing the handling of the EOS R5. A small fan can be applied to the back of the R5 when it is used in warmer places. A professional looking solution that works.

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    Carefully crafted, this is the copper plate
  • canon eos r5
    The copper plate does the magic

The video below shows all steps and is very interesting. Kudos to the guys at DIY Perks.

Canon EOS R5 reviews are listed here, for EOS R6 reviews see here. The EOS R5 is highly regarded as a stills camera. In particular, the EOS R5 autofocus system seems to be huge leap forwards. User manual are available for download for the EOS R5 and the EOS R6.

Canon EOS R5:

America: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
Europe & UK: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon IT, Canon IT, WEX Photographic, Canon FR, Canon UK, Canon DE

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