ThePowerShot Pro1is adigital cameramade byCanon,announced in February 2004 and was discontinued first quarter of 2006. It uses aSony-built 2/3 in (17 mm) 8.3megapixelCCDimage sensor,which gives a usable image size of approximately 8.0 megapixels. It was the most expensive fixed-lens camera sold by Canon at the time, and thus the top of the PowerShot range. It was the first fixedlensdesignated aCanon L series lens,a designation normally reserved for the professional lines of theirFD,EF,andRFlenses for interchangeable lens cameras.

Canon PowerShotPro1
Overview
TypeBridge digital camera
Lens
Lensfixed, 7× optical zoom "L-series", 7.2 – 50.8 mm (28 – 200 mm equiv.), f/2.4-3.5, USM
Sensor/medium
Sensor2/3 in (17 mm) type, 8.8 mm × 6.6 mmSonyCCD
Maximumresolution3264 × 2448 (8.0megapixels)
Film speed50–400
Storage mediaCompactFlash(CF) (Type I or Type II) andMicroDrive(MD)
Focusing
FocusmodesOne-shot, AI Servo, AI-Focus, Manual
Focusareas1 user point, Single/Continuous, Manual
Focus bracketingyes
Exposure/metering
Exposure modesFull auto, programmed, shutter-priority, aperture priority, manual
ExposuremeteringTTL, full aperture, zones
Metering modesEvaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot (center or AF area)
Flash
FlashBuilt-in, pop-up (electronic), Auto, Manual on/off
Flash bracketingnone
Shutter
Shutterelectronic focal-plane
Shutter speedrange15 – 1/4000 s
Continuous shootingup to 2.5 frame/s, up to 6 frames
Viewfinder
ViewfinderElectronic, 235,000 pixels, 100% coverage
Image processing
White balance6 presets, Auto and custom
WB bracketingnone
General
LCD screen2.0 in (51 mm), 235,000 pixels, 100% coverage, Vari-Angle
BatteryLi-Ion BP-511A rechargeable
Optionalbattery packsBP-514, BP-512, BP-511, CA-560 AC adapter
Weight545 g (body only)

It has a variable-angle two-inch,polycrystalline silicon,thin-film transistor,colorliquid crystal displaywith approximately 235,000 pixels and a colourelectronic viewfinder(EVF) with the same resolution. The lens has a zoom range of 7.2 to 50.8 mm, equivalent to 28 to 200 mm in35 mm terms.Theshutterhas a maximum speed of 1/4,000second.The camera's dimensions are 117.5 mm inwidth,72 mm inheight,and 90.3 mm in depth. Its mass is 545g.

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