Canon has now announced a powerful compact camera with zoom capability up to 40x optical zoom.
Nikon has launched the 125x Optical zoom recently which is the world’s longest optical zoom ever. Canon has launched PowerShot SX740 HS a compact camera with some decent numbers on paper.
As a compact camera, PowerShot SX740 HS looks more compact than its rivals. The optic internals are pretty decent capable of performing what it is targeted to. The Focal range equivalent to 24-960mm in contrast to a traditional 35mm lens. Aperture variations are varied from f/3.3 to f/6.9. That’s quite enough for a compact camera.
The PowerShot SX740 HS has a 20.3-megapixel back-illuminated BSI-CMOS sensor powered with DiGIC 8 image processor to give a maximum frame rate of 10 fps. This also helps PowerShot SX740 HS to capture continuous 7.4fps burst shots. ISO settings are pretty good ranges from 80 to 3200 with a maximum of 1600 in Auto mode. Shutter speed ranges are between 15 seconds and 1/3200 second which promises to give Manual mode of photography to its mark. Apart from Photography, Canon has also improved its videography capabilities with 4K Ultra HD support. The Timelapse mode in 4K will get 8MP frames.
The PowerShot SX740 HS has a 3-inch Tilting display with face forwarding options allowing users to capture self-portraits. The camera performance is boosted with a 5-axis image stabilization to reduce some vibrations and to give perfect planned video. Apart from these optical properties, the Camera also offers Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity.
The Canon PowerShot SX740 HS will be available in a competitive price tag of $399 which is approximately Rs 27,370 in India and will be available in the next few months.
