Canon PowerShot TX1 Compact Camera

Good Video, bad pictures

Strengths: small size, good video most of the time.

Weakness: pictures are bad outdoor, and worst indoor. video sometime take a second of two to re-focus whenever you move, or the subject moves.

I had a few digital camera before this, and this is the worst camera to use indoor. I expected the outdoor picture will be better, but they were not too much improvement either. The video are pretty good, except for the lack time to re-focus whenever the subject moves. Battery is weak, but you can buy more. I did not expect too much from this hybird, but I do expect it to perform at least as good...
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I had a few digital camera before this, and this is the worst camera to use indoor. I expected the outdoor picture will be better, but they were not too much improvement either.

The video are pretty good, except for the lack time to re-focus whenever the subject moves.

Battery is weak, but you can buy more.

I did not expect too much from this hybird, but I do expect it to perform at least as good as my 4 yr old s40, and it did not.

By kenwong439 - Mar 25, 2008

Hybrid camera-camcorder that works

Strengths: Small, 10x zoom.

Weakness: Video format, no docking station, small LCD, button locations.

I had been waiting for a hybrid camera camcorder and finally this was it. The ones I bought before had a lot of difficulty focusing during low light conditions, but this one is ok (not as good as my previous Panasonic though).The power button and the video start/stop button is in very bad places. I wish it recorderded in MPEG2 or MPEG4, which would make much longer recording. Also a docking...
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I had been waiting for a hybrid camera camcorder and finally this was it. The ones I bought before had a lot of difficulty focusing during low light conditions, but this one is ok (not as good as my previous Panasonic though).The power button and the video start/stop button is in very bad places. I wish it recorderded in MPEG2 or MPEG4, which would make much longer recording. Also a docking station would be nice that can be used to charge and transfer. And LCD might have been a little bigger.

Other than those, it's nice to have something that can both take photos and record video reasonably well.

By serguzest - Jan 26, 2008

Excellent Camera/Camcorder

Strengths: Small size, good picture and video quality

Weakness: Camera shake, SD card consumption, slightly awkward hand grasp

I have been waiting many years for a camera/camcorder like this. As you read the reviews of other owners, some pick on really small details. This is not a perfect camera or a perfect video camera. It is an excellent combination of both features in a small package. For me, I wanted a small camera that can be taken on vacation. I was tired of hauling a camcorder and a camera. I've printed out some...
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I have been waiting many years for a camera/camcorder like this. As you read the reviews of other owners, some pick on really small details. This is not a perfect camera or a perfect video camera. It is an excellent combination of both features in a small package. For me, I wanted a small camera that can be taken on vacation. I was tired of hauling a camcorder and a camera. I've printed out some of my first pictures and they are as good as my old Sony point-shoot camera. The video quality actually looks better than my miniDV camcorder. I like the slide show features and you can play back your day's activities on a tv. On the down side, the small size takes time to get used to. I found my hand a bit shaky for video and taking still photos isn't that natural when you have the camera in your hand. You'll also need to buy several SD cards. One 4GB SD card will give you 1 hour of video. I haven't started making dvds with the software, but it should be easier than a miniDV.
Overall, if you always wanted a camera/camcorder combination, this Canon delivers.

By LH2020 - Dec 5, 2007

Get it ... U will get much than the price

Strengths: It is one of the best camera for recording clips. But need to practise how to still your hand while taking clips.

Weakness: Cost is a bit high as compare to its facilities. Battery strength is very low. U can make a trip with one battery.

Over all this camera is superb if u have passion for the following -

1. Optimum resolution.
2. Optimum Zoom.
3. Looks and small size.

Most of the people consider above two points. But for me 3rd point is also important.

By abhijit_cse2001 - Aug 6, 2007

Great pictures and video in good lighting, otherwise, somewhat erratic

Strengths: Pictures and HD video in normal lighting are amazing, and 10x zoom is great.

Weakness: Can only use right hand, indoor/low light shots are hit and miss

I just took this camera on a trip with me to Hawaii, and was very excited to get to use the HD video, as well as have quality 7mp stills in a small package. I would say this camera can perform very well, but does have some drawbacks. Any picture you take in normal outside lighting is excellent as you would expect from a canon camera. I found it hard to take pictures with a sunset background...
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I just took this camera on a trip with me to Hawaii, and was very excited to get to use the HD video, as well as have quality 7mp stills in a small package. I would say this camera can perform very well, but does have some drawbacks. Any picture you take in normal outside lighting is excellent as you would expect from a canon camera. I found it hard to take pictures with a sunset background because the people are always so dark you can't make out any details. I also noticed that in medium to low light it has trouble focusing on people. I have several evening and night shots where the subjects are just barely out of focus, to the point where I wouldn't want to make a print out of it. I was disappointed by this because I have about 40 pictures at a sunset wedding, and only about 80% are completely in focus. I will have to see if I can't figure out how to resolve this. In almost all medium to low indoor lighting it seems to have this focusing problem as well. I also took some family pictures in my condo at nighttime that turn out to be really grainy and not quite in focus, which was using the flash from about 10 feet away. But I did get some really good shots in the evening and indoors, it just seems to be hit and miss. The video is very good, it is a little soft like most people suggest, but it looks really good. At nighttime the video is extremely grainy, but that's to be expected. It does have trouble focusing sometimes, when you shift the camera to something at a different distance fairly fast it can take up to a half-second to find the focus. The zoom is great for video. I thought the LCD would be too small, but it is not too bad, and its really nice to be able to turn it in all directions. It is disappointing that you can only take pictures with your right hand, and when you take a picture of yourself, you can only do it with your left arm extended, but its nice to be able to twist the LCD around so you can see if you are in the picture. Overall, this is a A grade camera in good lighting, and a C+ grade camera in lower lighting. The 10x zoom is awesome, and the image stabilization seems to do its job.

By scottandmo - Jul 10, 2007