Canon PowerShot V1 Digital Compact Camera

The Canon PowerShot V1 is a compact camera from Canon with a 22.3MP 1.4-inch sensor, 7x optical zoom and a 4K 60p (crop)/30p video output, weighing 429g. It offers an ISO range of 100-32000, weather sealing, 30 fps burst shooting, and autofocus including contrast detection, face detection, phase detection and subject tracking.

Connectivity: 3.5mm audio, Bluetooth, HDMI, USB-C, Wi-Fi.

Suited to family and everyday use, low light/night scenes, streaming, street and vlogging.

Key Features

• Fixed 16-50mm wide-angle zoom lens

Filters and stabilisation

A built-in 3-stop ND filter can be switched on and off to avoid overexposure in harsh sunlight or bright conditions. Fourteen colour filter types are available to change the mood of a scene. Movie Electronic IS reduces camera shake when shooting handheld or walking without a gimbal or tripod.

Video and cooling

A built-in cooling fan supports over 2 hours of continuous recording, measured at an ambient temperature of 30°C with the auto power-off temperature set to High.

Battery and size

The camera uses the LP-E17 battery. The LC-E17 battery charger is not included. Dimensions are 118.3 x 68 x 52.5 mm, and the approximate weight is 429 g, including the battery and memory cards.

Stills, video and screen

The camera has the DIGIC X image processor and records stills as JPEG, HEIF, RAW, C-RAW and Dual Pixel RAW. Burst shooting reaches 15 fps with the mechanical shutter and 30 fps with the electronic shutter. Video supports Canon Log 3 and Full HD at up to 119.88p. The vari-angle screen is 3 inches with 1.04 million dots.

Wireless and storage

Wireless LAN is IEEE 802.11b/g/n (2.4 GHz), with Bluetooth 4.2 support. The camera takes a UHS-II SD card.

Why choose it

• 1.4-inch CMOS sensor with 22.3MP resolution
• Built-in 3-stop ND filter
• Dual Pixel CMOS AF II autofocus
• Weighs 429 g including battery and memory cards
• Cooling fan supports over 2 hours of continuous recording at 30°C