Following the Canon Powershot G10, Canon had launched two new twins digitals cameras : PowerShot SX1 IS and PowerShot SX10 IS. These two new Canon cameras jewels are based on the same sensor and the same approach, only few differences are between these two twins devices.
The two new models are replacing the allready old PowerShot S5 IS. Featured by theires 20x (28-560 mm in 24 × 36) wide-angle optical zoom, Two quick and silent engines : USM engine for a quick and quiet zooming and a new VCM (voice coil motor) to focus silently with high precision. These two models are setting new high technology and new referances for potential zooming.

As the latest Canon cameras, the PowerShot SX1 IS and the PowerShot SX10 IS incorporate the new DIGIC 4 for greater reactivity and better management of digital noise.
Portraits or groups pictures Passionated photographers can benefit from faces detection optimized technology that detects even the faces that are not exactly facing the camera or profile exposed.
The faces selecting function and monitoring follows more specifically particular person,, while the new feature-timer with faces detection triggers automatically the shutter shortly after the entry of a new face in the frame facilitating self and group pictures where the photographer may be in.
As the PowerShot G10, the SX1 IS and IS SX10 benefit from the new Servo AF mode, which continually adjusts focus on the approaching subjects or away from the camera, it also helps to avoid blured images .
The DIGIC 4 also manages the new feature Canon about contrast detection that optimizes the brightness of dark areas in order to express the finest details without affecting the brighter areas.

The main differences between these two devices are:
- CMOS 10-megapixel for the SX1 IS and CCD on the SX10 IS
- 2.5 inch (6.3 cm) adjustable LCD and an electronic viewfinder on the PowerShot SX10 IS
- 2.8 inch (7.1 cm) 16/9e adjustable LCD for the PowerShot IS SX1
- (1080p, 30 fps) Full HD Video Clips with HDMI output for the PowerShot IS SX1
- VGA video Clips-quality at 30 fps for the PowerShot SX10 ISThe

- Sensor : • 1/2.3 " Type CCD : 10 million effective pixels
- Image sizes : • 3648 x 2736 , • 2816 x 2112 , • 2272 x 1704, • 1600 x 1200 , • 640 x 480, • 3648 x 2048
- Image processor : DIGIC IV
- Movie clips : • 640 x 480 @ 30 / 15fps, • 320 x 240 @ 60 / 30 / 15fps, • WAVE (stereo)
- File formats : • Still: JPEG (Exif 2.2), • DPOF 1.1, • Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG compression)
- Lens : • 28- 560 mm equiv, • 20x Optical zoom , • F2.8 - F5.7 (max) , • 13 elements in 11 groups (1 aspherical element, 1 UD element)
- Image stabilization : Yes (Lens shift-type)
- Conversion lenses : Yes
- Digital zoom : up to 4x
- Auto focus : • TTL , • AiAF (Face Detection / 9-point) : • 1-point AF (Fixed center)
- Focus modes : • AF: Single, Continuous , • Manual , • Focus bracket
- AF assist lamp : Yes
Focus distance : Closest 0 cm
- Shuttter speed : 15 - 1/3200 sec
- Aperture : F2.8-5.7 (max)
- Modes : • Auto, • Program AE, • Shutter Priority AE, • Aperture Priority AE, • Manual, • Custom, • Portrait, • Landscape, • Night Scene, • Sports, • Stitch Assist, • Movie , • Special Scene, • Super Macro
- Scene modes : • Indoor, • Night Scene, • Foliage, • Snow, • Beach, • Fireworks, • Color Accent, • Color Swap , • Long Shutter, • Aquarium
- White balance : • Auto (including Face Detection WB), • Daylight, • Cloudy, • Tungsten, • Fluorescent, • Fluorescent H, • Flash, • Custom
- Self timer : • 2 or 10 secs, • Custom or FaceSelf TImer
- Continuous shooting: Approx. 1.4 fps until card fills
- Viewfinder : • EVF (0.44" type) , • 235,000 pixels
- LCD monitor : • Vari-angle 2.5" TFT, • 230,000 pixels, • Adjustable Brightness , • 100% Coverage
- Languages : English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Ukrainian, Romanian, Farsi
Connectivity : • USB Hi-Speed, • AV out
- Storage : • SD / SDHC / MMC / MMC Plus / HC MMC Plus compatible
- Power : • Compact AC power adapter CA-PS700,, • Battery Charger Kit CBK4-300, • Ni-MH Batteries NB4-300
- Weight (no batt) : 560 g
- Dimensions : 124 x 88 x 87 mm