Marketed March 2004
#8521204613
2/3" type 8.8 x 6.6 mm CCD sensor with 8.00 million pixels
Firmware version 1.0.1.0

The Canon PowerShot Pro1 is the new flagship model in Canon’s PowerShot series of compact digital cameras. Offering the most advanced specifications in the series, the Pro1 features an eight-megapixel CCD image sensor for class-leading resolution, and a built-in Canon L (Luxury) Lens which, renowned in the company’s EF-series lineup of interchangeable lenses for EOS AF SLR cameras, delivers superlative image quality.
Maximizing the benefit of the image sensor’s eight-megapixel resolution, the PowerShot Pro1’s L Lens marks a world first for a compact digital camera with the inclusion of a fluorite lens element, in addition to UD (ultra-low dispersion) and aspherical lens elements. As a result the L Lens effectively corrects for a variety of aberrations, including secondary spectrum (residual chromatic aberration), for exceptional image quality throughout the zoom range. Though compact in size, the lens realizes a 7x (equivalent to 28-200mm in 35mm format) optical zoom ratio enabling a broad shooting range from wide angle to telephoto. Also, while realizing a high zoom ratio, the lens is exceptionally bright, offering a maximum-aperture range of f/2.4-3.5 to permit the use of fast shutter speeds in low-light conditions as well as making possible background blur effects.

Purchased on eBay November 14, 2005