The gadget is equipped with an ultra-wide 24mm lens is perfect for capturing images or groups of scenery, while the 5.0x optical zoom brings you closer to your subject. Canon’s optical Image Stabilizer works to prevent image blur caused by camera shake.

AF Touch Technology allows you to track the focus by touching the screen, while the large icons on the screen and Hints & Tips guides you through the key settings. For the film through pictures, slide your finger on the screen or press to be enlarged or view the index. Touch action lets you use gestures on the screen to perform various tasks. Press the control knob between the images when you press the camera body.

Taking great photos is easy with Smart features Auto mode using the Scene Detection Technology to determine the location of the shooting of the subject brightness, contrast, distance and color. The camera chose a suitable place from 22 possible, and apply optimal settings. Smart Flash Exposure intelligently adjusts flash for best results.

This camera is more perfect with a wide-screen LCD offers a great view and the framing of HD movies and stills. A wide angle of view with excellent color rendition and contrast to give a clear view even under bright sunlight.

Another technology that makes this camera different is the face detection feature, technology that detects up to 35 faces and adjusts focus, exposure, flash and white balance – for optimal results with natural-looking skin tones. Smart Shutter mode allows you to trigger the shot with a wink, a smile, or after an extra face enters the frame.

This camera is the ability to create 720p HD movie with amazing results, then use the integrated HDMI port to connect to a compatible HDTV. The DIGIC 4 processor provides rich detail, the clean image along with responsive camera operation with a servo AF / AE – a move the track subject to ensure they are in focus and properly exposed when the shutter is fully pressed.

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Nearly every other diver on my boat had some sort of photography rig. And not just simple lexan underwater cases, but imposing contraptions with powerful strobes and sturdy handles. I was a little bit intimidated gripping a small plastic mass.

But once I got underwater and watched many of the divers struggling with their rigs, catching protuberances on errant kelp fronds, I felt a little better about wielding this simple Canon setup. As a point-and-shoot (and shoot and shoot) piece of equipment, the whole rig is simple, capable, durable, and—especially compared to similar underwater gear of just a couple years back—cheap enough that it won’t be a tragedy when it gets lost at sea. The street price of the HF20 (an AVCHD camcorder with 32GB of flash memory) is $800; the WP-V1 can be found for around $400.

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