My Christmas Wish List (Wish No. 1)

I'm starting to love photography. I'm grinning whenever my photographer friend says that I'm good at taking pictures and with proper training I can be a pro. Too bad I don't have a camera like his. So this Christmas, I won't be wishing for another two front teeth. I'm wishing for this Canon Powershot SX20 IS Digital Camera.  

See the specs:

Image Sensor
Camera Effective Pixels	Approx 12.1 Million pixels (CCD)
Lens
Focal Length (35 mm film equivalent)	20x zoom:	28(W) - 560(T) mm
Focusing Range	Normal:	50cm (1.6ft.) – infinity (W), 1m (3.3ft.) – infinity(T)
	Macro:	10 – 50cm (W) (3.9in. – 1.6ft. (W))
	Super Macro:	0 – 10cm (W) (0 – 3.9in. (W))
	All Range:	10cm – infinity (W), 1m – infinity (T) (3.9in. – Infinity (W), 3.3ft. – infinity (T)) * While shooting in Auto mode
Image Stabilizer (IS) System	Lens-shift type
Imaging Processor	DIGIC 4
Viewfinder	0.44 inch electronic viewfinder* (Effective dots: Approx. 235,000 dots with dioptric and 5 level of brightness adjustment)
LCD Monitor	Type:	2.5-inch type, colour LCD with wide viewing angle (Effective dots: Approx. 230,000 dots)
	Features:	Variangle type (Movement: approx. 170 degrees horizontal, approx 270 degrees rotational)
Focus	AF (Face Detect*1*2 / Center*3 / Flexizone ) Single, Continuous, Servo AF/AE Manual Focus *1 AF frame can be moved and fixed to specified face face. *2 If no face is detected, AiAF (9 frames) is set in Auto mode, and Centre is set in all other modes. *3 AF frame size is selectable.
Metering System	Evaluative*1, Center-weighted average, Spot*2 *1 Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detect AF. *2 Fixed to center / linked to the AF frame.
ISO Speed (Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index)	Auto* , ISO 80/ 100/ 200/ 400/ 800/ 1600 * Subject movement is taken into account while shooting in Auto mode.
White Balance	Auto*, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom * Face detect evaluates the colour of the faces in the scene.
Shutter
Speed	1 – 1/3200 sec. 15 – 1/3200 sec. (Total shutter speed range.)
Aperture
Type	Iris type
f/number	f/2.8 - f/8.0*(W), f/5.7 - f/8.0*(T) * Up to f/9.0 when in Auto mode.
Flash
Range	50cm – 6.8m (W), 1.0m – 3.7m (T) (1.6ft. – 22ft. (W), 3.3ft. – 12ft. (T))
Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes	C, M, Av, Tv, P, Auto*1, Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Sports, SCN*2, Stitch Assits, Movie *1 Adjusts image to optimum settings depending on the scene. *2 Indoor, Sunset, Night Scene, Fireworks, Beach, Aquarium, Foliage, Snow, ISO3200, Color Accent, Color Swap.
Digital Zoom	Still images/Movies:	Approx. 4.0x (up to approx. 80x in combination with the optical zoom), Safety Zoom, Digital Tele-converter
Continuous Shooting	Normal:	Approx. 1.0 shots/sec.
	AF:	Approx. 0.7 shots/sec.
	LV:	Approx. 0.7 shots/sec.
Number of Images Shot (CIPA)	Alkaline:	Approx. 350 images (viewfinder), Approx. 340 images (LCD monitor)
	NiMH:	Approx. 620 images (viewfinder), Approx. 600 images (LCD monitor)
Recording Specifications
Recording Media	SD memory card, SDHC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card
File Format	Design rule for camera file system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant
Data Type	Still Images:	Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
	Movies:	MOV (Image data: H.264, Audio data: Linear PCM (stereo)) * Not compatible with AVI.
Number of Recording Pixels	Still Images:	Large: 4000x3000 Medium 1: 3264x2448 Medium 2: 2592x1944 Medium 3: 1600x1200 Small: 640x480 Widescreen: 3840x2160 * Date stamp is available in all recording pixels.
	Movies:	Standard, Color Accent, Color Swap: HD (1280x720 (30fps)), 640 x 480 (30fps), 320 x 240 (30fps)
Display Languages	26 languages
Interface	Digital input/output (Hi-Speed USB*1 (MTP, PTP supported)) Digital Audio and video Output*2 (HDMI Compliant) *1 mini-B *2 HDMITM mini connector *3 3.5mm jack
Power Source	4 AA Alkaline batteries 4 AA rechargeable NiMH batteries (NB4-300/NB4-200) AC Adapter Kit CA-PS700
Dimensions (excluding protrusions)	124.0 x 88.3 x 86.9 mm (4.88 x 3.48 x 3.42 in.)
Weight (camera body only)	Approx. 560g (19.8oz.)
Others (Differences)	Blink detection, Enhanced i-Contrast, Scroll Display, Index Playback with a variable number of images, Rotate images (always on), Folder Creation (limited type), Hints and Tips display

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Isn't it so oh awesome!!!


Early bird catches the worm and success comes to those who prepare well and put in effort. Starting today I'll try to be good and hope Mr. Santa reads this. 


But of course Santa, I still want a car to go with this :)