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 Best point-n-shoot camera available today! February 24, 2010
Roger (TX USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As an avid photographer I value having a camera that takes good pictures, which is why I bought a Canon 40D with an L series lens and three other IS USM lenses, along with a monopod, tripod, bag, filters, etc.
Then the economic crisis hit me and I became strapped for cash, so I sold it all on ebay (I hated to do it, but had no choice).
This left me camera-less, so I looked for an inexpensive point-n-shoot. After hours and hours of research I decided on the Powershot SD780 IS and must say this thing has exceeded my expectations in every way possible. I can not believe such a small, lightweight camera can shoot video and 12 mega pixel images. With a 4GB card, shooting at 2592 x 1944 (and it goes up to 4000 x 3000 and 4000 x 2248 for wide shoot, which really are wide) I can take 2677 photos before I have to empty it (not that I would ever let it build up to that).
I'll skip all the features and details (you can read that on your own at the Canon website), but will say you will NOT be disappointed. The images are crisp, clear and always in focus. You have a plethora of scene settings to choose from, but just set it on auto and let it decide how to shoot. I guess that's what they mean by "Point-n-shoot". My favorite thing about this is how small it is! Fits right in my pocket (and is smaller than my Droid phone). I bought a belt holster on eBay for $7 and now my camera is always with me.
I also used the Amazon credit card and got $40 off, so I paid $169 for this! Talk about a bargain.
This is 5 stars all the way!
Professional photographer view of this camera February 22, 2010
Marybeth
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I am a professional photographer that owns the Nikon D300 and Nikon D80 slr cameras for professional business. I bought this little camera because I was seeking a pocket size "everyday" camera that I can pull out when I need to and to take to social engagements where my other equiptment is too bulky and something I don't want to risk. In reading some of the reviews, I think that this camera is getting either too good a review or definitely too bad.
People: this is a small pocket size point and shoot camera that has up to ISO3200, 12.1 megapixels and video capability all rolled into a product that can be bought for $200 on sale and taken ANYWHERE with ease. It is ONLY a point and shoot and NOT an SLR so therefore, does NOT take phenominal pictures that a $5000 SLR camera with expensive lenses would. It is ONLY a point and shoot camera so therefore when you HAVE noise up in the 1600 Iso range or in the video camera, having purchased this for this kind of money without expensive lenses should not come as a surprise even compared to all the other Camera point and shoots and its competitors.
My point here after owning this for 2 days but having owned a previous Canon point and shoot for 5 years before the Nikon slrs? Canon makes a PHENOMINAL product that does what its supposed to do in this tiny little portable package. If you want to make money off your photos? If you want to have pristine quality...go get an SLR and plunk down $1500 or more dollars on ALL the lenses and bodies and education that will make that happen. If you want a convenient cute little camera that gets the job done VERY WELL...THIS is well worth the money. As a professional photographer, this is my new everyday camera...the Nikon D80 is my backup and vacation camera..and the Nikon D300 is HANDS DOWN the "bread and butter" camera for there is NO comparison.
For the average person who wants a GOOD camera that does what it should IF YOU RESEARCH ALL the features and LEARN what this can do....THIS is your camera.
 I dont like it February 22, 2010
A. Melek (istanbul, tr Turkey)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I Buy this camera from good reviews but when i try it i'm not satisfied. indoor photograph quality is too low ,when shoot in auto mod its choose high iso speeds and pictures come useless when choose p mode and adjust the iso speed to 80-100-200 quality increase a little bit. I dont test the outdoor quality but hd video quality not much from my oldest ixus 50 camera also photo quality is less then my ixus 50. The body quality of this camera is also bad the battery lid already ready to open and when i push the on off button i afraid to crash my camera. I like Canon brand and i'll always choose this brand and i use EOS 40D for 2 years and i like it too much. But i'm very disappointed with this camera because my oldest ixus 40 & ixus 50 cameras with less technical features and less megapixel sensors they shoots more successful photos. If you want to buy this camera first try it.
 poor quality, poor support, video sound is bad - lots of hum from camera February 22, 2010
Philip J. Grandinetti (Columbus, OH)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this camera as an upgrade to an older Canon powershot that I was very happy with. This one, however, has been a big disappointment. First of all, within two days of purchasing it the pictures started getting white streaked lines. This had nothing to do with sunlight. Even in a dark room it gave a grainy image with white streaks. Clearly the model I purchased was defective. So, I call Canon and ask them for a replacement. Instead they told me to send it in for repair. And it was my responsibility to box it up, and pay shipping and insurance to send it to them! When it came back there were no more white streaks. As I've used it more, however, I'm noticing that the camera makes a lot of noise that gets picked up when recording video. At first I thought it was the furnace fan in my house, so I shut everything down in the house but there was still a strong background hiss when recording videos. Sure enough, if you hold the camera close to your ears while it's on you can hear a faint but perceptible hum from the unit. This hum gets picked up pretty strongly by the microphone when recording video. Not sure if this occurs in all the units, or just mine. Either way, it seems that quality control has gotten poorer at Canon.
Canon Powershot SD780 IS February 20, 2010
Paul D. Sullivan (Mass. USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this camera on the number and positive reviews at Amazon, which is how I purchase many things here. I was not disappointed. This is a great little point and shoot camera and an excellent value for the money. I work on a ship and had started taking pictures of other vessels to post on the web, so I really wanted a camera that had a large optical zoom, but I wasn't ready to lay down the cash for an expensive DSLR. Other point and shoots, like the COOLPIX, had more optical zoom, but the feedback was not very good, so although the Canon Powershot SD780IS has only 3x optical zoom I bought it on the strength of the reviews. I ordered it from the ship, had amazon deliver it to the agent in the next port, and had in a few days. The camera is VERY small, and comes with a USB connection, wrist strap, manual, software, battery and charger, but you need to purchase a memory card (I also got a spare battery). You have to charge the battery before you use it, but that was pretty fast. Having been using my 6 year old OLYMPUS 3.2 megapixel camera, I was blown away between the difference in the quality of the images. With it's image stabilizer, up to about 8x digital zoom, the Canon Powershots pictures are excellent, after that up to the max of 12x they start getting a little more grainy, but still pretty good. The screen on the back of the camera is good sized and you can adjust the brightness, but like most of this type of camera it still can be difficult to see it in bright sunlight. It also has an optical viewfinder but it is tiny and somewhat difficult to use. The camera's manual is pretty good and not to hard to follow and like most of these cameras you have a full auto or manual setting in addition to being able to shoot video. Most of the features I haven't tried yet, but one I do like is being able to adjust the ISO setting in the manual mode, disable the flash and get pretty good images using the ambient light. This is great at concerts or other venues where you don't want to disturb others. I didn't care for the image software that came with the camera and instead I use Photoscape (free on the web) and Photoshop Essentials, which came with my Canoscan 8800F scanner. The photoscape software is very easy to use. As mentioned the camera is small, so it can easily fit in a purse, pant pocket or inside suit jacket pocket, but be careful as keys, loose change or other hard objects can easily scratch the view screen. The camera seems well made, but I would suggest buying a case if you plan to use it on hikes, trips or other extended outings. I gave the camera 5 stars because I was very happy with it and the overall purchasing experience. I am certainly not a photo expert, but I think most folks like me that want a decent little camera at a good price will like the Canon Powershot SD780 IS.
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