Canon - PowerShot SD800 IS / IXUS 850 IS Digital Camera Review

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troutman
San Diego, CA

awesome

an early adopter, loving my digital camera, somewhat tech savvy, computer literate, budget conscious

Pros

small and fits anywhere you put, the video is awsome, easy to follow instructions, easy to use and alter functions, great picture qualities, small, designed to be portable, Beautiful pictures in all kinds weather, Has a great zoom. not blury

Cons

lame SD card included

MAR

2008

Canon - PowerShot SD800 IS / IXUS 850 IS Digital Camera —

I love taking pictures and I was out in the market looking for a digital camera. I have always heard that canons take great pictures and I did a lot of research. I always do a lot of research on things i buy.

What I liked about the sd800 was that it has an image stabilizer. And to the tech savvy people out there it has a digi 4 processor. this is the fastest processor out in the market for the canon brand. In my opinion it is 2nd to sony's new processor. But the quality of the picture is by far better than the others i have tried out.

The color is more true. The pictures are less blurred. And i was also impressed by its video capabilities. somthing i wasnt even expecting.

This is a great camera.

cons:
this is for all newer cameras, when face detection is on, the back ground can come out blurry because the camera is focusing on the face.

the zoom is only a 3x optical, but this is expected from a small camera.

Canon - PowerShot SD800 IS / IXUS 850 IS Digital Camera is recommended by troutman

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Brand Name	Canon
Model	PowerShot SD800 IS / IXUS 850 IS Digital Camera
Camera Type	Compact Digital Camera
Features	Auto Flash Digital Viewfinder LCD Panel Red-Eye Reduction
Megapixels	7
Optical Zoom	At least 2x
Key Features	Image Sensor Type CCD Resolution 7.1 Megapixel Optical Zoom 3.8x Camera Type Compact Weight 0.33 lb. Family Line Canon PowerShot
Lens	Optical Zoom 3.8x 35mm Zoom Lens 28 - 105 mm Digital Zoom 4x Focus Type Autofocus Focal Length 4.6 - 17.3 mm
Image Quality	Camera Resolution 7.1 Megapixel Image Resolutions 640 x 480 • 2592 x 1944 • 2048 x 1536 • 1600 x 1200 • 3072 x 2304 • 3072 x 1728
Video	Video Resolutions 320 x 240 • 640 x 480 (VGA) • 160 x 120 Video Speed 30 fps Max Movie Length 3,600 Seconds Video Format AVI • Motion JPEG
Exposure Control	Aperture Range f2.8/f5.8 (w/t) Shutter Speed 15 - 1/1600 sec White Balance Auto • Manual • Daylight / Sunny (Preset) • Cloudy (Preset) • Fluorescent (Preset) • Tungsten (Preset)
Storage	Memory Type Multimedia Card • SD Card Compression Modes Fine • SuperFine • Normal Compression Type JPEG • EXIF 2.2 • DPOF
Flash	ISO Speeds Auto • 100 • 200 • 400 • 800 • 1600 • 80 Flash Type Built-In Flash Functions Flash Off • Auto Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash • Slow Sync • Manual • Forced On
Viewfinder / Display	Viewfinder Optical LCD Panel With LCD Panel LCD Panel Size 2.5 in. LCD Screen Resolution 207,000 pixels LCD Protected Position Without LCD Protected Position LCD Screen With LCD Screen LCD Screen Size 2.5 in.
Interfaces	Interface Type USB 2.0 Video Interface Video Out
Power Supply	Battery Type Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery
Included Features	Self Timer 2 Sec. • 10 Sec. Built-in Microphone With Built-in Microphone
System Requirements	Operating System Apple Mac OS X • Microsoft Windows 2000 • Microsoft Windows 98SE • Microsoft Windows ME • Microsoft Windows XP
Dimensions	Width 3.52 in. Depth 0.99 in. Height 2.28 in. Weight 0.33 lb.
Miscellaneous	Included Accessories Software • 16 MB Memory Card • AC Power Adapter • Strap • Pouch Product ID 36736809 UPC 843477003606 Family Line Canon PowerShot
Product MPN	MPN 1271B005