Canon SD950 IS Powershot 12.1 Megapixel Digital Camera
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This review is a combination of three:
Canon PowerShot SD950IS 12.1MP Digital Camera with 3.7x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Titanium)
Canon PowerShot SD770IS 10MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver)
Canon PowerShot SD790IS 10MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
I first purchased the Canon SD950, and after loonnnggg shipping from Jr.com, I received it and tried it out. The camera is much bigger than the SD500 even though it's got so many bells and whistles. One thing about Canon that's got my eyebrow raised: Why the big font as if we can't read?
The Image Stabilization is a wonderful thing, right along with the face detection. It even focused on an enlarged print of a little girl! The 3.7 zoom is nothing to frown at either. ISO is easier to set now so one can play around with the settings...
The camera is made for "big hands" and it took me about two weeks of off and on shooting to get used to it. The 12MP quality is okay, and I
Canon PowerShot SD950IS 12.1MP Digital Camera with 3.7x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Titanium)
Canon PowerShot SD770IS 10MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver)
Canon PowerShot SD790IS 10MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
I first purchased the Canon SD950, and after loonnnggg shipping from Jr.com, I received it and tried it out. The camera is much bigger than the SD500 even though it's got so many bells and whistles. One thing about Canon that's got my eyebrow raised: Why the big font as if we can't read?
The Image Stabilization is a wonderful thing, right along with the face detection. It even focused on an enlarged print of a little girl! The 3.7 zoom is nothing to frown at either. ISO is easier to set now so one can play around with the settings...
The camera is made for "big hands" and it took me about two weeks of off and on shooting to get used to it. The 12MP quality is okay, and I
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Excellent Product. My old (not Cannon) camera was not working properly. Puchased the Cannon one here and it takes exceptionally great pictures. I highly recommend this camera to anyone wanting to get crisp, clear, movement (fuzzy/out-of-focus) pics. If you read the instructions before attempting to use; you will find all is explained thoroughly within included manuals. Just remember, where this is a 12+ MPixel, the memory card that is included will only hold 10 pics in fine mode. Best to purchase a 1-2GB memory card seperately. Camera downloads onto computer system very fast and easily with included USB Cable. Overstock had the best price for this specific camera. I highly recommend this to all whom would like to get a new digital camera; because of its ease of operation; great pics; ease of downloading.
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I previously had a Canon SD700 IS, and was looking for an upgrade. The SD950 IS is an upgrade, but not as much as I had hoped. The Digic III software does have several nice features over Digic II. The higher resolution doesn't really matter, and I haven't noticed pictures being any sharper (despite the sensor being twice as large). The camera is slightly larger than the SD700, and that's the major downside for me -- it doesn't fit into my pocket as easily. As a result, I don't always have it, and that negates the main advantage of a pocket camera -- that you have it whenever the need arises.
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had the 10.0mp before but someone stole it and we never found it. We
got this for less money than the one we had! It works great and now i
could put videos on youtube with the video setting on it.
had the 10.0mp before but someone stole it and we never found it. We
got this for less money than the one we had! It works great and now i
could put videos on youtube with the video setting on it.
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I bought this camera for my brother in law and when i saw the quality and the great features, i decided to order another one for my self. I just love it, the picture quality is next to none. Great product.
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I think this is a great camera. I love the ability to take pictures up close. Our previous camera, a Kodak, couldn't focus on anything closer than about 3.5 feet away. I will say that the Kodak was far more user friendly though. One thing I liked about the Kodak that this Canon does not have was the feature of telling how many more pictures you can put on your memory card before it is full. I can't seem to find that anywhere on the Canon. But overall the Canon SD950IS is an excellent camera that I would certainly recommend to anyone looking for a good point and shoot camera.
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I just returned from a photo shoot at the beach using my new Canon PowerShot SD950IS (with a SanDisk 2GB Extreme III SD card), and my Canon Digital Rebel XTi 10.1 MP SLR camera (with a SanDisk 2GB Ultra II CF card) with a Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM lens. I had each camera set to the maximum resolution, and took a number of "identical" pictures with each camera. I fully expected the Digital Rebel (2 lbs, 15 oz) to outperform the SD950IS (6.5 oz). To my amazement, the result was just the opposite. The detail, sharpness, clarity and color in the photos taken with the SD950IS were noticeably better. I don't intend to ditch the Digital Rebel, but will definitely feel that I'm not compromising on quality when I leave the bulk behind and travel with the SD950IS.
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I've had a dozen different digital cameras from vivitar to casio, sony and cannons alike. this camera however, offers the mega pixels of a DSLR on a point and shoot. The lcd is big, bright and beautiful and it has a viewfinder as well and offers tons of little tricks. i love it!
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Unbelievable! The images are sharp and well exposed. I have had to put the resolution on M2 because of the file size. It's a tad larger than my other Elph but still small emough to fit in my pocket or shirt. I also purchased the Canon acessory package. Case, battery. wrist and neck strap. To complete the package I also bought the Kingston card reader. It's plug and read unit that works very well right out of the box. All in all it's a package that will be with me for a long time.
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I have owned several Canon SD models. This is far the best so far for image quality and features. I know some say 12.1 meg pixels are over kill for this class of camera. However, it does shares some of the features of the new G9 which my sister bought, which is also a great camera. For a P&S camera, you can't go wrong. The price is a little high right now. I am sure the price will go down during the holidays. I could not wait though! I am not the type to always upgrade every time the latest and greatest comes out. However, I bought this camera to serve me for a few years, as the rest of my Canon cameras I have owned.
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Got the SD950 a week ago and I am impressed. The great variety of features and the many different modes in both manual and automatic are fantastic and can't be topped for a camera that size. Picture quality is A+++ and handling is easy.
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Got it 2 days ago and I'm impressed. Other reviews on net generally like the camera but think price is somewhat high and 12 MP is overkill. A) It is expensive; all new camera models are high for several months when they come out. If you can afford it without problem then you get it now. Otherwise your choice is perhaps the SD850 at $150 less or waiting a while for price drop. B) The same overkill thing was said when 5 MP, 6 MP, .... became widely available. 12, 8, 5, and lower MP settings are readily available without entering menu. I set mine on 8 MP and, if desired, will change to 12 MP if the thought occurs for special pics. Now that you can order poster sized prints for cheap prices on Shutterfly and SnapFish you'd be amazed by the ease, cost and quality of them. Also hard drive space has gotten cheap and you could keep 1000's of 12 MP files on $20 worth of hard drive space now.
The other reviews have it right on the quality of the camera and its results. The photos are sharp, color
The other reviews have it right on the quality of the camera and its results. The photos are sharp, color
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This is my third Canon SD, and it's the best by far. I also have a Canon S3 IS(12x optical zoom), but the 950 with 12 megapixels takes pretty good extreme zoom shots and is about 1/3 the size of the S3. The 950 shoots digital zoom to 500+mm (35mm equivalent), and an 8x10 at that zoom lacks some sharpness but really does not have any obvious graininess. The S3 is going to get a lot of shelf time.
