 "Good little camera" | 2009-06-24 |
| - Reviewed By dhoskisson |
| Not much to add from other reviews. I read about it on Ken Rockwell's site, sounded great, bought it. Love the wider angle lense than other point and shoots. HOWEVER, I bought it for $300 in 2007, but I see it is currently listed at over $500. Don't buy it for that price. At $500, it should be made of gold. |
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 "My favorite compact digital" | 2009-06-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: A13ST46D9DMD83 |
| I'm partial to Canon compact digitals, but I prefer Nikons for digital SLRs. This camera is great. Image stabilization works well. There is minimal lag after pressing the shutter. This is the widest lens you can find in a compact Canon camera. Check out Ken Rockwell's reviews and guides on his site. It's better to read his stuff and see his examples instead of trying to read some boring manual. |
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| "Excellent pics, fast camera with a wide-angle lens!" | 2009-04-27 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1Z14FZ73UELE0 |
| The wide-angle was the most important factor which made me go for this model than other Canons. This is THE best camera I've used. I also have a Panasonic Lumix TZ3 which is also a wide-angle camera, but Canon wins in everyway. The pics are stunning, and because of this point-n-shoot, I bought a Canon DSLR (rather than a Nikon). The camera is also fast and the available user modes are sufficient under most conditions. I also like the macro images with this camera. I would recommend this product readily, or udated versions that will come in the future. |
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| "Absolutely LOVE this camera!" | 2009-02-26 |
| - Reviewed By printingchick |
I've had this camera for a couple of years. Actually, I currently own the replacement I purchased after dropping the original into the water while kayaking!
Easy to use, takes awesome photos, the setting choices make it easy to get great shots in any situation. The wide-angle feature allowed me to get the ENTIRE cruise ship in one shot! It's small and easy to carry. I can't say enough good things about it.
I've found, with previous cameras, that it's difficult to see the image screen in bright sunlight. Having the view finder on this camera is a huge plus. You lose a small amout of size for the screen, but you gain the ability to line up photos in any kind of lighting, which is a major benefit.
I can't see EVER upgrading this camera. It is PERFECT! |
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| "Good (not great) camera for shooting ladscapes and some creative photography, but some flaws" | 2009-01-13 |
| - Reviewed By User: A11S1W6FFWEYQ3 |
Pros- Great picture quality, 2. Wide-angle lens, 3.Color Accent feature works well, 4. Image stabilization is VERY useful. 5. fairly good-looking, dials not too complicated to use. I general, a good camera to buy.
Cons- LCD display may show weird colors in direct sunlight. Pictures turn out fine, but screen looks weird at times.
Price fluctuates, I bought it for $199.94 on Amazon. Now the price is more than $400. I don't think it's worth $400, but DEFINITELY a great deal if you pay anything less than $275. But then again, other cameras have probably become more expensive too.
I bought this camera more than a year back. it has some useful features that many other cameras in this range don't. The most attractive thing for me was the wide-angle lens. For a camera of this range, the zoom is pretty much the same for all models. 3x and 4x dont make a huge difference for photography that most people do- landscapes, parties, portraits, people in front of scenery etc. But the wide-angle is very useful for all this.
The camera has some interesting features like 'Color Accent'. I used it quite a bit. It gives a great effect to pictures. Check out the pictures provided by other users.
The clarity of pictures is great. Don't go for more mega-pixels unless you want to jump to a much higher class of cameras. even with 7.1 the quality is great and the image size of more Mpix becomes too much to handle, especially emailing and uploading on websites.
In a nutshell, but don't pay too much for it. Equivalent Nikon coolpix models are not as good, but might work better for you if they are much cheaper than this model.
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| "Meets all my photo needs!" | 2009-01-12 |
| - Reviewed By User: A13QJY0WVF05ZS |
I purchased this camera about two years ago and have used it nearly every day since! I have 6 kids and I take a LOT of photos. This thing is great! The photo quality is excellent. It's light, compact and easy to use. I also have a Canon Rebel XT. While I love them both, I definitely use my little guy (the SD800IS) much more. I also use it frequently to record my family. It's so simple to get the recorded media off the camera and onto youtube! It gives a really decent recording, no complaints at all.
I highly reccomend this camera for anyone, especially busy moms and dads who want quality photos. |
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 "lens error" | 2009-01-11 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1NIU727LAF4BA |
| As with another reviewer, I too finally got the lense error, where the lens is stuck open. This in fact is the second canon I have had this problem with, and so will not purchase a canon again. They do take great pics, but are either prone to this error, or you have to handle them very gently, neither of which works for me with kids in the family. |
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| "Couldn't ask for more." | 2008-09-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: AFNSW4OOCZWBQ |
I purchased this camera about 18 months ago, and couldn't be more thrilled with it! It is compact enough to be carried in a purse or pocket, and the battery life is incredible - I've only had to battery 5 times since purchase, with very regular use. The image quality is great, and in some cases is actually better than my Canon XTi DSLR camera when it comes to low-light or candid and uncomposed shots.
The SD800 is by far the best point-and-shoot camera I have ever come across, and has made me a loyal Canon customer for life. Highly recommended! |
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| "Still working great!" | 2008-08-19 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2701HGESMB4YZ |
| I have been using this camera for a year and a half and I haven't had any problems with it. I love it and I carry it in my purse every day just in case I find random things to take pictures of. It was hard for me to choose which camera model I wanted but I am so happy that I chose this one! The image stabilization works great and the zoom is good for the small size camera that it is. The face recognition is also pretty neat. |
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| "excellent camera, sd870 is the updated version (not sd850)" | 2008-08-15 |
| - Reviewed By User: AMKNPIDFLRFMP |
This is (was) an excellent camera, if what you want is a pocket-able point-and-shoot camera. Very versatile, easy to use, excellent pictures every time.
Contrary to what Amazon says, the SD870 IS is the new model equivalent to this one. And it's available at a pretty good price right here. (I just got that one, but haven't used it enough to review yet. Check other websites for professional reviews, e.g., cnet.com.) |
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