Canon PowerShot SD1000 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Silver)
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon PowerShot SD1000 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Silver)
Customer Review: Canon SD1000 Camera Silver
Summary: 5 Stars
Have owned this for about four months now. I wanted to wait until I had put it to good use, before I reviewed it.
PROS:
Battery life. Simply amazing!
Battery size. Tiny. I keep a spare in the case and it is effectively invisble.
Great battery charger. Hard to improve.
Movie sound and (usually) quality. When you are able to find a good vantage point and lighting, the movies are just amazing. The sound could hardly be better considering the package and cost. Broadcast quality!! Outdoors eight out of ten movies are problem free. Indoors all have been problem free.
Overall picture taking. Very good to excellent.
Macro photos are excellent.
Redeye seems to be extremely rare. (see cons)
Screen is amazing. Best I have encountered. Sharp and bright inside or outside in the sun.
CONS:
On occasion you get odd colors and or banding in the movies. I have experinced this with a number of digital cameras. I expect it is an issue with lens size. Or the user...
Cannot optically zoom when taking photos. Digital zoom is silly.
Redeye reduction works after photos are taken not as they are taken. Also it does not always fix them. I would say the processor in the camera repairs 97% of redeye.
Customer Review: Excellent in form and function
Summary: 5 Stars
This camera was excellent when it was ~$250. Now that the price has dropped to ~$150, it's insanely great! Every feature about the camera works as expected. There is a great deal of manual control one can have over an image, as well as very simple, intuitive automatic settings. A shutterbug can enjoy this camera whether they're a long-time photographer, or someone who truly just points-and-shoots.
However, this is a point-and-shoot camera, not a high-end DSLR. If you're shooting at max resolution in low light, the automatic ISO compression will make things look grainy. I'm having a lot of success keeping the resolution in the mid-range (2048x1536)and either using the flash (good, but it's still a flash right next to the lens) or staying in good light/using something to stabilize the camera.
The form-factor is excellent. I was looking for a camera I can pop in my jeans pocket like my iPod or cell phone and this fits the bill precisely. The dimensions are similar to a 2nd Gen iPod in thickness, and a little shorter and narrower. And the retro, boxy look is just fun. Plus it's a Canon, so the quality is high (even though there is quite a bit of plastic on the body... I'd prefer aluminum, but that's me).
Very good camera, very good feature set, very good price, very good design. I am very pleased with this purchase.
Customer Review: Excellent Camera
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this camera based on the positive reviews it and other similar Canons have received on this and many other websites, and because I have several friends who own either an SD1000 or SD750. We also use the SD750 at my office for structural inspections and it's a great camera. It's been several years since I've purchased a camera - our old Sony Cybershot has been a very good one, but at 3.2MP it's not going to cut it anymore. When it comes to electronics, I've always been a Sony person in the past, so I was a little skeptical at first. But the reviews don't lie, and this camera has lived up to it's good name thus far.
I'm not a photographer. I just want to be able to pick up a camera and take quality pictures of my family whenever it's convenient, and the SD1000 has been a great purchase. I had a hard time deciding between the SD750 and SD1000 - it looks like the only difference is the size of the LCD screen (the 750 has a 3" screen but no viewfinder, and is slightly larger overall)- but I went with the 1000 because I wanted a viewfinder. Our last camera's LCD screen cracked in the middle of a Disney World trip, but we were still able to take photos by looking through the viewfinder.
Overall, I highly reccomend this camera for anyone who wants to take great photos without a lot of fuss.
Customer Review: Works exactly as advertised
Summary: 5 Stars
This camera performs the claimed tasks wonderfully. I bought this to replace our old Canon A40 2MP camera. Still picture quality is comparable between the two cameras, but the SD1000 is much more compact and works a lot faster. Picture quality is not top of the line, but very good for an ultra-compact in this budget price range. The video mode is excellent and can rival a similarly priced miniDV camcorder. Unlike older Canon models (SD600/700/800/900), this camera can work with SDHC media which lets you store a lot of video. The proprietary battery is no big deal as a generic replacement can be had for less than $15 at Amazon.
The only two negatives I have about this camera is the lack of image stabilization, and the inability to adjust zoom while filming a video. The lack of these features is clearly explained in the product description at Amazon, and at Canon's own website and is no secret. If those features were available, this camera can easily replace the photo and video camera for everyday use. Ability to insert the SD card to the computer and instantly copy video clips as AVI files is a huge advantage over miniDV. If video capability is a must I would consider Canon TX1 at twice the price, but with true HD video capability.
Customer Review: Wonderful camera
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm probably an intermediate camera person....I've taken photo classes over the years, but taken breaks. My step with purchasing this camera was to get back into to it, have options to play with creatively but also be able to just point and shoot at events and special moments. My brother-in-law has one and he is the one who told me about his great camera, great in price and also in it's ability to have fun with. So far...(I'm still experimenting with it) I love it. For close ups and no flash you will need a tri pod, the camera is nice enough to tell you it's shaking when you don't have the flash on. Trust me you'll need it for that. I've gotten some great shots of family moments since then and of our 11 month old in portrait and close up style. My goal with this camera (and I think it will help me get there), is to be able to take my own family and baby pictures. I also like the software it comes with...fun to play with the photo-stich feature. One thing that is hard is the flash does make my son squint so I have to try angles that doesn't put the flash by his face and only off to the side. I've tried without the flash but he moves a bit too much....But in the right light it works great. Well, off to play with my camera and learn more about it.