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: I LOVE this little camera!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Oh, how I wish I had this sweet little picture-taker last month when I was on a cruise. That's what prompted me to buy it when I got home. As my other camera sat in the stateroom, I watched a countless number of passengers with similar, small cameras snapping pics right and left. Even though my other Canon Powershots aren't considered especially back-breakingly heavy...I'm becoming lazy in my middle age. I want LIGHT and EASY! I love the convenience of being able to carry the SD1000 in my purse, always ready for that perfect Kodak...er CANON moment. And, I must say, the quality of the photos that come out of this camera are above my expectations.
I almost purchased the Canon 800IS, however, it's a bit larger than the SD1000. I really love the compact, simple look and feel of the SD1000. I do like the 28mm vs 35 on the 800IS. But, I can live without it. As for the Image Stabilization, I already have the Canon S2IS which has a 12x optical zoom capability. I bought it specifically for that. And, that's where the IS really is most needed.
Anyway, I am extemely satisfied with my new Canon Powershot SD1000 Elph. I highly recommend it.
Customer Review: Great Camera, video feature is the best
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great overall camera for our family for a great deal. It is small, feels relatively sturdy compared to my previous cameras, and has all the basic feasture that I need in a camera. It also has good battery life, and you can easily purchase spare rechargeably batteries on Ebay. Since it has so many features, sometimes its difficult to get to what you want quickly, but I think Canon did the best they could.
The one feature that I was most pleased with was the video feature which was important to me because I have kids. It takes decent video even indoors at night when you just have regular lamp lighting. My previous camera - Kodak C743 - couldn't take a proper video unless you were in sunlight.
Videos are saved in AVI format, making them easier to edit instead of Quicktime on my old camera which was impossible to edit. You can also adjust if you want 15 or 30 fps and at high or low quality pixels. One thing to note is that if you record at 30 fps with high quality, then be prepared to need a lot of disk space. I normally record at 15 fps in low quality to save disk space and I think its good enough.
Customer Review: New Canon Technology outperforms older G2
Summary: 5 Stars
Best thing that ever happened was when my wife told me she couldn't get the CompactFlash card into our old Canon Powershot G2. Quick trip to the camera shop and I found out it'd cost roughly $200 to fix it. Kaboshed that idea.
I'd remembered reading a different camera review, and they had mentioned "the excellent Canon SD1000." About 3 hours' worth of paging through several computer magazines and I found the review. Quickly Googled reviews for this camera and found it to be quite acceptable.
Camera showed up shortly thereafter from Amazon and we've been using it religiously for everything. Absolutely LOVE the movie mode (and the quick setting to switch the camera into movie mode). Colors are true, accurate, and the camera's autofocus makes my old G2 look pale.
So we're buying another SD1000, and another 1 GB SD card, and another battery. Ok, so it won't give me RAW (the newest G-whatever doesn't offer RAW, either), and the files are huge (especially video), but this little camera is so fun and so good at taking pictures that it completely outweighs anything the G2 could've offered.
Customer Review: Another great digital Canon
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the third Canon digital camera I've purchased, in large part because of the excellent experience I've had with the brand. Although I own a digital SLR, I was looking for a pocket sized camera I could carry everywhere. I also wanted a camera with an optical finder as well as the display, some manual exposure control, and an easy to use control panel. The SD1000 met all these requirements. Although I didn't know this when I bought it, it has a panoramic picture format that turned out to be one of my favorite features when shooting outdoors.
Image quality is excellent, shutter lag is minimal, and battery life is surprisingly good, even when the display is used continuously. The ability to quickly change formats and resolution is very handy.
Since buying this camera I've taken it on two vacations and on countless bicycle outings. I rarely leave home without it. I notice that the price has fallen sharply since I bought mine, making it an even better deal now. If you're looking for a reliable, pocket sized camera that can produce prints as big as 16x20, this is an excellent choice.
Customer Review: Compact and easy to take pictures
Summary: 5 Stars
After buying a digital camera last year and not being happy with it (at all), I took the plunge again and did more research. This camera came up in a lot of different searches and articles about great small cameras that take good pictures. I wasn't looking for something with a ton of confusing features--just a normal camera that was easy to use. (Though I like to take a lot of pictures and appreciate good photography, I'm not a camera professional and I'm proud of it.)
We took the camera on vacation with us and it took awesome pictures both inside and outside. The video quality is also very good. The battery life is excellent and the battery charger is compact and easy to tote around on trips. I would recommend getting a larger memory card for it--they are so inexpensive nowadays that it's worth having the extra insurance that you won't run out of memory and have to delete pictures - especially on long trips or for memorable occasions!
This was my first Canon purchase (previously, I have always bought Olympus), and I'm very impressed. I plan to have this camera for many years.