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: Pleased on all points!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this for my wife as our previous digital camera was old and dying. She hasn't looked back since the moment she opened the box.
We love this camera because:
1. It is so easy to carry with you! (It's the exact size of a credit card, only much thicker.)
2. The screen size is awesome. We can see our picture so much better than on the old one!
3. It turns on quickly, making for fewer missed shots.
4. You'd think the controls would be awkward at that size, but they are the best I've found on any digital camera. It's very intuitive.
I bought this over the sd600 because it has the newer processor and didn't cost that much more. I didn't worry to much about the lack of image stabilization as in camera's this size and zoom the reason for blurry photos is more often a slow shutter speed than a shaky operator. Would have loved the sd700's 3 inch screen, but wasn't willing to pay the extra for a .5 inch gain in size.
Bottom line, it's great for taking snapshots and has more features for fine-tuning your photos than most people will ever use.
Customer Review: Incredible Point & Shoot
Summary: 5 Stars
I would wholeheartedly recommend this product to anyone considering a point and shoot camera - this camera blows me away. The picture quality is awesome and is an excellent value for the money. I just recently upgraded to the Canon Rebel XSI SLR but I am keeping this camera for those times you don't want to drag your SLR outfit with you. I wish I could share the pictures I was able to take with this camera with you, but you could always do a search on Flickr.
Pros:
- As automatic or manual as you want it to be,
outstanding macros,
- Great color,
- Kids and Pets mode great for action shots,
- Size - easily fits in your pocket,
- Takes awesome video as well,
- Color accent mode is an awesome affect that takes forever to do manually in photo editing software,
- Battery life is great - lasted from open to close at Disney World, averaging over 200 photos and videos per day,
- Considering how small the camera is, the LCD is great
Cons: No battery meter - really, no other con!
Customer Review: Best Camera I have owned!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just purchased this camera through Amazon. Although small and perfect for pocket travel, it is also very ergonomic with an intuitive button layout. It arrived with everything mentioned in the box, battery charger /USB cable/ av cord/ cd-rom (probably never use)/camera strap and 32mb card. My last digital camera ate double aa batteries like it was nobodies business so I am happy to give this rechargeable lithium a go (picked up a spare lenmar for like $10). Took some photos of our Dogs and Cat with it and they turned out great (no blurring at all). Despite what other reviewers have said, the video playback through the camera does in fact play sound with an adjustable volume! Go ahead and use the time lapse video while you are doing something like chopping vegetables, the playback makes it look like you are on Iron Chef. A neat and unexpected feature with the camera display is that it will auto rotate the picture being viewed as you turn the camera! So far the picture and video quality has been steller. This is a must buy for the price!Customer Review: See it? Like it? GET IT!
Summary: 5 Stars
Hey, this is a great little point-and-shoot. Picture quality is very good and with a 1GB card, it can take a little less than 1000 images (so far image size in .jpg format is <2MB and on average ~1.5MB).
Only comes w/a 32MB card which is 'ok', but owners will want to get a larger card. I bought a sandisk ultra II card which is very quick.
The LCD is flush mounted to the case, so it could be easily scratched. It's recommended that a clear screen protector similar to those used for PDAs (do people still use those?) be purchased as a safeguard, which could be trimmed to fit. It would have been nice if the mfr had included a case, but "c'est le guerre".
Pros:
* PRICE!
* low image file size on average
* great image quality
* very cool features such as positional sensing for rear LCD orientation
* classic design
* tiny!
Cons:
* tiny supplied SD card will require an upgrade
* LCD is flush with case; could scratch easily
* no included case :(
Customer Review: great camera for a great price
Summary: 5 Stars
I got this camera because I wanted a small camera that would easily fit in my pocket that I could take everywhere. My other camera is a Canon S2 IS and I really liked how Canon set up their menus so that's why I decided to start looking into Canon ultra-compacts. In the end it came down to this camera or the SD1100. The SD1100 was a little out of my price range and had more features than I was really looking for in an ultra-compact camera. The SD1000 takes great pictures and is a well made camera (it survived it's first and hopefully last fall from ~5ft on to a sidewalk with barely a scratch). It's easy to stick in the front pocket of my jeans, freeing me from being tethered to a camera bag. I wish the zoom was better at times but that's what my S2 is for.
Overall, if you're getting this camera as a secondary camera just to have a small camera to take everywhere or for a teen, this is the perfect camera. If this is going to be your main camera, I would suggest looking at the SD1100 or another Canon model with image stabilization.