Canon PowerShot SD800 IS 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3.8x Wide Angle Image-Stabilized Optical Zoom
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon PowerShot SD800 IS 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3.8x Wide Angle Image-Stabilized Optical Zoom
Customer Review: Great Camera To Capture the Moments
Summary: 5 Stars
If you want to buy a camera...this is the one. I bought one for work to try it out before I got one for myself. Quickest on the market from powerup to shoot. If there is a moment you don't want to miss, this is the camera to capture it. Also has one of the longest lasting batteries I have come across.
After making a few manual adjustments to some camera settings, I have yet to get a blurry picture. Colors stay true; I haven't used a better camera yet.
For being, in my opinion, the best camera on the market...you won't find it in any Big Box Store. You have to go to the smaller camera chains or do what I did...bought 2 through Amazon. The big box stores push the SD600 and the SD1000...you can even find the SD650, SD700, SD750 but they pale in comparison to the SD800. You don't need 10MP (takes up too much space), but sometimes for the good optical zoom you have to spend the money for it. This one has a great optical zoom...and dare I whisper...the digital zoom is not too bad. Don't get me started on the video quality and the wide angle. I dare you to find another camera packed full of good stuff for the price. I can't believe you won't find this at Best Buy or Circuit City; but I take pride in having what most people don't. You have to shop around!
You can make this camera faster by buying an Ultra II or Extreme III disk. Look around for sales. The Ultra II 2GB disks can sometimes be cheaper than the regular SD Cards. Don't settle for a card price over $24 for Ultra II...you are getting ripped off!
Customer Review: really nice camera
Summary: 5 Stars
This would be my first actuall camera before this I bought all disposables, and knowing nothing about cameras except the very genral more pixels are better I ended up buying this one and I am glad I did. the camera is smaller than I thought it would be and takes really good pictures all I have done is set it to the highest resolution possible and put everything on auto with that done I just ran around taking random pictures and found I could read writing on a wall 30 feet a way in the picture. I have had no problem using it as a point and shoot type which thankfully is the reason that I bought it. the battery has yet too run out but I dont keep it on for great lengths of time. I have shot a couple of movies with it and it picks up voices really well with not much distortion that I could notice and from what I can tell the 7.1 MP are more than enough for any picture that I could take but the most importat feture that I like is the image stabalizer with that in place even my zoomed pictures with people and me moving come out very sharp. I took a picture of someone throwing darts and I could not only take a picture of the dart in the air, when I looked closer at the picture on my computer I could see the design on the fan of the dart. really nice smaller than I tought it would be, takes great pictures with hardly ever bluring and not much red eye or anything like that and pictures upload to my computer just by plugging it in basicly just no hassel good quality point and shoot camera I am very glad that I bought itCustomer Review: Great portable camera
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this camera in anticipation of the arrival of my daughter. I've had it for five months now, and I still love it.
* It takes excellent pictures and videos that I can easily upload to my blog and Youtube (respectively).
* A surprise feature that I like to use is the ability to cut videos. Sometimes, you have to let the camera roll for a long time before your child will repeat the cute action she was doing! This camera will let you trim off all of that dead time and save it as a separate file for downloading.
* I like the small size, which fits easily in my diaper bag.
* I like the image-stabilizing option -- if you have a shaky hand, you can turn on a setting that will stabilize your shot. You can really shake a lot and still get a good shot!
* I like the large viewing window.
* The battery really goes the distance. I use the camera constantly, and don't really feel like I have to charge it more than once a month. (I don't have concrete data on that -- it's just my perception.)
* The leather case sold here fits this camera like a glove: Canon PSC-55 Deluxe Leather Compact Case for SD430, SD500, SD550, SD600, SD630, SD700IS, SD800IS, SD850 IS, SD900,SD950IS & SD870IS Digital Cameras Worth the money, especially since the camera doesn't come with a case.
In short, this new mom is happy with her purchase!
Customer Review: so far it rocks!
Summary: 5 Stars
As for my 'photography background', I almost decided to major in photography in college(didn't love the techincal aspect as much as the creative!) Its a big interest of mine and something Ive been doing for years. I use my camera both professionally(in my real estate career) and just for fun on vacations etc.
I just got this camera a few days ago. I have previously owned 2 other canon powershots, 1 of which broke and was more expensive to fix then buy new. But once I got over that, I bought the powershot a400. My problem with that was standing in a small room, it barely got any of the room in a photo. I've already used the SD800 in a couple of houses, and I'm in love with the wide angle lens. It gets a huge span of the room. Also used it for close ups and the macro feature is super. I've been taking pictures with one hand, and they always come out clear, so I'm attributing that to the image stabilization. The shutterspeed is SO much faster the the A400 and was one of the main reasons I wanted to get a new camera. There is no standing around while your camera "thinks" about the photo you just took and after you press the button it takes the photo immeadiately, theres no lag time.
The only con I found, which is really just a personal preference: I wish it took regular batteries, because it saves me if my battery dies to have some extras lying around. So now I just have to keep on top of charging the battery and maybe will get a second one as a backup.
Customer Review: great for landscapes, easy to handle
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my fifth canon camera, and as usual the color is well balanced, the controls offer more options than the average user will ever need, and the quality of the hardware is first rate. Here's an example of the build quality, my s50 canon powershot came with a real flimsy rubber cover for the usb port, but after five years of abuse banging around my car, in my briefcase and around my neck for probably >100,000 pics, that little flap is still like new...the rest of the camera is scratched but still works fine. There is a similar hinge on the sd800 but with a shiny silver plastic cover...it will probably outlast the camera.
This is hands down the perfect camera for anyone who needs to shoot outdoors (architects, real estate agents, travel pics, etc.). The 28mm-like wide angle view is the only way to go for landscape shots. Is the edge resolution perfect? No...that is the achilles for all but the finest 28mm lenses this small. Most people will never know the difference, unless you splice (stich) the wide angle shots, which is never a good idea (even when I used to do it with film cameras and prints). When i need perfection i use the canon g3, but that does not fit into a shirt pocket too easily :)
I have large hands (glove size) and the camera fit is fine...not great. As with all ultracompact electronics there's a tradeoff between a comfortable/solid grip and size/function. Once again, if I wanted to hold a camera all day I'd hold the g3 :)