Canon PowerShot SD950IS 12.1MP Digital Camera with 3.7x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Titanium)
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon PowerShot SD950IS 12.1MP Digital Camera with 3.7x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Titanium)
Customer Review: A very good point and shoot
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a very good point and shoot camera -- I was looking at something small to throw in my backpack for casual trips where I do not want to take my dSLR -- this very readily fills the bill.
Not as feature-rich as the G9, it does however feature the same processor and big 12.1 MP shots. You will need a large capacity SD card for this camera.
Battery life is good. Buy a spare if you plan on taking a lot of photos, since it will run out about 200 shots or so with all the features enabled.
The only downside -- to get at most of the great features in the camera, you have to go menu-hopping rather than having standalone feature buttons like on some of the other canon series cameras. But this camera really isn't designed for that purpose --
It is a great snapshot camera, and the scene modes work well at their preset settings. Enjoy!
Customer Review: Super camera you can take anywhere!
Summary: 5 Stars
Bought this camera for my wife as a birthday present. She loves it, and what's not to love about it? Photography is a hobby of mine and I have a semi-pro DLSR camera. So I appreciate a good camera that produces excellent pictures, and that's what the Canon PowerShot SD950IS does; it takes really great pictures. The face-detection always makes sure you get properly focused shots when taking pictures of people. I was expecting a lot of this camera, and I admit - it delivers!
Build quality is typical Canon, too. Built to very high standards and should hold up to all the rigors that a point-and-shoot camera has to go through in the hands of a mom with busy kids.
If you want a point-and-shoot where you don't have to know or do anything special to get super-looking pictures, this is the one to buy. I'd buy it for her all over again, and that says it all!
Customer Review: Excellent camera and great quality photo!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just received this camera the other day and I already love it!!! It takes an excellent picture, great for creating large prints. It's small and compact. The flash works great too. You will not be disappointed.
UPDATE 1/23/2010: I have now had this camera for about a year and a half. It still takes a great photo. The battery life lasts a long time. I have been able to take pictures on the highest resolution and have enlargements done for 16x20 and the quality is still amazing. The video function is great as well. It's definitely not as great of quality as a regular video camera, but it gets the job done for short videos that you might upload to You Tube or email out to friends/family. The sound quality on the video is actually pretty good and does compare to the Canon video camera that I also own.
Customer Review: I like!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this camera.
I am still exploring all the features this thing has, and may never get to fully utilize them all. The face detection feature is...fantastic. The Auto image stabalization...great. The video capture, with sound I might add, seems pretty good so far too. It even works well in low light.
The screen doesn't wash out at all as far as I can tell, even in direct sunlight.
All together this camera makes a great package that fits in your pocket just as well as most modern cell phones.
Also, this camera looks so good that you just want to show it to everybody...but not let them touch!
If there is a down side, it is that the compact camera range right now has limited optical zoom. Maybe the next generation of Compacts will have 10X or more optical zooms.......can't wait!!
Customer Review: Never leave home without it!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been a Canon fan for a number of years and rely upon my Canon 40d as my primary camera. The dslr provides me the range of photographic creativity I often seek however it is not convenient to carry 24/7. That said I found myself simply missing a lot of opportunities to capture those spontaneous moments of joy that we all experience in life. The Canon SD950IS was the solution for me. Great Canon quality coupled with a 12.1MP processor and stablized zoom not only yields a top quality output but best of all I can tuck this tiny feature rich camera in my pocket and have it available where ever I go. Some of my best pictures have been taken with this camera because I had the right equipment at the right time and captured a special moment that would have otherwise been just a memory.
Ken Stempson