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This is the best point and shoot I have ever had. It takes great pictures and absolutely amazing macros. Nothing rivals this camera's macros in a point and shoot. The flash is far better than any camera I've used. The flash creates exact and correct lighting and color in absolute black. The extra settings make great creative pictures possible as well. Sure more settings would be nice, changing the f-stop would be great. Overall this camera takes great pictures. In full light and outdoors, the pictures are always incredible. Inside, it's touchy, you usually need a flash otherwise you'll get blur. The lack of flash control makes it hard. At times in low light it will take too bright of a flash and overexpose your picture whiting out colors. It would be nice if they could have a setting for high/low/auto flash. There are new models out that are certainly somewhat better but this camera is very solid. It's also a great price for what you get. No other camera is as good for this price.Gift for wife.
I needed a camera for my wife that not only takes good pictures but is easy to use. After reading the information on Imaging- [...] and Digital Camera Resource Page I choose the Canon PowerShot 850. She is going to Africa and with the 8.0 MP and IS I knew that even if it didn't have the zoom I wanted the pictures could still be cropped and enlarged with out loss of critical detail. She loves it and learned to use it without a lot of problems. I have a Canon ESO 20D and find that I am using her camera more than mine. The pictures are unbelievable for such a small camera even under low light. And every one has been very pleased with the portrait shots we have taken of them.(Don't be afraid to zoom in on their face). I can't wait to use it take pictures of the forth of July fireworks. I would rate it a 5 and recommend it to any one who is not concerned with more control of the camera. Most people who think they want more control never take the time to learn how to use it anyway.Cannon does not support their customer
Bought a SD850 in Feb, failed in May while taking photo's. Sent back to Cannon and they would not warranty the camera. I would never purchase a Cannon again, they are very arrogant and don't support their customers.A real Gem with excellent battery life and results
My son and I have been using the Canon 850IS for almost a year now. This is either our sixth or seventh Digital Camera. We equipped it with a 4GB card and have no worries of running out of memory. I have taken hundreds of photos with it and am always pleased. It slips into a shirt or jacket pocket easily. I actually prefer it to my Nikon Super Zoom 8700.Comparative Review: Canon SD850IS, Canon SD800IS and Panasonic Lumix TZ4
I decided to do a little test comparing the SD 800 IS (28mm to 105 mm), SD 850 IS (35mm to 140 mm) and the Panasonic Lumix TZ4 (28mm to 280 mm). I just wanted to make sure that I got the camera that was right for me. As part of the test, I took about 70 photos with each camera in various lighting conditions, indoor lighting behind, indoor lighting in front, outdoor, zoom, wide angle, etc. Because I usually use only 4x6 prints, I printed all the photos in 4x6 prints at a local photo lab. There was no post photo processing on any of the photos. I just wanted to see the results right out of the camera so to speak. Thus, to me, the test was as real world as possible because that is how people use the camera, you don't shoot screens of color swatches, you shoot people, things, landscapes, grass, etc. Printing it out at a photo lab let me see the pictures as best as they could be. All cameras were set on full auto and no special modes were used for any of the shots. The results were very intersting but hardly surprising. With the exception of a somewhat noticeable difference in the telephoto and zoom ranges, at a 4x6 size, there is essentially no discernable difference in the pictures generated by the Canon SD 850IS and the Canon SD 800IS. There was no difference indoors, outdoors, or anywhere else. This is not surprising, because the cameras are very very similar, use the same processor, and only differ in the lenses. The Panasonic was another story. It regularly failed to perform, had zoom hunting, poor focus, fringing, etc. on the indoor shots. Outside, with plenty of light, it performed very well and produced excellent photos, but because I don't shoot exclusively outside, that was a deal killer for me. You basically cannot shoot anything moving indoors with the Panasonic camera. Based on the reviews, I understood that the Panasonic had limitations, but did not realize how much the processor hobbled the camera's indoor performance. Here's the review for the SD 850 IS: PROS: FAST: Very fast. Not quite as fast as the SD 800 IS, but faster than almost any other point and shoot digital camera you will find. Considerably faster than the Panasonic. PROCESSOR: Excellent super sharp photos in a wide variety of conditions. LENS: This is a very nice range lens with excellent edge to edge sharpness that performs very well in a variety of conditions. SIZE: very small, fits anywhere. Marginally smaller than the SD 800 IS, which itself is a small camera. The SD 800 IS and the SD 850 IS take different batteries because the SD 850 IS is marginally smaller. Extremely pocketable. VIEWFINDER OPTIONS: Optical viewfinder, the screen is so good that you don't use this that often, but it is nice to know it is there for those really really sunny days (and they come up every so often). BATTERY: Battery life is exceptional. Camera seems to go on for months with one battery (I think it is rated for 400+ shots, which is an astounding battery life for such a small camera). CONTROLS: I would say of the three cameras, this one had the best layout of controls. The half hidden wheel on the back is an excellent design touch and the on/off button, while not where you would expect it to be, prevents accidental on/off switching. A very well laid out camera from the ergonomic standpoint. Also, the four way control pad has an external touch sensitive ring which is pretty cool (when it works well) but Canon maintains its highly regarded and often imitated control layout on this little gem. NEUTRAL: APPEARANCE: The looks of the camera. I prefer black cameras as I used to own a film SLR and black cameras remind me of that beloved camera. However, my wife seems to like the looks of this camera. CONS: LIMITED ZOOM: Would like a drop more zoom range, perhaps a 5x - 6x would be preferable. The replacement model for this (890) has a 5x zoom, but from initial reviews, the 890's performance is not quite as good as that of this camera. FLASH: Flash is a little weak, but this is par for the course on a point and shoot. OPTICAL VIEWFINDER: Optical viewfinder is really small, is off center and not useful for every time composure on this camera, the camera is made to be used with the LCD on. Can't go wrong with either this or the SD 800IS, as they are essentially the same camera with different lenses, it just depends on whether you want a wide angle lens or not. Good luck with your shopping.Keyword : canon+powershot+sd1000+digital+camera
