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Canon PowerShot SD1200IS 10 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2 5 inch LCD Blue

When a camera puts a smile on your face the moment you hold it, imagine how great you’ll feel when you see your first pictures! The PowerShot SD1200 IS Digital ELPH has everything going for it – exuberant color, the sculptured style of Canon’s famed ELPH series – and the innovative know-how that takes you to a whole new level of picture-taking accomplishment. Plus, you’ve got an advanced DIGIC 4 Image Processor with evolved Face Detection Technology and the Face Detection Self-timer for extraordinary control and performance. This technology finds and tracks the faces of moving subjects until you’re ready to shoot, then delivers perfect focus. In addition, exposure, flash and white balance are compensated, so that faces exhibit natural skin tones and backgrounds are properly exposed. Just set the Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS to Smart AUTO and you’re ready for maximum enjoyment from your picture-taking every time. It’s a relaxing and satisfying way to shoot because you can completely concentrate on your subject knowing that the camera has the technical details covered. So whether you’re photographing flowers, a captivating sunset, or your friends at the park, you can be confident that you’re getting dramatic, memorable images. Focal Length – 6.2-18.6mm f/2.8-4.9 (35mm film equivalent – 35-105mm) LCD Monitor – 2.5-inch TFT color LCD, Approx. 230,000 pixels ISO Sensitivity – Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent Continuous Shooting – Approx. 1.4 fps Storage Media – SD/SDHC Memory Card, Multimedia Card, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card Number of Recording Pixels – Still Image – up to 3648 x 2736 (Large); Movie – Standard Definition – up to 640 x 480 (30 fps) Video Output – NTSC/PAL Dimensions – 3.48 (W) x 2.16 (H) x 0.86 (D) Weight – 4.23 ounces

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars LoveIt!
I received my first Canon PowerShot Elph from my brother over 4 years ago. So this was an upgrade for me. I loved my first one and I love this one.My mother has one, too, and she is very pleased with hers as well. I am still getting a feel for my new one, but I am very happy with it! The orange color is awesome! And the fact that you can recharge the battery appeals to my “green” side!

5 Stars Fantastic little camera!
This is a great little camera! You certainly can’t beat the quality for the price. I highly recommend this.

5 Stars Excellent for video and pictures, especially underwater!
We live in Guam, where the picture taking possibilities are endless. This little camera takes really great pictures both above water and underwater; we bought the underwater casing and my husband uses it while scuba diving, it takes beautiful underwater pictures and video. The lag time can get a little annoying if the picture preview is on; but that’s just basic digital camera issues. We’ve used this camera for video on several occasions and you wouldn’t be able to tell it was taken with a hand held camera instead of a video camera. When the camera arrived I was a little worried that the orange color would be more pastel, but I was pleasantly surprised by the bright orange color since orange is one of my favorite colors.

I used to be a strictly Nikon person, and I owned the Nikon CoolPix, but it was stolen a while back. We replaced it with this Cannon and it’s made us open our eyes to another brand. We still love Nikon, but Cannon has definitely reserved a spot on our list of favorites. My only complaint between the two is that the Cannon is a little bit thicker than the Nikon and doesn’t fit into my pocket as easily. But it’s still a great little camera to throw into my purse and take everywhere.

5 Stars Great Point & Shoot Camera
I bought this digital camera after my Canon SD750 broke, and so far it’s been great. Takes great quality pics and it’s very portable. I’m not one of those savvy camera guys where I know a lot about the different options a camera can do. I’m more of a “if it takes good pictures, then I’m sold” type of camera guy and this is a great camera if you’re looking for something you can take anywhere and have a great quality picture. I’ve heard complaints about the navigation buttons on the back, and although it was not as easy to use (as far as the buttons are concerened) as my old SD750, I didn’t find it to be to problematic or annoying. The only thing that could make this camera better is if they removed the optic viewer. It would have given more room for a bigger LCD screen. But that’s just my preference, some people prefer having the optic viewer. So in conclusion, great camera, great price. 100% recommend it to those looking for something simple that’ll do the everyday job of taking nice clean pictures.

4 Stars Nice little pocket camera
Pros:

Fits in pocket or handbag

Picture quality is excellent

Zoom feature works very good/ great close up pictures

Helpful guides inside view finder

Buttons easy to use and operate

Takes quality non-zoom videos with very good sound

Great stabilizer for videos and pictures

Takes excellent pictures in low light/ flash adjusts

Great all around camera for sporting events and family trips!

Cons:

Poor picture quality while using zoom during video filming. In other words don’t zoom in while taking videos. Videos become very blurred.

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Canon PowerShot SX200IS 12 MP Digital Camera with 12x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3 0 inch LCD Black

Creating gorgeous images is more fun than ever with the sleek, impressively equipped PowerShot SX200 IS, elegantly designed in three new colors. Capture close-up, wide-angle shots with stunning 12x optical zoom. Experience the unprecedented image quality and point-and-shoot convenience of Smart AUTO, along with enhanced operability and an intuitive new menu. HD shooting at 1280 x 720 pixels with HDMI output lets you see all the beauty of your HD images and movies on your HDTV. HD movie shooting capability plus HDMI output for easy playback of video and photos on your HDTV Jpeg Compression – Still Image – Exif 2.2 (JPEG); Movie – MOV (Image – H.264; Audio – Linear PCM (Monaural)) Blink Detection alerts a shooter after a shot has been taken that a subject had closed eyes DIGIC 4 Image Processor has evolved Face Detection Technology that tracks the faces of moving subjects and lets the shooter enter the frame seamlessly with the Face Detection Self-timer ISO Sensitivity – Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent Continuous Shooting – Normal – approx. 0.8 fps; AF – approx. 0.5 fps; LV – approx. 0.6 fps (Large/Fine) Storage Media – SD/SDHC Memory Card, Multimedia Card, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card Number of Recording Pixels – Still Image – up to 4000 x 3000 (Large); Movie – High Definition – up to 1280 x 720 (30 fps) Video Out – NTSC/PAL Power Source – Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery Shooting Capacity – Still Image – approx. 220 shots Playback Time – Approx. 360 min Dimensions (WxHxD) – 4.06 x 2.38 x 1.48 Weight – Approx. 7.76 oz

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars This thing is awesome…
I read all the reviews of this camera here on Amazon, as well as seeking out photography websites looking for recommendations for the best small point and shoot camera. Despite a few bad reviews here, everything else I saw was pretty positive, so I decided to go for it. I am SOOOOO glad I did.

From the moment it came out of the box, it was love at first site.

The display is large and clear and crisp.

The photos is takes are wonderful. I have seen low reviews talking about “noise” and “blurriness” and the only thing I can guess is that these people never took 5 minutes to figure out how to USE the camera. Set to the indoor setting, pictures taken inside are clear, crisp and brilliant. No noise. If you use the Kids&Pets mode, motion shots are almost always perfect and without blurriness. If you try and take every picture on “Auto” you are going to get a mixed bag of shots on ANY camera, that is why the camera comes with different settings.

I’ve also seen complaints about where the flash is and how hard the camera is to hold. It is true that when turning the camera on, the flash has bumped my finger a few times. But this is hardly a deal breaker. So it bumps you – it isn’t as though it is causing injury to the camera or to you, for goodness sake!!!! So it bumps you and you move your finger – big deal! I cannot fathom why anyone would care about this. As far as being hard to hold, maybe if you had the hands of a 7 ft NBA player or a 350lb lineman, it might be a bit small in your hands and hard to handle – but so would ANY small camera. But both my husband and myself have had no issues holding on to it. If you are worried for some reason, that is what the camera strap is there for. Personally, I love the fact that it EASILY slips into a pocket so I don’t walk around looking like a tourist, or have my hands full of camera while I want to be site-seeing.

The function section of this camera (SCN) is SUPER fun. You can take pictures where you turn everything in the photo black & white except selected color(s). This yields some AWESOME artsy shots with no effort (seriously, take pictures in candlight, where the color of the candle light is the only color – AMAZING!!!!). You can also swap colors to take wacky, fun photos. People will think you are a photography genius, and all you did was point and click. There is also a straight B&W mode, and sepia mode, like most cameras.

All in all, I CANNOT imagine having chosen any other camera.

1 Star Flawed camera.
Had the camera for about six months now. Very happy at this point that I bought an extended warranty.

Anyway, I’m not sure if its a problem with just my camera, but from day one I have had problems with the camera not focusing correctly. If anything is in motion at all the picture is blurry. Even staged portraits often come out blurry. I love the zoom ability of the camera, but couple it with the focus problems and it is darn near useless. When the pictures do come out, they come out very nice, but this camera does have problems with low light situations. Additionally, the battery life sucks. I shot around 100-120 pictures in around 1.5 hours and had to change the battery… sounds like a lot of pictures, but really its isn’t when half of them are out of focus.

Last weekend, the camera started having other problems. You look at the display on the back and the image on it shifts left and then right over and over again. I mean big jumps that could take half your subject out of the frame. Put an ear to the camera body/lens and you can hear it constantly adjusting when it is doing this. So, returning this piece-o-junk today… not going to get another one if I can help it.

4 Stars Canon SX200 IS
I have only had the camera for a few weeks and haven’t had much time to play around with it, but it’s quite simple to just pick up and start taking pictures. So far I have been very impressed with both the still picture and video options.

The one drawback that I have noticed is that when I am taking pictures, if I am holding the camera with one hand instead of both hands, I frequently hit the “play” button which displays the pictures already taken. There have been many times when I am about to take a great photo of our kids and then it switches to the play setting and I lose the opportunity to take it. The button is just in a bad place on the camera. That is the only drawback I have found so far. Other than that, I am very satisfied with the camera.

4 Stars Very Nice Camera
This is my 2nd Canon Digital Camera. Overall, i am very satisfied with this product. The pictures taken in sunny, outdoor settings are stunning.

720P HD videos shooting is easy and quaility is very good. Camera Software user interface is very intuitive, and has some advanced editing features as well.

Here is some short-comings I’ve noticed:.

(1) if you takes a lot of pictures with kids playing sports where your subject is in motion, this camera is not a good fit. The continuous-shooting mode is slow. (~1 shot/second range)

in addition, the LCD “blanks” out for a 1+ seconds after each shot so you have a hard time following your subject while in continuous-shooting mode. The “Servo AF” mode tends to over-compesate so i general turned that off.

(2) If you would like to take picutres using the camera’s 12X optical zoom, pls make sure you use a tripod since very small hand motion at that range can make the shot producing a lot of noise (”foggy” pictures).

(3) The “Auto” mode in indoor setting doesn’t always detect the current light condition. It’s best to put the camera in “Program”(P) mode and manually select light condition and sensitivity.

In general, this camera does not take good pictures in low-light conditions without the flash.

1 Star A shame
I don’t really like this product!

I find that is not comfortable the pop up flash.

The lens retraction is really TOO slow the same as the shooter (easy to lost THE moments).

The auto setting MANY times fails (really bad), you can’t trust on it to take a good picture… Is better to use manual settings.

The light capture is deficient the most of the times (it’s a shame, maybe the worst).

It was a big deception for me.

Canon PowerShot SX200IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 12x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-inch LCD (Red)

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Fujifilm FinePix S1500 10MP Digital Camera with 12x Wide Angle Dual Image Stabilized Optical Zoom

Introduce a high-performance tracking auto focus and panorama shooting mode in the FinePix S1500. Equipped with the evolved SR Auto (Scene Recognition Auto) and Face Detection, scenes and faces can be captured and optimized even more with the detection functions.Large 2.7-inch LCD screen allows you to find favorite image at a glance displayed in 10 x 10 array. In addition to a wide range of shooting modes, the FinePix S1500 offers a selection of versatile scene positions that ensure optimum results no matter what the scene.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Great camera
I have only used this new camera a few times, but am very excited. Our children both own the same and they sold us on this camera. Thank you Fuji

5 Stars Nice camera – cannot ask for more
Note: This review is after a 15 day use of this camera, which I purchased from Amazon.

Amazon shipping was great. Amazon indicated that the price was $169. However, when I added to the cart, the price changed to $173. I wanted to buy a camera because my old camera died. Thus, I bought it even though I had to pay a little more.

I wanted to have a nice camera with 10x zoom. I could not afford a DSLR. Thus, I compromised with this ultra zoom camera. Even though the reviews on the web were decent enough, I was worried about going for Fuji S1500. I was wrong. The camera came, I loaded the 8GB SD card I purchased and the alkaline batteries that came with it.

* The first photo of my daughter indicated the goodness of the flash and the great pictures this camera could take

* Camera grip is great. I felt that the build is solid.

* For all simple features, this camera is easy to use. The button positions make it easy to configure the most frequently used (by me) functions/features.

* It would have been nice if a camera bag was included. None of my digicam bags take this camera. I have to buy a new one !

* The camera came with 4 Panasonic alkaline batteries. I’ve already taken 180+ pictures using the electronic view finder; the batteries are still going strong.

* The EVF is good. At higher zooms EVF view appears to be noisy. However, the photos look good.

* Looks like the image stabilization is working – never seen a blurred picture due to camera shake

1 Star Really bad quality images… Is not a good option
In the past i use to have a fujifilm, very good quality cameras; so i decided to change my actual Canon A620 buying the S1500. I am really disapointed… the quality is really bad… grainy all the time. ISO settings only can be changed in manual modes. If you want to change the ISO settings, you must set all the parameters according the conditions every time(dark, bright, cloudy, etc). The wide automatic scene options the camera has are useless because ISO settings are usually very high (automatic), so the pictures usually are so grainy. You will need to set the parameters all the time, so buy another camera, because unless you are a professional, you are going to miss a lot of memory moments with this camera.

Cheap, nice look, impressive zoom, but you will pay the price with quality…

5 Stars Deal of the century
I shopped around a long time before choosing this camera. Compared to other offerings from the big names, this camera has a big sensor and glass lense for clear photos, all of the manual options in addition to the automatic ones, and it is a nice size. I though that I would miss the rechargeable battery of my old Nikon, but in reality, I don’t miss the tyranny of the rechargeable battery. I always had to plug it in the second that I was done with it, and if I forgot then it was dead the next time that I wanted to use it.

The LCD is big and bright. I have the image quality set to max and I out in a 12GB card. The pictures are 5mb each, but they transfer very quickly to my MacBook – if there are only a couple I have to check to see if it worked because they are done so fast. I can’t get over how well this camera takes photos. There are a lot more features than I realized, too. It is good to read the book when you get the camera. I really like that the flash doesn’t automatically pop up if it is dark. The Nikon flash would pop up and I would have to manually change the flash mode to off if I wanted natural light. This camera informs you that your photos might be blurry because it is going to have to step the shutter speed down so much, but you get to pick if you want the flash. If you do, you just push a little button to pop it up. If you don’t, you just shoot the photo. Great. I think this camera can do everything for you, but doesn’t try to hold your hand and tel you that it knows best.

5 Stars Excellent value & customer service
I have enjoyed photography since childhood and have been a serious amateur for the last 20 years. Being disabled now I could no longer afford or handle a DSLR. I bought the S1500 as it has all the bells & whistles of other much more expensive super zoom cameras. It’s 10 mp, 12 X zoom, manual shutter/aperture control, macro and super macro modes were all features I wanted. I was a Fuji fan already as I had taken many many photos of my son’s first 5 years with a Fuji point & shoot with great results. I have taken several dozen photos with the S1500 and have been very happy with the results. It is a solid well built camera and all though I am now used to using a viewing screen it is nice to have the option of looking through the viewfinder. Other than manual focus there is very little I would hope for, especially at this price.

I also want to share my buying experience with Amazon. When my camera arrived I could not get it to work properly. After 2 calls to Fuji they said it was a software problem and that I should return it to Amazon. I have bought many things from Amazon but never had to return anything. Being a bit old school I much prefer to handle these things over the phone with a fellow human being rather than by e-mail. It took just a bit of looking to find the customer service phone number and make the call. A mechanical voice informed me that I would receive an immediate call back which seemed a tall order. Sure enough, within 10 seconds a customer service rep called and in less than 5 minutes I had a return shipping label and a new camera shipped and set to arrive in 72 hours. The rep could not have been any better. He was apologetic, professional and really made a wonderful effort to get the problem resolved quickly, which it was. The new camera is perfect and I am now an even a bigger fan of Amazon than I was.

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Canon PowerShot SD780IS 12 1 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2 5 inch LCD Silver

It may be the slimmest Digital ELPH Canon has ever created, but the impact couldn’t be bigger. The PowerShot SD780 IS Digital ELPH captivates the senses with bold saturated colors and a daringly original design that matches the intensity of Canon’s most innovative camera technology. Even when picture-taking conditions seem pretty unforgiving, you’ve got Canon on your side. Plus, you’ve got an advanced DIGIC 4 Image Processor with evolved Face Detection Technology and the Face Detection Self-timer for extraordinary control and performance. This technology finds and tracks the faces of moving subjects until you’re ready to shoot, then delivers perfect focus. In addition, exposure, flash and white balance are compensated, so that faces exhibit natural skin tones and backgrounds are properly exposed. The camera also makes it easy to enjoy HD movies (and still photos) in beautiful high definition (1280 x 720 pixels) on your HDTV with a mini-HDMI connector for direct connection to a high-definition monitor. You’ll enjoy the HD experience with no degradation of image or audio in the signal, plus the ability to display up to 130 still images at once. So the shots you used to miss are the images you’ll now be sharing, and the movies you never took before will be HD unforgettable. Focal Length – 5.9-17.9mm f/3.2-5.8 (35mm film equivalent – 33-100mm) LCD Monitor – 2.5-inch TFT color LCD widescreen with wide viewing angle, Approx. 230,000 pixels ISO Sensitivity – Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent Continuous Shooting – Approx. 0.8 fps Compression Mode – Still Image – Exif 2.2 (JPEG); Movie – MOV (H.264) Storage Media – SD/SDHC Memory Card, Multimedia Card, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card Number of Recording Pixels – Still Image – up to 4000 x 3000 (Large); Movie – High Definition – up to 1280 x 720 (30 fps) Video Output – NTSC/PAL Dimensions – 3.43 (W) x 2.15 (H) x 0.72 (D) Weight –

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Great little camera
This little camera is awesome! It fits great in my purse, it takes beautiful pictures and videos and is very easy to use.

4 Stars Small and Portable
I LOVE this camera, the quality of the pictures are incredible and the zoom is outstanding. My only issue is the static it has before you snap a photo and after you record a video. Aside from that I won’t trade it for any other

5 Stars Love it!
I love this camera! It takes beautiful pictures. I highly recommend it. But be ready to read the manual. The things this camera can do are amazing! I still have yet to learn what all the buttons do. But then again, I’m not that technologically savvy.

5 Stars Great Camera
Just go to auto mode and shoot away. One of the smartest Auto modes I’ve used in any camera. Picture is kind of grainy at 100% but who cares. I don’t upload 4000×3000 images anyway. Great, solid feel. Buttons are small but still very much usable.

5 Stars Pocket Camera
Easy to carry in your pocket. Image stabilization works well. Just finished two week vacation and batteries still have 3/4 charge.

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Canon PowerShot A1100IS 12 1 MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2 5 inch LCD Silver

Splash Out with Dazzling Color. Brighten your world with the intensely colorful Canon PowerShot A1100 IS. Fashionably slender, this sleek camera body has been specially shaped to make it easy to hold and easy to shoot. There’s a metal-plated front grip that contributes a striking note of elegance and adds to your comfort. Loaded with Features, Packed with Value. 12.1-megapixel digital camera with 4x Optical Zoom and Optical Image Stabilizer. With the PowerShot A1100 IS, dramatic, personal pictures have never been easier to shoot and share. This 12.1-megapixel digital camera lets you create impressive, large photos of family and friends you’ll be proud to display. The high-resolution images taken by the PowerShot A1100 IS can be enlarged up to 13″ x 19″. The PowerShot A1100 IS has a 4x optical zoom lens that makes it easy to get the inspiring, emotive close-ups that will make your images lasting keepsakes. This magnificent lens gives you the power to shoot distant subjects with razor-sharp precision and stunning lifelike color. So you can brilliantly capture a closer shot of a landscape, or a child’s big smile. The PowerShot A1100 IS is equipped with Canon’s acclaimed Optical Image Stabilizer Technology that automatically detects and corrects camera shake – one of the leading causes of fuzzy or blurred shots. Even when zoomed in, you can get the steady, crisp, brilliant images you’ll be proud to shoot and share. And Canon’s Optical Image Stabilizer Technology is so convenient to use. It functions perfectly with or without a flash. A World of Advantages with Canon’s Technology. DIGIC 4 Image Processor has evolved Face Detection Technology that tracks the faces of moving subjects and lets the shooter enter the frame seamlessly with the Face Detection Self-timer. DIGIC 4 Image Processor – Canon’s most advanced image processor, DIGIC 4, delivers evolved Face Detection Technology

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars GREAT LITTLE CAMERA
I had the Canon A530 and just wanted a larger screen and I thought the pink was just a cute, girly color. I had been very happy with the A530. My mom now inherits my A530. This camera has the same features but is just a less bulky, slimmer camera than the A530. One of the cons is that when taking a picture you have to hold the button down half way down wait for it to focus and then take the picture. So you just cant take quick picture. Being not into picture taking a lot it works for me! Any seasoned camera person probably would not like this camera. But I love it. I have never had issues with Canon. I have Canon office equipment as well and have been very satisfied with their performance. I will be using it a lot on my trips.

5 Stars Great camera
I needed a second camera take I could carry in my pocket if I wanted. I take alot of family pictures, especially of my grandchildren. Great for this. I also have taken alot of nature pictures with it. The zoom is good, you do lose some quality when zoomed all the way. I have taken over 500 pictures and I am pleased so far. I have taken some great widescreen shots. Overall I am pleased.

5 Stars Excellent quality photographs, really easy to use.
This camera takes macro shots and landscapes equally well and has done superb job so far with autofocus and automode light settings, both with indoor and outdoor pictures. It’s an extremely good value, and I’m really happy with it.

3 Stars hard to use for a rookie
It’s a lot of camera for a rookie. The words/pictures on the camera are very small, so study it and practice using it in advance of need-to-use. My ratings are based solely on my novice photographer position, NOT Canon engineering. It’s hard to know whether to shut the camera off in order to save battery life, or keep it on till the timer shuts it off. Store batteries don’t last long, so I’m looking for one of the longer lasting, new technology re-chargeable batteries. The 8GB memory card is a must. Don’t know how to hook it up to the computer yet.

4 Stars Only one complaint
I have a professional digital camera, but needed something that I could keep in the diaper bag and pull out whenever the children do something cute. Also, I was taking a trip to Boston and did not want to lug the big camera. The pictures are good and I like that it takes short videos too. My one complaint is the battery life. I had to carry around extra batteries with me in Boston and had to change them at least once a day. Of course I was using the camera a good bit. I will be looking for rechargeable batteries and hopefully that will keep battery cost down some.

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