I’ll be reviewing the Canon Powershot SD780 IS. This camera is in
the compact point and shoot category. It boasts a 3X optical zoom, 12.1
megapixels of resoultion and a 720p movie mode. Users can simply point and
shoot and for the advance user there are a plethora of picture options
such as macro shooting mode (used for up-close pictures), lighting
settings, and even a manual ISO adjustment. Battery life is more than
sufficent for a day of snapping pictures. The camera accepts the industry
standard secure digital card which makes expanding avilable memory simple
and inexpensive.

The first thing you notice when you pick up the camera is the size. This
is a very small camera: the face is no bigger than that of a credit card.
The camera is well under three quarters a inch thick and the back of the
camera is dominated by a crisp 2.5 inch LCD screen. The next thing you
notice is the quailty of the construction of this camera, it has a solid
feeling in your hands and instills confidence that the camera will be very
durable. For those users who prefer a more traditional shooting
expereince, Canon even inculded a viewfinder, a feature that is becoming
increasingly rare in this category. Customers can chose from a variety of
colors including red, silver, gold and the standard black.

The stills from this camera, with adequate lighting, are quite good.
Unfourtanely, image quality quickly deteriorates in low light conditions,
due in part to the small size of the image sensor and the high effect
megapixel rating. Shooting video is a breeze, and although it is
dissappointing that users cannot change focus or zoom levels once
recording has begun, the compresed video looks very good on any high
resoultion screen. To prove that they are serious about the video quailty
of this camera, Canon even inculded an HDMI mini connector for a direct
connection to any new high definiton television.

Overall this is a very good camera for the price and should satisfy all
but the most demanding users in this category. Canon has consistenly
improved their digital ELPH series and the SD780 IS is no exception to
this trend. This is a great camera and I would recommend it to all my
friends! I give this 4.5 out of 5 stars.