Canon IXUS 100 IS / PowerShot SD780 IS / IXY 210 IS Expert Reviews

The sleek, solid-colored PowerShot SD780 IS performs very well, with great image quality, a powerful flash, nice high-ISO shots in low light, and more.

Great features, flash, and low-light performance ; stylish

Small controls, LCD, and zoom range ; no wide-angle lens or manual controls

This is a very slim-and-stowable camera, measuring just 0.7 inches thick and 3.4 inches wide; it's about the size and thickness of a half-deck of playing cards. A durable plastic body surrounds the metal lens casing, and the contoured edges of the ...

The Canon PowerShot SD780 IS is a tiny, pocket-sized camera that has a 3x zoom, shoots 12-megapixel images and 720p HD video. This svelte little unit performed well in most of our tests, and can be had for $280.

The Canon PowerShot SD780 IS a decent camera poured into a very small package. It may not have the world's most impressive range of manual controls, nor the biggest zoom we've ever seen, but it shoots well, with excellent image sharpness (though with ...

The Canon PowerShot SD780 IS is a sliver of a camera that's light on manual controls, but small enough to be taken just about anywhere. It's a camera that anyone can pick up and use, and comes in a variety of bright colors. It has a 3x zoom lens, ...

The SD780 is less than 3/4 of an inch thick, and is slim enough to fit into even the tightest of pockets. Interestingly, Canon added an optical viewfinder to the camera. It's so tiny as to be almost useless, but at the same time, it's better than ...

Sleek, tiny shape, Built-in accelerometer, Smart Auto mode quickly and accurately adjusts the settings, Face detection quickly detects and tracks multiple faces, Accurate colors

Weak low-light performance, Picks up scratches easily, Tiny buttons

In most regards, the $279 Canon PowerShot SD780 IS is a solid mid-range point-and-shoot: it has decent image quality, records HD video, and is one of the most attractive pocket cameras we've seen in a while. Some flaws, however, such as overexposed ...

Ultra-compact with HD movie recording, a 12 megapixels sensor and 3X optical zoom.

the least expensive. To make the camera so, however, Canon has compromised on the SD780's screen and button sizesthough, fortunately, not on image quality or ease of use. This tiny but speedy camera also has an HDMI-out, rather than the proprietary ...

Excellent image quality. Lower noise at high ISOs than previous generations. Records high-definition video. Mini HDMI-out. Small and thin. Fast operation. Sharp screen

Small screen. Average amount of shutter lag. Viewfinder is tiny and useless

The SD780 IS, Canon's least-expensive HD-capable point-and-shooter, is probably smaller than many smartphones and takes excellent images.

Seemingly indestructible build quality and fantastic styling ; Impressively reliable metering/exposure ; Bold, vibrant colors make outdoor shots ideal for from-camera printing ; Video capture looks very nice ; Smart Auto mode is effective and easy to ...

Noisy shots, even at low ISOs ; Occasional flash quirks in Smart Auto mode ; Screen and body stay clean, but scratch easier than previous SDs ; Images get muddy on the telephoto end

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Introduction The PMA (Photo Marketing Association) trade show gave us a sneak peak at the latest ultra-slim digital camera from Canon, the PowerShot SD780 IS Digital ELPH. With its impressive small measurements, 12-megapixel still photos, and 720p ...

• A nice ultra-slim, elegant design • Clear information and displays • Intuitive controls • A huge laundry list of auto features, scene modes, focus assist tools, face detection, etc. • Colors will appeal to a wide demographic • 720p video, but ...

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 sens