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

Digital camera - compact - 12.1 Mpix - optical zoom: 3 x - supported memory: MMC, SD, SDHC, MMCplus - silver More product details

$197.95

Very small ; simple operation ; very good photo and HD movie quality ; HDMI out (cnet.com)

Great features, flash, and low-light performance ; stylish (macworld.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Canon IXUS 100 IS / PowerShot SD780 IS / IXY 210 IS

We have collected and analyzed 56 expert reviews and 720 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 72/100 and users rate it 86/100. The average review date is August 20, 2009. We have compared these reviews to 556317 reviews from other Digital Compact Cameras. The alaScore™ for this product is 97/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 19, 2009.

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970100

776 reviews

November, 2009

72 / 100

56 Experts

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86 / 100

720 Users

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Expert Reviews (56)

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Canon PowerShot SD780 IS (black)

By (cnet.com)

Very small ; simple operation ; very good photo and HD movie quality ; HDMI out

No optical zoom in Movie mode ; generally soft photos ; mixed performance

If you need an ultracompact camera for your pocket or purse, strongly consider the Canon PowerShot SD780 IS.

I may have mentioned this once or twice in this review, but the Canon...

Rating

74100

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cnet.com
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Review: Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

By Tim Moynihan (macworld.com)

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 ...

Rating

80100

macworld.com
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PowerShot SD780 IS

By Tim Barribeau (digitalcamerainfo.com)

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 ...

Rating

78100

digitalcamerainfo.com

User Reviews (720)

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THIS CAMERA GETS THE PICS!

By jtres14 (alaTest.com)

Bottom line; I get the pics because I have this in pocket, purse, etc., whereas others w/higher-end cameras didn't want to bother to carry their camera along (then they want to take the shots w/mine!). Size, convenience, quality for price. Highly recomm...

Size, size, size, quality, user friendly.

Have not found any yet.

US

"excellent, inconspicuous looking point n shoot"

By kedarsc (cnet.com)

Great pocket able and stylish compact camera ... 

Great image quality and colors including High ISO

No show stoppers con's for me

US

"Little Camera Packs a Big Punch!"

By brunos82 (cnet.com)

What I needed a camera for:Taking family pics... 

Very good quality pics, Very easy to Use, Auto scene mode is excellent, ability to program mode, Very Light Subcompact, non-propietary HD cable + memory card is a great plus, Excellent 720p HD video with ability to digital 5x zoom while recording

I wish it were 4x optical zoom

Manufacturer's Description

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. 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...

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