Canon IXUS 75 / Powershot SD750 / IXY 90

3-inch LCD. Great picture quality and performance. No shutter lag. Face detection technology.

Lacks an optical viewfinder. No MPEG-4 video encoding.

The PowerShot SD750 is an excellent compact cam with a large 3-inch display that's second only to its sibling the SD1000.

High resolution 3-inch LCD screen ; Compact body ; Trendy and fashionable design ; Sturdy construction ; Nearly perfect color production ; Excellent pictures in low light

No optical zoom in movies ; Expensive ; No internal memory ; Zoom backfires ; Noisy images ; Tiny controls

Likes - High resolution 3-inch LCD screen - Compact body - Trendy and fashionable design - Sturdy construction - Nearly perfect color production - Excellent...

- High resolution LCD screens - Playback mode - Auto ISO Shift feature - Compact, solid bodies

- No optical zoom in movies - Expensive - No internal memory- 3x optical zoom

The Canon SD750 and SD1000 fall in the middle of the Digital Elph line with their standard feature set and 7.1 megapixels. The models above these have flashier features like optical image stabilization and longer lenses.

With Canon's new Face Detection AF/AE/FE technology, the camera can detect, lock on and track multiple human faces in a scene simply by pressing the shutter button halfway. The face detection algorithm automatically prioritizes and selects faces and...

The SD750's large LCD screen is mostly responsible for its relatively high price. Canon's SD1000, at $299, has the same resolution, exposure modes, and features, but with a smaller 2.5-inch LCD screen. The giant screen on the SD750 is great for reading...

The Canon Digital IXUS 75 is a stylish, well-made, responsive point-and-shoot digital camera that successfully recalls the original IXUS design and which thankfully doesn't sacrifice substance...

Excellent LCD visibility, Low image noise until ISO 200, Excellent speed, Good build quality, Nicely saturated colors, Very mild chromatic aberrations, Good image sharpness exccept in corners, Good exposure accuracy

Useless ISO 1600 setting, Very high noise at ISO 800 and up, Very slow flash recharge, Poor touch sensitive dial, Strong corner softness, Bluish cast using automatic white-balance outdoors, Warm cast using automatic white-balance indoors, Crowded...