Canon IXUS 980 IS / Powershot SD990 IS / IXY 3000 IS Reviews

As a fan of Canon's Digital Elph cameras, I was a bit disappointed by the current flagship model of the series, the 14.7-megapixel PowerShot SD990 IS. That may be surprising, given that this camera dominates most other point-and-shoot cameras in terms ...

Extensive manual controls ; Optical viewfinder in addition to LCD

Lacks a true wide-angle lens ; Expensive

Despite the improvements on its predecessor, I can't help but feel that Canon dropped the ball a bit with the SD990, especially when price is factored in. Unless you simply can't live without an optical viewfinder or extensive manual controls, I see ...

The Canon PowerShot SD990 IS, the latest flagship ultracompact in Canon's Digital ELPH line, was rolled out just before the holiday buying season got underway in an effort to tempt buyers with a camera that offers impressive specs but few frills. If ...

Superior build quality, styling ; Quick Shot mode makes OVF shooting logical ; Decent all around performance ; Sensible feature set offers the stuff you need without the bloat

High-res sensor muddies up images ; Lens performance, specs only adequate ; LCD should be bigger for this price ; Too much money for too few bells and whistles

The marketing hype surrounding this kind of resolution builds up some pretty high expectations for the SD990's images. But as we've all learned in the last few years, the connection between megapixels and image quality only extends so far..