Canon PowerShot SD1000 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Silver) by Canon
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Digital camera reviews of Canon PowerShot SD1000 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Silver)
Digital camera Review: After 18 months the motor failed. Common occurence apparently.
Summary: 1 Stars
loved my previous Canon Elph, a 110 bought around 2000 - it still functions just fine (albeit with 1 meg pictures). I bought this SD1000 camera under two years ago, and the lens motor is now non functional. I've taken about 2K pictures with it.
Canon wants to charge about 150 bucks to fix it now. A quick search shows at least one class action suite against Canon for a similar problem, and just as I was moaning to the customer service representative my co-worker mentioned he'd had 2 Canons recently fail in the same way.
I'm hoping against hope someone from Canon contacts me, but for the mean while, here, Canon, suck on this.
Digital camera Review: Agree - pics blurry
Summary: 3 Stars
I just got my camera last week. I quickly printed some shots that turned out to be surprisingly (unpleasantly) "soft" the way a previous reviewer noted. I have not adjusted many of the settings yet, but I expected the camera to give clearer shots regardless of the settings. Could this be a fluke with this particular camera or is it a problem with the entire SD1000 line? I know folks who swear by Canons. I will be checking with the company on this, and, if necessary, exchange the camera.Digital camera Review: Alas- the build quality "feels" cheaper compared to the older Elphs
Summary: 3 Stars
<This review does not take into account the quality of the pictures- I will assume its functionality is similar to previous Elphs which were excellent>
I have purchased 3 Canon Digital Elph cameras (4-5 MP models) over the past 2 years (as gifts and for myself). When I received the the SD1000 7.1 MP model, I was stunned at how "cheap" and "light" it felt. The older Elphs had a solid "jewel" like feel to it- they were, certainly, slightly heavier, but body construction was tight and effective.
However, reading some of the other reviews, I saw many comments about the SD1000's "excellent build quality". I guess those who may not have had the chance to experience the older Elphs will not see this as an issue.
Digital camera Review: All the power of the first Digital Rebel crammed into a deck of cards.
Summary: 5 Stars
What a camera! I am a professional photographer of sorts, and I work with a lot of Canon DSLRs (10D, 20D, 5D, 1D Mark II, and so forth) and this little point and shoot with its DIG!C III chip makes amazing pictures. In my opinion the strongest feature is its fantastic macro photography capabilities. With focal distances from 2"-3" you can acheive amazing and vibrant photos. Excellent with flowers and water. At 7.1 Megapixels it's not the highest resolution camera on the market, but it makes up for it with no noticeable noise in automatic mode, and vibrant yet true colors. Perfect for the shooter who doesn't want to take a whole bag full of gear. Its photos compare nicely to the first Digital Rebel in both resolution and color accuracy. At under $300.00 this camera is a real bargain.Digital camera Review: Also have a Sony A100 SLR and this Baby Rocks!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought the SD1000 as a camera to have that "goes everywhere", as we all know that nice high end DSLRs like my Sony Alpha end up not going everywhere due to their size.
I've been TOTALLY impressed with the speed, ease of use and just overall enjoyment of using my new SD1000. I find the pictures to be awesome and it's so much more responsive and snappy than the new Sony T100 that I was also considering.
No it's not 8 megapixels like the Sony and no it doesn't have 5x zoom like the Sony, but my personal opinion is that anything over about 6 megapixels and 3x zoom on a point and shoot camera is a waste of time and they are really just trying to suck people in with numbers that don't mean anything for this type of camera.
Go buy the SD1000. You'll love it!