Canon PowerShot SD770IS 10MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black) by Canon
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Digital camera reviews of Canon PowerShot SD770IS 10MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)
Digital camera Review: Excellent Pocket Shooter
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this camera before a trip to Israel. I wanted something that I could easily fit into my pocket and wouldn't get in my way. I've been very impressed with this camera. The picture quality is respectable for a camera of this size/type and overall I'm happy with everything about the camera. I've taken hundreds of pictures and many videos without problems. Battery life has yet to be an issue and this camera has been really quick in taking pictures - once you press the shutter button if you see somebody is about to walk into your frame the camera is usually quick enough to catch the shot before the person has time to get in your way. The in camera features are plentiful and easy to navigate.
I wish this camera would switch to Auto High ISO automatically....sometimes it knows it's about to take a shaky picture and it will not turn up the ISO as high as I think it should. A noisy picture is better than a blurry one, in my opinion.
Digital camera Review: Excellent Ultra-Compact
Summary: 5 Stars
This camera is an ideal everyday camera for photos and videos. The image stabilization, face recognition, and great performance (start-up and shot-to-shot times) were especially useful in real indoor and outdoor situations.
The primary purpose for us purchasing this camera was so my stay-at-home wife could quickly and easily capture the "firsts" and other special moments of our almost 11 month old. It was a day-to-day replacement for a Pentax istDS digital SLR (great quality but impractical and SLOW autofocus on indoor/flash shots) and a few years old lowest-end miniDV JVC camcorder (a pain to capture/edit/archive.)
The last semi-compact digital we purchased was a Canon A40. Really great camera. In 2002.
Top Three SD770 Pros:
- Size: There's hardly an excuse not to bring this anywhere you might want to take real photos and quick videos. It's barely thicker than a deck of cards and smaller than one of said cards. (See customer photos)
- Overall Real-world Performance: Truly a joy to use. Even for someone like myself who has handled pro and "pro-sumer" photo and video equipment and has VERY high usability expectations.
- Useful functions: Image stabilization is the best thing evar. Face recognition is better than I expected, especially for this type of camera. Macro works quite well.
Top Three Cons:
- Size: You could EASILY forget this in your pocket and wash it in the laundry. No joke.
- Quality: By default, edges are soft and daytime indoor shots can be grainy (noise), since the auto ISO bumps up to keep the shutter speed fast enough to reduce motion blur. I intend to check settings to remedy this, if possible.
- Useless functions: There's 3 or 4 SOUND themes alone (not including silent). Lots of bloated "features" and photo "effects" that are better forgotten after you play with it the first couple days. Seriously, forget them. If you dare post any online you will be mocked the world over. If there's a way to disable/hide them, someone tell me...
Top Three Accessories: (buy these at the same time or very SOON after)
- Memory card: Simply not optional. The camera includes a 32MB SD card which is roughly equivalent to including a free tank of gas with a new Porsche. "Gee, thanks." We went for the Transcend 16GB SDHC Card with Compact Card Reader which fits over 3,500 photos at full-quality or over 2 hours of video, or some combination of both. It sounds like overkill, but we bought this camera to be the sole capturer of memories on week-long trips with our first child. I changed the resolution to 6MP at Superfine compression and the camera reports we can take photos through 2017.
- Spare Battery: Somewhat optional. Like most modern ultra-compacts, the SD770 uses a proprietary battery pack so you won't be running down to the drugstore in a pinch. Just get it.
- Camera bag/pouch: Not in the same class as a the previous two, but where are you going to keep the spare battery otherwise anyway? It does fit (snugly) in a playing card box, so there is that...
To be sure, I am biased towards Canon, in that I have had nothing but good experiences with their products (scanners, printers, cameras). But considering the exhaustive research I do for most purchases over $10 and my high expectations, the Canon SD770IS does not disappoint.
Digital camera Review: Photographer's P&S
Summary: 5 Stars
Just bought the SD770 after returning the Sony Cybershot DSCW300 13.6MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom with Super Steady Shot. The contrast with that camera made me appreciate the SD770 probably more than I normally would have. So this is a comparison.
. Much sharper lens.
. Images better looking at ISO 80-800, above that they are useless in both cameras.
. Canon images noisier at higher ISOs because of less aggressive noise reduction, but as a result they are crisper. Sony gives a mush wherever there is fine detail. You can simulate the Sony look by running the Canon images through a noise filtering program like Neat Image at a high filter setting.
. Canon is 10MP vs Sony's 13.6MP, but all the above hold true even with the Canon images ressed up to 13.6MP.
. Much smaller body, truly a shirt pocket camera, which is the primary reason for me for buying a P&S.
. Both have usable optical viewfinders. The centering accuracy of the SD770 seems to be even better than Canon G9.
. Much faster operation. For all intents and purposes Canon turns on and off instantly, probably in a second or two. With the Sony I had to tap my fingers waiting for the camera to turn on to take a picture, or to turn off to put it in my pocket.
. Very logical and quick user interface for all the main photographic functions, like exposure compensation, ISO setting, macro setting, etc. Clearly Canon knows what settings the photographers would like to have quick access to even in a P&S.
. Over $100 cheaper.
Digital camera Review: Great little compact camera
Summary: 4 Stars
This is my second Canon Elph camera (my first went in the ocean with my husband on a fishing trip). I use a Canon 30D when I need all the bell and whistles, but this little camera goes with me when I don't want to lug the big one around. Easy to use and the picture quality is great!Digital camera Review: Canon does it again!
Summary: 5 Stars
Before I get into this review, I want to mention that this is my fourth Canon digital camera. They've all been great which is why I've been loyal to the brand. I bought this one because my husband wanted our Elph PowerShot 1000 so it gave me the excuse to upgrade to 10MP. I love the size and feel of the 770, the LCD is crisp and clear and it's totally easy to use. It also has an optical viewfinder which is great in really bright light situations. The pictures are fantastic and the Image Stabilization feature, which the 1000 didn't have, is awesome for those shots where you don't want to use a flash in low light situations. I'm also extremely impressed with the video quality, I just used this to create a bunch of five minute movies of martial arts students for study and the video looks great at 640x480 and even blown up on the computer screen. Even the audio is also fine (and I'm a professional musician so I have picky ears). I also love the rechargeable battery feature. I bought an extra one, but I've taken a lot of pictures about 90 minutes of video and I haven't had to recharge/change it yet and I have had the camera for a month. I don't use the Canon software so I can't speak to that, I just connect it via USB to my Mac and iPhoto does its thing to get the images off, but it recognized the camera and model immediately with no problems. I gotta admit, I was tempted by the 1100 because of the cool colors, but I decided to go for the 10 vs. 8MP instead. The black on this camera, as opposed to the all silver model which was more expensive (no clue why), also looks way better in person than in the pictures, shiny and rich. I am extremely happy with this product and recommend it without hesitation!!!!