Canon PowerShot SD780IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.5-inch LCD (Black) by Canon
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Digital camera reviews of Canon PowerShot SD780IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.5-inch LCD (Black)
Digital camera Review: Awesome Stuff!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This camera is just what I had expected. It would have been simply perfect if it had a better capability of shooting panorama shots and shots in the dark.Digital camera Review: Awesome!!
Summary: 5 Stars
It is totally a different experience with Canon powershot SD780IS. Features always amazes me whenever I use for capturing beautiful images. It is handy and easily portable. Picture clarity is also good. Simply awesome..Digital camera Review: Awful. Time to try another camera brand. Adios Canon consumer products.
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm a member of Canon Professional Services and make my living using Canon cameras.
I have owned a number of point & shoot digital cameras, all Canon.
First the good. The 780IS is sleek and tiny. For a $200 camera, it creates pretty darn good HD video. Much better than expected. Nice still images on bright sunny days with non-moving subjects.
Unfortunately, we (bought for my wife) didn't buy for its video capabilities, but to mainly capture images of our young kids. The Canon 780IS is a train wreck in the photographing moving kids department.
The shutter lag problem is the big deal breaker here. Push the shutter and wait wait wait. Holy cow, is anything happening? finally a photograph is made, literally 1 second, sometimes 2 seconds later. The 780IS is the absolute worst digital camera i have ever owned. AVOID it at all costs if you're taking photographs of anything that moves (kids, pets, smiles, emotion). In low-light or a with a moving subject this thing performs worse than my very first powershot (circa 2000). Amazing that Canon would put out such a POS.
Digital camera Review: Below expectations, too much hype, little substance
Summary: 2 Stars
i bought this camera after seeing so many positive reviews from amazon. i didnot buy from amazon, but a different retailer since i wanted to evaluate it before a final buy. i didnot like the camera and here is why--
1. HD video - very grainy in low light. Video taken at home during evening hours with lights on appears very grainy. Camera is too small and too light to hold steady for 10-15 mins continously while taking video- stabilization doesnot seem to work. you will see small movements in the video which are irritating - reflects your hand moving during that time. No good surface to get a good grip and hold nicely.
2. Zoom - is useless in low light and at max zoom 3x images appear grainy. lot of fuzzy pictures at high zoom.
forget about digital zoom.
3. Pictures - quality of pictures (steady , no movement) is same as my old s410. Nature photos like trees,foilage are more clear with s410, appears fuzzy with sd780
4. File size - 12MP is useless, creates more grainy pictures and increases file size. A 8 or 10MP camera with better/bigger lens will take good pictures.
5. In good light - Nothing extra ordinary - any camera will take good pictures. dont see value in paying 225+$ for that.
6. Battery - Got very hot after about half an hour of charging. The battery charger and battery became very hot and i had to let it rest for a few minutes before inserting into camera.
7. LCD - very grainy. with a camera this expensive i want to enjoy taking pics. When i look at LCD, pictures appear grainy, so dont feel like taking a picture although i must say that the final pic is good. i can understand LCD resolution is less, but grainy LCD is definitely not appealing.
8. Sound- cannot use HD video so much, because microphone is too small and unable to capture sound clearly.
May be my expectations were too high after reading so many awesome reviews, or may be i like my s410, which is a canon too. May be other comparable cameras from sony, nikkon also suffer the same drawbacks - i dont know. Buy this camera if you want to take images in good sunlight at 3-4 feet away.
Digital camera Review: Best Camera Yet
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a fan of canon cameras. I have found this one is much better then previous models, with improved speed and picture quality. The hd video is truely amazing and all the pictures come out stunning. Every picture comes out clear too. Definitely worth the money.