Canon PowerShot SD980IS 12.1MP Digital Camera with 5x Ultra Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3-inch LCD (Silver) by Canon
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Digital camera reviews of Canon PowerShot SD980IS 12.1MP Digital Camera with 5x Ultra Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3-inch LCD (Silver)
Digital camera Review: Heed the many warnings you read
Summary: 2 Stars
I received this little camera well-packaged from Amazon, as always they are the customers' best friend. The 980 is made in Japan, and it is a marvel of technology. I have had digital cameras since the late 1990's and had thought this would be my best camera ever. Not the case.
After preparing the camera, I began to take test shots to learn the features. Quickly found that my grownup man's hands had a real challenge holding this little device. I really found no comfortable, natural way to hold it. Not kidding.
720p video is very nice, good for short movies on the go. I have a Canon SD camcorder, which is much more appropriate for video. I then took lots of still pictures, they stunk. I read the entire manual on pdf and picture taking didn't improve. Then, per advice from reviews here, set to the 2nd highest MP setting (8MP) and tried all the scene types. Tons of blurry pictures. Had an anole (small salamander) on the front porch and this camera would not focus no matter what, even in macro. Also, I could not accurately slide the teeny tiny buttons. Last straw was a vertical purplish series of bands that would appear whenever there was indirect sunlight present in the frame. I could not make this camera work for stills and after 6 days, returned the unit. This guy was miserable with the 980.
As a note, I am a major fan of Canon so I bought an A1100 PowerShot instead. After using it for a while now, it gets 5 stars for super pictures, ease of use (and holding!), and exceptional value.
Digital camera Review: Honest to Goodness Great Camera
Summary: 5 Stars
I won't go into all the detail of every single feature of this Camera, but what I will tell you- it is small, lightweight, easy to use, great LCD Display, and great Pics. I am an amateur and just enjoy having something so simple and compact to always have in my pocket while out exploring.Digital camera Review: Horrible Grainy Pictures
Summary: 2 Stars
I have been a loyal Canon Powershot user forever. I did a little research and asked for this camera for Christmas even though some reviews mentioned poor image quality. I was really excited to try it out but was shockingly surprised at how horrible the picture quality was. Every picture was grainy and didn't even touch the pictures I took with my old powershot from 5 years ago. All the gimmicks added to this do not even come close to making up for bad picture quality. I'm returning this right away.Digital camera Review: Horrible picture quality
Summary: 2 Stars
This is the fourth Canon I've owned. I loved my previous three, and the only reason I'd get new ones is because I'd either want a better camera or a family member needed a camera and I'd give them mine. This time, my husband needed a camera, so I gave him my beloved PowerShot SD780 and got this thinking it would be even better. I was wrong. The picture quality is so grainy on automatic that pictures look they're taken with an older cellphone. I exchanged the camera for the cheaper SD780, and I'm happy I did.Digital camera Review: I finally found the right camera!
Summary: 5 Stars
Some of the negative reviews here are baffling to me, and I have advice: read the manual! This is the camera I have been searching for. It's fast, it's colors are accurate and the pictures are sharp, the battery life is GREAT, the touchscreen is so much better than on the Sony DSC 290 or the Nikon S60 (both of which I returned) and the features are amazing. The Color Accent and Color Swap features are especially fun and I've gotten some amazing shots using them. I am not a professional photographer or anything, but I do have a BFA in Photography and had researched digital cameras for months before finally deciding on this one. It was worth the wait, I'm thrilled with it.
Some people seem to expect DSLR quality from their point-and-shoot; they will always be dissatisfied because this is not a reasonable demand. But for great day to day shots I don't see how you can be unhappy with this camera, especially after trying out the competition out there. I found there are some real dogs out there for the same money.