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My New Canon PowerShot Digital Camera: Review is Here

Chris — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:10:53 +0000

My New Canon PowerShot Digital Camera: Review is Here is a post from Chris Pirillo

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What digital camera are you using, and how long have you had it? I’m curious, because I just bought a new digital camera. I played with it pretty much all day when I brought it home. My new one is a Canon PowerShot SD880IS.

It’s so easy to capture the magic of every moment when SD880 IS Digital ELPH comes along for the ride. There’s a terrific sense of creative options for your photographic sense with a wide range of shooting modes and a wide-angle 28mm lens–all because your camera sees the world without limits. Of course, it’s a stylish point of view from a camera that merges up-to-the-moment performance with the art of impeccable design.
With the PowerShot SD880 IS Digital ELPH camera’s 10.0 megapixels of imaging power, you’ve got a passport to unsurpassed image quality and versatility. Go ahead, enlarge pictures bigger than ever before without worrying about the image quality. And look forward to much more creative flexibility when you’re cropping and printing. The SD880 IS Digital ELPH may be ultra-slim and sculpture-sleek, but its focus is on the power of visual impact.
When it’s time to take a closer look, the PowerShot SD880 IS Digital ELPH features a 4x Optical Zoom and advanced Optical Image Stabilizer, greatly minimizing camera shake and maximizing the brilliance of every detail. And Canon’s precision 28mm wide-angle lens lets you capture more in every frame, so everyone fits in a family gathering shot. The PowerShot SD880 IS Digital ELPH gives you a large 3.0-inch LCD screen for excellent control when framing your shots. Canon’s PureColor LCD II offers spectacular color, resolution and contrast even when viewed at an angle. The screen is highly durable and easy to see in any light with a scratch-resistant, antireflective coating. It also features Night Display for easy viewing in low light–a perfect feature for gathering friends and family around to see your images.

Prior to using this, I used a Canon PowerShot SD700IS. That’s a good camera. It stays in my car, because inevitably I’ll be out and about and need to shoot a picture or video. I’ve been watching digital photography news, and found that Canon just released these. I can’t say this is an awesome camera, but it is very good. It has its pros and cons, as any product does.

My pros include the on-camera software, first and foremost. I often dislike the software that comes with any gadget like this, but I love this one. It’s easy to use, and does what I need. It’s solid, and well put together. It has a mini-USB connector, which I love. There’s the ability to shoot video, of course. It’s very fast. You click the power button, and it’s just ready to go. There are a ton of features on this camera, which absolutely rocks.

Another very VERY cool thing is the new “Face Self-Timer”. You set the timer, and aim. It will not take a photo until it detects a face! Also, it takes three photos in rapid succession, so you can choose the best one. Think about it, you’re on vacation, and want a picture of yourself with something in the background. This makes it SO much easier to get that great shot.

In theory, most everything is good with this camera. The thing I don’t like about it is that it seems to be “over .JPGd”. Yes, I’ve set it super-fine with max resolution. But, unfortunately, I get some artifacting, such as something had been softened in software. I believe Canon may have done this to soften the noise that may have been in a picture. It comes out too smooth though. It’s a small frustration, though.

Overall, this is a very good camera. You can get good images, despite the amount of light in a room. It will pass many tests in terms of image quality for most people. I’d definitely recommend it.

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Canon PowerShot TX1

Chris — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:39:07 +0000

Canon PowerShot TX1 is a post from Chris Pirillo

I’ve already posted a small review of my new digital camera – recorded last night, hours after it arrived on my doorstep. It’s definitely not perfect, but I’m learning to appreciate its quirks as much as its features. The TX1 is small enough to fit into my pocket, has a swivel screen for angle flexibility, and produces HD video results that are astounding (all things considered).

Even Ponzi couldn’t believe the quality of a short-form video when I played it back on one of my 30″ monitors. I shot a few seconds of test footage minutes after rolling out of bed, and you could see darn near every imperfection in my face (including bed lines). The world simply isn’t ready for this level of detail.

In short, I’m officially putting my Canon PowerShot SD700 IS and Canon PowerShot S2 IS digital cameras on the market. I’ll have to do some research on eBay for fair rates, but consider this announcement an initiation of a loosely-organized silent auction. Want to see a (and hear) a bit more about these PowerShots?

Canon PowerShot SD800 IS

Chris — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 20:34:44 +0000

Canon PowerShot SD800 IS is a post from Chris Pirillo

I became a Canon PowerShot fan a few years ago – having fallen in love with the G2 and its feature set / form factor. My first pocket camera (ever) was an SD550, though I sold it and moved to the SD700 IS when it became available. I use the SD700 IS way more than I do my S2 IS – though I’m getting ready to sell both of ‘em. Why? The Canon PowerShot SD800 IS is coming:

The PowerShot SD800 IS features a 7.1-million-pixel CCD sensor. This high-resolution imager ensures every picture will have excellent detail, even when printed large, or cropped.
Brand new lens design integrates a wide angle zoom (28-105mm equivalent) and image stabilization. This 3.8x wide zoom lens was designed with fewer yet “smarter” optics (dual sided aspherics and UA) to achieve a compact size with wide angle and IS while maintaining impressive image quality. The SD800 IS is the first Digital Elph to feature both of these exciting lens technologies.
Takes the performance and speed of DIGIC II to even higher levels of processing power including new face detection function, up to 1600 speed ISO, high-ISO noise reduction, lower power consumption, increased speed for SD media cards, and higher resolution image processing for enhanced LCD viewing.

It’s an incremental upgrade from the SD700 IS, which is still an amazing camera. Anybody want it or my S2 IS? :)

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