Canon PowerShot SD900 Digital Camera (10.4MP, 3548x2736, 3x Opt, 32MB Internal Memory, SD/MMC/SDHC)

Canon PowerShot SD900

PowerShot SD900 Digital Camera (10.4MP, 3548x2736, 3x Opt, 32MB Internal Memory, SD/MMC/SDHC) Review, by Paul Jasper March 13, 2007

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• Latest User Reviews 2 reviews
• Reviewed by: FabioGondim

  Duration of ownership: 3 Months

  Strengths: Titanium body, small size, DIGIC III processor, big sensor (and image quality), performance.

  Weaknesses: IS lack that brings too noisy pics, AiFi almost unusable (better turn it off), all pictures taken at night uses slow speed shuter and couldn't be taken by free hands, small zoom (only 3x??).

  Overall: I've owned some Canon and Sony digicams. I must confess that SD900 was the one that a liked less. I readed all the manuals, asked many experts but nothing could make it work properly. It's simply impossible to take photos at night or closed rooms. The shotter speed is always slow and you get an blurred image. Even if you try to take a pictur with flash 1 or 2 meters from the object, it uses shutter speeds below 1/60 sec... I didn't like it and I'm already selling it to other one who could like it. I had a great disapointment....

• Reviewed by: garymcgirr

  Duration of ownership: 1 Month

  Strengths: Fantastic Resolution Build quality

  Weaknesses: None

  Overall: Takes awesome pictures. Lack of Image stabilization has not been an issue. Great camera for its intended work - quick fantastic pictures on the go!

• Reviewed by: joelkirzner

  Strengths: 10MP, Compact, Titanium Body, Image Quality

  Weaknesses: NO battery meter!!! Exposed LCD monitor

  Overall: I absolutely love this pocket elph from canon. I especially like the 10 mp images as well as the high resolution videos.The body build is outstanding and it can definitely take a beating, although I wish it's LCD was protected by a bit of hard glass--Sony changed this on all their cybershots a few years back and it really helps. I'm always afraid I'm going to scratch or puncture the lcd.My other issue is that Canon, for whatever reason, still does not integrate a battery meter on this! It really drives me nuts and is totally ridiculous that they can't put one in. Almost every other camera I've used has one, and my old sony ones had it down to the minutes remaning. This one will start blinking that the battery is low, which means you're basically screwed within 5 or 10 minutes; therefore, buy an extra battery.Overall though, the camera takes incredible pictures and videos and I highly recommend it.

• Reviewed by: xxzab

  Strengths: Small, can do SDHC memory cards, comes with well made software, easy to use

  Weaknesses: the cover for the usb is a little weak but works fine

  Overall: Over all this is a nice camera even thou it does not have the SI I have no bad pictures the pictures are very clear and the indoor ones turn out well too. Just read the manuals before use and you should not have any problems.

• Reviewed by: WeQuick

  Strengths: Amazing pictures, beautiful video quality, titanium casing.. you name it , I LOVE it !

  Weaknesses: None !

  Overall: I was having a very hard time when choosing a camera and looked for over a month before I finally made my decision. I finally came down to trying to decide between the Canon SD800IS and the SD900 ... I liked the fact that the SD800IS had Image-Stabilization and .8 more zoom,but I liked the titanium casing, 10MP, longer zoom (the SD800IS has more zoom, but not as long, it is more wide-angle) and the SD900 has way better video quality. I came to the conclusion that the SD900 was actually only a little bit shaky at its longest zoom so I tried them both in store and I just shot the picture with a little less zoom on the SD900. I enlarged it on the computer and it looked better then the picture from the SD800IS because of the extra megapixels. I guess the only little complaint I could make is the stupid memory card that comes with the camera... You can only fit like 4 pictures on it ... I had bought an extra 2GIG SD card at the time of purchase anyway, but would have been very disappointed if I hadn't. I have only grown more attached to this camera since I purchased it and have gotten many compliments on the amazing quality of my pictures from people who had no idea I had just bought a new camera...

• Reviewed by: wccarrolljr

  Strengths: Light and compact enough to fit into shirt pocket. Great pictures!!

  Weaknesses: No real weakness that I have found, so far.

  Overall: Great camera. Small and light, but strong, enough to put in your shirt pocket for easy access. The only slightly negative thing to say is that it shipped with a small 32 MB memory card. A camera like this should have come with 1 GB.

• Reviewed by: Elixer

  Strengths: Very Durable, Lightweight, Small, Good Features, Many Features, Mega pixels, Screen size

  Weaknesses: No Image-Stabilization

  Overall: This camera is probably the best I have ever had, it is small enough to fit in your pocket, but large enough to be able to have a great sized screen. The only thing that the camera lacks is Image-Stabilization. With certain modes, the camera can become very sensitive to the smallest shake, causing a slight blur, and reducing the clarity of the image, but the large sized pictures makeup for it, being able to resize a picture and reduce the blur. I use programs like Photoshop and Picasa so this camera compliments them finely. I suggest you get this camera if it is in your price range, because it really is great.