Canon PowerShot SD850 IS

79

Good

Avg User Rating
6 User Reviews | add yours »

Pros
Excellent build quality
Effective image stabilization
Cons
Zoom button is somewhat uncomfortable
Sibling model has wider lens, bigger LCD

$239.99 - $249.95
From 2 Merchants

Canon PowerShot SD850 IS Compact Camera Review

by Tracey Capen

- Sleek and silver, Canon's $350 PowerShot SD850 IS exemplifies its Digital Elph line: Solidly built, beautifully designed, and sweet to use. One of three Digital Elphs we reviewed together (the other two being the $450 SD950 IS and the $400 SD870 IS), this model has a simpler set of features compared with its siblings.

Read Complete Review »

User Reviews for Canon PowerShot SD850 IS

Reviewed by: tricitiesbear

Duration of ownership: 2 Weeks

Strengths: There is so much to be said for this camera. The lens is great, as is the battery life. Don't rely on the internal memory. SD memory is cheap thse days so buy yourself a gig or two. Most important for me is the durability and quality of contruction.

Weaknesses: Not as many manual controls as I'd like. I tend to experiment with my photographs but this camera does fine for most of the pictures I take.

Overall Evaluation: I was looking for a good replacement camera for my Fuji FinePix 3000. The camera case developed a crack allowing light leakage. Very strange as the camera was never dropped or abused. Anyway, this is a great camera. Unbelievalbly smooth prints without noise. Very little editing required prior to printing. This is a very flexible camera. This camera is light years ahead of my tired Fuji and doesn't require a suitcase to carry it around.
Reviewed by: jruo

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Easy to use, small, lightweight, beautiful photo's

Weaknesses: None that I've found.

Overall Evaluation: I bought this camera for my daughter's birthday and she said it was the best present I could have given her. Her last digital camera broke and she loves the SD850. We recently came back from vacation and the pictures came out beautiful. The camera is very user friendly. She likes that it doesn't take up much room in her bag and the small size. Another plus is that it has a battery pack instead of rechargable batteries. It's very easy to recharge. All in all, would highly recommend this camera.

See all user reviews

People who looked at the Canon PowerShot SD850 IS also looked at:

presented by retrevo.com

Latest Cameras Playing in PCW Video

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1: A Great DSLR Alternative The slimmest Micro Four-Thirds System camera yet, the industrial-looking Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 is the most enticing non-DSLR we've seen to date.
Digital Demolition: Can a Phone and Camera Withstand the Dunk Test? The Olympus Stylus Tough-8000 point-and-shoot and the Sonim XP3 Quest rugged phone are supposed to be tough. So can they handle a trip to the pool and being run over by an SUV?
New Flip MinoHD Pocket Camcorder Has Solid Improvements Slick looks, a solid metal build, and a number of refinements make the second-generation Flip Video MinoHD one hot pocket camcorder.

More Latest Cameras Playing in PCW Video »

Latest Cameras News, Reviews, How-To's

IPhone Hints: Take Self-portraits Easier Ever tried to take a self-portrait with the iPhone's camera? It's not what you might call "super-easy." Because there's no physical button to press, you can't...
Sanyo VPC-WH1 There are only two reasons to buy Sanyo's Xacti VPC-WH1 high-definition (HD) camcorder, but they're good reasons: It's inexpensive, and it's waterproof. For...
Finding Your Photos Online Worried about photo theft? See if your photos are posted on the Web.
JVC Picsio GC-FM1 On paper, JVC's Picsio GC-FM1 pocket high-definition (HD) camcorder is loaded. But pocket-camcorder championships aren't won on paper, they're won on-screen and...
Olympus Announces E-P2 Digital Camera Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Olympus has announced the E-P2, the second generation of its Micro Four Thirds camera combining the form factor of...