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• Canon PowerShot SD850 IS ELPH Digital Camera

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  $239.99 - $249.95
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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: tricitiesbear

  Updated:06-17-07

  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.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: jruo

  Updated:06-19-08

  Duration of ownership:1 Months

  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.

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  1 Star Review

  Reviewed by: JWM2008

  Updated:04-18-08

  Duration of ownership:4 Months

  Strengths: small and compact

  Weaknesses: picures blurry

  Overall Evaluation: Got the camera for Christmas. It's April and the lens will not retract. Website FAQ is not working properly -- can't get any answers. I guess we'll try to send it in for repair. Very disappointed.

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  1 Star Review

  Reviewed by: bkatams

  Updated:03-04-08

  Duration of ownership:6 Months

  Strengths: small, easy to use

  Weaknesses: worthless after 6 months

  Overall Evaluation: I purchased the Canon SD850 IS 6 months ago and have used it regularly. It suddenly stopped working - the lens would not retract. I sent it to Canon for service under their one year warranty. They decided that it would not be "economically feasible" to repair the camera and have sent it back to me still broken. Canon "customer care" says that the technicians found "water damage" even though the camera was never around water and worked fine up until the moment it stopped. Clearly, if they don't want to repair something a customer sends back, they can just say "water damage" and they are off the hook. No recourse for me, no appeal process, nothing for me to do but warn others. It was a nice little camera, but if it is only going to last 6 months, forget about it.

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  4 Star Review

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  Updated:02-28-08

  Duration of ownership:1 Days

  Strengths: got my camera, free shippping, in 3 days

  Weaknesses: the $94 extra bundle was somewhat disappointing.

  Overall Evaluation: I was surprised when the camera arrived 3 days after ordering it. All was in tact. I tried it and the pictures look very very good. I was disappointed in the case. Too big. I thought it would be the Canon case, It was generic.The 'film'packet I purchased extra to protect the LCD is a bit hokey. Can't get the bubbles out even after the 2nd sheet used and scraper scratched the film.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: dungbooty

  Updated:09-11-07

  Duration of ownership:20 Days

  Strengths: Compact Size, Awesome Picture Quality, Multiple Points of Focus

  Weaknesses: Light/Compact (easy to drop if you're not careful), Slightly Complex Menus-But mostly intuitive

  Overall Evaluation: I bought this camera a couple of weeks ago for our family trip to Cancun. The camera took great pictures outside in bright light, indoors, and during the beautiful sunsets. I didn't have a hard time with the basics...it was easy to use right out of the box. The menu took a little while to get used to. I still haven't used all the manual functions, but with the Auto settings, it takes such great pictures that I am not sure I will even bother with the manual stuff for awhile. The Image stabilizer worked wonders for my unsteady hands! The battery lasted without recharge (over 200 pics). The display is bright and clear. I don't yet know if you can time/date stamp the pics. I will say you have to be VERY CAREFUL not to drop the camera...it's so smooth and light it easily falls out of your hands...make sure to use the wrist strap. I highly recommend this camera to anyone from novice to experienced users.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: purplecat001

  Updated:09-11-07

  Duration of ownership:2 Months

  Strengths: great Canon quality images, great image stabalization, very compact

  Weaknesses: be careful not to ever drop, its very fragile.

  Overall Evaluation: This camera is a great camera and well worth the money. I would definitely recommend this purchase. The only problem I have had with it is when I dropped it, the end is now not flush with the body of the camera (but still functional). It is very compact and even for my small hands easy to lose grip of. However, compared to other Canons I can appreciate its size. Great Canon image quality and the image stabilization is great as I have shakey hands.

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  3 Star Review

  Reviewed by: hanlau

  Updated:09-06-07

  Duration of ownership:

  Strengths: Image stabilization, small, optical zoom

  Weaknesses: None

  Overall Evaluation: This camera works well! It is small, light and easy to use. The IS function is the most important feature, it can capture great quality pictures even with moving objects. Great!

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: chettaylor

  Updated:09-04-07

  Duration of ownership:6 Weeks

  Strengths: Easy to operate & is intuitive. The size allows one to place in pants pocket & remove on a moment's notice. The auto mode allow for excellant pictures in most circumstances.

  Weaknesses: Not able to shoot multiple pics in a row. There is a lag when using the live screen on the rear.

  Overall Evaluation: I bought the camera because I wanted to have a small compact camera that would allow me to not carry my large digital DSL when walking around town. But the camera had to have enough mp to allow 8 x 10 photos. I did my research & this camera was highly recommended. I must say that the camera perfectly satisfied my needs. I went on vacation in July and snapped about 2500 pic with this camera. It work flawlessly. By having the camera with me at all time in my pants pocket, I was able to capture pics on buses, subways, museums, etc. The photos are sharp and almost as good as my Nikon D70. I also purchased the underwater housing and, it too works great. Notwithstanding the window of the housing, the photos were sharp & clear. There are almost too many features in such a small camera and it took some time getting used to how to get to the functions. For example, I needed to turn off the flash and/or adjust the exposure compensation in some of my shots and had a difficult finding the menu for the exposure compensation dials. (Should have read the manual) Anyway, I was able to find the shut off dial for the flash quite easy and believe that this cut-off and on feature is very accessable. I had to go to the manual for the exposure control. And admittedly, most persons using a compact would not need this feature. But it works great. The price $350-$370 is reasonable given the features and number of mps. It's more of a high-end type compact for individuals who are knowledgeable re photography. Given its size, there is no reason not to have a camera at one's disposal 24/7.

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: mtandsons

  Updated:08-08-07

  Duration of ownership:1 Months

  Strengths: Tiny

  Weaknesses: No auto focus action setting

  Overall Evaluation: Love the camera. It is small, sleek and light. Because of the tiny size, the camera would not be good for someone with little dexterity in his or her fingers. There are many auto focus settings which are great for photographers of all ages. Only complaint ? there is no auto focus setting for shooting action shots. Canon suggests the use of the kids and pets setting but it does not take clear pictures of sports activities.

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Canon PowerShot SD850 IS ELPH Digital Camera

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