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Canon PowerShot SD790 IS Digital ELPH Digital Camera

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(4 out of 5)


A very good ultra-compact camera with a 10 Megapixel CCD, image stabilization, and a 3-inch LCD display.

Review date: Jul 24, 2008

The Canon PowerShot SD790 IS Digital ELPH is a well built, easy-to-use ultra-compact camera that produces very good quality photos. Add to that its large, easily visible 3-inch LCD display and optical image stabilization, and you've got a winner. Sure, the SD790 isn't perfect -- it has issues with corner blurriness, a slow charging flash, and the fact that it doesn't tell you the current zoom setting -- but despite those issues, the camera remains a great choice for those who want a small camera with a big LCD.

ProsCons
  • Very good photo quality (in good light)
  • Stylish, compact, and sturdy metal body
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Generally snappy performance
  • Large 3-inch LCD display with very good outdoor / low light visibility
  • Redeye not a problem thanks to automatic removal tool
  • Well implemented face detection feature
  • Movie mode supports VGA quality clips as long as one hour
  • Above average battery life
  • Some corner blurriness, vignetting, and purple fringing
  • Images are on the noisy side in low light
  • Zoom setting not shown on LCD
  • Slow-charging flash
  • No optical viewfinder
  • More manual controls would be nice
  • Can't swap memory cards while using a tripod

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