Customer Rating: 
Summary: Still working great!
Comment: I have been using this camera for a year and a half and I haven't had any problems with it. I love it and I carry it in my purse every day just in case I find random things to take pictures of. It was hard for me to choose which camera model I wanted but I am so happy that I chose this one! The image stabilization works great and the zoom is good for the small size camera that it is. The face recognition is also pretty neat.
Customer Rating:
Summary: excellent camera, sd870 is the updated version (not sd850)
Comment: This is (was) an excellent camera, if what you want is a pocket-able point-and-shoot camera. Very versatile, easy to use, excellent pictures every time.
Contrary to what Amazon says, the SD870 IS is the new model equivalent to this one. And it's available at a pretty good price right here. (I just got that one, but haven't used it enough to review yet. Check other websites for professional reviews, e.g., cnet.com.)
Customer Rating:
Summary: SD800 failed after 10mo use - CANON would -not- honor warranty
Comment: This is the second CANON digital camera that has failed, one after 2-years of use, the other after only 10mo use. The first camera was out-of-warranty so no repair was attempted. The second camera, an SD800, failed while still under "warranty".
CANON refused warranty service due to moisture damage found in the camera. The camera had seen significant use but was never exposed to significant moisture, e.g., it was never dropped in or splashed with liquid. In the real world it could easily have experienced a few drops of moisture.
As a retired engineer it is my opinion that these CANON cameras are -not- designed to stand-up to the rigors of the real world. They work well out of the box but are not robust enough to provide service for anywhere near as long as numerous film cameras I have used for decades with no significant problems.
I will move on to another brand in hopes of finding a more real world ready digital camera, one that is designed to resist damage from a few drops of moisture.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Fantastic point and shoot...
Comment: This camera is really just a fantastic point and shoot. This camera has really pushed the limits in quality. Sometimes it really goes head to head with my Digital SLR. It is easy to hold in the hand, and very simple to use. I am still discovering the many shooting presets that it offers. I don't know what is out there to compare to this now, but I have had it for at least a year and I am completely satisfied with it's performance. You won't go wrong with this one.
Customer Rating:
Summary: EH.....not like the old Powershots. IS is fragile.......
Comment: I bought this to replace my SD600, which had an internal memory card error occur. This camera takes AWESOME picts....hardly ever blurry now.
BUT
it's not sturdy like they used to be. I dropped it from about a foot out of a side pocket while in a leather canon case, and the focus mechanism is shot. the image stabilization is all messed up now, and it is non-functional.
Powershot used to mean robust, and metal-cased. not anymore.
I had a S110 for 6 YEARS. i dropped it a BUNCH of times. From 4 feet to asphalt, to carpet, to concrete, sending the battery and memory card flying. I had DENTS on the case, pieces missing, and it still worked. I kept it as a shrine to the robustness of the design. this thing took ONE hit in a case 2 months old and is done.
great camera....just buy a hard padded case. no more thin cases for this one. Canon is turning into Mercedes-Benz....too much in one package for nothing to go wrong.
I am gonna get an SD1000....classic design, NO I/S, and a METAL case. My father has this and it's GREAT. I am on an SD200 right now, but i know it's gonna take it since it isn't feature laden with sensitive pieces.
Summary: Still working great!
Comment: I have been using this camera for a year and a half and I haven't had any problems with it. I love it and I carry it in my purse every day just in case I find random things to take pictures of. It was hard for me to choose which camera model I wanted but I am so happy that I chose this one! The image stabilization works great and the zoom is good for the small size camera that it is. The face recognition is also pretty neat.
Customer Rating:
Summary: excellent camera, sd870 is the updated version (not sd850)
Comment: This is (was) an excellent camera, if what you want is a pocket-able point-and-shoot camera. Very versatile, easy to use, excellent pictures every time.
Contrary to what Amazon says, the SD870 IS is the new model equivalent to this one. And it's available at a pretty good price right here. (I just got that one, but haven't used it enough to review yet. Check other websites for professional reviews, e.g., cnet.com.)
Customer Rating:
Summary: SD800 failed after 10mo use - CANON would -not- honor warranty
Comment: This is the second CANON digital camera that has failed, one after 2-years of use, the other after only 10mo use. The first camera was out-of-warranty so no repair was attempted. The second camera, an SD800, failed while still under "warranty".
CANON refused warranty service due to moisture damage found in the camera. The camera had seen significant use but was never exposed to significant moisture, e.g., it was never dropped in or splashed with liquid. In the real world it could easily have experienced a few drops of moisture.
As a retired engineer it is my opinion that these CANON cameras are -not- designed to stand-up to the rigors of the real world. They work well out of the box but are not robust enough to provide service for anywhere near as long as numerous film cameras I have used for decades with no significant problems.
I will move on to another brand in hopes of finding a more real world ready digital camera, one that is designed to resist damage from a few drops of moisture.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Fantastic point and shoot...
Comment: This camera is really just a fantastic point and shoot. This camera has really pushed the limits in quality. Sometimes it really goes head to head with my Digital SLR. It is easy to hold in the hand, and very simple to use. I am still discovering the many shooting presets that it offers. I don't know what is out there to compare to this now, but I have had it for at least a year and I am completely satisfied with it's performance. You won't go wrong with this one.
Customer Rating:
Summary: EH.....not like the old Powershots. IS is fragile.......
Comment: I bought this to replace my SD600, which had an internal memory card error occur. This camera takes AWESOME picts....hardly ever blurry now.
BUT
it's not sturdy like they used to be. I dropped it from about a foot out of a side pocket while in a leather canon case, and the focus mechanism is shot. the image stabilization is all messed up now, and it is non-functional.
Powershot used to mean robust, and metal-cased. not anymore.
I had a S110 for 6 YEARS. i dropped it a BUNCH of times. From 4 feet to asphalt, to carpet, to concrete, sending the battery and memory card flying. I had DENTS on the case, pieces missing, and it still worked. I kept it as a shrine to the robustness of the design. this thing took ONE hit in a case 2 months old and is done.
great camera....just buy a hard padded case. no more thin cases for this one. Canon is turning into Mercedes-Benz....too much in one package for nothing to go wrong.
I am gonna get an SD1000....classic design, NO I/S, and a METAL case. My father has this and it's GREAT. I am on an SD200 right now, but i know it's gonna take it since it isn't feature laden with sensitive pieces.
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