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Review Summary
2010-11-05T21:00:00
The cam is fast (both focus and lens apperture- you can also TOUCH SCREEN YOUR MAIN FOCUS POINT, its fun and very useful); the IS really works it did impress me, Ive made decent snaps from 1/30 to 1/6 HAND HELD!. ISO 800 is low noise and very good, at least for a compact cam image displayed on computer screen (I dont print anything). The image quality in good light is no better than my cheap canon A 480 tough, just slightly sharper may be. Im not sure I can expect much more in good light with a S90, S95 or G10,11,12. May be yes, but not enough to justify a price 3 to 4 times higher. It has wonderful colors and sharpness at vivid plus cloudy setting but it has the same disapointing compact cam problem of dealing with highlights and contrasty situations ( Im yet to experiment its i-contrast feature). The 24mm lens equivalent, low price and SMALL SIZE (its a cell phone!), were the reasons for my choice. We cant be all the time with big SLR´s. OPERATION was a surprise! The touch screen has all what you need sideway to your frame: ISO, exposure comp.,flash. Its very fast and easy. You can can select and slide with both your fingers or the twisting ring selector. Exposure, ISO and flash are just an one touch and one twist(or touch) operation. LCD image is pretty good. My use is basically architeture and landscapes. As a side note, this is my third refurbished product from adorama, and it works perfectly!
Denilson R.
Canon's iconic ELPH has always been a show-off, with the looks and smarts that make you want to carry it out in the open for everyone to see. The PowerShot SD980 IS takes the concept even further with Canon's first-ever touch panel interface. The camera that invented sleek and slim is equipped with a huge 3-inch PureColor System LCD screen that responds to your touch, delivering operation that's as natural and intuitive as cutting-edge technology should be. Four opulent color options are the icing on the cake.
Just touch your finger to the huge 3.0-inch PureColor System LCD panel and the PowerShot SD980 IS responds-creating a fun, natural interface that's just the way you want to interact with technology now. When shooting, you can choose an AF point, select a shooting mode, operate the flash, set exposure compensation and more. Playback functions are also performed at your touch: switch between images, scroll display, magnify a portion of an image and control movie playback.
The PowerShot SD980 IS's 3.0-inch wide touch panel PureColor System LCD screen provides an alternative to dials and buttons. With Active Display technology, a quick shake of the camera prompts images to play back, one after the other. When the camera is tilted while advancing the images, the advance speed changes according to the tilt angle. Additionally, by quickly moving the camera forward, you can jump between Focus Checker frames when reviewing still images. Using the same action, you can pause or restart a movie currently playing.
The PowerShot SD980 IS lets you record video in beautiful high definition (1280 x 720 pixels). The camera also makes it easy to enjoy HD movies (and still photos) on your HDTV with a mini-HDMI connector for direct connection to a high-definition monitor. You'll enjoy the HD experience with no degradation of image or audio in the signal, plus the ability to display up to 130 thumbnails at once.
The PowerShot SD980 IS gives you the creative flexibility to get up close or go wide, for impressive images framed just the way you want them. Despite its slim profile and tiny body, the camera is equipped with a 5x Optical Zoom-no more sitting on the sidelines with the action too far away. The lens is ultra wide-angle, with a focal length of 24 - 120mm (35mm equivalent). That puts more image in every shot for visual excitement and a high-end feel. And the best part? Even at the long end of the zoom, images are clearand steady thanks to Canon's Optical Image Stabilization that controls camera shake. And with 12.1 Megapixels, the PowerShot SD980 IS provides amazing image resolution.
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