Canon PowerShot SD800 IS 7.1 Megapixel Compact Camera - Compare Digital Camera and Accessory Prices

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This is the Digital ELPH that's raising the bar. There's everything you'd expect from a camera of this caliber: A 7.1 megapixels CCD to render images in magnificent detail and a DIGIC III Image Processor for stellar quality and fast operation. Yet what sets the SD800 IS Digital ELPH apart is its Wide-angle 3.8x optical zoom with Image Stabilizer technology for rock steady zooms. The Canon SD800 IS Digital ELPH, it's the Digital ELPH that's a step ahead.

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Memory Type: Secure Digital (SD) Card, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) Card

LCD Screen Size: 2.5 in

Camera Type: Compact Camera

Megapixels: 7.1 Megapixel

Image Stabilization: Optical

Optical Zoom: 3.8

Weight: 5.29

Summary

Product Title: Canon PowerShot SD800 IS 7.1 Megapixel Compact Camera

Manufacturer: Canon

Power Score: 4.0 | 35 Reviews

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Product Reviews (14)

AMAZING

Strengths: 7MP, Image Stabilizer, Wide Angle, 4x optical, Image stabilization better then competition

Weakness: Back screen scratches easily (use screen protector, just cut one for a PDA and put that on), flimsy battery door, settings dial is a little slippery

This camera is absolutely amazing, on a recent trip, more of my picutres came out clear then my cousins' when we both had image stabilization on. They had Sony, I thought the pictures would be comparable, but my pictures definately handled the shake better. At night I was able to get beautiful clear pictures atleast 50% of the shots with the flash off and image stabilization on in vegas. Normally...
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By xamarshahx - Nov 14, 2006

Great little compact camera

Strengths: Wide-Angle shooting; image stabilization; 7MP; bright screen; prices dropping

Weakness: Cheaper build; flimsy battery door; limited manual controls; tiny 16MB SD Card included, not stated 32MB

I have been a Canon compact digital camera for years now. Started with the S50 (too big & heavy), SD300, then SD400, followed by SD700 and now the SD800. I have loved my SD700, but decided to upgrade as it featured a wider angle lens. This would be great for close quarters shooting (small room, restaurant) where you cannot always "step back" to get everyone in. I also take alot of landscape & citiscape pictures, so this would come in handy.

My first impressions are that I think it is a step down from the SD700. It feels a little flimsier in the hands. Not sure what material they are using, but it just doesn't seem as solid. The battery compartment door is unbelievably cheap!! It is like Canon deliberately designed it this way so that they will collect on repair bills down the road! It will break off, it is that cheap! The SD700 had a very solid battery door, with a nice action when you opened it. Oh well. They button layout will also take some getting used to. I do like the jog dial for mode control better, as it is easier to move than the SD700.

Pictures to me a top notch. People claim there is distortion and other side-effect at the edges of the pictures when shooting wide. I don't see it, but I'm sure it's there but my eye is not trained enough to recognize these things! :-)

Please explain to my why they bother including a 16MB SD Card?! I cannot believe that anybody manufactures these anymore!! Why not include something useful?! The capacity is about five full-resolution pictures. I guess all it gives you is the ability to play with the camera right away. Oh, and don't believe the pricegrabber listing which states a 32mb card. It is a 16mb card.

The movie mode works quite nice when using a fast SD card. Don't use a slow card, or your movies will get truncated into small 30-second (or so) chunks. I was able to zoom while recording, which is nice.

I am quite happy that the prices on these have been dropping. The SD700 can now be had for the low $300s and this camera for the mid $300s (as of 10/20/06). The SD700 was $500 when it came out in April 2006!

My big question is whether I would do the upgrade again, given the chance. Since I like the wider-angle lens, yes. But if this is not important to me (or you!), I would stick with the SD700. It's cheaper, seems better built and you won't even notice the 1megapixel less in resolution.

By SDTechDeals - Oct 20, 2006

excellent ultra-compact camera

Strengths: stabilizer works great bundle with cool features: macro, color swap, color accent, multi-shooting modes Build quality is great. Made in Japan

Weakness: corner softness has been reported from several user eventhough I did not notice so far. Red eye reduction not great even this is normal for all ultra compact camera. Sensor size not as big as sd900.

I just have this camera for 30 days and my first impression with this camera is high. I bought this mainly because it has image stabilizer, new DIGIC III processor, and wide angle lens. Build-in quality is decent, despite of plastic battery door that many other reviewer complaint, I found this is not a great deal. This camera made in Japan, so you can be sure the quality of this camera is strong....
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By newhunter - Nov 7, 2006

Canon makes the best camera

Strengths: image stabilization is great, face detection is very accurate, pictures are amazing, and the widescreen makes it even better

Weakness: not found yet

This camera is excellent on picture quality, it works very good on low light conditions at HI ISO mode with no blurry or noise wich it handle it great at any level below ISO 800. By the way, any camera (I don't want to know wich brand) make noise above ISO 800 including this one and you don't need to set it at ISO 1600, also, it has a 3.8X optical zoom wich is a lot better than digital zoom, so...
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By wuweilian - Oct 27, 2006

Great Camera.

Strengths: Image Stabilization. Compact, Sturdy, Solid, Easy to Use

Weakness: "Barrel Roll" in the corners of the pictures. No optical zoom once a movie recording starts. 16MB SD Card, what a waste.

I am happy with the purchase of this camera. I've waited for the SD800IS to be available to replace my Minolta Dimage XT. Of course the improvement was huge. The IS is what made me purchase this over the SD900 and the wide angle lenes is what made me decide over the SD700. The image stabilization works wonderfully. Compared to my friends SD550 and my old Dimage it blows them away. I played around...
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By najoseph - Oct 14, 2006

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