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Canon Powershot SD960 IS Elph Review

  

Would you like a small, fuss-free, intuitive,easy-to-carry, good looking digital camera that would help you take great pictures and high quality videos that you could easily post to the internet in various sizes? You're not alone. One of the handheld Canon powershot digital cameras may be just what you need. Splurge just a little and you might be able to buy the popular powershot SD960 IS Digital Elph with an 8 gigabyte memory card.

It's amazing how similar most handheld cameras seem to be in terms of features and picture-quality. Of course, they're nowhere near as full of capabilities as higher-end SLR digital cameras but to tell the truth, the gap is closing a little with the release of the Canon Powershot series of cameras.

One of the outstanding features of the Powershot SD960 IS is its reaction time. How fast does the camera prepare to take pictures? Have you ever used a camera that react so slowly after you press the power button that you begin to wonder if the camera was working or the battery was low? That all ends with the SD960 IS.

You will really like the long-life lithium battery pack and charger and the ease with which you can remove the battery and charge it by plugging it in the wall. The camera is small and easy to carry. It's also a great-looking camera.  The pictures and movies it takes will exceed your expectations.

Perhaps the one thing that really make this camera different from the many others on the market besides the quality of the pictures you can get from it is its fast intuitive control interface. It kind of throws people off balance for awhile till they get used to it. This camera has a simple switch located on the top of the camera that allows you to switch between taking pictures manually with all the usual and unusual special effects that come built into cameras like this or letting the camera take care of the settings with the green auto setting or switching to video mode.

Other Canon powershot digital cameras don't have image stability functionality built in. The SD960 IS did so during video shots, You won't get results that jump and shake up and down. It's a nice feature that for sure will be standard on most cameras like this in the future. 

The one weakness of the camera is its average zooming capability. Its spring-action ring that surrounds the big take picture button makes zooming in and out fast and easy but it doesn't have great range. It allows you to zoom in or out but takes a little practice to get good at it. The viewscreen is clear and easy to see and the camera has a great function set that is easy to access. The user interface brings the power of the camera to the user. If you just want to be able to switch it to video on the fly to capture interesting or funny moments to share with others or to take great still photos, this may be a great choice for you.

Simplicity in styling, functionality and ease of use make the Canon powershot digital cameras popular, and perhaps one of the best in the past several years, setting a standard that others in its class will need to match or exceed.

It's very easy to run and autoinstall the software cd that comes with the camera. It works like a charm in making it easy to save and upload pictures and videos and that was is what many are looking for.

 


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