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This review is a combination of three:

Canon PowerShot SD950IS 12.1MP (Titanium)
Canon PowerShot SD770IS 10MP (Silver)
Canon PowerShot SD790IS 10MP

I first purchased the Canon SD950, and after loonnnggg shipping from Jr.com, I received it and tried it out. The camera is much bigger than the SD500 that I upgraded from–even though it’s got so many bells and whistles. One thing about Canon that’s got my eyebrow raised: Why the big font as if we can’t read?

The Image Stabilization is a wonderful thing, right along with the face detection. It even focused on an enlarged print of a little girl! The 3.7 zoom is nothing to frown at either. ISO is easier to set now so one can play around with the settings…

The camera is made for “big hands” and it took me about two weeks of off and on shooting to get used to it. The 12MP quality is okay, and I didn’t have to get used to too much new button placement. One thing I didn’t like is the play button. I felt I had to really push my finger on the play button in order to view my photos. It annoyed me enough to see what else was out there.

The Canons SD770 and SD790 were next on my list. Even though they were “only” 10MP, they had newer technology from Canon: Motion Detection and Infinity and cute buttons in all new small packages.

SD770IS(Silver)
First the SD770. This was a nice small camera! Not cheap feeling at all, Canon packed everything but the kitchen sink in there. I like the “Infinity” setting that the SD950 didn’t have. Also, I have the silver version and it’s nice, small, sleek, and takes great pictures. I didn’t like the way the battery cover was not spring loaded. Also, either it was this particular camera or the 770 in general, but it seemed like I had to “dig” for the battery and SDHC card once put in. Yes, it’s compact, hefty, and full of bells and whistles, but it was…kinda boring. Maybe because the silver color didn’t have the pizazz of the black version that I’d read reviews on. Mo
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