I bought the Canon SD770IS to substitute my PowerShot A95. A few years ago, I purchased a Digital Elph for my daughter and found myself using that small and light camera, instead of my A95. Due to the advancements in technology, it was time to upgrade.
The most important feature in looking for a replacement was the small size and the use of a rechargeable battery. Resolution was less of a deal as the A95, with only five Mpixels, produced clear pictures. The most notable improvement, even over the previous Elph, was in the increased speed of all functions including boot up and picture recording.
Image quality is stellar and the color balance and metering is brilliant. If you now own a Canon digital camera and are upgrading, the standard navigation stays mainly the identical, so that will be common to you. Use of the camera's shooting styles requires the use of menus instead of a physical dial as on the A95.
The screen is fairly large, well enlightened and easy to view, even in bright light. Finally, the most important condition with digital picture taking should be image quality and ease of use. I have years of experience with manual SLR film cameras and similar point and shoots, and this model fits perfectly for true "turn it on and shoot" picture taking. Images are clear and vivid with solid detail and vibrant color.
The luminosity meter does a great job of assessing the settings and selecting the best possible combination of the shutter speed and aperture.
A high capacity (SDHC) memory card will give a large number of photographs even at the highest resolution. Uploading photos to a PC or Mac is easy with either the supplied software or Apple's iPhoto software, which works seamlessly with the camera. I would recommend both a high capacity SD card and the optional leather case to protect the camera, especially if dropped.
This camera just blows me away. It makes astonishing pictures in full-auto mode. In situations where full-auto doesn't quite do the job as good as possible, this camera lets you change of ISO settings, light balance, focus method, and tons of other factors.
I extremely recommend this camera for someone searching for an easy-to-use, light, small and good digital camera. It's just a superb camera at a good price. - 15437
The most important feature in looking for a replacement was the small size and the use of a rechargeable battery. Resolution was less of a deal as the A95, with only five Mpixels, produced clear pictures. The most notable improvement, even over the previous Elph, was in the increased speed of all functions including boot up and picture recording.
Image quality is stellar and the color balance and metering is brilliant. If you now own a Canon digital camera and are upgrading, the standard navigation stays mainly the identical, so that will be common to you. Use of the camera's shooting styles requires the use of menus instead of a physical dial as on the A95.
The screen is fairly large, well enlightened and easy to view, even in bright light. Finally, the most important condition with digital picture taking should be image quality and ease of use. I have years of experience with manual SLR film cameras and similar point and shoots, and this model fits perfectly for true "turn it on and shoot" picture taking. Images are clear and vivid with solid detail and vibrant color.
The luminosity meter does a great job of assessing the settings and selecting the best possible combination of the shutter speed and aperture.
A high capacity (SDHC) memory card will give a large number of photographs even at the highest resolution. Uploading photos to a PC or Mac is easy with either the supplied software or Apple's iPhoto software, which works seamlessly with the camera. I would recommend both a high capacity SD card and the optional leather case to protect the camera, especially if dropped.
This camera just blows me away. It makes astonishing pictures in full-auto mode. In situations where full-auto doesn't quite do the job as good as possible, this camera lets you change of ISO settings, light balance, focus method, and tons of other factors.
I extremely recommend this camera for someone searching for an easy-to-use, light, small and good digital camera. It's just a superb camera at a good price. - 15437
