This is simply an irresistible little camera. Just when you think Canon couldn't possibly out do itself they surprise you with a nice little gem like this SD780. The camera is exceedingly small, yet if you look at the specs for the dimensions it pretty much sizes up with a lot of other tiny digital point and shoots. But the smooth rounded styling and lack of any protrusions make it look and feel even smaller than its stats would suggest. It almost has the feel of a well worn, but very dry!, bar of soap. I think this is similar to what Walter Zapp had in mind when he made his wooden prototype for the first Minox camera. Personally, I prefer the all black finish. And the best thing is that Canon has still managed to keep the optical viewfinder no matter how small the camera seems to get! I don't really see a big difference, however in the 12.2 megapixels as opposed to "only" 5mp in the older SD400 and SD30 cameras. I like to shoot at ISO 80 whenever possible and especially in black & white, but that's just me. At this speed the picture quality is outstanding. The only real drawback is that noise begins to show up rather quickly at around 200 ISO and pretty much goes downhill from there. If visual noise is a trade off for more pixels, I would rather have fewer pixels and less noise. The HD video quality is also quite remarkable although I only used it a couple of times. Another small bonus is that the old leather case made for the Rollei A110 and E110 cameras fits the SD780 like a glove and looks great on it too! This is a real gem of a pocket camera to take along wherever you go. Its picture quality and performance leave the competition in the dust that even my digital SLR stays home collecting!!
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ReplyDeletehey yeah i agree 100 percent
ReplyDeleteI have one and that thing gets the job done.
period.
ps i really liked your census post... nice.