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This is the third Canon PowerShot digital camera, which I have owned. Each has worked perfectly and the only reason I keep buying new models is that new features are introduced, which compel me to buy the next generation…. excellent marketing, Canon!

What I like about this model: the tap-screen back, which enables one to quickly identify what part of the scene is to be tightly focused. And the 24 mm wide-angle lens (speaking in terms reserved for 35 mm cameras) is SENSATIONAL. It enables me to get much richer, more fascinating shots than my previous PowerShot SD950 IS digital camera.

While the digital sensor in this point-and-shoot camera is no where near as large as the sensor in my CanonDigital Rebel T1i SLR, and cannot match the impeccable imaging of the larger camera, the PowerShot provides a stunning back-up camera — I am never without it. In Washington DC, last month, I was walking by the US Capital at 10 pm and had only my PowerShot SD3500 IS with me. I caught the gorgeous, lit dome and its mirror image in the reflecting pool in a shot that deserves to grace postcards or calendars. Like my PowerShot!

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Slim, light weight, large screen, well packed and shipped with just a small delay. Brilliant product! Thanks!

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Although I’ve only had this camera a few days, I am very pleased with it so far! I wanted to buy a camera that could not only take fantastic photos but fantastic video as well. This camera does both. The day after I received the camera I took it to my daughter’s play. As you may know flash photography in a theater is a huge “no-no”. In the past when I have tried to take pictures without flash, the pictures turned out blurry. Not with this camera. I was shooting away and nearly all of the photos were very clear regardless of lighting. I came to realize that the few pictures that were blurry were due to motion. At the time, I hadn’t learned how to take pictures in the “kids and pets” setting for motion yet. When my daughter started to sing her only song in the play I definately wanted to capture that so I switched to video mode. I am so impressed with the video. The sound quality was excellent and the picture quality was phenomenal! The video was very sharp with bright, vivid colors unlike the grainy videos I have taken with other cameras. My only complaint is that the camera came with very basic, “quick start” directions. I had to play around with the camera to figure where to find and how to use a lot of its features. This camera takes fantastic quality photos and videos with the convenience of a compact, simple to take along camera. 2-in-1. I’m really pleased with this buy and I would definately recommend this camera to others.

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This camera surprised me. First of all, my personal cameras are huge Nikons, so my ego tells me that this small camera is a toy and isn’t going to come close. I do have a point and shoot – a Canon G10, which is still a huge, full featured camera with a lot of bells and whistles. I picked this out for a friend who absolutely didn’t want a larger camera (not enough purse room). I honestly expected to be disappointed.

And I was delighted instead. I opened the box and charged the battery and promptly learned that there was no thick manual but a thin ‘getting started’ pamphlet. OK, thought I, I’ll play along, This was intended to be a camera for a non-reader of manuals so let’s pretend… I place the battery and a memory card in the camera, followed the pamphlet and bang (or rather, ‘click’) I had a fantastic picture of my cat. Undaunted I headed outside and started aiming it at trees and scenery. And it did a fantastic job every time. Loaded the pictures into photoshop and was suitably impressed with the image quality. And not once did I take the camera of Auto.

I eventually learned the manual buried away on the accompanying CD and learned that just under the covers was a very sophisticated machine. Plenty of options should my friend ever choose to go beyond point and shoot. Since the camera has image stabilization and is smart about shifting into macro I’m not sure that that ever will be necessary. But if she wants to shoot fireworks, theres a setting for that (and a whole bunch of other things).

Probably the most vital feature of the camera is that it uses a touch screen rather than a lot of knobs and buttons. This will take a bit of getting used to, but once you learn how (and where) to tap on the screen you will find that most features are very simple to use. And the screen is quite large. One warning though – there’s no viewfinder, and huge screens can be hard to read in direct sunlight. So there are times when you will have to point, squint, and shoot. Another thing to keep in mind with a large view screen is that, scratch resistant or not, if you drop it in your purse with a bunch of keys you will eventually scratch it. Get a small case of some sort (there are countless options).

This is a very excellent buy if the price is within your budget. Truth is, I’m not in any rush to present it to my friend.

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My wife lost her last Canon SD camera so I bought her this one. It’s a fantastic, portable camera.

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I am very pleased with this buy – It is exactly what the desciption says – I bought this camera becaus the one I had did not perform well in low light – this camera takes fantastic pictures in low light – outside or in – would recommend this anyone looking for a small, powerful camera – Canon got it right with this one!

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This camera is fantastic! The new DIGIC 4 processor for the camera provides many features not found on older generations of Canon Cameras. Before buying this camera my two choices were the Canon SD3500 IS and the Nikon s8000. Both looked intriguing in different ways. The SD3500is had the 3.5 inch touch screen while the Nikon had the 10x zoom. I settled on the Canon because of past experience with their previous cameras and with their fantastic customer service. I may be biased, but I feel Canon makes a better camera and Nikon makes a better binocular, but I digress. The simplicity and intuitive controls are a major plus. I was a bit worried about the screen but it is made of reinforced glass and has quite a solid feel throughout. You can even use the camera with gloves on which is a major plus if you are outside and it is cold (my first real test of the camera was in Barrow, AK at -20F). The only real downside I have for the camera is the battery/sd card door is a bit flimsy feeling when not closed, but it hasn’t given me any issues to date. The only other downside, which isn’t really a downside, is that many of the features of the camera may seem novelty to some such as the ability to change all the bright lights in a room into heart or star shapes. I certainly don’t have much of a reason to use it unless I want to get cheesy with my girlfriend. I bought a Sandisk Ultra II 16 gig class 4 card for the camera and everything works real smooth with it. I am able to hold over 4,000 photos at 14.1 mp or 1.5 hours of HD video. The class 6 cards may be a small overboard for this camera and a class 2 may or may not be enough for the HD video to run smoothly, but I haven’t been able to test those thoughts. If you really want a nice camera with all kinds of fun and useful features and new age touch screen coolness then I highly recommend this camera.

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I bought this camera recently from Amazon. When I bought it I paid roughly U$ 270, which was a very excellent price when the same camera was advertised by other vendors at over U$ 300. For the money I paid, this camera is awsome. I am personally not too fond of touchscreens (I am more into the “analog” and “buttons” designs.. call me ancient fashioned), but this camera blew my mind. The touch screen is so intuitive you can get to every corner of the menu in seconds. It has nice futures as touching an area of the picture to select where to focus. Other things it has are creative effects, like selecting one particular color and leaving the rest of the image in black and white: this makes very nice artistic images whan you want a particular item to stand out in the picture. You can even select any color in the image and swap (in real time) for another… I tried taking a shot at the swimming pool, which locked pale and white, and swapped for an aquamarine turquoise which really enhanced the picture without making it cheesy or fake-looking… It’s like working with Photoshop in real time.. The camera is really small and practical. As I had read in other reviews, the batery/SD lid is quite flimsy, built of a thin plastic which doesen’t look very promising. The lids on the HDMI and USB connections also look like they’ll break before the camera’s first birthday. But, this is not a tough-built, rugged camera to take under the rain or on the trail, so provided you serve its intended use (parties, home, theatre, and anywhere where you’d take reasonable excellent care of a high quality optic instrument!), you should be fine. It doesen’t require silk gloves… just don’t fumble with the lids too often. The quality of the pictures is excellent but not outstanding, at least in auto modes indoors (I have an Olympus 570UZ which I reckon handles white balance more nicely). The HDMI is superb, and the real plus is the 24mm equivalent widescreen, which is fantastic for indoor group pictures where small space would usually require everyone to huddle up so as to fit in the picture.. I would buy this again.