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Canon PowerShot SD450 Digital ELPH

User Rating:

(23 reviews)

Price Range: $327 to $549

Bizrate User Review.

Great Little Camera

by woody , Feb. 23, 2007

Comments:
This camera is the nicest compact point and shoot camera I have owned. Keep in mind that it is a compact point and shoot camera. Don't expect it to have all the features of a larger point and shoot camera, let alone an SLR. If you want a camera to have

QuickTake:

Pros: Small compact easy to carry and use with great results

Cons: limited flash

Recommended: Yes

Has Owned Product: 1 year

Bizrate User Review.

Amazing Ultra Compact. Beats all the rest.

by recoil , May. 1, 2006

Comments:
Researched quite a bit before buying this.Prime contenders, Nikon S6, Casio Z60. Am totally pleased with my purchase. Amazing picture quality. Great pictures in all situations. Not a great flash, but there is a possibility to click at long exposures (

QuickTake:

Pros: Small, Ease of use, LCD, OVF,

Cons: Slightly heavy, no dock.

Recommended: Yes

Has Owned Product: 2 months

Bizrate User Review.

great camera!

by Online Shopper , Feb. 9, 2006

Comments:
I just purchased a Canon SD450. This is my first Canon camera and I'm really impressed. All of my pictures turn out true to life! The colors are true, and the extra large LCD screen makes it really easy to playback my pictures so I know whether or not I

QuickTake:

Pros: compact, light, easy to use, long battery life

Cons: fragile lcd screen

Recommended: Yes

Has Owned Product: 2 weeks

asia.cnet.com Professional Review.

Canon Digital IXUS 55

by David D. Busch

Comments:
Decent image quality and a well-rounded snapshot feature set make the high-performance ultracompact Canon Digital IXUS 55 one of the better choices in the current IXUS lineup.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Ultracompact design; long battery life; excellent burst capabilities; low shutter lag; versatile movie mode.

Cons: Few manual controls or scene modes; image quality is far from stellar.

laptopmag.com Professional Review.

Canon PowerShot SD450 Digital Elph

by Dave Johnson

Comments:
Canon reclaims the pocket digicam throne.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Tiny yet user-friendly design Excellent still image and video quality • Good battery life

Cons: No Shutter Priority mode

pcmag.com Professional Review.

Canon PowerShot SD450 Digital Elph

by Terry Sullivan

Comments:
Megapixels: 5, Included Memory Amount: 16 MB, Included Memory: On Board, Media Format: Secure Digital, Maximum Reso...

Review Verdict: The 5MP Canon PowerShot SD450 Digital Elph takes mighty fine shots for a mighty small camera, but it might be a little undersized for those with big paws.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Quick performance and excellent image quality. Unique "My Color" feature. Sleek and very portable.

Cons: A little tricky to operate with larger hands. Menus could be improved. No manual settings.

itp.net Professional Review.

Product Reviews: Canon Digital Ixus 55

by Jason Saundalkar

Comments:
Getting down to business, the Canon captured the best pictures by far. Even using the auto setting, we noticed no exposure problems at all and the 55 goes about its business without making you wait for very long between shots. As the camera lacks on-board

Review Verdict: With ultra-detailed captures, ease-of-use and a bag of features under its belt, the Canon Digital Ixus 55 should be the top of your buying list.

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alaTest.com Professional Review.

Review Summary of the Canon Powershot SD450 / IXUS 55

by alaTEST Team

Comments:

Review Verdict: The Canon PowerShot SD450 was rated as a very good 5MP ultracompact camera. Thanks to its size, its speed and to the good auto focus this camera is highly recommended as point-and-shoot digital camera that....

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QuickTake:

Pros: Quick performance; excellent image quality; ultracompact design; long battery life

Cons: It could be a little bit tricky to operate with larger hands; the camera has no manual settings.

dpreview.com Professional Review.

Canon Powershot SD450

by Simon Joinson

Comments:
Announced in August 2005, the SD450 (which goes by the name of Digital IXUS 55 in Europe) is the latest in a long line of ultra-compact 'ELPH' or 'IXUS' cameras stretching back to early 2000 (and a lot farther back than that in the film camera world). Ess

Review Verdict: In an ideal world buying an ultra compact camera would not involve any compromise at all.

QuickTake:

Pros: Very good resolution, Incredibly slim, compact design, Beautifully built and all-metal construction, Excellent color and white balance in most situations, Manual (custom) white balance, Good exposure and generally very reliable focus (using single-point A

Cons: Fairly strong purple fringing, Some dynamic range issues (common to cameras using this sensor), Some edge and corner softness at wide angle/max aperture, Battery life when using LCD, No exposure information in record mode except when camera shake is an is

digital photography blog Professional Review.

Canon PowerShot SD450 (IXUS 55)

by Darren

Comments:
The Canon Powershot SD450 (also known as the Canon IXUS 55) is a 5.0 megapixel digital camera with a 3x Optical Zoom lens and 2.5 inch LCD. It features DIGIC II processing, SD card and cool feature that rotates the image when you display it depending upon

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