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Canon PowerShot SD500

User Rating:

(42 reviews)

Price Range: $199 to $599

Bizrate User Review.

Safe investment, but not the best for photgraphers

by ddd , Oct. 18, 2006

Comments:
This is a good all-around point-and-shoot digicam. I would recommend other cameras if you're looking for more features, like the Panasonic FX01

QuickTake:

Pros: Compact size, simple interface

Cons: minimal photographic features

Recommended: Yes

Has Owned Product: 1 year

Bizrate User Review.

pretty good for toursit

by Online Shopper , Jun. 30, 2005

Comments:
I have bought this camera for one and half year. It's pretty good for outside, such as beach and greenland. Inside is Ok, just the picture is not so bright. The problem is: need long time touching for taking a picture.

QuickTake:

Pros: take big pictures

Cons: need long time to take a picture

Recommended: Yes

Has Owned Product: 1 year

Bizrate User Review.

Best digital camera I own

by Online Shopper , Jun. 17, 2005

Comments:
This is the 4th digital camera I've owned and by far the best. It's compact size is great to carry with you everywhere you go yet is very stable to use. The controls are easy to operate and even in fully automatic mode the pictures are awesome. It far su

QuickTake:

Pros: Small but stable; awesome picture quality; very easy to oper

Cons: none

Recommended: Yes

Has Owned Product: 3 weeks

cnet.com.au Professional Review.

Canon Digital IXUS 700 Review - Digital Cameras

by Robert Dubbin, CNET.com

Comments:
A very well-designed, 7-megapixel snapshot camera. Just don't look for advanced controls.

Read full review at cnet.com.au

QuickTake:

Pros: Very well designed, The best start-up time in its class, Quick shot-to-shot performance, Novel, fast frame-rate movie mode

Cons: More frequent than usual purple fringing, Longish flash shot-to-shot times

asia.cnet.com Professional Review.

Canon Digital IXUS 700

by Robert Dubbin

Comments:
A very well-designed, 7-megapixel snapshot camera. Just don't look for advanced controls.

Read full review at asia.cnet.com

QuickTake:

Pros: Very well designed ; the best start-up time in its class ; quick shot-to-shot performance ; novel, fast frame-rate movie mode ;

Cons: More frequent than usual purple fringing ; longish flash shot-to-shot times ;

laptopmag.com Professional Review.

Canon PowerShot SD500

by Dan Havlik

Comments:
Frame your shots with ease and share them on the spot.

Read full review at laptopmag.com

pcmag.com Professional Review.

Canon Powershot SD500 Digital Elph

by Terry Sullivan

Comments:

Review Verdict: The SD500 is a versatile, accurate, fun 7MP compact camera that performed very well on our tests and will appeal to a broad section of shooters. We like it so much, we've awarded it our Editors' Choice.

Read full review at pcmag.com

QuickTake:

Pros: Quick performer. Excellent image quality. Unique My Color feature. Good ergonomics. Sleek and attractive.

Cons: Macro mode did not produce good results. Flash had some problems in backlit situations.

t3.com Professional Review.

Canon Ixus 700

by Online Shopper

Comments:
Whack a curve on the end of a box. Design genius!

Review Verdict: Styling makes for a subtle twist on a design classic, and helps mark this model out from the rest of the current line-up.

Read full review at t3.com

QuickTake:

Pros: Wonderful styling

Cons: A tad expensive for a compact

digitaltrends.com Professional Review.

Canon PowerShot SD500 Review

by David J Elrich

Comments:
Canon wins very high marks with this tiny camera.

Read full review at digitaltrends.com

QuickTake:

Pros: Incredibly small ; wonderful picture quality ;

Cons: Relatively short-lived proprietary battery ; expensive ;

goodgearguide.com.au Professional Review.

Canon IXUS 700

by Tom Mainelli

Comments:

Review Verdict: The small and rugged Canon Digital IXUS 700 is a good companion for capturing everyday mementos, though image quality may disappoint more demanding photographers.

Read full review at goodgearguide.com.au