Your Learning Zone - Canon PowerShot SD880IS 10MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver)

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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Canon
Color: Silver
Connectivity: AV
Digital Zoom: 4
Display Size: 3
EAN: 0013803100273
Feature: 10.0-megapixel resolution allows greater freedom when editing and printing
Floppy Disk Drive Description: None
Has Red Eye Reduction: 1
Included Software: Yes
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Label: Canon
Manufacturer: Canon
Maximum Focal Length: 20
Maximum Resolution: 10
Minimum Focal Length: 5
Model: SD880 Silver
Monitor Size: 300
Optical Zoom: 4
Publisher: Canon
Special Features: nv:Sensor^10 Megapixel|Size^1/2.3" CCD Sensor|Image Resolution^3648 x 2736|Movie Resolution^640x480|Memory Included^32MB Secure Digital Card|Storage Media^MultiMediaCard|Storage Media^HC MMC Plus Card|Storage Media^SD/SDHC Memory Card|Storage Media^MMC Plus Card|Compressed Format^Exif 2.2 (JPEG)|Movie File Format^Mov|Optical Zoom^4X|Digital Zoom^4X|Focal Length^5.0-20.0mm|Focus Mode^TTL - AF|Focusing Range^Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity
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Features
10.0-megapixel resolution allows greater freedom when editing and printing 4x optical zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer; 28mm wide-angle lens 3.0-inch PureColor LCD II for bright, accurate color with wide viewing angle DIGIC 4 Image Processor improves Face Detection, adds Servo AF, Face Detection Self-Timer and Intelligent Contrast Correction Captures images to SD/SDHC memory cards

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Summary: Canon Powershot SD880 IS
Comment: Great camera, with all the features you could ask for. I really like the 3 inch display and the ease of taking home movies with a large capacity memory card (8GB SD card not included), Battery life is great and I can go for two or more days without a recharge. Bought a spare battery, but haven't had to swap it out at any time.

The only negative comment would be the pitiful 32MB SD card that is provided with the camera. This is way too small for use with any of the advanced features of the camera.

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Summary: Good so far
Comment: I haven't used this camera much yet, but it seems to do what was advertised. The colors are nice, taking pictures inside and outside. Only one picture out of ~100 was blurred (shaky) and I could see this on the screen so I was able to take another. I gave it four stars because, in my opinion, the manual is horrible. Tiny printing on gray recycled paper, I mean really, get it together people. We don't all have perfect eyesight...

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Summary: Great pics/easy to use
Comment: Having owned many small digital cameras over the years there were features I liked and disliked with every one of them. Cameras were easy to use but the softwear was not. With this camera you get clear, sharp images that are easy to download to your PC. I think I have found the camera I have been looking for the past 6 or 7 years.

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Summary: Point and Shoot - Pocket Rocket....
Comment: This camera comes packed with great features and does a decent job in low light. The wide angle lens allows you to get up close to get everyone in a picture which comes in handy for close up shots. The in house red eye reduction software is a pleasure to work with and saves me time when I am touching up photo's. This camera shoots great out door shots and does very well indoors as well, but be aware it does have some issues with a pretty bright flash which can lead to lighting up dust spots in the air which can cause problems. My older 800 series camera was really bad, Canon seems like they improved this but it is still an issue. What they need is a flash intensity setting, which would help. Over all the camera takes great pictures and it takes them fast, so if you have little kids you won't loose those shots when they decide to move. :) I would have given it a 5 if it wasn't for the occasional shot muffed up by the dust orbs....

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Summary: Tiny Camera with Outstanding Optics, Low-Light IS and Features Galore
Comment: I bought this for my wife as a B'day present to replace her tiny and always carried SD450 (5MB, no IS and 3 years old). The SD880 is a much better camera, costs less than the SD450 did in 2005 and is still tiny (fits in the same case). The improvements are many: ultra-sharp 28mm wide-angle lens with 4X zoom, 3" bright and clear LCD, both optical image stabilization (IS) and a new low-noise (for it's size) 10MP sensor.

A few reviews here report crappy images and/or high noise levels but those are not my findings, at least not relative to other point and shoot cameras. I tested the SD880 against: her Canon SD450 (5MP), my Fuji F31fd (6MP) and a borrowed Panasonic LX-3 (10MP).

SD880 images are sharper than any of the three other cameras at the same f-stops and focal lengths. This is especially true regarding the SD450. Given the Leica pedigree on the LX-3's super fast (f2.0-2.8) 24-60mm lens I had expected it to be sharper than the tiny SD880 so was surprised to find noticeably sharper images with the SD880 even near the edges of the frame. Although the Fuji is just 6MP, it is closest in sharpness to the SD880, but only in good light at lower ISO.

The SD880 produces lower image noise at high ISO's (400 and up) than both the SD450 and the LX-3. Beating the LX-3 in this test at ISO 400, 800 and 1600 was also surprising given the LX-3's slightly larger sensor size. The Fuji has the lowest noise level at high ISO BUT images become overly smoothed with less sharpness than either the SD880 or the LX-3. The SD880 retains more sharpness than the Fuji as ISO is cranked up to 800 and 1600, but did have more noise. ISO 400 noise is low with the SD880 and images are usable at ISO 800. ISO 1600 should be reserved for low-light emergencies where flash is verboten and if prints are kept 6" x 4" or smaller.

Another low-light advantage of the SD880 (at least for nearly stationary scenes) is the optical IS. This really works and allows lower ISO values to be used with longer shutter speeds. My wife often blurred shots on the SD450 due to camera motion. The IS has helped a lot to reduce this.

So, although the SD880 is not equal to a 3 pound Canon 5D in a small 5 oz package, it does provide unexpectedly good image quality and low noise for a tiny camera, one that can always be with you, just when you need it.

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Editorial Reviews:

Its so easy to capture the magic of every moment when SD880 IS Digital ELPH comes along for the ride. Theres a terrific sense of creative options for your photographic sense with a wide range of shooting modes and a wide-angle 28mm lens--all because your camera sees the world without limits. Of course, its a stylish point of view from a camera that merges up-to-the-moment performance with the art of impeccable design.