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Canon PowerShot SD550 (Digital IXUS 750 / IXY Digital 700)7.1 megapixels | 2.5" screen | 37 – 111 mm (3×)
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Average rating:
4.55
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Opinion: Easy to use and get decent quality provided you have ample light. Performance is not stellar but this is a point-and-shoot camera. Decent camera, but there are better available.
Problems: Bad high ISO performance. As with most P&S cameras, the flash performance is not very good. Battery performance is abysmal. Less than 100 shots, even without flash, are the norm.
Opinion: Small in sizes, easy to handle, good startp speed. images' color looked real.
Problems: No IS, therefore, easily take blur photos. Background is often dark when taken indoor photo with flash. Human Faces looked mildy soft in quality. Dynamic range of photo image needed to improve.
Opinion: I am using this APN since Dec. 2005 and still happy with it.
I am using also with WP-DC80 waterproof case for scuba diving. It's a good and not so expensive solution for underwater pictures.
Macro could be better
Problems: None for the time being. However, some improvement could be done:
- no UMS (USB Mass Storage) ; you must have Canon software. It's a miss when you travel and want to connect another PC.
- no Flash Power Adjustment (Low, Medium, High)
- no Battery Management. You don't have any idea of remaining battery lifetime
Opinion: The SD550 is a well constructed, idiot proof point and shoot camera. If you are looking for manual controls, keep right on going, and look at the A, S or G series models. Pictures are very well exposed, the flash is about double the normal strength of a camera in this class, and it's a rather stylish, too. It will deliver the goods time and time again, and makes a nice complement to a dSLR, or a standalone unit. Novices will do just fine with it.
Again, if you have ANY interest in shutter speeds, aperture control, or external accessories, this entire class of camera is not for you. This is a point and shoot, only.
Problems: High ISO is pretty sketchy. In fact, anything above ISO 100, and the picture degrades rapidly. You will have better results if you shoot in "M" mode, and lock ISO at 50 or 100. The strong flash makes this more feasible than other cameras of this type.
Opinion: had it for more than a year ive done with it more than 3000pics...excellent results so far very sharp pics better picture quality on a good day than the new ones cause sensor is better...
i love it but must upgrade to a dSLR...
Problems: no battery indicator
Opinion: My old Powershot S400 was damaged in checked luggage (traveling during the last terrorist scare), so I needed to get a new camera. I picked up the IXUS 750 in the middle of our tour.
Besides the obvious 4->7MP change, some nice upgrades from the old camera - awesome battery life, much less shutter delay and power-on delay. That nice, big LCD screen. The simplified controls - preview/picture-taking switch moved to the main mode dial, less buttons is a good thing. The ISO button is nice.
The controls are pretty self-explanatory and similiar to the older camera that I didn't have to load the pdf files.
The included software was easy to use for simple chores like red-eye removal though selecting the different tools is a little clunky.
Problems: The main negative is the soft focus, well actually mis-focus for pictures in low light. The older camera did not have this problem.
Field/spot metering no longer a dedicated button.
The body finish isn't particularly durable.
The battery charger now has a stupid cable instead of the previous one-piece. Why did they do that?
Canons cost top dollar.
Opinion: I have had this SD550 for 9 months now as a second camera. It gets stunning results with a little care in a wide range of situations. I wish it had more manual control capabilities but Canon has done a great job on this little gem. Long battery life, excellent colors and resolution, solid construction, excellent movie qulaity, powerful flash
Problems: Camera shake a problem for me in low light - red eye removal editing often necesary.
Opinion: I bought this camera for a walk around camera,it fits into my shirt pocket.I have some other canon models,wanted this one because of the sensor size 1/1.8,7.1MP's.The 2.5 inch LCD is very easy to see in the daylight,it has an execellent macro.I already have an SD20 so the batterys are the same.Id buy this camera again in a heart beat.I've already taken over a 1000 pictures with it in a couple weeks.Regards a Happy user-Bob.
Problems: None.
Opinion: What can i say? this camera is absolutely awesome, i still own an old powershot s400 which i still use underwater. but there is no comparison with the features, images and even battery life.
and the movie mode has to be seen to be beleived. that was the major reason i upgraded as i was quite happy with my s400's pictures.
with a 150X 2Gig SD card, everything flies.
Highly recommended.
waiting to see how well the Image Stabilaisation works on the newer models before i change my mind.
even then, itll be a long time off ;-)
Problems: none.
except one time where at a party i kept turning the camera back on when the battery was too low and turning the camera off.
i learned the hard way that the lens mechanism can and will get stuck when battery is depleted.
saw the dreaded e18 error and started having nightmares.
but, a couple of emails to tech support at canon. who were AWESOME! and i had to ship it back to them.
but even after all the agony, the fact that canon fixed it in 4 days and shipped it back to me via 2day fedex is way more than i expected.
Top notch quality and service from a brand ive grown to love.
l8r
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