Canon PowerShot SD630 (Digital IXUS 65 / IXY Digital 80)

Opinion: We have at home the d2x and d200 of nikon, We also have 2 SLR like cameras, but all I wanted in this period of life is to KEEP IT SIMPLE as can be, and have always on me my shick camera.
I bought it in the duty free 6 mounth ago, on my wey to Istanbul. The first shut was in Taksim squere. It was snowing, and my camera sliped from my hands, with the zoom lence tele opened. It fell, right on it's tele, on the rocky road. I stood shaking and was sure I managed to rack my camera before using it even a first time.
It turned to be O.K!

Here is the bottom line:
•It’s easy to use. I gave it to a 67 years old man, a 3 years old lady, they managed it.
•It’s a power economized camera
•It has a strong body- god knows It been threw a lot
•I’ve already took 9888 pictures with it. Seems to be reliable
•I like its colors and quality. The pictures are very vivid.
•As I wanted, it is compact and its with me all day long.
•Inside closed darken places the results are very good. And lets say it- the digital photography is almost there, to find solutions for indoor photography, but not yet!

Opinion: In Asia, this is known as Canon IXUS 65. To be honest, I'm glad they use IXUS instead of Powershot. The Powershot logo is ugly.

This is a very good camera. Big LCD, however, the color is not as good as the Panasonic FX9. That is when viewing the subject you're going to take pics of. It's very pale. The Panasonic's LCD is very vivid. Apart from that, overall, a very good point and shoot camera.

Opinion: I am the owner of Canon Rebel XT (D350) and I use it for "real" photography. In my everyday life, I often came upon interesting scenes where I wished I had my camera.

Since I own this camera, I bring it with me everywhere. It comes on fast, is excellent in low light environment and the flash delivers what should be expected.

I owned a Pentax Optio S5 and I hated it. It was slow coming on, it had a very hard time focusing in low light and broke as soon as my kids touched it.

I dropped my SD630 and it does not even show. I love this little camera - goog job Canon.

Opinion: Great all-round camera, mostly because of it's compact size and 3" screen. Got a great bargain as well with a spare battery, 2GB SD card and a nice solid case and a mini tripod. Can't go wrong really.

The pictures are very good and the video mode is very good too.

Opinion: I bought this camera to replace the very disapointing casio Id gotten for Xmas, and i couldnt be happier. The image quality is outstanding, ease of use is amazing and the 3 inch screen is just awsome. The best point and shoot camera ive come across....by a country mile

Opinion: Great little camera to put in your pocket. Good Image quality and GREAT 3" LCD.
Everything you would expect from a canon.

Opinion: I was impressed by my friend's SD550 that came out last year and was looking for a small digicam that can shoot decent pics and movies. The salesman suggested an A630 which is similar in price but with 8 MP. It has good reviews but I was a little put off by its size and the plasticky look. This little SD630 gem looks much better built; although not as nice as the SD550/900 series;it feels quite solid in the hand with an elegant simple design. The 3 inch screen is simply fantastic; you could probably watch a movie on it, and it is far superior to my video iPod. Dispite the big 3 inch screen, the camera is deceptively small. It is smaller than a Pentax Optio X that I also have by a whole inch! The only thing smaller in this class would be an Exlim.
The camera fits nicely in your pocket , being half the size of my PDA and hardly bigger than my phone.
And yes, it does take nice pictures too, not as good as the SD550 but much better than the Pentax Optio X and way better than a Nikon S4 (which I returned). The movie mode is smooth and creamy, at 640x480/30fps; it is almost as good as our camcorder.

I think this is a keeper

Opinion: PROS

Very quick in taking shots, minimal delay.
Very light.
Very compact.
Large LCD screen.
Simple interface, especially for Canon users.

Opinion: Great 3 inch screen. Fast picture taking. Clear pictures. Better than any Sony that i've had. We bought our daughter one for x-mas.