Canon PowerShot SD770 IS (Digital IXUS 85 IS)

Opinion: this camera is very easy to use and the resulting picture is very satisfying
compact in the hand and is quite tiny

Opinion: I gave the SD770 IS a 4.0 for features simply because I like full manual controls. The SD770 IS lacks these by design - it's a point-and-shoot aimed at beginners. That said, the AF is fast and accurate, Face Detection works impressively well (even reduces flash output when it detects faces in the frame to avoid blowing them out w/ overpowered flash), IS works well (adding a couple of stops) and Canon's color is much improved from just a few years ago. My wife is very happy with her SD770, and I must say I'm impressed by the features and image quality.

Opinion: Like others, I bought this camera because it is only the size of a deck of cards, yet
takes excellent pictures. Sure, it's not a professional camera, but try putting a digital
SLR with lens in your pocket!

Manual mode does give the user some control, but don't expect things like a
aperture-priority setting. The large screen allows the camera to let you know what
the major settings are at a glance. Also, I set the 770 to give me an instant
histogram, which really helps me get the most out of the camera.

I bought this model instead of the next model up because the 770 has a viewfinder
and the other one doesn't. I haven't had to use the viewfinder yet, but I'm sure
there will be days when it will be necessary.

This is a camera that a soccer mom can use in automatic mode, but a serious
photographer can tweak to get stunning images. Great value for the money.

Opinion: A nice compact camera with a big problem!

Opinion: I bought my first digital compact camera in 2000 and I have encountered quite a few of them over the years. Canon, Sony, Nikon and a few others.
This is overall the best small compact I have ever used.

You can also get waterproof casing for it, and it works great as well both for casual use on the beach and water sports.

Opinion: i've used many cameras, but this little gem is always on my belt.

you can see top images on flicker from this camera here, where my image is #1 :)
http://www.flickr.com/cameras/canon/powershot_sd770_is/

and some of my own here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/napix/3087228264/

Opinion: Excellent easy to use camera, auto mode suitable foralmost all situations. Can have long exposures like 10s for night photography. Excellent picture quality. The print button can be configured for other useful purposes.

Opinion: As a professional photographer, I use pro Nikon DSLRs in my work every day. However, when I go out to a restaurant in the evening, I usually don't like carrying around monster size cameras and 20 pounds worth of gear to shoot a snapshot. The people I am with also don't like me to turn the restaurant into a production studio either.

So I bought the Canon 770 IS just to take snapshots that have high image quality, and I couldn't be happier. I can carry this camera easily in my jean's pocket and it's with me when I want it. All its images are tach sharp and well exposed with nicely saturated colors.

I have printed a few at 11 x 14 and the details are gorgeous, although you definitely have to use Superfine resolution to keep the artifacts at bay. This bumps your file size to around 5 MB per 10 MP image.

I normally leave the resolution at Fine, and this will print without objectionable artifacts to about 8 x 10 with file sizes of about 2.5 MB for each 10 MP image.

This is strictly a point and shoot camera, with almost no manual adjustments, and that is what I want for snapshots.

It does allow adjustments to ISO and there are numerous scene modes to select from, but for what I want the Auto mode works just great. It also has a Hi ISO Auto mode that works well for indoor snaps. Noise is well controlled to about ISO 400.

The IS (Image Stability) function works well allowing sharp images even at 1/4 sec shutter (with steady hands). This allows indoor available light that I never expected possible with such a small camera.

3X optical zoom is pretty uninspiring for a camera like this, but the digital zoom (essentially in-camera cropping) works well with the 10 MP images. When you zoom, it stops at 3X optical, and then you push it a second time to get it to continue into the digital zoom. It will digital zoom to 12X. Again - great for snapshots.

The video modes also work well, and it will zoom while shooting.

This camera will never replace a DSLR with an external flash, but it sure does a nice job on snapshots.

Opinion: I don't usually submit reviews but this little camera is exceptional. I've had numerous digital cameras over the years from a G5 when I started to a G9 just recently (and many in between) but I have to say this little SD770 is very special. If you are looking for a high quality ultra compact camera, & don't need a wide angle lens, then this is a great choice.