Canon PowerShot SD900 (Digital IXUS 900 Ti)

Opinion: I agree entirely with the previous review and believe that if you want decent digital pictures you have to go the -expensive- DSLR road. However, when I needed a camera for taking underwater pictures I opted for a P&S because of the ridiculous price of reflex cameras underwater cases and lens ports (often more than the camera and lens together).
I tried the Fuji F31 first, because of the good reviews this camera gets on forums: huge disappointment (lots of purple fringing, highlight clipping, extremely bad and unpredictable underwater WB, AF and exposure).
I ended buying the Canon SD900 with low expectations and was blown away by its underwater performance (I recommend the underwater scene mode for proper colour accuracy).
Out of the water it is allright for holiday snapshots if you stay on the wide end of the zoom and do not exceed 200 ISO. And just forget about the flash...

Opinion: After doing a ton of research and buying/returning at least 3 cameras (sorry Best Buy) I came to realize that you will kill your self trying to get the quality of a SLR out of a point and shoot. But keep in mind it is light that creates an exposure (thus Medium format out does a 35mm, in film land). In order to make these cameras fit into your pocket they have made the sensors smaller (I’m talking CCD, to hell with Mega Pixel; we had enough MPs in 2004). This camera sports a 1/1.8" (8.933mm)(same as in the G7) sensor while most others in this class brings a 1/2.5" (7.182mm) sensor, bigger is better in CCD cameras. Simply put this cameras larger sensor helps it prevail in situations where a real photographer would actually be caught dead with a point and shoot (night on the town or chasing kids around the water park). Yes this camera lacks a lot of the fun feature like solar power and GPS navigation, but if you are used to an SLR then you don't miss that stuff anyway.
I also purchased the SD850-IS, Sony W200, Olympus FE 250, and I’m ashamed to say Casio 1050. All have larger sensors than most and were OK cameras especially the Sony but the SD900 stands out when it comes to low light group shots and getting the best possible picture most reliably. The point to this rant is that while this camera may not have the 43X optical zoom, Image Stabilization (useful if you zoom out or use a slow shutter, neither of which I do with a point and shoot), and it does not prepare supper for you, it does take phenomenal pictures and that is what maters to me.

PS. SD900 has kind of been replaced in stores by the more popular SD850-IS so you may have a chance at getting a deal on a display model, trust me it is worth looking for (after all its made of Titanium; which feels really good on the skin).

Opinion: I was choosing between the Canon SD800 and this camera. Image stabilization is not really a make or break for me and the camera rarely takes blurry shots if any. It's a good camera and I love the LCD color display and the color composition is GREAT. This was an upgrade for me from an Olympus D555 and also a Sony Cybershot DSC T7. For a beginner, it's an excellent point & shoot and auto mode captures great photos.

Opinion: Love this camera. Love titanium body! Image quality is superb. I had A400 and
got stolen and this is a major upgrade for me.
It's very easy to use and small, 10 mega pixels, SDHC card compatible, 1024 x
768 movie mode, useful slow shutter speed/ Continuous Shooting mode,
ISO1600(also ISO 3200 on the scene mode) is not good as what I expected but I
don't think not bad at all if you try black/white/sepia shooting mode. I know SD900
does not come with image stabilizer but try use a viewfinder instead of look into
LCD monitor, you'll be amazed
that you won't need IS!

Opinion: Bought my one 3 weeks ago, have got now over 1000 pictures and still happy with that new toy. It is suitable for my pocket, for my hand and that´s enough.
I always carry a spare battery with me and that means no break at all for shooting.

Opinion: After having only good experiences with Canon, I replaced my Sony compact with SD900 and use it along with a Canon SLR.

Opinion: I first purchased the Canon SD900. It was a good camera, but needs image stabilization. If you are taking still shots in fair to good lighting it is a good camera. Well, with 4 kids (three of them 2 year old triplets), life does not stand still for a picture. I took the SD900 back and got the SD800IS. Best choice I have ever made. The image stabilization is great. I can chase the kids around taking pictures and they are very clear. Both the 900 and the 800 have a fair amount of red eye in indoor and low light pictures and of course anything over ISO 400 gives a great deal of noise.

The lower pixel count makes no difference for my use. I also use a Canon EOS-1D Mark II N with 4 different high end lenses if I want to use manual settings and try to get the perfect picture to crop and enlarge. But that camera does not fit in my pocket. I love the 800IS for what I am using it for. After looking in depth and trying Fuji, Panasonic and Sony, the 800IS is the best pocket sized camera that is out right now for a wide range of uses. The battery door is a poor design. When it is open you do need to be careful, but when closed it locks into position well.

Just be aware of opinions that are looking for SLR capabilities in a tiny package. Also be aware that there is not a single perfect camera. Fuji does great in low light but picture quality is not very good. Panasonic does great outdoors but again picture quality is not very good. Canon 800 does good (not great) indoors and outdoors but picture quality is much better than Fuji or Panasonic. If you want faster continuous be sure to spend the extra money and get the highest quality, fastest memory card that you can. With a Sandisk Extreme III 2GB card there was only a slight difference in continuous speed. Almost not noticeable, but with the SD900 pictures tend to blur in continuous where they were all clear in the 800IS. As for the Sony N2 cool touch screen but very disappointing in every other category.

Opinion: Maybe the price difference?

Opinion: i dont understand one thing, both cameras sd800is and sd900ti were announced on 14september 2006. and since then sd800 has a huge 66 owners opinions, compared to sd900 11 (!) owners opinions. Since im onner of sd800 as well (lol) dont count me:-) im just wondering that why sd900 is not popular?
accroding to the review image quality a bit better on sd900ti. so whats the problem?