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I'd like to know the same thing ;). Isn't the fault you are all talking of common on this size of camera? It makes total sense that the images won't be perfect, especially when compared to a DSLR (which I am sure is the reference point being used here).

If it is my particular model, than thats another story. Will I need to send it in to be repaired? Or can I replace it?
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In my gallery there are a few shots taken at night without flash (look for the ones of the pool at night). While IS might improve low light performance, flash is still good to use in certain circumstances...Like in small areas, or when taking pictures of people.

High ISO does help for low light (especially when no flash is used) but the noise is very high, so you'll need to use noise reduction software.
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So are you saying this problem is much worse in my pictures? I only have one more day until I can exchange this (and I hope I don't have to). If this is just a trait of all the SD700's, then I'm cool with that, but if mine is an extreme example, then that's definitely not cool. So please let me know.

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If the camera is within the exchange window I would take it back and exchange it.

I have a SD700 and haven't noticed that issue. I may have it but haven't noticed it.

Check out my gallery from a trip I took last weekend. http://rileys.smugmug.com/gallery/1461895

Most of the pics were taken with the SD700 with the exception of some closeups of the Shamu show and Dolphin show - which were taken with my D70.

I am impressed with the SD700. The pic of the sea lion doing a back flip was caught with the SD700 - the thing focuses really fast for a little point and shoot. The only issue I have had is that the pics are not super sharp, but I can fix that with a little USM. And I would much rather fix sharpness from a camera with IS than blurred shots from a camera without IS.

Cheers and good luck!

-Steve
 
Turn on the camera and look at the lens. Do you see a finger priint or anything? if it look good, then I would take the camera back. To me these pictures look ot of focus as well. But I also have some other observations. A lot of these look like they are very windy conditions. A lot of cameras have a hard time focusing in the wind. Also I noticed the shutter speed was huge. I don't know if the website got the data wrong, or if you really were taking pictuere is full daylight with a 1 second or longer shutter speed (or maybe I'm reading it wrong).
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The Dude
 
Nice pics you took! Don't get me wrong, I really love this camera, but I definitely want to replace it if it has a defect. I went to the camera store today, and they want me to bring in examples to show them the issues I'm having with the blurred bottom left corners. So yeah, hopefully I can convince them, tomorrow is the last day on the exchange policy!
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this particular Cam shows a great fuzzy area in the quarter on the left side down to the corner - I would send it back, yes!

If it doesn´t bother you be happy and keep it (but than I would be worried about my eyes ;-) ?!

Btw I do not compare it with DLSRs.
My old Ixus 400 or newer P200 never shows such a strong problem.

May be the lens has to be adjusted... do you bought the cam very early?

May be a problem of the very first serie... ?! Often it seems to better to wait a little bit before ordering a new modell, sth. will be fixed when the few 10000-Cams are out ...
 
I'm puzzled why people are calling SD700IS an ultracompact. To me an ultracompact is a camera that slips into your pocket with ease (and the pocket does not have to be loose) and when you walk or generally move you don't feel the camera (that much). Granted, I haven't tested SD700IS but I have tested the feel of SD550 which is quite similar physically, and sure its dimensions make it not so big but it IS heavy.

Personally I'd define an ultracompact as a camera with depth of less than 22-24mm and with weight of less than 140-160g. Canon SD700IS has a depth of 26mm and a weight of 195g.

I myself am looking for a great party/clubbing/carry-everewhere/P&S camera and think SD700IS is a bit too big to be carried around comfortably inside a pocket while dancing or something. That's why I'm (probably) going to buy Sony T30. Of course, you might disagree with me but if you are buying a camera to capture the fun don't you think the camera should be one which doesn't take any of the fun away. Of course I wear kinda tight clothes so I have to pay extra attention to the size.
 
i thought about that, cuz i would use it alot like that too, but the T30 is the same volume as the sd700.....it's just thinner but longer and slightly wider. but it is also curved and i'm not sure how that it measured by the posted spec.

i'm not sure what's the best shape for a pocket, thinner or shorter.

i was gonna go with the sd700 b/c of the wider max aperture too...though hopefully that doesn't mean blurry corners.
 
Thanks for the advice, I'm definitely going to try and exchange it now, and yes, I do see what you are talking about :). In order to exchange it, I need to show examples of the problem to the camera store, I just hope they can notice it too! Which examples do you think would be best to show? I just don't want the guy to say..."oh this looks fine, theres o problems". I think he wants to print the pictures out, will this show up on a 4x6 print (which he will probably make?). Anyways, thanks so much for all the help you gave already, I appreciate it. It is a great cam! I just must have got one with a slightly off lense...
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I was looking between the two, and it definitely wasn't an easy decision! I couldn't try the T30 (wasn't in stock yet) so I was comparing the SD700 to the T9, but then I realized that the T9 is smaller than the T30...Even so, the Canon is pretty compact, and yes I would call it an ultra-compact. The main difference is the lense. The T30 uses folded optics, which looks a lot smaller (the lense is internal), compared to the Canon's regular lense. Of course, theres advantages and disadvantages to both...
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And I can honestly say that when I carried it in my pants pocket around San Antonio that I didn't even feel it. I would feel the weight when I first put it in the pocket but once I got busy walking around I forgot it was there...
 
Also, use the pics in my earlier post here:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1010&message=18473988

The problem is visible in every wideangle shot to some degree - mostly due to subject matter making it more easily discernable or not. If the camera shop won't take it back, then you should be able to deal with Canon under warranty. I'll bet they know the exactly what the problem is... :-/

Mark
 
I exchanged the camera successfully! I showed the pictures you pointed out in your post, as well as several others I chose. He saw what I was talking about, and agreed it was defective. Now I just have to wait for them to get the camera in stock, so I'm currently camera-less. Thanks for all the help! My photographic eye is greatly improved :).
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