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Reviews of the Canon PowerShot SD630

  • 7.6

    CNET Review

    April 14, 2006

    The Good: Great photos; relatively quick; plenty of features; large LCD.

    The Bad: Awkward zoom control; slightly cramped buttons; no optical viewfinder.

    The Bottom Line: The Canon PowerShot SD630 shoehorns a relatively broad set of features, solid performance, and great image quality into an attractive ultracompact package.

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  • 8.9

    alaTest.com

    By alaTest | November 23, 2009

    Review Summary: Experts rate this product 76/100 and users 89/100. Comparing these reviews to 555170 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 89/100 = Very Good.

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  • No Rating

    dcresource.com

    By Jeff Keller | December 30, 2007

    Review Summary: The PowerShot SD630 is known as the Digital IXUS 65 in some countries

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  • No Rating

    pcmag.com

    Review Summary: Not yet reviewed by editors.

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  • 5.0

    trustedreviews.com

    By Cliff Smith | December 27, 2006

    Review Summary: The Canon IXUS 65 is a potentially lovely little camera which could have been one of the best pocket compacts on the market, with great build quality, stunning performance, attractive but functional styling and good value for money, but sadly it is ...

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Manufacturer: Canon USA

Part number: 0315B001

General

  • Product Type Digital camera
  • Point-and-shoot highlights With a slim profile of 0.8 in., this camera fits easily into a pocket or purse. Video capture ability makes this camera ideal for social functions or vacation shots.
  • Width 3.5 in
  • Depth 0.8 in
  • Height 2.2 in
  • Weight 5.1 oz
  • Body Material Metal

Main Features

  • Resolution 6 megapixels
  • Color Support Color
  • Optical Sensor Type CCD
  • Total Pixels 6,200,000 pixels
  • Effective Sensor Resolution 6,000,000 pixels
  • Light Sensitivity ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO auto
  • Digital Zoom 4 x
  • Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
  • Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Indoor, Foliage, Fireworks, Underwater, Kids & pets, Digital macro, Portrait mode, Stitch assist, Night snapshot
  • Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, Neutral, Positive, My Colors, Color Swap, Color Accent, Black & White
  • Max Shutter Speed 1/1500 sec
  • Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
  • Exposure Metering Spot, Evaluative, Center-weighted
  • Exposure Modes Manual, Program, Automatic
  • Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
  • White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
  • White Balance Presets Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (daylight)
  • Digital Video Format AVI
  • Still Image Format JPEG
  • TV Tuner None
  • Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 6 sec - With 16MB card, AVI - 640 x 480 - 14 sec - With 16MB card, AVI - 320 x 240 - 20 sec - With 16MB card, AVI - 320 x 240 - 40 sec - With 16MB card, AVI - 320 x 240 - 10 sec - With 16MB card, AVI - 160 x 120 - 99 sec - With 16MB card, AVI - 320 x 240 - 60 sec - Max clip duration, AVI - 160 x 120 - 180 sec - Max clip duration

Memory / Storage

  • Flash Memory 16 MB Flash - SD Memory Card
  • Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
  • Floppy Drive None
  • Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 4 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 8 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 17 - With 16MB card, Super-fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 6 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 12 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 24 - With 16MB card, Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 13 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 24 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 46 - With 16MB card, Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 52 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 80 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 127 - With 16MB card, Super-fine JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 6 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 11 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 23 dBi - With 16MB card

Camera Flash

  • Camera Flash Built-in flash
  • Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
  • Red Eye Reduction Yes
  • Effective Flash Range 1.6 ft - 11.5 ft
  • Features AF illuminator

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 5.8 mm - 17.4 mm - F/2.8-4.9
  • Focal Length 5.8 mm - 17.4 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 105 mm
  • Focus Adjustment Automatic
  • Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
  • Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
  • Min Focus Range 11.8 in
  • Macro Focus Range 3-50cm
  • Lens Aperture F/2.8-4.9
  • Optical Zoom 3 x
  • Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
  • Lens Construction 5 group(s) / 6 element(s)
  • Features UA lens, Built-in lens shield

Additional Features

  • Self Timer Yes
  • Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
  • Additional Features AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, DPOF support, Direct print, MOTION PRINT, Audio recording, Auto power save, Date/time stamp, Built-in speaker, Histogram display, PictBridge support, 16:9 widescreen mode, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Digital noise reduction, RGB primary color filter, Display brightness control, Camera orientation detection

Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type None

Display

  • Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color
  • Display Form Factor Built-in
  • Display Format 173,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Type None

Microphone

  • Type Microphone - Built-in

Connections

  • Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output
  • Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card

Software

  • Software Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, Drivers & Utilities, Canon ZoomBrowser EX

System Requirements for PC Connection

  • Operating System Support MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows 98 SE, Apple Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4
  • Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive

Miscellaneous

  • Carrying Case None
  • Included Accessories Wrist strap
  • Cables Included A/V cable, USB cable

Power

  • Power Device Battery charger - External

Battery

  • Supported Battery Canon NB-4L
  • Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 760 mAh ( Included )

Environmental Parameters

  • Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
  • Max Operating Temperature 104 °F

CNET Labs' Benchmarks

  • Labs information All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our labs information page for information on how digital cameras are tested.
  • CNET Labs Flash shot to shot time 2.0
  • CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 1.9
  • CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.4
  • CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 0.6
  • CNET Labs Typical burst speed 2.1
  • CNET Labs Wake up time 1.4

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