Posts about the Canon PowerShot SD780 IS (silver)
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Reviews of the Canon PowerShot SD780 IS (silver)
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CNET Review
The Good: Very small; simple operation; very good photo and HD movie quality; HDMI out.
The Bad: No optical zoom in Movie mode; generally soft photos; mixed performance.
The Bottom Line: If you need an ultracompact camera for your pocket or purse, strongly consider the Canon PowerShot SD780 IS.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 72/100 and users 87/100. Comparing these reviews to 540866 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 97/100 = Excellent.
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macworld.com
Review Summary: This is a very slim-and-stowable camera, measuring just 0.7 inches thick and 3.4 inches wide; it's about the size and thickness of a half-deck of playing cards. A durable plastic body surrounds the metal lens casing, and the contoured edges of the ...
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No Rating
washingtonpost.com
Review Summary: The SD780 is less than 3/4 of an inch thick, and is slim enough to fit into even the tightest of pockets. Interestingly, Canon added an optical viewfinder to the camera. It's so tiny as to be almost useless, but at the same time, it's better than ...
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No Rating
digitalcamerainfo.com
Review Summary: Introduction The Canon PowerShot SD780 IS is less than 0.75 inch thick, but manages to squeeze a 12-megapixel image sensor and 3x zoom lens into this very small package, with a sticker price of $280. While not heavy on the manual controls, the ...
Manufacturer: Canon USA
Part number: 3588B001
General
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Width 3.4 in
- Depth 0.7 in
- Height 2.2 in
- Weight 4.1 oz
- Enclosure Color Silver
Main Features
- Resolution 12.1 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Total Pixels 12,400,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 12,100,000 pixels
- Light Sensitivity ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Indoor, Sunset, Foliage, Aquarium, Fireworks, Underwater, Kids & pets, Slow shutter, Digital macro, Portrait mode, Stitch assist, Night snapshot, High sensitivity
- Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, Vivid Red, Color Swap, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Color Accent, Black & White, Positive Film, Creative Light, Darker Skin Tone, Lighter Skin Tone
- Image Stabilizer Optical
- Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
- Max Shutter Speed 1/1600 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
- Exposure Metering Spot, Evaluative, Center-weighted
- Exposure Modes Program, Automatic
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Face Detection Yes
- White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
- White Balance Presets Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten light
- Digital Video Format H.264
- Still Image Format JPEG
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture H.264 - 640 x 480, H.264 - 320 x 240, H.264 - 1280 x 720
Memory / Storage
- Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage Normal, Fine JPEG 4000 x 3000, JPEG 3264 x 2448, JPEG 2592 x 1944, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 640 x 480, JPEG 4000 x 2248
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 ft - 11.5 ft
- Features AF illuminator
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 5.9 mm - 17.9 mm - F/3.2-5.8
- Focal Length 5.9 mm - 17.9 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 33 - 100 mm
- Focus Adjustment Automatic
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Min Focus Range 19.7 in
- Macro Focus Range 3-50cm
- Lens Aperture F/3.2-5.8
- Optical Zoom 3 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens Construction 5 group(s) / 6 element(s)
- Lens Manufacturer Canon
- Features UA lens, Aspherical lens, Built-in lens shield
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
- Additional Features AE lock, FE lock, DPOF support, Direct print, Built-in speaker, Histogram display, Resizing an image, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, In-camera red-eye fix, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Digital noise reduction, RGB primary color filter, Face Detection Self-timer, Blink Detection technology, Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Scene Detection Technology, Motion Detection Technology, Camera orientation detection, I-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Optical - Real-image zoom
- Viewfinder Color Support Color
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
- Display Form Factor Built-in
- Display Format 230,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
- Microphone Technology Electret condenser
- Microphone Operation Mode Mono
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x HDMI output
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card
Software
- Software Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, Drivers & Utilities, Canon ZoomBrowser EX
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support MS Windows Vista, MS Windows XP SP2, Apple Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.5
- Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Wrist strap
- Cables Included 1, 1 x 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 ( Included )
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
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