Canon PowerShot SD900 Digital Camera

The Bottom Line

The Canon PowerShot SD900 digital ELPH camera is an advanced digicam that produces amazing pictures. This is the perfect camera for someone seeking a step up from the typical point-and-shoot, featuring an impressive 10-megapixel CCD, pure titanium body and face detection technology.

Pros

• 10 megapixels
• Face-detection technology
• Made of pure titanium

Cons

• Optical zoom is just 3x
• Manual controls are limited
• More expensive than your typical point-and-shoot
  

Description

• Large 2.5-inch LCD display screen
• Shutter speed as fast as 1/2000th of a second.
• Continuous shooting up to 2.1 frames per second.
• Shooting modes include Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, Kids & Pets, Macro and Stitch Assist.

Guide Review - Canon PowerShot SD900 Digital Camera

There is very little bad to say about the Canon PowerShot SD900 digital camera. This 10-megapixel compact camera is a hard worker, and yet is still comfortable to handle and easy to use. The design is well thought-out, and the features are impressive.

Canon PowerShot SD900 and Portraits

One of the best reasons to get this camera is the ability to take dazzling pictures. The camera features the amazing face detection technology. This means that by simply depressing the button halfway, the camera will automatically focus on the nearest face.

It also performs well in low-light situations, even boasting a potential ISO 3200 if you sacrifice image size. This can be a tremendous benefit to allow shooters to avoid capturing dreaded red-eye caused by a flash. With image stabilization and a fast shutter speed, this is a great camera for capturing people in images.

The Powershot SD900 Build

This camera's titanium body not only looks slick, but is durable. You can also purchase an optional waterproof case to convert the SD900 into an underwater camera (another great application of the low-light and image stabilization capabilities).

What You Don't Get with the PowerShot SD900

While this is a wonderful and feature-rich point-and-shoot, there are certain things that must be sacrificed. Since it's compact, the optical zoom is a minimum acceptible level of 3x. While there are manual controls, they are limited and will be insufficient for the most advanced users (but they should consider getting an SLR anyway). This is also not the camera if compact and cute is your only goal, as there are others that are smaller.

Canon PowerShot SD900 in Summary

This is the highest megapixel level of a digital ELPH, and it's got some impressive features. This is the right camera for the photographer who wants to take pictures to the next level.

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