I bought the Canon SD770IS to substitute a PowerShot A95. Few years ago, I bought a Digital Elph for my daughter and found myself using that small and light camera in place of my A95. Given the advancements in technology, it was time to upgrade.
The most crucial feature in searching for a replacement was a small size and the use of a rechargeable battery. Resolution was less a factor as the A95, with just 5 Mpixels, produced clear images. The most powerful advance, even over the recent Elph, was in the increased speed of all functions including boot up and picture recording.
Image quality is stellar and the color balance and metering is brilliant. If you now own a Canon digital camera and are upgrading, the standard navigation stays mainly the identical, so that will be common to you. Use of the camera’s shooting styles requires the use of menus instead of a physical dial as on the A95.
The screen is fairly big, well enlightened and easy to see, even in shining light. Finally, the most important consideration with digital picture taking should be image quality and ease of use. I have lots of practice with manual SLR picture cameras and similar point and shoots, and this model fits absolutely for true “turn it on and shoot” picture taking. Pictures are crisp and clear with good detail and deep color.
The luminosity measure does a great job of assessing the scene and choosing the best possible combination of shutter speed and aperture.
A high capacity (SDHC) storage card will hold an insane amount of photographs even at the highest resolution. Uploading photos to a PC or Mac is easy with either the supplied software or Apple’s iPhoto software, which works seamlessly with the camera. I would recommend both a high capacity SD card and the optional leather case to protect the camera, especially if dropped.
This camera just blows me away. It takes brilliant photographs in full-auto mode. In situations where full-auto doesn’t quite do the job as good as possible, this camera lets you change the ISO settings, white balance, focus method, and tons of other factors.
I extremely recommend this camera for someone looking for an easy-to-use, light, small and good digital camera. It’s just a superb camera at a great price.
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