The Right arrow toggles through Flash modes. The Down arrow goes through the self-timer modes in Record mode and deletes images in Playback. And the Left button accesses focus modes like Macro, Normal, and Infinity. I did have a little trouble with the Canon SD's navigator. It's a single ring but it's slightly recessed so pressing any of the arrow keys took more effort than it should.
I often resorted to using a fingernail to fully depress an arrow key. Below the navigator are the Display and Menu buttons. The LCD itself is 2. It's easily seen at an angle, so you can hold the Canon SD over your head and still have an idea of what the camera is looking at. It does pick up fingerprints on its antiglare surface but they cleaned up pretty quickly.
I have to say I really didn't miss a 3-inch LCD. The 4x zoom of the Canon SD covers a 35mm equivalent range of 28mm to mm, a reasonable wide-angle to a moderate telephoto. But I found myself often shooting in the 4x digital zoom range, even for medium shots where the subject was just across the street. The Canon SD's lens does enjoy Canon's optical image stabilization, so camera shake isn't going to ruin the shot if you have to turn the flash off in a museum, for example. Our lab tests show significant blurring in the corners of the frame at wide-angle and the usual barrel distortion although it wasn't very severe.
Telephoto results were much sharper in the corner with very little distortion. The Scene modes and Special Scene modes are much reduced and bundled under the Program setting. That's possible because the green Auto setting has turned into a Smart Auto that impressed me as a bit quicker than the intelligent auto of other compact digicams including the SD IS.
Finally, the Canon SD includes a high definition video mode. Smart Auto is Canon's implementation of intelligent Auto. But unlike other approaches, Smart Auto doesn't pick a Scene mode.
Instead it evaluates the scene, setting the camera to one of 22 different presets, each of which is identified on the LCD with an icon and color scheme of its own. So, for example, if the camera detects people in the scene, it considers whether the people are backlit in bright sun or backlight with blue skies.
If the lighting is dark, it considers whether the camera is attached to a tripod how it knows this I didn't discover. The people icon, with or without a sun or moon, is displayed in three different colors depending on what conditions the camera discovered. Program remains an automatic mode you can't directly affect the shutter speed or aperture, although you can change the ISO but gives you control over most exposure decisions. EV Compensation, Focus mode, and full Flash options are all active on the four-way navigator.
From the Func. Program mode is also how you access the Canon SD's Scene modes. Canon's Smart Shutter technology lets you automatically capture smiles, or set the self-timer to be triggered after a wink. A face detection self-timer mode detects when you've joined the scene. Movie mode captures 1, x video at 30 frames per second for 10 minutes or 4GB per clip and x at 30 fps or x at 30 fps for up to 60 minutes or 4GB per clip.
You can use silent digital zoom and sound is recorded. SD Speed Class 4 or higher memory cards are recommended. But should not be confused with The Canon SD's controls and menu system are comfortable to use once you learn how to play the game which seems to change a little on each model. After you pick a Record mode, just hit the Function button to see your shooting options. Hit the Menu button for general camera setup options any time. Canon has traditionally used the left side of the screen for main options and the bottom of the screen for the submenu options, displayed horizontally.
But on the Canon SD submenu options are shown on a second vertical menu adjacent to the one on the left side of the LCD. That took a little getting used to, believe it or not. But it had the advantage of scrolling without interruption. On the SD, you have to press the Display button, for example, to see all the Scene mode options.
On the Canon SD, you just keep scrolling. Class 4 cards or higher are recommended for video capture. A 4GB card will hold 1, high-resolution images at the highest quality level a 3,K file size. At the highest video settings, a 4GB card can hold 21 minutes, 23 seconds of action. The Canon SD is such a sharp looking little gadget that I didn't hesitate to bring it with me wherever I was going.
Airports, restaurants, the park, the museum, everywhere. It was so fast, I out-dueled an iPhone for a snapshot at a restaurant and was able to capture candids around the table before anyone knew what I was doing. That slim black case really does not scream, "Camera! Like the SD, the Canon SD's flash performance was both smart and strong, holding back for near subjects like the light bulb, and filling the garage with light. And close-up shots were a lot of fun with the Canon SD, too.
The carpenter's pencil shows the minimum depth of field at ISO 75 but it's still sharp enough to show good detail. The gallery also has a few macro shots of flowers that almost look 3D. And it's no harder than using Auto mode or using Program with the Macro focus mode on the Left arrow to get a great close-up. Again, just a caution that if you're examining the full resolution megapixel images on your monitor, scoot your chair back twice as far as usual for a fair appraisal.
Ultimately, the images are a little soft, not quite as sharp as the Canon SD's, but that's frequently the tradeoff when they make the camera this small. Check the print quality below to see whether the Canon SD will work well enough for you. The gallery shot of an SD card illustrates Fish-eye, which can be a fun distortion. Miniature, however, was not as easy to pull off. You need an appropriate subject in an appropriate setting.
The effect merely blurs the top and bottom of the frame, as if you were taking a macro shot of a miniature. The technique is often referred to as tilt-and-shift, but nothing like that is going on here. My best sample was of the band shell at Golden Gate Park. The shots in the park were taken in both Auto and Program modes. I found it necessary to slip into Program to use EV Compensation to save the highlights on many of them.
One example of the problem is the Verdi statue. The first shot is Auto. The second is Program with I evaluated the results in Playback mode by looking at the histograms. The histogram for the Auto shot showed blown highlights they were even blinking in the preview but it also showed that none of the image had made it to black or near black. It was as if the whole histogram had been shifted right, lightening the image. Auto v. Note the blown histogram for Auto top compared to Program with There is a shiny gold object and some dark figures and a dark tree in the image, so it's not as if this were a high key subject.
Its bright colors and appealing size makes the SD IS well-suited for young people and anyone who wants an attractive, slim camera that can be easily transported in a pocket or purse. The SD IS is tapered at the sides and all controls are recessed to allow the camera to easily slide in and out of a pocket.
The most vulnerable part of the camera is the thin, plastic latch for the battery and memory card, located at the bottom. Of course care should always be taken to avoid damaging the 2. The camera body houses a 4x optical zoom lens, mm zoom length mm, 35mm equivalent , which is recessed when not in use, an auto focus assist lamp and the aforementioned flash.
Despite my initial misgivings I really like a zoom ring , I found the toggle worked well. The rear of the camera is dominated by the 2. The SD's color performance is close to accurate, and the results are generally excellent in bright natural lighting. The auto white balance leans toward warm indoors, so you're better off using the appropriate preset for the lighting you're under or using the Custom option though those aren't available when shooting in Auto mode.
Exposure is overall very good; however, highlights will blow out occasionally--typical for this class of camera. There is mild barrel distortion at the camera's widest lens position, mostly on the left side.
Likewise, the lens has very good center sharpness but gets softer on the left side, particularly in the corners. There is no visible pincushion distortion when the lens is fully extended. Purple fringing is at normal amounts with high-contrast subjects.
It's visible when photos are viewed at percent and depending on how sensitive you are to seeing it, can be seen in 8x10 inch prints and larger. This is also pretty typical of point-and-shoots. Video quality is on par with an inexpensive HD pocket video camera and turns jittery when panning.
There's no use of the optical zoom while recording; it's digital only. The increase in resolution certainly doesn't improve photo quality; the camera's shooting performance isn't remarkably better; battery life is still average; and there are no new must-have features. The positives of the previous models remain for the most part, though. Good news if you're after an attractive, easy-to-use ultracompact camera at a good price with very good snapshot photo quality.
Find out more about how we test digital cameras. Joshua Goldman. The Good Tiny, attractive design; well-priced. No marked improvements from previous model. Shooting speed Shorter bars indicate better performance. Nikon Coolpix S 1. Typical continuous-shooting speed Longer bars indicate better performance. See full specs See all prices. Cameras Culture Canon.
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