Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Gold Digital Camera
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"color looks mostly accurate, rather than the usual tendency toward oversaturation that most companies employ to appeal to consumers."...
Imaging-resource.com
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"its images came out super-sharp, clean, and with near-perfect color."...
Pcmag.com
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"Photo quality is very good, but still subject to problems characteristic of point-and-shoot cameras of this size and price."...
Reviews.cnet.com
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"For those of you who are a bit more creative, there are also options for Color accent and Color swap."...
Steves-digicams.com
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"Color accuracy is quite good as well, and the screen seemed very close in presenting overall exposure as well."...
Digitalcamerareview.com
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"It was able to capture the first image in just 1.4 seconds from pressing the power button!"...
Steves-digicams.com
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"Color is somewhat muted in some respects, especially yellows, some of which have a slight green tint."...
Imaging-resource.com
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"the SD780 IS produced far fewer sharp shots, despite its image stabilization."...
Imaging-resource.com
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"Pixel peepers will likely be less inclined to give the SD780 a run given this weak showing, but even so, decent noise control that keeps ISO 1600 images usable for small prints or web display leaves us willing to cut the SD780 just a little slack in this regard."...
Digitalcamerareview.com
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Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Gold Digital Camera
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"The Movie mode is capable of recording at an HD resolution of 720p."...
Reviews.cnet.com
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"the SD780 is high-definition capable, it can record the largest video of any Canon point-and-shooter (1,280 by 720 pixels progressive resolution at 30 frames per second)."...
Pcmag.com
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"This is however in-line with most other compacts offering HD movies, and of course results in more manageable file sizes, not to mention easier playback."...
Cameralabs.com
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"This little camera is capable of capturing 1,280 x 720 pixel movies which you can play on your television or computer later."...
Imaging-resource.com
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"I was very happy to see that Canon has decided to add a High Definition movie mode option to most all of their new consumer models."...
Steves-digicams.com
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Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Gold Digital Camera
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"sharpness and exposure are very impressive for a camera that can fit inside a box of raisins."...
Infosyncworld.com
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"720 pixels progressive resolution"...
Pcmag.com
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"Its shutter lag was decent, too, at 0.4 second in good lighting and 0.6 second in dimmer conditions."...
Reviews.cnet.com
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"I was especially glad to see that that Canon has continued the use of the zoom controls mounted around the shutter release, which offers effortless zooming."...
Steves-digicams.com
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"Lens and Zoom A 3x, moderate-wide to moderate-tele zoom lens was the standard optical choice for several generations of pocket cameras, but advancements in the last year or so have made lenses like the SD780's 33-100mm equivalent zoom somewhat pass."...
Digitalcamerareview.com
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Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Gold Digital Camera
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"I found all the controls and buttons easy to use, and though the SD780 IS was somewhat slippery, I found it about as easy to hold as the SD1000 once I got it under control."...
Imaging-resource.com
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"Buttons are fairly standard on the Canon PowerShot SD780 IS, including a 4-way directional pad with quick functions and three administrative buttons."...
Infosyncworld.com
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"standard 4-way directional pad and button cluster configuration"...
Infosyncworld.com
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"Some may find the buttons a bit too small for their taste, as well."...
Pcmag.com
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"the control buttons are fairly small and may prove difficult for the meaty-handed to use."...
Macworld.com
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"The Canon SD780's Four-way navigator is quite small, requiring me to angle my thumb inward somewhat to press the outer navigation buttons without instead activating the center Function/Set button."...
Imaging-resource.com
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Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Gold Digital Camera
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"I found the battery life of this pack was excellent, allowing me to capture over 160 sample files and conclude almost all of our other tests on a single charge."...
Steves-digicams.com
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Nikon D90 Black SLR Digital Camera
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"Image sharpness is typical of a digital SLR: slightly soft, but they sharpen up well in your favorite image editor."...
Dcresource.com
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"the D90 renders images identical to the $5,000 Nikon D3 . "...
Kenrockwell.com
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"The D90 took well-exposed photos with pleasing, accurate colors. "...
Dcresource.com
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"In good light, ISO 3200 is shockingly clean, with even the "high" ISO 6400 being very usable. "...
Dcresource.com
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"Like the similarly specified screen on Canon's EOS 50D , images and videos look great, and it works well in all but the harshest lighting conditions."...
Cnet.com.au
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"The colors are nice and saturated, though not over-the-top like Nikon's cheaper D-SLRs."...
Dcresource.com
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"You can select low, medium, or high levels of D-Lighting, and keep in mind that this feature may bring out some noise in your images."...
Dcresource.com
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"In daylight at f/.4, you can get poor images that flicker in and out slowly. "...
Kenrockwell.com
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"Noise and noise reduction artifacting are more prevalent at ISO 1600, though small to midsize prints can still be produced, especially if you shoot RAW."...
Dcresource.com
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Nikon D90 Black SLR Digital Camera
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"Video quality is very good, though some might be frustrated that the D90 doesn't shoot full 1080p video."...
Macworld.com
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"Playback works great, with all the usual Nikon tricks.
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Kenrockwell.com
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"The video feature is easy to use, but if you're accustomed to shooting video with a point-and-shoot camera, you'll have to think a little differently."...
Macworld.com
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"The Nikon D90 is notable for being the first digital SLR to shoot video (in HD, no less), a nice extra for an already quite capable shooter."...
Review.zdnet.com
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"High motion scenes are quite choppy and edge detail can become rather jagged too, but given that it's a part-time, nice-to-have-but-not-essential feature on a still camera, we weren't expecting high-def camcorder video quality."...
Cnet.com.au
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"Nikon doesn't seem to have put sufficient video processing smarts into the camera to properly render video"...
Reviews.cnet.com
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Nikon D90 Black SLR Digital Camera
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"Nikon claims new, more advanced noise reduction processing on the D90; if so, the extra two megapixels of resolution will be a nice addition."...
Imaging-resource.com
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"The 11-point 3D-tracking AF mode is nice, as long as your subject moves in predictable ways."...
Reviews.cnet.com
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"the D90 combines the RGB sensor's overall color information with the results of its scene matching to do a more intelligent job of light source identification."...
Imaging-resource.com
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"You can shoot as fast as you can compose the next shot. "...
Dcresource.com
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"The bad: Middling kit lens. poor HDMI output implementation."...
Reviews.cnet.com
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"Focusing speeds are good if you're using the viewfinder, but very slow in live view mode."...
Dcresource.com
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"Rolling shutter problem when shooting video.."...
Macworld.com
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"The rotation sensor is worse then the D3; it's not unusual for it to get fooled."...
Kenrockwell.com
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Nikon D90 Black SLR Digital Camera
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"if you know how to shoot Nikon, the D90 will be the easiest camera yet. "...
Kenrockwell.com
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"the new LCD, identical to the one on Nikon's $5,000 D3, is incredible, and the expanded Picture Control options let me get state-of-the art image performance in a $999 camera."...
Kenrockwell.com
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"I really enjoy shooting with the camera; it's comfortable to hold, "...
Reviews.cnet.com
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"This LCD is exceptional, and while it's still not good enough to accurately gauge focus, its brightness and clearness is a joy to work with."...
Macworld.com
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"The screen hasn't just grown in size since the D80 -- it now supports live view. "...
Dcresource.com
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"The My Menu feature is handy, especially for getting at custom settings that normally require a lot of button mashing to access."...
Dcresource.com
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"The D90 has a good-sized grip, and is comfortable to hold in your hands. "...
Dcresource.com
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"The door covering the battery compartment is of average quality. "...
Dcresource.com
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"It will be very difficult to track and predict motion and action, since what you're seeing on the LCD already is history by the time you see it."...
Kenrockwell.com
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Nikon D90 Black SLR Digital Camera
Canon Powershot SX10 IS Black Digital Camera
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"The two-tone gunmetal and black color scheme is quite alluring and the chrome shutter button and zoom toggle combo are not only flashy, but also ergonomically placed and easy to use."...
Infosyncworld.com
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"As usual, this photo gives you a good illustrate of the effect of barrel distortion."...
Dcresource.com
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"The results couldn't be more clear: the photo taken with image stabilization is much sharper."...
Dcresource.com
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"I've written something similar to this for the last few Canon reviews, and here it is again: keep the light levels up and the ISO sensitivity down, and you'll get very nice results from the PowerShot SX10."...
Dcresource.com
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"It's becoming apparent that the Canon PowerShot SX10 only likes dim lighting with minimal contrast."...
Infosyncworld.com
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"The ISO 1600 shot is pretty noisy, and should be used in desperate circumstances only."...
Dcresource.com
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Canon Powershot SX10 IS Black Digital Camera
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"the resulting Quicktime-format movies look good, though there was an audible clicking sound if we changed the zoom level while filming."...
Computershopper.com
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Canon Powershot SX10 IS Black Digital Camera
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"This flash is fairly powerful, with a working range
of 0.5 - 5.2 m at wide-angle, and 1.0 - 2.8 m at telephoto."...
Dcresource.com
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"Purple fringing levels were moderate on this super zoom camera, and the camera's digital redeye removal does a good job -- assuming that it finds your eyes in the first place."...
Dcresource.com
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"This flash is fairly powerful, with a working range
of 0.5 - 5.2 m at wide-angle, and 1.0 - 2.8 m at telephoto."...
Dcresource.com
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"The manual controls on the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS are excellent, offering a Shutter Speed range of 15 – 1/3200 seconds and an Aperture range of f/2.8 – f/5.7."...
Infosyncworld.com
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"enormously popular PowerShot S5 ultra zoom digital camera"...
Dcresource.com
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"Canon's manual Focus is great, magnifying the center portion of the LCD screen and allowing the shooter to adjust the focal length via a slider bar on the right hand side of the screen."...
Infosyncworld.com
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"the resolution remains unchanged at 640 x 480, 30 frames/second (the PowerShot SX1, mentioned at the start of the review, offers an HD movie mode)."...
Dcresource.com
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Canon Powershot SX10 IS Black Digital Camera
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"Navigation on the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS is superb and the versatility of the spinning Set wheel is the core pulse within the interface."...
Infosyncworld.com
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"It's also great for crowd shots, allowing you to raise the camera up as far as you can reach and tilt the LCD downward."...
Infosyncworld.com
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"A rotating LCD may seem a bit gimmicky at first, but once
you've tried one, it's hard to go back."...
Dcresource.com
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Canon Powershot SX10 IS Black Digital Camera
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"The door over the battery compartment is fairly sturdy,
and has a locking mechanism."...
Dcresource.com
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"The battery life was average on the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS, and starts to tank when you get zoom and menu happy."...
Infosyncworld.com
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Canon Powershot G10 Black Digital Camera
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"The focused portions of the plant are rendered with extreme detail and the colors look beautiful."...
Infosyncworld.com
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"Color balance is slightly warm using the Auto white balance setting, but really quite impressive."...
Imaging-resource.com
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"Print quality is quite excellent from the Canon G10's images, with good color."...
Imaging-resource.com
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"The colors are nice
and saturated, and the subject is sharp."...
Dcresource.com
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"Low ISO print sizes still look good and sharp printed at 16x20 inches, and are usable at 20x30."...
Imaging-resource.com
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"Our PowerShot G10 images looked great, but certain images exhibited a fair amount of noise and compression artifacts at full resolution."...
Infosyncworld.com
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"the ISO 80 JPEG images look great at 16x20 inches, and are usable at 20x30 straight out of the camera; sharpening and processing from RAW can sharpen things up considerably at all ISO settings."...
Imaging-resource.com
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"It is impossible to compose pictures with no junk on the LCD; there is always at least an annoying exposure compensation (even if set to zero) and meter mode icon superimposed on your image as you compose."...
Kenrockwell.com
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Canon Powershot G10 Black Digital Camera
Canon Powershot G10 Black Digital Camera
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"The addition of Servo AF is nice as well, but it's odd to use while holding the camera out for LCD view, and unlike on an SLR, there's no focus-area confirmation in the G10's viewfinder."...
Reviews.cnet.com
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"Exposure is great here as well, but we lose out on some motion because of the slower shutter speed."...
Infosyncworld.com
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"Optical quality is quite good, especially considering the extremely high 14.7-megapixel resolution, with only moderate softening in the corners."...
Imaging-resource.com
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"Detail is one thing the Canon G10's large, high-resolution sensor is quite good at capturing."...
Imaging-resource.com
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"The optical viewfinder is relatively large and distortion-free, making it quite usable."...
Reviews.cnet.com
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"The sensor is so tiny in compact cameras that even the slightest loss of sharpness is obvious."...
Kenrockwell.com
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"the shutter
release button remain too small for my taste."...
Dcresource.com
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"the G10 flash exposure is horrible, as with other compacts."...
Kenrockwell.com
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Canon Powershot G10 Black Digital Camera
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"The camera menus are easy to navigate after a few peeks at the manual."...
Pcworld.com
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"The 3-inch LCD is big and bright, but sucks quite a bit of power; the camera's 1050mAh battery is only rated for 400 shots with it on but 1,000 without it."...
Reviews.cnet.com
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Canon Powershot G10 Black Digital Camera
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