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Canon PowerShot SD450 Digital ELPH

  • 5 Megapixels
  • 3 X Optical Zoom , 4 X Digital Zoom
  • Ultra-Compact / Mini Digital Camera
  • 2.5 in LCD Screen
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars (23 reviews)
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    User review from

    Shopzilla

    • Product Rating: 5 star(s) Great Little Camera
      by woody, Feb. 23, 2007
    • Pros: Small compact easy to carry and use with great results
    • Cons: limited flash
    • Has Owned Product: 1 year
    • Comments:
      This camera is the nicest compact point and shoot camera I have owned. Keep in mind that it is a compact point and shoot camera. Don't expect it to have all the features of a larger point and shoot camera, let alone an SLR. If you want a camera to have...
     

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    Shopzilla

    • Product Rating: 5 star(s) Amazing Ultra Compact. Beats all the rest.
      by recoil, May. 1, 2006
    • Pros: Small, Ease of use, LCD, OVF,
    • Cons: Slightly heavy, no dock.
    • Has Owned Product: 2 months
    • Comments:
      Researched quite a bit before buying this.Prime contenders, Nikon S6, Casio Z60. Am totally pleased with my purchase. Amazing picture quality. Great pictures in all situations. Not a great flash, but there is a possibility to click at long exposures (...
     

    User review from

    Shopzilla

    • Product Rating: 4 star(s) great camera!
      by Online Shopper, Feb. 9, 2006
    • Pros: compact, light, easy to use, long battery life
    • Cons: fragile lcd screen
    • Has Owned Product: 2 weeks
    • Comments:
      I just purchased a Canon SD450. This is my first Canon camera and I'm really impressed. All of my pictures turn out true to life! The colors are true, and the extra large LCD screen makes it really easy to playback my pictures so I know whether or not I...
     

    Professional review from

    asia.cnet.com

    • Product Rating: 3.7 star(s) Canon Digital IXUS 55
      by David D. Busch
    • Pros: Ultracompact design; long battery life; excellent burst capabilities; low shutter lag; versatile movie mode.
    • Cons: Few manual controls or scene modes; image quality is far from stellar.
    • Comments:
      Decent image quality and a well-rounded snapshot feature set make the high-performance ultracompact Canon Digital IXUS 55 one of the better choices in the current IXUS lineup. ...
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    Professional review from

    laptopmag.com

    • Product Rating: 4.5 star(s) Canon PowerShot SD450 Digital Elph
      by Dave Johnson
    • Pros: Tiny yet user-friendly design Excellent still image and video quality • Good battery life
    • Cons: No Shutter Priority mode
    • Comments:
      Canon reclaims the pocket digicam throne. ...
    • Read full review at laptopmag.com
     

    Professional review from

    pcmag.com

    • Product Rating: 4 star(s) Canon PowerShot SD450 Digital Elph
      by Terry Sullivan
    • Pros: Quick performance and excellent image quality. Unique "My Color" feature. Sleek and very portable.
    • Cons: A little tricky to operate with larger hands. Menus could be improved. No manual settings.
    • Comments:
      Megapixels: 5, Included Memory Amount: 16 MB, Included Memory: On Board, Media Format: Secure Digital, Maximum Reso... ...
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    Professional review from

    itp.net

    • Product Rating: 5 star(s) Product Reviews: Canon Digital Ixus 55
      by Jason Saundalkar
    • Comments:
      Getting down to business, the Canon captured the best pictures by far. Even using the auto setting, we noticed no exposure problems at all and the 55 goes about its business without making you wait for very long between shots. As the camera lacks on-board...
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    Professional review from

    alaTest.com

    • Review Summary of the Canon Powershot SD450 / IXUS 55
      by alaTEST Team
    • Pros: Quick performance; excellent image quality; ultracompact design; long battery life
    • Cons: It could be a little bit tricky to operate with larger hands; the camera has no manual settings.
    • Read full review at alaTest.com
     

    Professional review from

    dpreview.com

    • Product Rating: 4 star(s) Canon Powershot SD450
      by Simon Joinson
    • Pros: Very good resolution, Incredibly slim, compact design, Beautifully built and all-metal construction, Excellent color and white balance in most situations, Manual (custom) white balance, Good exposure and generally very reliable focus (using single-point A
    • Cons: Fairly strong purple fringing, Some dynamic range issues (common to cameras using this sensor), Some edge and corner softness at wide angle/max aperture, Battery life when using LCD, No exposure information in record mode except when camera shake is an is
    • Comments:
      Announced in August 2005, the SD450 (which goes by the name of Digital IXUS 55 in Europe) is the latest in a long line of ultra-compact 'ELPH' or 'IXUS' cameras stretching back to early 2000 (and a lot farther back than that in the film camera world). Ess...
     

    Professional review from

    digital photography blog

    • Canon PowerShot SD450 (IXUS 55)
      by Darren
    • Comments:
      The Canon Powershot SD450 (also known as the Canon IXUS 55) is a 5.0 megapixel digital camera with a 3x Optical Zoom lens and 2.5 inch LCD. It features DIGIC II processing, SD card and cool feature that rotates the image when you display it depending upon...
    • Read full review at digital photography blog
     

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