Comments on: Canon PowerShot SD850 http://www.screamingink.com/2008/03/canon_powershot/ Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:44:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.screamingink.com/2008/03/canon_powershot/comment-page-1/#comment-27 admin Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:21:18 +0000 http://www.screamingink.com/wordpress/2008/03/27/19/#comment-27 Damn my obsession with purses! Work horse is an understatement. Damn my obsession with purses!

Work horse is an understatement.

]]> By: heather http://www.screamingink.com/2008/03/canon_powershot/comment-page-1/#comment-25 heather Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:38:08 +0000 http://www.screamingink.com/wordpress/2008/03/27/19/#comment-25 yeah but if you got the SD1000 you couldn't carry it in your purse! The SD850 sounds like a solid work horse :) yeah but if you got the SD1000 you couldn’t carry it in your purse! The SD850 sounds like a solid work horse :)

]]> By: admin http://www.screamingink.com/2008/03/canon_powershot/comment-page-1/#comment-23 admin Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:33:54 +0000 http://www.screamingink.com/wordpress/2008/03/27/19/#comment-23 I seriously debated getting the SD1000, but it apparently has a really sensitive power button that tends to cause the lens to open in bad places...like a purse or a pocket. The problem with that is that apparently there's no mechanism in the camera to stop the lens motor from continuing to open, when it can't in a small space like that, so the motor basically burns itself out. Canon apparently won't cover the damage under warranty, so that's money out of your pocket. I didn't read about any similar problems with the SD850. After comparing it with the other SD models, it seemed like the best deal: fairly cheap, no weird lens distortion (like on the wide angle lenses), decent megapixel (we don't do a lot of large prints), and pretty positive reviews on CNET and Amazon. That said, the SD1000 is a pretty nice looking camera!! I seriously debated getting the SD1000, but it apparently has a really sensitive power button that tends to cause the lens to open in bad places…like a purse or a pocket. The problem with that is that apparently there’s no mechanism in the camera to stop the lens motor from continuing to open, when it can’t in a small space like that, so the motor basically burns itself out. Canon apparently won’t cover the damage under warranty, so that’s money out of your pocket.

I didn’t read about any similar problems with the SD850. After comparing it with the other SD models, it seemed like the best deal: fairly cheap, no weird lens distortion (like on the wide angle lenses), decent megapixel (we don’t do a lot of large prints), and pretty positive reviews on CNET and Amazon.

That said, the SD1000 is a pretty nice looking camera!!

]]> By: heather http://www.screamingink.com/2008/03/canon_powershot/comment-page-1/#comment-19 heather Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:40:26 +0000 http://www.screamingink.com/wordpress/2008/03/27/19/#comment-19 Almost all of the photos at http://www.halo5.net/gallery/ are taken with a Canon PowerShot. The early ones are taken with the PowerShot s400. I have since gotten a PowerShot SD550 and given the s400 to Darrell who takes it to work and on his overseas trips. I won't cry if it falls out of the helicopter! I did see the PowerShot SD1000 yesterday and deemed it drool-worthy! Almost all of the photos at http://www.halo5.net/gallery/ are taken with a Canon PowerShot. The early ones are taken with the PowerShot s400. I have since gotten a PowerShot SD550 and given the s400 to Darrell who takes it to work and on his overseas trips. I won’t cry if it falls out of the helicopter! I did see the PowerShot SD1000 yesterday and deemed it drool-worthy!

]]> By: admin http://www.screamingink.com/2008/03/canon_powershot/comment-page-1/#comment-5 admin Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:02:36 +0000 http://www.screamingink.com/wordpress/2008/03/27/19/#comment-5 Thanks for the comment Heather! Do you take all the pictures of your house with the Powershot? Which models do you have? Thanks for the comment Heather! Do you take all the pictures of your house with the Powershot? Which models do you have?

]]> By: heather http://www.screamingink.com/2008/03/canon_powershot/comment-page-1/#comment-4 heather Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:14:17 +0000 http://www.screamingink.com/wordpress/2008/03/27/19/#comment-4 I love my Cannon Powershots! I have two older ones and they have always been fantastic. My mom is looking for a new camera; I will recommend this one to her. Thanks for your review! I love my Cannon Powershots! I have two older ones and they have always been fantastic. My mom is looking for a new camera; I will recommend this one to her. Thanks for your review!

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