Canon looked to the very first ELPH for inspiration when designing the PowerShot SD1000 Digital ELPH, and came up with a quintessential iteration of the icon: slim, clean-lined and fully flat. Inside, the SD1000 Digital ELPH looks only to the future: 7.1 megapixels, a 3x optical zoom and advanced DIGIC III ensure top-quality images, while focus is fast and sharp and red-eye is automatically corrected. The large and more colorful LCD screen now has a tough, anti-reflective coating that makes it as durable as it is beautiful.
Price Range: $400
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Canon looked to the very first ELPH for inspiration when designing the PowerShot SD1000 Digital ELPH, and came up with a quintessential iteration of the icon: slim, clean-lined and fully flat. Inside, the SD1000 Digital ELPH looks only to the future: 7.1 megapixels, a 3x optical zoom and advanced DIGIC III ensure top-quality images, while focus is fast and sharp and red-eye is automatically corrected. The large and more colorful LCD screen now has a tough, anti-reflective coating that makes it as durable as it is beautiful..
MPN: PowerShot SD1000
Family Line: Canon PowerShot
Weight: 0.28 lb.
Image Sensor Type: CCD
Resolution: 7.4 Megapixel
Optical Zoom: 3x
Camera Type: Ultra-Compact
Interchangeable Lens: Not Interchangeable Lenses
Optical Zoom: 3x
35mm Zoom Lens: 35 - 105 mm
Digital Zoom: 4x
Focus Type: Autofocus
Focus Range: 12 in. to Infinity (w)
Macro Focus Range: 1.2 - 19.2 in. (w) / 12 - 19.2 in. (t)
Focal Length: 5.8 - 17.4 mm
Camera Resolution: 7.4 Megapixel
Image Resolutions: 640 x 480, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 3072 x 2304, 3072 x 1728
Video Resolutions: 320 x 240 (QVGA), 640 x 480 (VGA), 160 x 120
Video Speed: 30 fps
Video Format: AVI, Motion JPEG
Aperture Range: f2.8/f4.9 (w/t)
Shutter Speed: 15 - 1.3 sec
White Balance: Auto, Manual, Daylight / Sunny (Preset), Cloudy (Preset), Fluorescent (Preset), Tungsten (Preset)
Frames Per Second: 1.7 Frames
Memory Type: Multimedia Card, SD Card, SDHC Card
Compression Modes: Fine, SuperFine, Normal
Compression Type: JPEG, EXIF 2.2, DPOF 1.1
File Size (High Res.): 2.97 MB (43 images on 128MB card)
File Size (Low Res.): 0.08 MB (about 1,600 images on 128MB card)
ISO Speeds: Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 80
Flash Type: Built-In
Flash Functions: Flash Off, Auto Flash, Red-eye Reduction Flash, Slow Sync, Forced On
Viewfinder: Optical
LCD Panel: With LCD Panel
LCD Panel Size: 2.5 in.
LCD Screen Resolution: 230,000 pixels
LCD Protected Position: Without LCD Protected Position
Interface Type: USB 2.0
Video Interface: Video Out
Battery Type: Proprietary Lithium
Battery Life: 210 Images
Self Timer: 2 Sec., 10 Sec.
Built-in Microphone: With Built-in Microphone
Width: 3.38 in.
Depth: 0.76 in.
Height: 2.11 in.
Weight: 0.28 lb.
Included Accessories: Software, USB Cable, Video Cable, Hand Strap, 32 MB Memory Card, Lithium Battery, Battery Charger, Audio Cable
Release Date: March, 2007
Product ID: 40940649
Excellent Camera
Author's Rating:
I've had the SD1000 for a couple of years now and have been very satisfied with its performance. Its small size is particularly convenient for vacations. Solidly constructed, good photographic features and easily transfers images to my computer.
Sep 30, 2008
Wonderful Little Beauty
Author's Rating:
This is a great camera, with high quality pictures and very easy to use functionality. It shoots nice and fast! It's also very compact which makes it easy to carry around in purses and pockets. I've never had a problem with this camera for the past year and a half and I can confidently say that it's an excellent multi-purpose camera for the casual photographer. The only thing that might deter people is that because of how small it is, it can be very_hard to keep it stable and reduce blurriness when taking pictures without flash or taking night pictures in which case I'd recommend a stand. Overall a good buy!
Sep 29, 2008
Just what I wanted & needed in a camera
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I love this camera, and I will keep this short. I love to travel, do photography, and I am a seller on Amazon & eBay. This camera works on so many levels, and is perfect for what I do. Its multiple shooting features offer something for everyone, and there are so many ways to alter an image that you take. Highly recommended to anyone!
Sep 18, 2008
Love it
Author's Rating:
I've had my camera for a while now. I get compliments on my pictures all the time. And I keep discovering things this camera can do.. (I hate reading operating manuals..)
It's ease to use. The zoom is awesome.
I highly recommend this camera!
Sep 15, 2008
best camera for a great price
Author's Rating:
When I was shopping for cameras, of course, i wanted the best, easiest to use, for the best price. This camera takes excellent photos, and has many great photo options, including selective color! The digital Macro setting for taking close up shots (ex. flowers, bugs, jewelry) is the best ive ever seen on any point and shoot camera.
Great for college kids, or someone just needing a nice point and shoot camera. Highly recommended!
Sep 11, 2008
cute size, bad canon quality
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I'd like to say this was a happy camera to be with, but after a few months it petered out with the dreaded 'lens error'. I decided to write a review because i think there has got to be a bug in the price, i bought mine dec 07 and it was 170 bucks brand new. 300+ for this hunk of crap? I have a 450 that has withstood snow, sand, dirt, and rocks for several years with barely a mark. This one wasn't even close to a beach when the lens got stuck and wouldn't retract.. Canon needs to install a force sensing circuit on their bellows claw so that the motor doesn't jump the track when its got a lens obstruction. It wasn't the case on mine, but the it still would help.
Sep 03, 2008
Great for concert video
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I have snuck this little wonder and other Canon SD cameras into the following concerts and have captured wonderful quality video: Rush, Heaven And Hell, Testament, Slayer, Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquillity, Iron Maiden and Megadeth. Canon Powershot SD cameras are capable of taking excellent video with clear (although mono) sound. When burned onto dvd and viewed on a tv, the colors simply pop off the screen. For those of you interested in capturing your own concert memories, always pack a Canon.
Sep 01, 2008
Best in it class.
Author's Rating:
Small, comfortable, great pictures, easy to use, awesome vids for it's kind. Overall a winner.
Aug 31, 2008
Essential Camera
Author's Rating:
I love this camera because it's so small that I can take it anywhere, even in a very small purse or even a clutch. I've had it for just under a year and have yet to experience a problem. It's lightweight and sleek and comes packed with different modes and functions. The only thing I can say about this camera that bothers me is that it takes a bit of fiddling for it to capture dark skin tones indoors without the aid of flash. The 'dark skin' setting actually hasn't been a help. But otherwise, this camera is ace. It takes beautiful pictures outside and does well in low light/mood lighting.
The video it captures is very utilitarian but it has colour modes and sound which is really all that a very point-and-shoot camera needs.
Best parts: comes with battery and charger (no fussing with AAAs), very streamlined and compact, many functions, great colours
Cons: some adjusting needed for darker skin, if viewfinder gets dusty it stays dusty (on the inside!)
Aug 28, 2008
Great Camera, video feature is the best
Author's Rating:
This is a great overall camera for our family for a great deal. It is small, feels relatively sturdy compared to my previous cameras, and has all the basic feasture that I need in a camera. It also has good battery life, and you can easily purchase spare rechargeably batteries on Ebay. Since it has so many features, sometimes its difficult to get to what you want quickly, but I think Canon did the best they could.
The one feature that I was most pleased with was the video feature which was important to me because I have kids. It takes decent video even indoors at night when you just have regular lamp lighting. My previous camera - Kodak C743 - couldn't take a proper video unless you were in sunlight.
Videos are saved in AVI format, making them easier to edit instead of Quicktime on my old camera which was impossible to edit. You can also adjust if you want 15 or 30 fps and at high or low quality pixels. One thing to note is that if you record at 30 fps with high quality, then be prepared to need a lot of disk space. I normally record at 15 fps in low quality to save disk space and I think its good enough.
Aug 26, 2008
Great Camera, video feature is the best
Author's Rating:
This is a great overall camera for our family for a great deal. It is small, feels relatively sturdy compared to my previous cameras, and has all the basic feasture that I need in a camera. It also has good battery life, and you can easily purchase spare rechargeably batteries on Ebay. Since it has so many features, sometimes its difficult to get to what you want quickly, but I think Canon did the best they could.
The one feature that I was most pleased with was the video feature which was important to me because I have kids. It takes decent video even indoors at night when you just have regular lamp lighting. My previous camera - Kodak C743 - couldn't take a proper video unless you were in sunlight.
Videos are saved in AVI format, making them easier to edit instead of Quicktime on my old camera which was impossible to edit. You can also adjust if you want 15 or 30 fps and at high or low quality pixels. One thing to note is that if you record at 30 fps with high quality, then be prepared to need a lot of disk space. I normally record at 15 fps in low quality to save disk space and I think its good enough.
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