^ Technically speaking 35mm is the upper limit for "wide angle", but pretty much EVERY camera out there made in the last 20 years is 35mm. Therefore in my books, 35mm is NORMAL.

Maybe I should've specified then. This camera doesn't have anything less than 35mm, such as 28mm. Therefore the pictures it takes are no wider than my 2001 camera.

And I'm hoping you don't go around bragging you have a wide angle 35mm camera because people are going to laugh at you.

^ What you look at for wide angle lens is the focal length, not what you bolded.

For a lens to be considered wide angle in 35mm film format, it must be between 24mm and 35mm.

^ Thank you. Finally, someone who knows what they're talking about.

I can't imagine how many people ran into the stores buying a camera with a "widescreen" aspect (which is what I bolded) thinking they had wide angle.

For the Apples to Apples comparison, you have to look at the "35mm equivalent" specs. This camera doesn't go below 35mm.

So Best Buy smartened up and dropped their price to $99.99 too!!
More stock to buy from!

Went to bestbuy at metro, they didn't even have the thing on display.
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Yes they did. The blue camera on the right side by the camcorders. Retarded placement imo.

yup i was there at 430
bought 2 blue ones

just ask one of the employees

What other colors were there? BESIDES pink lol was there dark grey and silver?

no a 50mm is a normal or a 1:1 lens. (on a FF body)

a 24mm-35mm is wide

anything below 24mm is considered an UWA.

the lens was made for a smaller sensor, so after sensor FOV multiplier it is 35mm - 105 (or whatever the top end of the lens is).

i circled the display a few times, didn't see it.

Chill out. I put it in "quotations" with an LOL.

^ Thread is turning into more win

Got a chance to try out the Camera today.
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RlBlRdp4hCE/TA...0/DSC_2154.JPG



Following pics are directly from the SD1200.

A bit strange on the purple recreation. Couldn't quite get it to look right even after playing with the WB.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RlBlRdp4hCE/TA...0/IMG_0024.JPG

Here are some snaps:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RlBlRdp4hCE/TA...2/IMG_0036.JPG

ISO 80:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RlBlRdp4hCE/TA...0/IMG_0042.JPG

ISO 1600: A bit of noise, but acceptable. The DiGIC 4 processor seems to handle noise a bit better than previous Canon P&S. I believe the sensor is a tad larger than previous gen Canons. Since the Camera is "only 10MP", each pixel is a bit more sensitive to light than high MP point and shoots. It's a little less grainy than my friend's SD780 @ ISO1600.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RlBlRdp4hCE/TA...0/IMG_0045.JPG


Decent job @ low light..(for a P&S)
ISO 400, 1/8s, IS on.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RlBlRdp4hCE/TA...0/IMG_0038.JPG

Macro is one of the camera's strongpoints:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RlBlRdp4hCE/TA...0/IMG_0079.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RlBlRdp4hCE/TA...0/IMG_0120.JPG

The Image Stabilization works pretty good. This was @ 1/4s. <- Yea wtf?

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RlBlRdp4hCE/TA...0/IMG_0116.JPG

For the negatives, you really can't expect much at this price range. It has a rather plastic-y feel which can be somewhat annoying. If you have big pudgy fingers, you won't be pleased with the buttons. My only main gripe with the camera is that there isn't timelapse. No HD video is kind of a bummer, but again, not complaining because of the price. A second annoyance is the camera's slider to change from "Auto, Program, Video". I find it way too finicky and I always overshoot P because the switch moves so easily. I never shoot Auto, so switching between video and Program took more effort than necessary.



On the positive side of things, its super lightweight.. it's cheap (so you can be a big rough with it, use it a backup camera for whatever), and if it breaks it's not the end of the world. The camera itself is also very small. The intelligent auto feature works really well. It was really good at detecting faces and auto switches to Macro mode when you are trying to shoot something close. The Image Stabilization was very effective (usable images at 1/8s and 1/4s which really surprised me) Noise at ISO 1600 was noticeable, but not terrible.


Overall verdict:
This camera's not bad, for $96. It performs ok and it's easy to use. It sorta reminds me of the old SD400, especially with the useless viewfinder. I plan on just using the thing to take 640x480 30FPS video, and still have my SLR for 95% of the other shots I plan to take. For people who don't give a crap about photos and just want to turn on, take photo, turn off, it's a perfect camera. If I paid $179 for this thing I would be slightly underwhelmed. But for $96, it does the job, and you let the negatives points slide. Perfect 'stocking stuffer' type gift. Hope that helps anyone decide.. (since now BB and FS are selling them for the sale price too).

Canon's the P&S king. After almost a decade of making these ELPH P&S, they've pretty much perfected the formula and figured out how to make these things for cheap, user friendly, and packed with decent features, although if you want Time Lapse, true Wide-angle lens;), HD video, more solid build quality, 3.0" LCD, you'll have to pay more.

Thanks for the review, I felt the same way about this camera.

Couple of things though.

This seems to be a canon thing, but anything that's ISO400 or more, it produces alot of noise in the photos.

But if you're nit picky about the features, then this isn't the camera for you.

As for a P&S on the go, it definitely does the job well.

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/6979/img0020wh.jpg

here's a quick macro shot

Agreed. If you want better noise handling, better to look at the S90, or the G11, but those are at about 4x pricier. This will definitely be the camera I take when I go snowboarding, or kayaking.