Canon SD980IS Reviews
A really nice camera, with a few shortcomings,
By Radu Privantu
The SD980 camera is pretty small, and will fit in almost any pocket. Because it doesn’t have any significant protrusions, it is easy to take it out of the pocket without accidentally pulling out other things as well. It feels good in the hand, and I personally don’t have a problem with the lack of a hand grip or viewfinder. The body is almost all metal, and has a nice feel.
As good as it gets with a pocket digital camera,
By The Count “Techno Geek / Computer Nerd”
I guess i was one of the few early buyers to get one of these before they sold out, now it’s a 2 week plus wait time. first let me make it absolutely clear: if you expect ANY pocket sized digital camera to produce the same results as a $500+ SLR you are in for a disappointment. just cannot be done. its all in the size and quality of the lens, forget about the megapixels…
the canon was directly compared by me to an similarly priced, and basically feature equal sony cybershot t-900. both have a gazillion features, 12 megapixels, large touchscreen, etc. BUT the canon does produce more detailed pictures. once again, nothing like a pentax K100 or nikon D40, but better than the sony. the shortfall was especially apparent when cropping pictures. but as long as you are using the camera to print out 4×6, you will probably be very happy with either. love the styling with the sony, the canon’s look is somewhat frumpy. my daughter said it looks like a cell phone..