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8 out of 8 people found this review helpful
3.5 stars
"Great compact camera, but beware of easily breakable viewfinder"
Pros: Fast, compact camera
Cons: LCD breaks easily, battery does not indicate level until nearly empty
Summary: I love this camera. I've owned The SD300, and SD400 and finally this one. My only problem with this line of elphs is that the LCD is fragile and prone to breaking if you are not careful. I would suggest purchasing a hard case for it.
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I got the SD450 for school after using my wife's SD200 for months. I have been recommending it to everyone I know who's looking for a solid supercompact performer. Two weeks ago my screen stopped working one day, which suprized me because I always carry it on my belt in it's leather Canon hardcase (PSC-90), and it is never out of the case longer than it takes to power-up, take the picture and powerdown.
Since I was traveling far from home at the time, and confirmed that the camera still took great pictures by reviewing my SD card on a SD200 camera, I covered the nonfunctional screen with some cardboard and used the optical viewfinder instead. With a little trial and error I learned how to turn off the flash with a few button presses, and realized the movie mode still worked.
Of course it only took photos and movies at the last settings before the screen went bad, but I was able to continue using the camera for the remaining 2 weeks of my trip, and the pictures still came out great. My biggest disappointment was that I no longer could make sound memos.
It's too bad that an otherwise great product is marred by Canon's unwillingness to recognize and address the screen cracking flaw. -
I got the SD450 for school after using my wife's SD200 for months. I have been recommending it to everyone I know who's looking for a solid supercompact performer. Two weeks ago my screen stopped working one day, which suprized me because I always carry it on my belt in it's leather Canon hardcase (PSC-90), and it is never out of the case longer than it takes to power-up, take the picture and powerdown.
Since I was traveling far from home at the time, and confirmed that the camera still took great pictures by reviewing my SD card on a SD200 camera, I covered the nonfunctional screen with some cardboard and used the optical viewfinder instead. With a little trial and error I learned how to turn off the flash with a few button presses, and realized the movie mode still worked.
Of course it only took photos and movies at the last settings before the screen went bad, but I was able to continue using the camera for the remaining 2 weeks of my trip, and the pictures still came out great. My biggest disappointment was that I no longer could make sound memos.
It's too bad that an otherwise great product is marred by Canon's unwillingness to recognize and address the screen cracking flaw. -
I agree with swwebb's comment that the SD200, SD300, and SD400 were plagued with problems with the LCD screen breaking, but it is important to note that those cameras use the same 2.0 inch LCD screen with manufacturing errors (clear because they all crack on the bottom right corner). Even though Canon will not admit it, they have corrected the mistake and are now using a new 2.5 LCD screen for the SD450 which does not have the same problem with random cracking, making it much safer to buy. So don't be afraid of this one!
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Canon PowerShot SD450:
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