- Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 29 reviews Back to product review
- My rating: 0 stars
Full user review
-
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
4.0 stars
"An ultra-compact camera with a brilliant 3 inch screen and superb build quality."
Pros: Large wide viewing angle screen, very thin and compact, good quality pictures
Cons: Auto-focus does not work during a movie, no battery indicator on the screen.
Summary: I have owned this camera for a bit over a week and have explored most of its features. It is my third ultra-compact digital camera and overall I am pleased with it.
In most respects I am VERY pleased with it, but one aspect which is very disappointing to me is that auto focus is disabled in movie mode!
I know that many ultra-compacts disable ZOOM in movie mode, (to cut out noise pick-up) but to disable FOCUS as well is very bad and is a real issue for me because I have a need to take close up videos.
In Movie Mode the camera focus's the first frame only so if you change the subject distance after that then you will get a blurry movie.
I use the camera in Manual mode all the time because in Auto mode too many things are disabled. For instance you can't have forced (fill-in) flash, you can't trim the exposure, you can't select a particular ISO value etc.
The auto white balance works well and is the best I have seen, so that is one parameter that doesn't usually need to be fiddled with.
I like the fact that Canon now provide on-screen information about the f-number, ISO, and shutter speed.(This information comes up when the shutter button is half pressed).
I also like it that you can have the camera create automatic FOLDERS for you. I set it to create a new folder each month.
The Face Detect focus mode usually works but doesn't really do anything useful; I leave it turned off.
For awhile I couldn't work out why my flash pictures were quite blurry until I realised that "slow synchro" was turned ON. Leave this OFF unless you are shooting in a fairly darkened situation.
Overall the camera is a joy to use and takes very nice pictures. I wanted an ultra-compact with a big screen and this camera certainly fits the bill and has the renowned Canon build-quality as well.
Where to buy
Canon PowerShot SD750 (black):
$499.98
| store | price | in stock? | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Amazon.com Marketplace
|
$499.98 | Yes |
|
%20user%20review%20and%20rating%20-%20CNET%20Reviews&srcUrl=http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-cameras/canon-powershot-sd750-black/4864-6501_7-32365163-2.html){kind=small}