Canon SD790 IS offers “powerful features, inimitable style and an eye opening view”
By Arnold Zafra
The Canon Powershot SD790 IS is a point-and-shoot digital camera designed for camera enthusiasts looking for a stylish camera with a good feature set.
Priced at US$349.99 the Powershot SD790 IS offers a cool, substantial look and feel with its solid, yet streamlined, chiseled design.
According to Canon, the Powershot SD790 IS features a quick and easy-to-use multi-control dial.
Key features include:
- 10.0 Megapixels, 1/ 2.3” CCD
- Macro allows photography from 3-50cm (W), 30-50cm (T)
- 3x optical zoom
- Focal length 6.2-18.6mm f/2.8-4.9 (35mm film equivalent: 35-105mm)
- 8-1600 ISO (sensitivity)
- 3.0” TFT LCD screen (230,000 pixels)
- 330 shots per battery charge
- Takes SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card MEDIA
- Solid, chiseled design body
- 155 grams
- Dimensions of 91.6 mm x 56.8 mm x 20.9 mm (W x H x D)
- Improved Face Detection Technology, Motion Detection Technology, DIGIC II processor
What the manufacturer says:
The PowerShot SD790 IS Digital ELPH offers impressive core technologies. The 10.0-megapixel CCD gives you extraordinary flexibility in cropping and enlarging: the detail and resolution are so fine that you can take any part of an image and enlarge it with confidence. The 3x optical zoom can more than handle your everyday shooting.
What users and reviewers are saying:
“SD790 IS offers superior image quality and easily earns our Editors’ Choice.”-PC Mag.com
“PowerShot SD790 IS Digital ELPH camera continues to provide intelligent, easy-to-use features, resulting in fantastic photos.”- Let’s Go Digital
“When it comes to superior image quality there is nobody that does it better than Canon. The new Powershot SD790 is no different. As a high end camera this is the one you need to get your hands on today .. not tomorrow, today.”- DV Depot
Our comment:
It looks like the Canon has scored a powerful digital camera once again with the Powershot SD790 IS. While a bit pricey, you won’t get powerful features like those offered by the SD790IS at a lower price.
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