Canon PowerShot SD950 IS Digital Camera Review
Canon PowerShot SD950 IS Review
What happens when you mix an elegant yet modern design with top of the line technology? You get the new Canon PowerShot SD950 IS. This digital compact camera is made from pure titanium to give it an ultra light body while keeping it strong and durable. Just the fact that Canon used titanium in the Canon PowerShot SD950 IS is a testament to the quality that they put into the workmanship of this camera.
The Canon PowerShot SD950 IS has got an astounding 12.1 megapixel CCD so that you can get huge prints without worrying about image quality. Canon has also put a compact 3.7x digital zoom lens that also lets you zoom in 4x digitally. Flipping this camera to it’s backside you’ll see the large 2.5 inch LCD screen that makes it easy to navigate through the menu as well as compose your images before you capture them.
Its easy to get lost in all of the features that the Canon PowerShot SD950 IS has. There is a shooting mode for just about any situation you may encounter. If you go on a ski trip, rest assured all of your pictures can turn out amazing with the snow scene function. If you enjoy taking portraits of friends and family, don’t worry about the image coming out blurry because not only is there a scene mode for it, but the Canon PowerShot SD950 IS also has image stabilization incorporated into it. Also, taking portraits with this new compact digital camera is a breeze because of the Face Detection Technology. Just enable the Face Detection, and let the camera do the work by having it automatically detect the faces within the portrait, then adjust settings such as the white balance, ISO, exposure and flash to cater to your particular setting. Shooting modes on the PowerShot SD950 IS include Auto, Special Scene, Camera M, Color Accent, Digital Macro, Color Swap, Stitch Assist and movie. The special scene modes include Portrait, Fireworks, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Aquarium, Underwater, ISO 3200, Indoor, Kids & Pets and Night Snapshot.
If you still don’t have the picture you were expecting from the Canon PowerShot SD950 IS, you can play with the color modes to adjust the coloring of the photograph between Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Red, Vivid Green, Neutral, Black & White, Positive Film, Sepia, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone and Custom modes. If you framed the picture wrong or if you simply just want to get rid of the unfortunate redeye, you can edit your pictures easily using one of the few on-camera editing options such as: Red-eye Correction, Resizing Tool or Image Inspection Tool.
The new Canon PowerShot SD950 IS will please your wildest expectations. It gives large, detailed photographs, you have a multitude of special features to experiment with and you have the technology to give you the pictures you have been dreaming of.
Canon PowerShot SD950 IS Details
- Megapixels: 12.1
- Zoom: 3.7x optical, 4.0x digital
- Screen Size: 2.5 inch LCD
- Shooting Modes: Auto, Special Scene, Camera M, (Portrait, Fireworks, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Aquarium, Underwater, ISO 3200, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot), Color Accent, Digital Macro, Color Swap, Stitch Assist, Movie
- Color Modes: Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Red, Vivid Green, Neutral, Black & White, Positive Film, Sepia, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Custom
- Face Detection: Yes
- Image Stabilization: Yes
- Editing Options: Red-eye Correction, Resizing Tool, Image Inspection Tool
- Unique Features: Made from pure titanium.
- Max ISO: 1600
- Self-Timer Settings: 2 seconds, 10 seconds or custom time.
- Battery: Lithium Battery NB-5L
- Battery Life: 580 shots approx.
