Canon PowerShot SD500 Digital ELPH

Price: 579.97 - 579.97

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Pros:

User Friendly

Cons:

None

This is an amazing camera. I had a luncheon to attend and my wife called me an hour and a half before it started to tell me that the camera had been delivered. I asked her to throw the battery on the charger and I would swing home to pick it up on the way.

I turned the camera on for the first time at the luncheon and took about 30 pictures in low light. Almost every shot came out great and I had not read the first page of instructions in the user manual.

Since then I have experimented with the manual settings and filters and have had some amazing results. I think I paid less than $700 for the camera, a 1 GB SD card (recommended) an extra battery and three year extended warranty. After using the camera, I could say that I would be happy, even if I paid $1,000 for the whole set up.

I have also added the Canon Pixma iP4000 Photo Printer and the quality of the prints is amazing. In one shot (medium distance of a poker table with players) you can read the engraving on a glass and the time on a players watch.

My last digital was slow to power up and slow between shots. The Canon SD500 has a power up time and time between shots of about two seconds, even when shooting at the largest size and best quality. The camera is also very well constructed. If you are comparing price and quality, you should have no reservations about spending a little more for this camera.