Click Here For Package Contents: View Larger Image Urban, smart and super slim, the PowerShot SD20 Digital ELPH is perfectly at home in all the right places. It's a camera that's handsome enough to pose as a fashion accessory. But it's more than just a pretty model, inside it's got the high resolution and advanced performance to get your pictures noticed. Whether accentuating the hottest new attire during a memorable night on the town, or a fun day of shopping with friends, style enthusiasts are sure to zoom in on the most picturesque fashion accessory this fall - Canon's five-megapixel PowerShot SD20 Digital ELPH camera. The new PowerShot SD20 Digital ELPH cameras combine excellent image quality with sultry sizzle - all the while keeping their slim, (3.6 x 1.9 x 0.7 inches) modelesque figure. Designed for the fashion conscious trendsetter, the PowerShot SD20 Digital ELPH in Garnet is ready to snap up plenty of attention this season. With the rich, sophisticated tone of Garnet it's sure to please anyone's inner chi. Canon's new PowerShot SD20 Digital ELPH cameras exude style. This new model replaces last year's superbly successful PowerShot SD10 Digital ELPH cameras, which debuted as the fall season's sizzling new fashion accessory when mega-hot fashion designer and star costumer Patricia Field paired the SD10 Digital ELPH cameras with her latest line and her models wore the cameras down her 2003 House of Field Fashion Week catwalk
1 Great looking & easy
I bought this camera for my boyfriend for Christmas and it's great. It's so small he can carry it comfortably in his pocket, and everyone is impressed when he plugs it into the TV to show his pictures. He has had no problem downloading the pictures either. I'm not a techie person, but I used it easily and it took great pictures. The bonus is how cool it looks, which is always a factor with gadgets. A great little toy! It definately needed a bigger memory card though.
2 Nifty Little Camera!!
I recently purchased this camera for a ski trip out to Sun Valley, Idaho. I was concerned that the camera was so tiny that my hand would shake, and the images would come out blurry. But despite the small size, I took hundreds of pictures, and they've come out beautifully.
I transferred them to my Apple IPOD Photo, as well as my Apple Imac computer, and have even printed them through Apple. Now don't get me wrong....I know I sound like I'm writing a review on Apple, but once I printed the pics, I was astonished at the clarity and the amazing details from the pictures once I received them.
The big "con" of the camera is the small screen on the back. There are so many new small point and shoot cameras that now have 2-inch to even 2 1/2 inch screens on the back of the camera. And there's no optical viewfinder on this camera, nor an optical zoom - but it's all really unnecessary when you have a camera this small.
Those are the tradeoffs. BUT, this is a camera that you will certainly want to carry along with you everywhere! It's not bulky, and you never even notice that you have it in your pocket. I went down the ski slopes with it, and even stuck it in my jeans pants pockets. It never bothers you with its weight, and you'll see that you'll always pull it out to snap some photos of friends.
Advice: Buy a backup battery!! Buy a big SD file card. I got a 1GB card, and on superfine mode, and the highest resolution, it allowed me close to 400 pictures!
Great camera, and highly recommended.
3 The perfect compact camera...
We bought this excellent camera due to recommendation from my neice. The camera is so small I do not mind carrying it around everywhere. The 5 mega pixels lens and chip give good picture quality. We got the best deal from Amazon.com for this camera. We priced checked it at www.PriceComparison.com and found Amazon.com to be the cheapest + free shipping too. Can not go wrong with this camera.
4 almost perfect
I've been using this camera for about 4 months and after adjusting to a few little things ( flash, complicated viewing procedure, short movie mode) my only real complaint is that it is really slow not just on but firing with or without a flash. no doubt i love this camera, i own a canon 20d but don't want to take that with me every where and this tiny guy can take some incredible pics and won't weigh down your pants. better than most 5meg small cameras, sony can't touch it, casio is close. i highly recomend this camera to anyone who wants a portable powerhouse, i'm constantly amazed by this thing and i'm really not impressed easily.
5 Almost perfect
I've had the SD10, the older model of this camera for over a year now. It's cute, stylish, compact and takes great pictures, but my main complaint is that digital zoom merely crops the picture rather than actually zooming, so the zooming makes you lose quality and all my pictures that were zoomed are very grainy. I have to use a huge setting and just manually crop my pictures myself on adobe if I want to "zoom". Aside from that, there are no complaints, although I think I'd opt for a Sony the next time around because of their "burst" feature (I think it's fun, but unnecessary).
6 wonderful shirt pocket camera
This is a perfect second camera for someone who takes lots of pictures and already has some prosumer model. It also would make an excellent camera for the casual photographer. The camera is tiny, really really small but takes great pictures. Despite size of camera, alll controls are easy to use. Complex menus are Canon-easy-to-use but you could also just point and shoot and never worry about the menus. Only fear about this camera is losing it. Thought of getting the SD300 but who needs the zoom really for the use this camera will be seeing? And lack of zoom apparently makes picture quality better as camera is optimized for the fixed focal length lens.
7 Great compact digital
I use a Nikon D100 for most of my digital pics, having gone digital completely 2 years ago. As I was a die-hard 35mm fan, it was a tough choice then- and when I decided I wanted a more compact camera to keep in my purse, pocket etc, I was incredibly picky. Looks counted, I won't lie - and this camera is just adorable! I find the buttons easy to work with and the quick power on is really great! We recently went on a ski trip and I took this camera in my ski jacket to get the best shots on the slopes of my entire family and the scenary.
The only disappointment is the flash can be a bit harsh on indoor shots and even with red-eye reduction on, you'll still get an annoying red-eye most times. Work with the camera, figure out how to avoid these things with ambient lighting and other camera settings for your personal style and you'll be fine.
This one won't disappoint - the price is great and the size is even better! For moms on the go, this one is light and VERY easy to use. Go for it!
8 A Must Have - PERIOD!
The SD20 is a super cool, super compact, super amazing digital camera! In order to give everyone out there an easy to follow and easy to understand review, I wont get into all the details, but some important features about this camera are; 1 - its size! The camera is ultra small and very lite! It puts my older S200, which I had always considered to be small and lite, to absolute shame! Throw it in your shirt pocket and head out. Just be sure to remember you brought it along or you may forget its there. That's how small and lite it is. The image quality is amazing! Just like all the other Canon cameras I've had, the SD20 is no diferent. The pictures are sharp, crisp and very clear. This is one of the best point and shoot 5 Megapixel cameras on the market today! No doub't about it and if you're shopping around, don't look any further! Its packed with great features even to please the most stringest photographer, if not amaze them! Take my word on this one, this is one awesome camera! The one drwaback, well its not a drawback, being that it packs 5 Megapixels of punch, you're going to need a nice sized CD memory card to store all those great pictures. I opted for a 1GB. With a 1GB card at full 5 Megapixels and Super Fine quality, you can store around 400 images. At Fine quality still at 5 Megapixels, the storage bumps up to 700 images. Drop the image quality a bit more, and 1GB card can hold thousands of images. It's your best bet! So don't wait around, get your SD20 today and see why I and so many others are praising it!
9 uber fab
This is probably the perfect digital camera for anyone who likes to take family pictures, pet pictures, friends pictures, vacation pictures, or even artsy pictures. I have done all of these. The camera is so small, and light, and extremely easy to use. There's even an editing thing for the little videos you can take. I would recommend getting a larger memory card, since it's amazing how quick the one it comes with fills up.
One drawback, there is only digital zoom. This makes it a little hard to take pictures that are not blurry (when you zoom that is), but then again, you could just use a tripod.
10 Beautiful pictures, bad zoom
This was my first digital camera purchase and I am very pleased with it so far. The only thing that is missing is an optical zoom. I think the missing zoom is compensated for when you consider the excellent quality of the pictures it will take and the very convenient small size. The pictures are crisp and have nice color - I had several people tell me already that my camera has taken some of the best pictures of them they have ever seen. The carrying case is a very nice extra. Also - if you buy a canon printer with the camera (which I did) you get a $50 gift card from Visa.
11 Canon=quality
I did some research before i bought this camera. I had heard that Canon made quality products and i liked the specs of this camera so i decided to go with it. Sure there are cheaper 5 megapixel cameras out there, but they do not capture true to life color in their pictures like this camera does. Go to the canon website and download a full resolution picture that was taken with the SD20 if you dont believe me.
Pros:5 megapixels
True to life color
Very detailed pictures
User friendly yet also has advanced features
Tiny, tiny compact size
Easy to take anywhere(i take mine with me everywhere)
Video has decent quality
Camera is beautiful
Comes with a leather case
Bundled software is fun to use
Battery life is awesome(i've gone 3 days before recharging)
Charging time is only an hour to hour and a half
Cons:I still havn't found any. An optical zoom might be nice but i havnt missed it.
This camera is great. It looks beautiful and everyone around you is going to want one. More importantly though it is a quality product in a small compact case. If you plan on taking this with you on vacation though, i would recomend a bigger memory card. It comes with a 32MB card which will allow you to store 20 pictures on the highest resolution but i bought a 512MB card which allows me to store 350 Pictures at the highest resolution. Hope this review helped!
12 Excellent Camera
This is the gift of the year. You can change the language of this camera to Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, etc... It does not have optical zoom. However, for me and most people, we don't zoom that often. It's light, but not very light that it feel cheap. The look is to kill. I purchase it for my aunt and she was so please with it that she want's another as a gift for her friend. I help others purchase this and the silver one too. I prefer it with color. Silver is kind of plain. The other good part about this camera is that it comes with a leather camera case. I think the case alone is worth over $30. It's great for everyday use. You can purchase a large memory card and use this camera as a camcorder. Memories are so cheap now. If only it can be use as a webcam. Then it's a perfect machine. Canon is always on top of it's game. Don't bother with the mega pixels. As long as it's over 3 mega pixels from Canon, it's fine. Other cameras with higher pixels don't even take better pictures. Also, Canon compress the files, so you can take more pictures and use less hard drive space on your computer. I have a Fuji and it break right after the warranty is over. Don't bother getting any thing fix, just sell it on eBay and use the money for a new camera. Send me questions, if you need advise.
13 Canon takes a cue from Sony!
I just bought the SD20 and it is excellent. The design works perfectly for my needs. I wanted to be able to carry my digital camera and get excellent pictures where ever I go. I was maticulous in my selection and my research paid off in this camera. Initially I was going to go sony for their design and memory stick capability. But, I wanted the Canon quality that people spoke of in their reviews. The solution: The Canon Powershot SD20. Now I leave my Canon Rebel SLR at home, and don't miss it much. I love the built in zoom, the point-and-shoot, the cristal clear quality and numerous shooting modes. Usually I don't need the full 5MP and I set the camera at a convenient lower setting so no resizing is neccesary when I load the pictures onto my computer. This makes it very easy to send my friends the pics by simply selecting the file from my desktop as an attachment. I love this thing! I can't wait for the holidays to come around so I can take tons more great pictures with this super little camera!
