My new Canon PowerShot SD400 digital camera was delivered a couple of days ago and I am very happy with the tiny, well-crafted marvel of technology. My old Kodak DC4800 looks huge compared to the SD400.
Smaller than a pack of cigarettes (are we still allowed to use that analogy?), or a deck of cards, it packs a 5MP sensor, a 3X optical zoom, a 2" LCD screen, and a wide variety of program options. It also shoots video at 640 X 480 at 30fps.
The accompanying 16MB SD flash card is next to useless, because it will hold only 5 shots at the highest quality setting. My wife Yumi bought me a Kingston 512MB SD card for Christmas that will hold 190 high-res photos.
I'm impressed with the quality of photos it takes, however I soon realized that you have to be very careful to hold it steady -- a difficult task with such a small, light unit.
I'd still like to get a super-zoom model or a digital SLR someday, however the SD400 is a perfect "carry everywhere" camera.
Posted by Paul at December 27, 2005 05:45 PM