Comments on: Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Digital ELPH Review

By: Brad Soo

Brad Soo — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:50:06 +0000

Apologies for the omission, the camera is also known as the Ixy Digital 210S

By: mjs

mjs — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:09:00 +0000

You write the following: Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Digital ELPH in the US while in places around the world, like Europe and Asia, it’s called the Canon Digital IXUS 100 IS. And in Japan, the same camera sells under the IXY DIGITAL name. Just what IXY model is the same as the reviewed model?

By: Anna

Anna — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 10:11:49 +0000

Hi
I’ve the same problem sudenly – did you succeeded to resolve it?

By: Autumn

Autumn — Wed, 19 May 2010 01:22:10 +0000

P.S.
Or is the SC1300 IS better than either?

By: Autumn

Autumn — Wed, 19 May 2010 01:14:13 +0000

Thanks for your reviews, Brad. I’ve narrowed down my choices to the Canon SD 940IS and the SD780. One thing I’ve read frequently is that the manual viewfinder is a huge plus when the LCD screen is nearly invisible due to glare, etc. Also, I definitely need quick continuous shooting capability and there’s mixed reviews for both. Out of the two, which do you think is the better buy?

By: arlene

arlene — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:14:48 +0000

I purchased this very camera last May exclusivley to accommodate my picture-taking of my new grandbaby~before this I’ve never owned a camera other than the drugstore all-in-one single-use type, so I am still a novice at all of this, but want to say how very informative your review has been to me. I have misplaced my owner’s manual somewhere between here and Cincinnati, so I have yet to master all of the features you address as well as putting any pictures on the computer, but there’s plenty of time for all of this~anyway THANKS AGAIN for your helpful information.

By: roseman

roseman — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:19:16 +0000

Actually i am now far more interested in the upcoming SX210-IS model(!)

The SX210 actually has physical controls again just like the sd780 (but unlike the sd980 which *ONLY* had touchscreen). The SX210 also removes a stupid restriction placed on the sd980 where the video mode forcibly cut off at 10 minutes; the SX210 is more like the SD780 in that it can use the full 4GB of video before stopping so you can record video fro 20+ minutes at a time without stopping even in HD.

*Please* let me know when you review the SX210-IS –roseman

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:40:04 +0000

Hi David, your camera might be having a bit of an issue there, seeing that sound is -always- recorded with movies and there is no way to turn sound recording off on the SD780. You should check with Canon’s support or the place where you bought the camera from to get it fixed/replaced.

By: David Krenitsky

David Krenitsky — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:28:58 +0000

I just purchased a SD780. Everything seems to work fine except I cannot get sound from a movie. I can hear it just faintly on a camera playback and not at all on a computer playback. Do you know if there is a way to turn the microphone on or off or do I have a problem. I tried it at all movie record settings and nothing. Thanks.

By: Brad

Brad — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:35:23 +0000

You might want to check with Canon’s support for that. Seems like an in-camera issue