Comments on: Canon PowerShot SD990 IS Digital ELPH review

By: Brad

Brad — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:05:18 +0000

The SD780 actually sits slightly lower than the SD880 in my opinion. It’s cheaper and has a lens that isn’t as wide-angle.
The three Digital ELPH cameras with 28 mm wide-angle lenses include the SD880, SD960, SD980 and SD970.

By: Allison

Allison — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:40:27 +0000

Having a hard time finding the SD 880. And when I have found, it’s more expensive than the 960. Is the 780 a newer version of the 880?

By: Brad

Brad — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:28:52 +0000

Hi Allison, the SD960 and SD880 are similar cameras, and personally, I would consider the SD960 to be the unofficial successor to the SD880 – the SD960 has more resolution (12 megapixels), a widescreen LCD, HD movie recording (vs VGA on SD880) and a few bells and whistles such as Smart Auto and a fancy ‘shake’ playback feature. Both cameras share the same 28-112 mm lenses and fast response/performance times.

The SD880 might be more suitable for your needs though – its 10 megapixel resolution equates to faster burst speeds versus the SD960 (bogged down by file sizes), 50% better battery life and its also cheaper.

Hope this helps.
P.S. The SD960 has a touchscreen sibling – the recently announced SD980, whose review is in the pipeline now.

By: Allison

Allison — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:22:02 +0000

Oh, and I have a toddler, so really would like a camera without a delay, first shot and subsequent shots.

By: Allison

Allison — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:42:19 +0000

Just trying to decide between the SD 960 and the SD 880, any suggestions?

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:40:05 +0000

Hi Mayank,

Thank you for your comment/input. As far as I know, no camera is able to shift zoom or focus (that would be like taking the picture again). However, I think you might be talking about the trimming function in playback mode? If so, there should be a “Save” button which then leads you to two choices: either overwrite the original image, or save as a new file.

Hope this helps,
Brad, dpinterface.com

By: Mayank Mishra

Mayank Mishra — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:50:04 +0000

I am a proud owner of ixus 980is camera and I think it is indeed a fantastic device. I have one question, i hope you can help
- The camera allows me to zoom or shift focus even after taking image, again a really cool editing feature. My question is, how do I save the edited image (for example closer zoom).

Many thanks in advance

Regards
Mayank