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Review on πŸ“· Black Canon PowerShot SD3500IS Digital Camera - 14.1 MP with 3.5-Inch Touch Panel LCD, 5x Ultra Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom by James Hardy

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Good camera but picture not the sharpest

Got this new one from Revain to replace my Canon SD450 which I lost. In general, all descriptions and marketing messages are true. The touchscreen works well and the bells and whistles are nice. However, to my dismay, the camera has 1 fatal flaw and 1 minor annoyance: 1. Pictures/images are NOT sharp. In fact, many images that appear sharp and crisp in the camera viewer appear "fuzzy" or "cloudy" on a computer or when printed. It doesn't matter if you use different focus options or "manual" or "automatic" settings. It also has nothing to do with the lighting (indoors or on a very sunny day). The edges of some image objects appear "grainy". I'm not sure why this is as I've tried cleaning the lens or putting the camera on a tripod and got fairly consistent results that weren't sharp. Canon - Image quality is definitely inferior to this camera.2. My SD450 had a "slow" shutter and I was hoping this camera would improve on it. I feel like it's better - but there are still moments when the camera doesn't respond to pressing the shutter button - and I miss the "moment". I know it's not a DSLR, but it should be a little faster than it is now. In general I will keep the camera but not sure if I will recommend it to my friends or relatives. They were all excited when they saw me with this camera, but all changed their minds when they saw the image quality.

Pros
  • Very good price
Cons
  • Some little things

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February 18, 2023
Great little camera
November 05, 2022
Never had any issues