Review on 📷 Canon PowerShot SD1400IS - 14.1 MP Digital Camera with Wide Angle Zoom and LCD Screen (Silver) by Mike Rice

I've seen and heard a lot of good things about the Canon SD1000 which was 4 years old when the SD1400 came out. But around the same time, Canon released the even smaller but full-featured SD780 camera (still the smallest eleven to date). I hesitated between them and finally settled on the SD780. It was unique in Canon's range and despite being the smallest Canon ever, it had HD video and even a tunnel vision viewfinder. Professional reviews weren't particularly favorable for photo quality, but the camera was voted one of Macworld magazine's top ten new releases of the year, and received higher marks from Revain reviewers than most other Canon cameras (4 1-2 stars vs. 4, 5 Stars). four). Then I lost my SD780. This time, for example, I bought a new SD1400. It has a larger grip area, a bigger screen, a bit better zoom, a few additional tweaks and innovations, and fits in the same Canon body as the SD780. A couple of oddities caught my eye: the buttons on the back aren't as accessible (they're flush with the back of the camera and even recessed into it), the zoom controls are small and not that intuitive, the auto setting feels a bit too warm for me shutter speeds. Then I found my SD780. I recently took him to the county fair on a particularly bright and hot day. I'd be left guessing at aiming every shot and video if Canon hadn't managed to stuff the tunnel seeker into their smallest Elph ever! Coming back from the show I was amazed at the quality of the photos - whether outdoors under the scorching sun or in a barnyard, the auto settings were perfect, the colors were accurate, the images crisp. And movies with sound played great on my Sony flat screen. I almost forgot this started with the SD1400 review. It's a great camera, slightly larger than the SD780 and the large screen will appeal to many users, especially those who don't need a viewfinder. In addition, it has written prompts that appear on the screen, often eliminating the need to re-read the manual (most of which are online). However, this doesn't strike me as anything like a 'grand finale' for Canon's SD Elve range (it's more likely that Canon intended to launch its next range from 2011 - no longer needing the SD initials to decipher: only Canon Elph 100, Elph 300 etc. From now on the SD780 travels with me, too small to make a leather case particularly practical: the 780 just fits in any handy bag and is always ready to go when you remember it , which pocket it's in SD1400 stays at home, always charged and ready for action the moment the cats come up with their latest crazy trick (whether it's shooting outdoors or capturing your son's little league action or your daughter's soccer game, you can't beat the sharp and fast (outside ) telephoto lens of a canon telephoto lens The SX230 which I would never have added to my collection if I hadn't visited Canon's website where d he camera was discontinued at almost 3rd place in price of a new SD780 or SD1400. There's a case for the free market system, but also for consumers who impulsively buy more "things" than they need, constantly arguing that they've "saved money."