Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

	Color
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Color Accuracy (9.43)

In our color accuracy testing, the SD780 did unusually poorly, as Canons tend to have high color accuracy. Our color accuracy test looks at how far from known color values the camera deviates, under 3000 lux illumination. We photograph the X-Rite Colorchecker chart, and use Imatest image testing software to see measure the color error in our test images. Click here for more on how we test color

The SD780 has a large number of color modes, of which the most accurate was Vivid Red. It's unusual for a Vivid mode to be more accurate than others, but we also found this with the Canon SD970. On the SD780, Vivid Red mode was very accurate for greens, light blues and oranges, but understandably over-saturated reds and cyan.

The chart below shows how each of the cameras recorded the colors, as compared to the ideal/

	Camera Color Comparisons
	Ideal	Canon SD780	Canon SD970	Nikon S630	Sony T900
Dark Skin
Light Skin
Blue Sky
	Ideal	Canon SD780	Canon SD970	Nikon S630	Sony T900
Foliage
Blue Flower
Bluish Green
	Ideal	Canon SD780	Canon SD970	Nikon S630	Sony T900
Orange
Purplish Blue
Moderate Red
	Ideal	Canon SD780	Canon SD970	Nikon S630	Sony T900
Purple
Yellow Green
Orange Yellow
	Ideal	Canon SD780	Canon SD970	Nikon S630	Sony T900
Blue
Green
Red
	Ideal	Canon SD780	Canon SD970	Nikon S630	Sony T900
Yellow
Magenta
Cyan

NOTE: Because of the way computer monitors reproduce colors, the images above do not exactly match the originals found on the chart or in the captured images. The chart should be used to judge the relative color shift, not the absolute captured colors.

Color Score Comparisons

The SD780 had unusually low color accuracy, lagging behind most other cameras.

Color Modes (5.00)

This camera has a bevy of color modes. There's Neutral, Positive, Standard, Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Darker Skin and Lighter Skin. The last two will artificially tan or de-tan you, depending on your personal preference. Positive oversaturates all the colors, as does Vivid. Neutral, on the other hand, undersaturates everything, giving photos a washed-out look.