Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Digital Camera Review

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Digital Camera Review

3.9 The Canon PowerShot SD780 IS is a tiny, pocket-sized camera that has a 3x zoom, shoots 12-megapixel images and 720p HD video. This svelte little unit performed well in most of our tests, and can be had for $280.
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Product Tour  
x Introduction Page 2 of 16 Color x

Front


Flash
Autofocus assist lamp
Viewfinder
5.9-17.9mm lens
 

Back


Playback
Status indicators
Cover for ports
Viewfinder
Mode switch
  Menu
Four way controller
•Up/exposure compensation/rotate
•Right/flash
•Down/timer/delete
•Left/Macro
•Function set

Display button
LCD, 230,000-dot, 2.5-inches
     
 

Sides


Wrist strap loop

Bottom


Cover for access to optional DC charger
Tripod mount
Memory card/battery cover
 

Top


Zoom
Power
Shutter release
 

Size Comparisons


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x x x x
Canon PowerShot
 SD780 IS
Canon PowerShot
SD970 IS
Nikon Coolpix S630 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900
Price: $279.99 Price: $379.99  Price: $279.95 Price: $349.99
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Canon PowerShot
SD780 IS
Canon PowerShot
SD970 IS
Nikon Coolpix S630 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900
Width: 3.43 in/87mm  Width: 3.73 in/94.8mm Width: 3.8 in/96.5mm Width: 3.86 in/97.9mm
Depth: 0.72 in/18.4mm  Depth: 1.04 in/26.3mm Depth: 1.0 in/25.5mm Depth: 0.66 in/16.3mm
Height: 2.15 in/54.5mm Height: 2.24 in/56.8mm Height: 2.3 in/5.5mm Height: 2.36 in/57.8mm
Weight: 4.06 oz/115g Weight: 5.64 oz/160g Weight: 4.9 oz/140g Weight: 5.2 oz/147g

In the Box


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• Camera
• Battery
• Battery Charger
• USB cable
• AV cable
• Wrist strap
• Manual
• CD

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