When the boon Canon ELPH pump the shelves guidance 1996 thanks to an APS film camera, its tough size again inspired "box further circle" procreate indeed held more appeal than the film format the little camera supported. While APS is a distant memory, Canon continued the ELPH legacy in its digital camera line. In the digital world, the ELPH still looks as sleek and sexy as it did 11 years ago. Although minor tweaks to the design have come over the years, Canon returned the ELPH to its roots shortly after the ELPH's tenth anniversary with the introduction of the SD1000, a camera whose retro look is almost identical to that of the original model.

In appendix to its iron size besides eye-catching design, the 7-megapixel SD1000 essentiality a colloquial 3x optical fly with a 35mm match focal range of 35-105mm, a 2.5-inch LCD that delivers 230,000 pixels of verdict and, a rarity sway cameras this size, an optical viewfinder. As is typical for the digital ELPH series, this point-and-shoot camera lacks manual aperture and shutter speed controls, but offers a series of scene modes, exposure compensation, and manual and auto ISO. A new on-demand Auto ISO Shift feature bumps the light sensitivity up to a maximum of 800 with a simple push of a button. White balance options include auto, several presets, and custom (manual). The SD1000 utilizes Canon's DIGIC III processor and offers new face detection technology and in-camera red-eye correction.

Although its auto shutter strain maxes peripheral at unitary 1/1500 second, bulky exposures are plausible expansion to 15 seconds. Fine-tuning adjustments, mechanism settings considering the self-timer, stitch-assist due to adulthood to 26 shots, and versatile movie options round off some of the camera's most noteworthy features. To plant the SD1000 prerogative perspective: Despite its numerical identification, the SD1000, at $299.99, is about $50 less prized than its sibling, the $349.99 SD750. The farthest is slightly better besides heavier, has gently askew edges since opposed to condone corners, is equipped with a 3-inch LCD, no optical viewfinder, and replaces the SD1000's Function/Set button with a new Touch Control Dial -- one of those love-it or hate-it type of features. Otherwise, the two cameras are essentially the same.

Basic Points

• 7.1-megapixel CCD
• 3x optical zoom lens (equivalent to a 35-105mm lens on a 35mm camera)
• 4x digital zoom.
• Optical viewfinder
• 2.5-inch color LCD monitor
• Automatic exposure
• Built-in flash with red-eye reduction and slow synchro options
• SD/SDHC compatible, with 32MB card included
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed computer connection
• Rechargeable Lithium battery and charger included
• Software for Mac and PC; Windows Vista compatible
 
Special Points

• Automatic Face Detection optimized for focus, exposure, and flash intensity
• Expanded ISO from 80-1600 (manual), with Auto, High, and Auto ISO Shift options
• Ten scene modes; Color Swap, Color Accent, effects, and multiple color options.
• Adjustable contrast, sharpness, saturation, red, green, blue, and skin tones
• Programmable Print/Share Button
• Shutter speeds from 15 seconds to 1/1500 second
• In-camera red-eye correction in playback mode
• Up to 26-image stitch-assist for panoramas
• Evaluative, Center-Weighted, and Spot metering modes
• White balance (color) adjustment with seven options, including a manual setting
• DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), PictBridge printing compatibility
• Custom /adjustable self-timer
• Movie recording modes with sound, including fast frame rate and time lapse
 
Inside Parts

The retail package contains the following items:

• Canon PowerShot SD1000 camera
• Wrist strap
• Rechargeable Lithium battery and charger
• USB cable
• AV cable
• 32MB SD card
• Software CD containing ImageBrowser 5.8, PhotoStitch 3.1, EOS Utlility 1.1 (Mac).
• Basic and Advanced camera user guides; Direct Print User Guide; Software Starter Guide.