Canon PowerShot SD940IS 12.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7-inch LCD (Blue)
Details
- Improved Elegant AUTO intelligently selects from 22 predefined shooting situations
- Take hold of 720p HD movies; HDMI output connector for easy playback on your HDTV
- 12.1-megapixel solving; 28mm wide-angle lens with 4x optical zoom and Canon's Optical Cast Stabilizer
Description
-12.1 megapixels-720p enormous-definition movie shooting capability plus HDMI(TM) achievement connector- 28mm wide-angle lens with 4x visual zoom & optical image stabilization- 2.7 PureColor Structure LCD-Improved smart auto mode intelligently selects the utter settings for the camera based on 22 predefined shooting situations-Tranquilly to use with built in hints & tips-BlueCustomer Reviews
IS works acutely well, but videos only in QuickTime formatI've had the camera for 3 months now. The IS works Dialect right well, both for pictures and video. My only disappointment is the video aspect: they are saved only in .mov (QuickTime). Compared to the more vulgar .avi or .mp4, the .mov files are large and will not play on a Windows computer unless QuickTime is installed.
Titanic Little-Big Camera
The solely thing little about this camera is its outside dimensions. It takes consequential resolution photos and videos, it is packed with features. Has a Brobdingnagian viewing screen. It's so simple to use, all three of my children (7yrs to 12 yrs) and old lady immediately took to it.
Leading camera, with limitations
I bought this camera for a kinfolk member, but I borrowed it for about 500 pictures on a recent stumble to Nicaragua. I have an older Canon SD870 which I dearly true-love, but I thought I would like the smaller size of SD940 and it has HD video. The portrait quality is up to normal Canon standards... no complaints there. Space-to-start-up, battery life are all excellent. But I have two complaints: (1) To though I think I have normal size hands, the buttons (in particular the power and shutter release on the top) are just too far recessed to be accessed obviously, and without looking. On the flip side, my Canon SD870 is just the vis- - it's too easy to accidentally power on the camera. And (2) Canon replaced one of the particular thumb wheel selectors... the shooting mode. I like to effortlessly be able to select Continuous Mode. When you need it, you penury it right away, and you don't have time to plow thru menus. For that common sense alone this camera will not be replacing my SD870. If that's not formidable to you then you'll love this camera.
With the SD940IS, Canon has missing it's way
I bought this to repay a 3 year old SD1000 with the hopes that another origination of DIGIC processors would improve upon the excellent SD1000. Boy was I backfire. I should have listened to others who have said that Canon has demolished it's way. This camera is very difficult to work with to get a wholesome exposure - like a difficult to use SLR, you need to be aware of the lighting state of affairs and the limitations and quirks of the camera to take a good picture, you can't straight point and shoot and feel confident that you've captured the minute. I found myself shooting a large number of photos and fiddling relating the fully auto and the manual mode to understand when to use respectively. The fully auto mode is able to take some entirely interesting pictures that I was unable to reproduce in manual fashion, for example taking a picture from inside a room of the regard outside a window - in auto mode it is actually able to ventilate both the indoor and outdoor elements. However when outdoors the vehicle mode consistently produces overexposed and washed out photos. Maybe the most telling sign is that I actually lost the camera during a cavort overseas and did not mourn the loss at all - in fact a felt a sense of liberation that I wouldn't have to live with it.
Other annoyances, the unspeakable paint chips fairly easily, the power button is systematic to find, and it is nearly impossible to hold this camera without to a limited blocking the flash, which results in large dark areas in indoor photos.
Like a rookie QB with a notable arm, this camera had flashes of greatness, but also demonstrated spectacular failures in uncomplicated situations and overall was a lot of work to live with. After 8 years of resolutely using Canon Elph digital cameras I'll be looking to other manufacturers now - it was delightfully knowing you Canon. Buyers be warned - STAY AWAY!
Canon PowerShot SD940 IS
I did a lot of examination and purchased, and returned, two other camera before I found the SD940 IS to be the one. I am bloody nearsighted and the 2.7" screen was better than the 3" widescreen on the SD980 IS. This camera is absolute in every way. It embodies just the right stuff!! Other camera, more high-priced and some not, had too much unnecessary features. I wanted a camer that had some heaviness to it, took great pictures, great video and was compact. This camera fit the restaurant check and was perfect for me. I recommend this camera to those who want a skilful digital camera with simplicity, yet a lot of camera.








