Canon PowerShot SD600 / IXUS 60 Digital Camera

Pros: Fast, stylish, ultra-compact, user friendly, excellent photo quality, 2.5 inch LCD, 6 megapixels
Cons: Mediocre battery life, chromatic aberration, noisy ISO 800 images, redeye

Canon has long been the leading actor in the ongoing ultra-compact digicam drama. Canon's product development folks have consistently created tiny stylish digital cameras designed to make taking photos as effortless as possible and the new Canon ...

Pros: Size, looks, weight, large screen, fast operation, pleasing photos
Cons: No manual control over aperture or shutter speed, red-eye

I have always liked Canon Digital Elph cameras. I liked the 5 -Megapixel SD450 and the 7 .1-Megapixel SD550. The SD450 was smaller and I liked the way it looked better than the SD550. ...

Pros: Great quality pictures, Great battery life, Many advanced features, Great Price, includes viewfinder
Cons: For once, I really have NONE

My most recent camera purchase was the result of months of playing with the cameras at the retail store where I work, using feedback from customers that come in to tell us their own mini-reviews of the cameras, and reading online reviews. I am very ...

Pros: Large Display, Video with Sound, 3x optical zoom, ease of use
Cons: Noise at 800 ISO , Lack of Manual mode , Flash needs more power

Intro: Another shot from the mighty Canon, the PowerShot. Here is the non-nonsense review in a raw unbiased way with just the bare facts. Stay with me as I shout out the truth about this new 6.2 megastar and decide for yourself if it is a lock ...

Pros: Tiny, convenient, great battery life
Cons: Only 3x optical zoom, flash photography needs careful adjustment

I used to be the proud owner of a Canon Ixus 55, but in the spirit of great sacrifice, gave it away to my husband who needed a compact camera. This freed me to buy another ultra-compact :) The initial research was quite disappointing. I wanted a ...

Pros: sleek body, good pictures, good flash, have viewfinder, have affordable optional accessories
Cons: meager SD card

It's Christmas and it means it's time to 'invest' your money in a gadget. This year I plead my wife to let me buy a Christmas gift for myself and here I have: a Canon SD600. The Canon Elph line has lots of similar models: SD450, SD550, SD800, SD900 ...

Pros: Canon fans will not be disappointed. Some of the new features really make a difference.
Cons: None really, but it's not a night and day improvement over the SD450.

I'm not going to go into too much detail of the basics of this camera. I have previously owned the SD450 and the basic feature set of that camera is nearly identical to the SD600. Quality of pictures is on par as well, except for the obvious bump from ...

Pros: great macro mode, viewfinder, super-compact size, feels solid, grabs excellent images.
Cons: Hmm.........battery life not excellent, manual doesn't mesh perfectly, some blue halos around bright objects (typical)

Dear camera shopper, After researching cameras for a while, I finally decided to go with the SD600. You should also read the review, "One Camera Fits ALL", which is written by a person who works with cameras and has spent a lot of time comparing ...

Pros: Image quality, construction, size, LCD screen, color and white balance modes, value for the dollar.
Cons: Flimsy battery door.

I upgraded to this camera from the SD450 about 3 months ago under an extended warranty. Perhaps just a bad seed, after about a month my SD450's LCD screen was plagued by popping pixels. For a few dollars more I was able to upgrade to the newer, ...

Pros: great pictures, nice small size
Cons: compatibility problems with Windows XP, no battery meter

Hate to trash this camera except to draw attention to a major compatibility problems with Windows XP. PROS: small size, sturdy casing, takes great pictures even on Auto which is easy to set, has more features than anyone should need in what for most ...

Pros: magnificent outcome of photos, crisp pictures
Cons: expensive, not enough photo storage for me!

I am a busy grandmother. With 7 grandchildren ages 18 months all the way up to 13, I need my pictures. And I take them often. Around the house, I must have at least 4 different cameras, from my early standard days all the way up to the holiday season, ...

Pros: Tiny, lightweight, good battery life, easy to use, nearly idiot proof!
Cons: Limited optical zoom

I got my first digital camera in 2001 as a college graduation gift. While most of my friends didn't have a digicam, and even those who did were working with 1MP pictures, I was at the bleeding edge of point-and-shoot technology with a 2MP camera with a ...

Pros: VERY easy to use. Excellent video w/sound. Viewfinder. Good battery life. Shirtpocket sized. SDcards
Cons: None. Not for the price. Still has other advanced features too! See review for concerns.

I feel so bad that I never logged on and wrote this last year. Folks, I researched this to death before I gave this to my wife for xmas in Dec 2006. Without a doubt, I made the right choice. It's outstanding. Small, Powerful, yet easy to use. And, has ...

Pros: Pocketable, good video and image quality, easy to use.
Cons: Red eye, low light noise, small SD card

For the last few years, I've enjoyed a Nikon D70 digital SLR as my main camera. I "grew up" with SLR film cameras and was enthusiastic when this new Nikon showed up. But, as my kids have gotten older, I've found the big SLR can sometimes be cumbersome ...

Pros: Tiny size, good build quality, good optical quality, large LCD.
Cons: You do give up *some* optical quality & flash power in a camera this small.

I bought this camera because I wanted a pocket-size digital, but I didn't want to sacrifice image quality. I think I did well. I've been an avid amateur photographer for many year, and I can tell the difference in a second between a camera with a ...

Pros: Lots of features, good quality photos
Cons: LCD is exposed to scratches, lens jams, expensive battery

The Canon PowerShot SD600 could be a good camera - but it has major flaws. My biggest complaint is that Canon designed the SD600 with the actual LCD display right on the back of the camera! It is not covered by a clear piece of glass or plastic like ...

Pros: picture quality, easy to use, lightweight, good battery life
Cons: The only con is that you cannot check the level of battery you have left.

The Canon SD600 is overall a great camera. I got it as a present for my 19th birthday from my parents. It works great when taking any kind of picture. Close-ups in macro really bring out a lot of detail. It rarely turns out a blurry picture, and if it ...

Pros: Size, picture quality, ease of use
Cons: Flash is not strong enough. Okay for close up pictures.

The first digital camera I bought for myself was a lower model Canon and I loved it, so when I decided to upgrade I stayed with a Canon. I had been going back and forth between this digital camera and the SD650 and finally decided on this one because ...

Pros: Excellent pix n videos; Easy 2 use; Logical Manual controls; Easy 2 carry;
Cons: little low battery life;

Excellent Pix & Videos, Versatility n Programmability of manual controls are just some of the sexy features of this little babe iXus60. Pix r clear enough 2 capture even dust particles or ORBS, when shooting in night/dark. (dust particles while snapping ...

Pros: Great features, lots of functions, awesome panoramic function, good software, good battery life
Cons: None

I got this Cannon PowerShot SD600 about a year and half ago just for average use at parties/football games and it has been one of the best purchases I have ever made. Canon has been a reliable brand in cameras and has definitely lived up to its hype with ...

Pros: Good size, takes great pictures, reasonable price, saves movies clearly for excellent playback
Cons: extra features are semi confusing

My experience with this camera has been perfect. I shopped around for quite a while before committing to one. At first I only wanted to spend about one hundred dollars, but then after my research I decided to spend the extra and get camera that would ...

Pros: Nice snapshots
Long shutter mode fairly "film-like"
Excellent fit and finish
Cons: Can't use higher than 2GB card
Proprietary battery and no meter (without CHDK)

I've wanted a digital Elph since before there was such a thing (1999-ish). I'd just bought my first digital camera; a Sanyo VPC-X350 (0.7 MP). Its metal casing was a selling point for me (and it survived years of abuse with only minor DIY repairs to the ...

Pros: Nice size and easy menu/mode selection.
Cons: Fuzzy, non-crisp indoors pictures without the flash, and then washed out pictures with the flash.

I loved the feel of this camera, owned it for two weeks, then returned it to Amazon (no hassles). I hate to throw hot water on all the rave reviews, but, I'm sorry, this camera cannot take indoor pictures using room light only. As you take each ...

Pros: Fast startup, fast autofocus, great high-light pictures
Cons: not good for indoor use

I got this camera a an upgrade from my old 4 mega pixel sony camera. I liked the way it uses the secure digital media which is dirt cheap and it has a view finder which is rare on new cameras these days. The first camera that I got had some problems with ...

Pros: Compact, easy to use, reliable
Cons: sometimes gets in video mode when I don't want it to.

I love my cannot Power Shot SD 600 Digital Elph Camera. It has been a great camera and had accompanied me on many trips. I have had this camera for 2 years and have never had any problems. It is small enough that carry it in my purse everyday and it ...

Pros: Great size - awesome pictures - simple operation - Best camera for the money.
Cons: Not compatible with Win. XP - Small memory card - flimsy battery cover.

You will love to hold and use this camera; small and sturdy; it fits inside the palm of one’s hand. I wanted a camera small enough to carry around but still enjoy a trip. It takes great pictures and impressive quality video clips, I used only the ...

Pros: Large 2.5 inch LCD screen, takes quality pictures, easy for me to use
Cons: I really don't have anything negative to say about this camera. I love it!

Last Christmas before my husband deployed to Iraq, my four year old broke our camera. So we made a trip to his favorite place Best Buy. Of course they had a big selection to choose from, we've always liked Canon. We wanted something small that takes ...

Pros: This camera is compact and very portable.
Cons: It is more of an expert level camera.

I have had this camera for a year now and I love it! It has taken me a little while to learn all of the features, but I am continually improving my skills. I love that I can set the Canon PowerShot SD600 to the highest format and get poster sized ...

Pros: Fantastic picture quality in a small package. Great battery life.
Cons: Doesn't perform great in low light. Makes movies in huge .AVI format.

My wife and I decided that it was finally time to enter the digital age and purchase our first digital camera. We were looking for a small point-and-shoot camera that took good pictures and was easy to use. I researched a bunch of cameras decided on ...

Pros: good quality pictures, small, easy to use
Cons: not the best in low light situations, charge battery often if you are using often

I got this camera last year as I wanted a small, portable camera that takes good pictures to carry around with me on a day-to-day basis. This one fits the bill perfectly. It's tiny, very easy to use and takes really wonderful pictures for the size ...

Pros: Ease of use.
Cons: Flash auto/off only.

I love this camera.  I've had the Canon Power Shot SD600 Digital Elph for over a year now, and use it all the time.  I love how it fits into a pocket, but still has great features.My favorite features:  It has a very large ...

Pros: Fast, Very Compact, Very Easy to Use, High Quality Movies
Cons: For a compact, Point and Shoot - No major flaws

This camera is really fantastic, very easy to use, and takes great movies, but a large SD card (1Gb-2Gb) is recommended. My very non-technical wife also loves it. The included 16Mb SD card is almost useless, because you can only fit a few pictures on it at the highest resolution - a large SD card is definitely recommended. There are many inexpensive 3rd party batteries available that have a good battery life. The leather case is works well and a extra battery fits nicely snug in the belt loop.

Pictures are very good, 6 Megapixel pictures, the software is simple, and easy to use (at least on Windows XP). If you store the pictures on a computer, the pictures can be downloaded automatically from the camera to the computers hard disk.

As for comparisions with other Canon Powershot cameras, the Powershot SD630 doesn't have a view finder, but has a larger LCD monitor in its place. The SD600 has both a view finder and a slightly smaller LCD screen.

For the target market of a compact easy to use camera, this camera is big winner!

Pros: Fine camera
Cons: sensitive for sand/dust to jam lens gear

The Canon SD series are fine camera's, but they seem to suffer from lens errors (check how many people suffered from this by googling lens error canon).

The problem seems to come from sand/dust entering the body and jamming the lens gear. A handy person may be able to fix it, but I think Canon should have designed an enclosed lens gear so sand/dust can not enter.

Camera's are commonly carried in pockets, so it is logical sand and dust can be expected.

There are some issues with getting perfect focus in some situations.

Pros: compact, light, stylish, good pictures, good price
Cons: have to buy a screen protector and a larger memory card

I got this camera to replace my kodak easyshare and mainly I wanted more pixels and a more compact camera and this one worked out perfectly.

SD600 is very easy to use, the menu is very self explanatory. I like the quality of pictures, but what I don't like is the red eye reduction tool- I don't think it works very well because if I take pictures of anyone with light colored eyes they always come out red regardless of the red eye reduction tool being on. Other then that, everything is good. The memory card that comes with the camera is too small so you will want to buy a bigger one and maybe something to protect the LCD screen... I know I have my camera in the purse with the keys and all the other things and you don't want to scratch the screen!


Hope this helps,
Anita

Pros: large LCD screen easy to carry around produces high resolution pictures reasonably priced
Cons: lack of manual controls.

I bought this camera as a Christmas present for a family member and was able to play with it a bit. This camera is very light and portable, which probably makes it more fragile. It is also very user friendly, light weight, and creates high quality pictures which can be viewed on its large LCD screen.

Pros: Size, weight, large screen
Cons: No Image stabilization

I purchased this camera to take on my honeymoon and loved it. The camera is so light that you forget you are carrying it with you all day. You can store it in your pocket. People compliment my pictures all the time now because the SD600 makes taking them very easy. The large LCD screen and zoom features are wonderful tools and very helpful to a camera novice.

The camera doesn’t have image stabilization, however that was not something I have had problems with so far. It also doesn’t have all the fancy extras, but I believe it is an excellent camera for a non-professional photographer.

Pros: Takes incredible pictures! Extremely easy to use. Excellent build quality.
Cons: None! Really.

I purchased this camera after returning a Kodak EasyShare One (horrible camera). Everything the Kodak was lacking this camera had and more. From the get go this camera was easy to use and took incredible pictures. There is very little built in memory so you will need to purchase a memory card before using it. The menu system is very easy to use and extremely intuitive. The build quality is excellent. I would recommend purchasing a screen cover for the large screen on the back. One of the things I really liked about this camera was that it has a viewfinder. Let's face it, sometimes it is extremely bright outside and you will want to see what the camera is seeing. This camera has some really great built in features, like changing the color in some pictures. The battery lasts a really long time and doesn't take long to charge.

Pros: Quick 1st photo time from the "off" position Affordable Small Easy to use menu
Cons: No stability assist Low light is ok, but not great

I researched cameras costing less than $300 and in the compact category. I heard great things from all of the owners of other Canon Elphs, and I have not been disappointed. One of the greatest things about the camera is that it has a very fast time to first picture. We have a young son. Being able to capture a moment or an expression very quickly was important to us. This camera is good for that. Also, the picture quality is good, the feature menus are user-friendly. I really like that the battery is rechargable as our last Kodak camera took batteries that cost $10 each. Also, we purchased online at Wal-Mart.com and paid only $212.50 plus $0.99 shipping for it, so the price was very nice.

Pros: SIZE, PICTURE QUALITY, SCREEN SIZE/QUALITY, RESPONSE TIME
Cons: Zoom is average at 3x optical, Battery has to be removed to be recharged.

I decided to upgrade to this camera mainly because of its size. I have a perfectly good 4MP Kodak, but we've found that because of it's somewhat larger size we don't take it anywhere and therefore don't take as many pictures as we'd like. For its size, this camera is amazing. Truly great picture quality. All the features you could want (unless you want to get really technical, but then you don't want a point and shoot camera anyway). Awesome size. Quick response (turns on and ready to shoot in less than 2 seconds). Battery life is good so far, but I haven't really tested it to its limits yet. Screen is great... easy to see in just about all light. Movie quality is as good as you'd expect from a non-camcorder (maybe better than I expected). Overall a great camera at a reasonable price and an AWESOME size. Just a reminder; a really terrific camera that sits in the car or at home because it's too big to travel with you is a useless camera. This one travels well.

Pros: Size, Picture Quality, Battery Life
Cons: I cant seem to see how much battery life is left

This is the best digital camera i have owned. It is the perfect size, takes great pictures and has all the necessary features for a regular camera user.

Pros: It was inexpensive and worked well for a while
Cons: Something in the camera is defective possibly others have had this problem

I received this camera as a gift as did my daughter, it took awesome photos and i loved it. Recently both cameras have been taking pictures with off colors and distorted pictures. I don't believe that this item is worth the money one paid for. This camera was purchased at 139 dollars. Wouldn't buy this product or name brand again.

Pros: Small design, Easy to use, user friendly, fairly inexpensive
Cons: Very simple, image stabalizer not the best, a bit pixelated when zooming in

My girlfriend who lives with just recently bought the Canon Powershot SD600 and she loves it. Small slim design with easy to use features for those who just want to take pictures, and advanced enough for those who like to take the perfect shot.

Pros: Everything
Cons: Manual is a bit large (big deal).

Worth every penny. Compact, large screen, and fast. We got the 2MB chip that is High Speed. Well over 500 picture capability and fast with this chip. My sons and parents have now bought one also. Used the reviews from cnet.com as a guide.

Pros: Quality construction. Attractive appearance. Good battery
Cons: Pictures are not sharp. Color balance is awful.

The camera is well constructed and looks like a quality instrument. I purchased the SD-600 to replace an Olympus C-40, mainly because of the type of media card required. I've had the camera for about 3 months and have not ever taken a what I would consider a quality photo with this camera. Whether it is a sunset, a macro of a flower, pictures of people I find the resolution fuzzy. As an example, photos of flowers are always blurry with the fine detail of the flower missing. Sunsets, blazing red in the sky come out as bright yellowish white colored clouds. The skin tones on people do not look right to me. The manual is terrible in my opinion. Nothing intuitive about it at all. While the speed at which it sets up and takes photos is great the quality is way below the camera I used before purchasing this one.

Pros: Easy for use and lots of pre-set shooting modes for different light conditions
Cons: not very good for night shot, lack of anti-shake mechanism.

I bought the IXUS 60 (SD600) about a year ago and I have been really pleased with the camera. there are numerous shooting modes and effects to play around, to give you unconventional shots. Overall I like the camera for it's ease of use, the menu is well organised and easy to navigate, and the buttons are easy to understand and use.

the 2.3in LCD screen is simply wonderful. It's perfect for reviewing the photos you have taken and showing them to others. The resolution is very good, better than the sony cybershot series.

solid body and compact size, it's not too small and fits nicely in the hand.

however i do have some problems with night shots, although with a proper tripod that problem should be solved, but it'll be nice to have a anti-shake ability for this camera.

Pros: It's fast and easy to upload pictures to the PC. Takes great pictures
Cons: Problems with trying to make the camera software work with XP

I am using the Cannon SD600 on an XP operating system, and I have continuous problems also. About five minutes after I turn on the PC, a scanner pop-up window appears, asking me if I want to use the Cannon application program. There is NO way to get rid of this window without rebooting. I also cannot use Outlook while this window is present. Fortunately (so far) it doesn't come back after I reboot, until I turn on the PC the next day.

Very frustrating!

Pros: Size, quality of picture, battery life.
Cons: Battery monitoring function is minimal.

The overall small size and large viewing screen on the back caught my attention right away. I've had good experiences with Canon in the past, so I figured I'd give this one a try. I'm glad I did! It's so small, it fits in a mobile phone carrier so I have it with me all the time. I use it at work to record projects (a picture paints a thousand words), and at home to capture outings, funny moments, etc. There have been so many times I was able to take an unexpected photo just because I had this with me.

Of course, just having it is only half the equation: the pictures need to be excellent, too, and they are. Even the movie shots taken with this are excellent, and the sound quality is surprisingly good for such a small camera.

Pros: very clear macro, can change ISO speed quickly, not bulky, good focus
Cons: sometimes blurry without flash & lagging flash

It's a great camera to take anywhere because of its sleek design. The screen is 2.5in and is a sufficient size. I looked at different cameras before finally deciding which one to buy and I feel that I made the right choice.

Pros: small
lightweight
large screen
easy to use
perfect pictures
cool features
durable
Cons: none

This camera was a birthday present three years ago and I still get great pictures!  I frequently get compliments on photos, some I have entered into contests.  Super easy to use, small cool features like an all black and white photo with only one color standing out. It has a super sleek design that makes it easy to keep in a jacket pocket. I LOVE IT, no need to replace it til it breaks.  I don't think that will happen anytime soon either, I've dropped it I don't know how many times and it's fine... just a couple scratches.  Definitely a quality product, you're getting your money's worth with this one!