Canon PowerShot SD600 / IXUS 60 Digital Camera

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.