Canon SD550 / IXUS 750

Pros: 7 megapixels, fast, stylish, ultra compact, user friendly, 2.5" LCD, ISO 50

Cons: Mediocre battery life, red-eye problems, chromatic aberration, and noisy ISO 400 images

The Bottom Line: Canon's new SD550 digicam provides a near perfect balance of ultra compact size, tough as nails durability, and high speed capabilities.

Review: One of the most interesting high-tech product developments of recent years is the ultra-compact digital camera and Canon has pretty much dominated that very popular market niche since the first Digital Elph micro-cams hit store shelves. Canon's newest ...

Pros: Compact, stylish, fast, excellent photo quality, features, easy to use

Cons: Expensive, weak flash, red-eye, no manual control

The Bottom Line: I highly recommend the Canon SD550 if you want a miniature, cool and capable camera with a large 2.5-inch LCD screen and impressive 7.1-megapixel...

Review: After having a generally positive experience with the 7 .1-Megapixel Canon PowerShot SD500, I bought the Canon PowerShot SD550 with 2.5-inch LCD screen. The pleasant surprise was the fact that I paid less for it ...

Pros: Small, video at 640x480 30/FPS, 7.1 megapixels, 2.5" screen

Cons: Price, some may find the camera too small.

The Bottom Line: This is a solid little compact camera. It takes great pictures, and good video. If you're looking for something small that does it all, look at the SD500.

Review: Features & Specs 7.1 megapixels Sensor size 1/1.8 in Light sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO auto Digital Zoom 4 x Shooting Modes: Snow, Beach, Indoor, Foliage, Fireworks, Underwater, Kids & Pets, Digital macro, Portrait ...

Pros: Sharp, realistic colors. Very fast with Ultra SD Movie mode

Cons: Need to buy larger SD card after purchase

The Bottom Line: You wont go wrong with this camera and you won't feel the need to upgrade for some time to come!!

Review: The best small digital camera you can buy!! I spent hours researching and testing. Won't repeat all the positives already stated by others. What I want to do is inform you about a misconception regarding megapixels (high vs low). You may decide ...

Pros: Easy to use and takes great pictures and video.

Cons: Have not found any so far.

The Bottom Line: I would definitely recommend this camera, especially for someone who is not wonderfully acclimated with technology.

Review: I had read an earlier review where someone stated the camera did not work with their Mac. I have a newer MacBook and my camera works very well with my Mac. In fact, it works better with my Mac than it did with my PC. The upload time is shorter and the ...

Pros: Price, Size, Video/photo quality, uses SD memory, Large display

Cons: Lack of full-time battery status indicator on display (only tells when it's low)

The Bottom Line: Nearly perfect camera all around with unreal features at a low price. Highly recommended.

Review: I had a Sony digital I purchased in 2004 that I have somehow not been able to get rid of since it was performing so well. It was the one digital item I hadn't upgraded every few years, but I got a good price on a top-rated Canon camera and jumped on it. ...

Pros: compact, easily portable, great photos, durable

Cons: battery life is average, red-eye

The Bottom Line: I would definitely recommend this camera, it takes great shots and is easy to take everywhere.

Review: I got this camera after deciding to upgrade from the Panasonic D-snap 2 MP camera. Right away I noticed a huge improvement over the Panasonic. With 7MP the SD550, provides excellent quality photos, a huge improvement over 2MP that I was working with ...

Pros: Great ergonomics, small size, large LCD screen good movie mode.

Cons: A bit expensive. Case comes in two different colors which is confusing.

The Bottom Line: Probably the best pocket digital cam you can buy.

Review: I like this little digital camera. It does everything a point and shoot digital camera should do and more. For me, a point and shoot camera should be small and light so that it can conveniently go with me everywhere. That's the power of any point and ...

Pros: Ease of use, great for first time digital camera owner, clean crisp photos.

Cons: Can use alot of battery life when you use the LCD Screen.

The Bottom Line: Wonderfully compact camera, that is easy to use and provides clean, clear photos.

Review: We purchased the Canon PowerShot SD550 as a graduation gift for our daughter's eight grade graduation. As a budding photographer we wanted the best camera we could afford, from a reputable company, that offered all the bells and whistles. The Canon ...

Pros: Excellent battery life with display turned off. small, compact, Great resolution

Cons: main mode switch can change by accident (if you have big thumbs.

Review: When I was looking for an upgrade to my Canon Elph 2.1mp camera I decided to stick with Canon. I chose the SD550 for it's resolution and compact size. So far so good, I really like the compactness of the camera with the quality photos. It's great for ...