Canon Powershot SD20 5MP Ultra Compact Digital Camera (Zen Grey) | 
| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
In Stock
Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 99,908
Color: Zen Grey
Media: Electronics
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 1
Display Size: 1.5
Minimum Focal Length: 6.4
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 6.3 x 2.8
MPN: 9706a003
Model: SD20 Digital ELPH
UPC: 750845821703
EAN: 0750845821703
ASIN: B00064OND0
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| Features:
| • | 5-megapixel sensor captures enough detail to create photo-quality 13x17-inch prints | | • | Exclusive Canon DIGIC Image Processor and iSAPS technology allow faster processing speed, excellent image quality, and vibrant colors | | • | Includes five new Scene Modes and a Print/Share button for greater ease of use | | • | Intelligent orientation sensor automatically rotates images for playback | | • | Four novel colors with refined surface finish are the ultimate in camera couture |
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Product Description
Urban, smart and super slim, the PowerShot SD20 Digital ELPH is perfectly at home in all the right places. Yours in a palette of four original colors: Garnet, Midnight Blue, Zen Gray and Silver; it's a camera that's handsome enough to pose as a fashion accessory. But it's more than just a pretty model, inside it's got the high resolution and advanced performance to get your pictures noticed.
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Canon takes a cue from Sony! November 12, 2004
Peter (New York)
96 out of 101 found this review helpful
I just bought the SD20 and it is excellent. The design works perfectly for my needs. I wanted to be able to carry my digital camera and get excellent pictures where ever I go. I was maticulous in my selection and my research paid off in this camera. Initially I was going to go sony for their design and memory stick capability. But, I wanted the Canon quality that people spoke of in their reviews. The solution: The Canon Powershot SD20. Now I leave my Canon Rebel SLR at home, and don't miss it much. I love the built in zoom, the point-and-shoot, the cristal clear quality and numerous shooting modes. Usually I don't need the full 5MP and I set the camera at a convenient lower setting so no resizing is neccesary when I load the pictures onto my computer. This makes it very easy to send my friends the pics by simply selecting the file from my desktop as an attachment. I love this thing! I can't wait for the holidays to come around so I can take tons more great pictures with this super little camera!
wonderful shirt pocket camera January 23, 2005
Terranovah (Amherst, MA USA)
28 out of 29 found this review helpful
This is a perfect second camera for someone who takes lots of pictures and already has some prosumer model. It also would make an excellent camera for the casual photographer. The camera is tiny, really really small but takes great pictures. Despite size of camera, alll controls are easy to use. Complex menus are Canon-easy-to-use but you could also just point and shoot and never worry about the menus. Only fear about this camera is losing it. Thought of getting the SD300 but who needs the zoom really for the use this camera will be seeing? And lack of zoom apparently makes picture quality better as camera is optimized for the fixed focal length lens.
Nifty Little Camera!! February 25, 2005
Howard Lee (Washington, DC USA)
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
I recently purchased this camera for a ski trip out to Sun Valley, Idaho. I was concerned that the camera was so tiny that my hand would shake, and the images would come out blurry. But despite the small size, I took hundreds of pictures, and they've come out beautifully.
I transferred them to my Apple IPOD Photo, as well as my Apple Imac computer, and have even printed them through Apple. Now don't get me wrong....I know I sound like I'm writing a review on Apple, but once I printed the pics, I was astonished at the clarity and the amazing details from the pictures once I received them.
The big "con" of the camera is the small screen on the back. There are so many new small point and shoot cameras that now have 2-inch to even 2 1/2 inch screens on the back of the camera. And there's no optical viewfinder on this camera, nor an optical zoom - but it's all really unnecessary when you have a camera this small.
Those are the tradeoffs. BUT, this is a camera that you will certainly want to carry along with you everywhere! It's not bulky, and you never even notice that you have it in your pocket. I went down the ski slopes with it, and even stuck it in my jeans pants pockets. It never bothers you with its weight, and you'll see that you'll always pull it out to snap some photos of friends.
Advice: Buy a backup battery!! Buy a big SD file card. I got a 1GB card, and on superfine mode, and the highest resolution, it allowed me close to 400 pictures!
Great camera, and highly recommended.
Canon=quality December 20, 2004
Jay (U.S.)
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
I did some research before i bought this camera. I had heard that Canon made quality products and i liked the specs of this camera so i decided to go with it. Sure there are cheaper 5 megapixel cameras out there, but they do not capture true to life color in their pictures like this camera does. Go to the canon website and download a full resolution picture that was taken with the SD20 if you dont believe me.
Pros:5 megapixels
True to life color
Very detailed pictures
User friendly yet also has advanced features
Tiny, tiny compact size
Easy to take anywhere(i take mine with me everywhere)
Video has decent quality
Camera is beautiful
Comes with a leather case
Bundled software is fun to use
Battery life is awesome(i've gone 3 days before recharging)
Charging time is only an hour to hour and a half
Cons:I still havn't found any. An optical zoom might be nice but i havnt missed it.
This camera is great. It looks beautiful and everyone around you is going to want one. More importantly though it is a quality product in a small compact case. If you plan on taking this with you on vacation though, i would recomend a bigger memory card. It comes with a 32MB card which will allow you to store 20 pictures on the highest resolution but i bought a 512MB card which allows me to store 350 Pictures at the highest resolution. Hope this review helped!
A Must Have - PERIOD! December 27, 2004
Elena Lightbourn (Long Island, NY)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
The SD20 is a super cool, super compact, super amazing digital camera! In order to give everyone out there an easy to follow and easy to understand review, I wont get into all the details, but some important features about this camera are; 1 - its size! The camera is ultra small and very lite! It puts my older S200, which I had always considered to be small and lite, to absolute shame! Throw it in your shirt pocket and head out. Just be sure to remember you brought it along or you may forget its there. That's how small and lite it is. The image quality is amazing! Just like all the other Canon cameras I've had, the SD20 is no diferent. The pictures are sharp, crisp and very clear. This is one of the best point and shoot 5 Megapixel cameras on the market today! No doub't about it and if you're shopping around, don't look any further! Its packed with great features even to please the most stringest photographer, if not amaze them! Take my word on this one, this is one awesome camera! The one drwaback, well its not a drawback, being that it packs 5 Megapixels of punch, you're going to need a nice sized CD memory card to store all those great pictures. I opted for a 1GB. With a 1GB card at full 5 Megapixels and Super Fine quality, you can store around 400 images. At Fine quality still at 5 Megapixels, the storage bumps up to 700 images. Drop the image quality a bit more, and 1GB card can hold thousands of images. It's your best bet! So don't wait around, get your SD20 today and see why I and so many others are praising it!
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