sd940is hd shooting capability: i believe that this camera shoots 720p hd, but one reviewer said it just blows up the pixels to 720p equivalent. so whats the deal?
253907
The reviewer was probably talking about the digital zoom feature, which blows up the same image when it zooms, which effectively makes the feature useless. It's like magnifying an image with a fixed number of pixels in photoshop: the more you blow up the image, the more flawed the image becomes. Optical zoom, which works correctly for photos, doesn't have that issue on the SD780 or the SD940. Bottom line: If you buy either of those cameras, resign yourself to not zooming while already in HD video mode. If you want a closer video, set the optical zoom before going into record mode.
732858
It can use 1080p cameras. I have not personally tried over 720p due to cost and the higher resolution will chew through the disk space. Rather what I have done is place / point the cameras in such a way that they will get a close up of certain choke points. For example, one on the exterior pointing at my doorstep, one on the interior pointing at my entryway, exterior pointing at the driveway. The driveway camera will catch the street but at 720p it is not enough resolution to identify faces or license plates. Often lighting and placement are just as, or more important than resolution. There are some guides available online the explain how to choose the right camera. Search "Choosing the Right Security Camera"
6607
I am not even sure why they have Full HD 1080i, you can't stretch 640x480 into HD and not loose quality. Videos look great on my computer though.
1004247
I don't own one myself, but I bough it for a close friend of mine and I played a lot with it, and tried everything extensively with photos and videos. I bought an SD1200 not long ago for another one, and I think the 940 takes some better pictures, but has many more features plus HD video. But can still not understand why they switched to MOV format. Is it related to HD format?
817931
Hello??? why is this camera still on the market? it doesn't shoot HD It's a waste of 2k
913868
Yes there's a 9600 and I believe a 9700. The zoom is better on the others not much. I have the 9600 as well. Honestly I think I'm done with these camera and models. I always have a problem with pictures being white washed, blurry, lighting, lens issues....on a nice sunny day they're great. Otherwise you take your chance I wouldn't buy it and if you do then get the insurance. I'm about to send mine in to get fixed.
767144
I have the same blurry problem, I think that I got a faulty camera. About 1 in 4 pictures are usable, this camera was a waste of money. Mount Fuji! eat my shorts! My cannon elph sd200 which is 3 years older takes far superior pictures and is 3.2 Mega pixels. Causing me to learn, its not the megapixels that matter.
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Canon has in the camera software the ability to shoot RAW, but it is disabled. They use one chip for MANY cameras. .... enabling this or that depending on model. There is a "work-around" with CHDK that will allow you to shoot RAW and .jpg at the same time ... remember... .jpg starts out as a RAW image, then is compressed. Amazon.com has in its reviews of the SX40 everything you need to know ..... from start to finish will take you about a half day of reading, downloading, and testing .... but a cookbook operation.
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I beg to differ in regard to use extreme III sdhc card. This is just a basic HD 1280x720 video. It is not needed to use higher class card. I have been using class 2 card to shoot video on this camera and I have no problem what so ever. I have been shooting video 30minutes non stop with no problem. If your camera shoot 1920x1080 I would suggest class 4 and higher.
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I have this camera and I can confirm that it is not HD. It's not advertised as HD (anywhere i've seen) so don't let anyone fool you. Sweet little camera though. And if you goto a store that price matches, WalMart has it for 299.88 right now and that's a great price.
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Be sure to check two things:1. What is the continuous shooting rate AT FULL RESOLUTION. A lot of the numbers for fast burst are for very low res pix.2. How many frames can you shoot AT FULL RESOLUTION. I once tried out a camera that shot 11 fps--but could only capture 7 frames before pausing to write to memory!In general, CCD sensor will take longer to process. But a Class 10 memory card will help.
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Why do you say the sd-60k is better without a powerful PC? you can still shoot 1080/30 on the sd600, and it has 3 cmos censors to take in more light information.The only downside I can think if is the zoom which goes to 12x instead of 23x
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Dpreview.com is making those comments based on JPEG files only. Nobody shoots JPEG anymore. RAW files are where its at and the K10D is every bit as good as my Nikon D200 or similar cameras.
1160711
I agree that the pictures could use more color and now that i turned my camera on (had to double check) I see what your talking about. It does look grainy on the LCD prior to taking the picture Hmmmmmmmmm I never noticed that before..... Here's a link to check out some of the photos taken with the SD950 IS http://flickr.com/groups/ixus960is/ Some of these are very colorful. I probably need to learn how to set my camera correctly :)
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The worst a reviewer could say about this camera was that it doesn't have hd video. Doesn't amount to a hill of beans for me though, bought this camera to take pictures not video. Personally think hd is overrated anyway.
227595
I find that the D40X has a tendency to overexpose. Online reviews point out this as well. I typically set exposure compensation to -0.7. With that set (setting persists through power on/off) I rarely have overexposure problems.I forgot that I had this set one time when I was shooting in a dark nightclub. The flash pics were spot on and the non-flash shots were very slightly underexposed. Both printed well.
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Heather; I'm pretty sure it doesn't shoot in RAW but is a sweet little pocket camera that takes a wide variety of great shots. What a deal as a refurb! For my purposes I've been able to minupulate files as much as I need to through photoshop elements without RAW format. Gary