| Never may be too harsh a word, but you'll want to | | | | When the shutter button is half way pressed, the |
| learn of a few problems with the Canon PowerShot | | | | PowerShot SD850 displays the F/Stop setting the |
| SD850 Digital Elph Camera before you actually buy | | | | Digital Elph will be using for the picture your about to |
| one. It has some flaws you may not be aware of. | | | | take. Which is nice, but it would be even nicer if you |
| Most digital camera reviews you read online are | | | | could adjust it. The way it's designed right now, you |
| nothing but thinly veiled attempts to sell you the | | | | can't. |
| camera. There's no sales pitch here, just an attempt to | | | | Ergonomics are important in digital cameras, especially |
| bring to light problems with the Powershot SD850 | | | | because of their size. Being so small, digital cameras |
| Digital Elph. | | | | can be cumbersome even at the best of times. |
| Barrel distortion can be common with several cameras | | | | Especially for those with larger hands. The PowerShot |
| in this category and price range, but generally not to | | | | SD850 seems to have missed the mark with a couple |
| the extent that it is in the SD850. Barrel distortion in | | | | of points in this category. Firstly, the power button is |
| photography generally refers to an image whose | | | | positioned in such a way that getting greasy finger |
| quality is good at the center, but gets distorted the | | | | prints on the LCD is next to impossible. Secondly, due |
| further you go from center. Barrel distortion is | | | | to a curved base, the SD850 DigitalElph can be tricky |
| sometimes referred to as edge or corner softness. | | | | to set on a flat surface for the purpose of using the |
| Canon decided that giving you information you can't do | | | | timer. |
| much about, might be a good idea. Not really sure why. | | | | |