Editorial Review:Product Description:From its elegantly curved profile to its superb functionality, the ultra-compact PowerShot SD550 Digital ELPH rightfully owns the top spot in the Digital ELPH line. The camera's significant design achievement is matched by advanced imaging technology, for photography that makes as big an impact as the camera itself. Now equipped with an eye-opening 2.5 inch LCD screen.
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Customer Reviews
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Hi-Quality, Canon Excellene in small form factor
We still have this camera in our family and it was an excellent buy, as all of our Canon cameras have been. Love the small Digital Elph format, which makes it easy to carry in my pocket or wife's purse. Picture quality is excellent and has great battery life.
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Suey
I bought the SD550 before my trip to Paris in 2006 and was most pleased with its lightness, ease of use and excellent photo quality! Early on I dropped it onto a concrete sidewalk whilst I was strolling along, but it only received scratches and worked fine thereafter (however, I learned it is best to use the wrist strap to prevent "droppage". Whew.) I have now owned it two years and just lately have more difficulty with fuzzy photos and notice it is not as great in lesser lighting situations. I do agree this camera does not work well for taking distance photos that require light (such a school concert), but over all I have enjoyed it. Next time I would look for one with image stabilizer.
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3 years and still great. Good size and quality for when I can't have my digital SLR with me.
I bought this camera before my senior year of college and have loved it ever since. The color and clarity of the photos are phenomenal. I especially love the ability to single-out certain colors so the whole photo is B&W except for things that are green (for example). I had an issue with it within the first year where it wouldn't focus. I think there was sand in it somewhere. Canon took the camera back (it was still under warranty) and fixed it free of charge. I took the camera with me to Southeast Asia for 6 months and thought it was a great size and very durable. Ideally, I would have liked to have brought my digital SLR with me, but given the circumstances, this worked just great.
I recommend sticking to the Canon brand battery, by the way. I bought a no-name-brand battery to supplement the Canon battery (just in case) and the knock-off couldn't hold a charge after two months of use. I absolutely love this camera.
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was great when it was working.
this was a NICE camera. it took some mighty fine beautiful pictures. it was loaded with features, and it was nicely compact for easy carriage.
until the warranty expired.
i got this in may 2006. it stopped working on december 31st, 2007 (no kidding). whenever i tried to turn it on, it gives me the infamous canon "e18" error, and the lens refuses to retract or extend.
i emailed canon about the problem, and they want me to pay $120 minimum for repairs. COME ON, CANON. THAT'S ALMOST HALF OF WHAT IT COST MY SISTER TO GET IT FOR ME NEW! i'm not the only person to have this problem happen to me. i tried following the "fix it yourself by twisting the lens" solution, which worked for many people with the same problem, but to no avail. worse yet, canon REFUSES to take care of the problem because they know it'll bring them some good money to have them repair it for me.
all i can say is this: that's the last time i ever buy a camera from canon again. screw you, canon. i hope you're happy with the $300 you leached from my sister. this camera is PROOF that appearances are deceiving - it looks SO NICE, but functions like garbage after accountability is terminated.
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Great only when in bright light or using flash
I love everything about this camera: Size, weight, that it takes videos, etc. I've owned a few Canons and I like the brand.
But there is one serious flaw with this one and it's a problem if you have kids or take action shots... they're blurry unless you use the flash. Well, I am not about to use the flash while my daughter plays in her indoor volleyball game. Every picture turned blurry. I have to try to catch her as still as possible.
We had a cousin in from out of town and tried to take pics of him with the kids. Blurry blurry blurry until I used the flash. Of course, flash washes out and gives the photo an unnatural color. Sometimes you can't make indoor lighting bright enough to avoid this problem.
Taking action photos outside works great and it's almost always crystal clear. Since there are many excellent reviews here, I won't rehash what they said -- this is a key point that needs to be brought to light.
