3 years and still great. Good size and quality for when I can't have my digital SLR with me.

Hi-Quality, Canon Excellene in small form factor | Canon Powershot SD550 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Beige)

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	• Canon Powershot SD550 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Beige) Canon Canon average customer review:based on 145 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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.

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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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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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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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Canon PowerShot SD550 Digital-Camera distnguishes itself as being among the most friendly cameras to use and own. With effective 7.1 megapixels , you can take still pictures at up to 3,072 x 2,304 resolution and movies at up to 640x480 with true-life motion at 30 frames per second, its imaging potential is outstanding. All images are stored on an SD memory-card that fits into the SD slot. Of course there's autofocus and 15 selectable auto shooting modes, easy image transfer to PC or Macintosh computers, and PictBridge for printing pix without using a computer. A built-in electronic-flash lets you shoot under varied light conditions with superior image results. Another astounding achievement is Canon managed to fit a large 2.5" bright, easy-view LCD screen at the rear of this small camera that measures only about 1 inch deep. There's also an optical viewfinder for those who aren't as yet accustomed to using the LCD screen. A great camera, indeed! Shooting Modes - Auto; Manual, Special Scene (Portrait, Night Snapshot, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater, Indoor, Kids&Pets), Digital Macro, My Colors, Stitch Assist, Movie Photo Effects - Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, Black&White Self-Timer activates shutter after 2 sec./10 sec. delay Image Compression modes - Still Image - Exif 2.2 (JPEG) / Movie - AVI (Image - Motion JPEG; Audio - WAVE (Monaural)) SecureDigital SD or MMC memory slot PictBridge Imaging modes - Still Image - 3,072 x 2,304 (Large), 2,592 x 1,944 (Medium 1), 2,048 x 1,536 (Medium 2), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3), 640 x 480 (Small)Movie - 640 x 480/320 x 240 (30 fps/15 fps) available up to 1GB, 320 x 240 (1 min. at 60 fps), 160 x 120 (3 min. at 15 fps) Monaural sound output NTSC and PAL TV output Unit Size - 3.52 (W) x 2.24 (H) x 1.08 (D) in./89.5 (W) x 57.0 (H) x 27.4 (D) mm / Weight 6.0 oz./170g (camera body only)

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