Canon SD880IS

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I was previously a big fan of the Casio digital cameras, but after having to replace two due to the battery compartment loosening over time, I decided to try a different brand, and I'm glad I stumbled across the camera.

There are a lot of improvements with this camera over ones I've previously used, but the primary reason for purchasing this camera was the wide angle lens. Most of our family photos are vacations pictures from theme parks and beaches, so this worked out perfectly. I always hated having the important landmarks cut out of the pictures in the past.

The other reason I chose Canon SD880IS was due to the large LCD screen. My son has a Vivitar with a 3" inch screen, and I really fell in love with being able to instantly see much more detail of the snapshot without having to zoom in to check details.

The contrast on the pictures seems spot on, but most of our pictures are taken during the day, so I can't comment on the contrast capabilities in the evening or night.

Other than that, the camera has all the bells and whistles that were on my Casio. It has various scene settings such as low light, underwater, aquarium, fireworks, indoors, sunset, foliage, snowscape, beach, pets, kids, nightscape, and portrait. This is nice because I have no idea how to set up a point and shoot to take good fireworks or sunset pictures.

This camera also works excellent as a small video camera picking up voice as well as video. I also like the fact that this camera comes with a rechargeable battery and a small SD card. You'll probably want to upgrade the SD card right away though since it doesn't hold many pictures.

If you plan to use the camera underwater, I was also thrilled to know that they sell an underwater case. That will come in very useful when we go to Key West and the good news is that Amazon sells it.

To sum it up, I love this Canon SD880IS camera because of the wide angle lens, the large glare resistant LCD screen, the rechargeable battery pack, and the ability to do underwater shots with the addition of the underwater case. I just hope the underwater case drops in a price a bit, since it seems to be overpriced at the present.

The shots turn out great, even motion shots, and I will be recommending this Canon SD880IS camera to everyone I know.

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