Steves-Digicams reviews Canon PowerShot SD950 IS Digital Elph camera
The PowerShot SD950 IS Digital ELPH is designed for the sophisticated point-and-shoot user looking for top- level functionality in a compact, elegant package. This camera continues the ELPH tradition with its stylish and durable titanium body. The PowerShot SD950 IS is equipped with upgraded features such as 12.1-megapixel image sensor, 3.7x optical zoom with optical image stabilizer (OIS) for steady shooting and a next-generation version of Canon's Genuine Face Detection technology. This pure titanium powerhouse has a DIGIC III image processor, red-eye correction, an optical viewfinder and a 2.5-inch PureColor LCD screen with scratch- resistant and anti-reflection coating for easy viewing at any angle.
The extended zoom range of the camera makes optical image stabilization (OIS) essential. Canon's lens shift OIS provides an effective antidote to camera shake, particularly at longer zoom lengths or during long exposures when even the slightest hand-held shake is magnified to picture blurring proportions. Superior to electronic image stabilization systems that simply use software to mask movement, OIS actually shifts the lens proportionately to compensate for unwanted motion, making it easier to snap great images. The OIS found in Canon PowerShot digital cameras is based on technology developed for Canon's renowned high-end professional EOS SLR cameras...
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