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Canon Powershot SD850 IS
Canon Powershot SD850 IS
B+
HQ Grade: B+
A is outstanding and exceptional, rated in the top 10% of digital cameras.
B means they are good, with some standout features.
C means they are mediocre, and probably more trouble than they are worth.
D & F mean they are absolutely awful or old. Avoid at all costs.
  • 4 out of 5
"I Like It!"
  • 3 out of 5
"dissappointed"
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Canon Powershot SD850 IS Reviews

  • 4.41 out of 5

Rating: 4.41 of 5
(622 user reviews)

Canon SD850 IS Reviews by DigitalCamera-HQ Users

  • 4 out of 5
I Like It! (Niki - 6/22/08)

I really like the camera. It is easy to use and takes great pictures. My only complaint is not being able to crop my pictures... read more

  • 3 out of 5
dissappointed (Jess - 6/6/08)

As a Cannon fan I am sad to report that this camera did not meet my expectations. When viewing images at 100% there were a... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Got it Yesterday from Staples for $179 !!! (WhiteKnight - 5/20/08)

Earlier was sold on the SD 870 but couldn't resist the del. Spent reading reviews and trying hundred of shots overnight and this morning and... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Canon beats out Olympus (Lyman Lum - 4/17/08)

I love my Canon 850IS. It has easier to use and has more features than my Olympus 750 and the Olympus 780 I traded up... read more

  • 5 out of 5
love it.. (april florendo - 3/18/08)

i could never ask for anything but my canon 950 IS.. My friends have sony T100, Olympus 790 sw and Panasonic digicams and as i... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Sony P-200 takes much better pics (Victor - 12/15/07)

Me and my friend have a Sony 2005 P-200. We read all the reviews and decided to replace it with Canon Cameras. He bought the... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Canon SD850 IS- Great little camera (Doug - 11/3/07)

It's amazing, a new camera model comes out and 60 days later it's discounted $100.00 or more from it's original ist price. If you've waited... read more

  • 5 out of 5
This small camera offers a lot for the price! (Amy S. - 10/21/07)

I recently purchased this camera because I was disappointed with the shutter lag in my old camera and wanted an option where I could actually... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Great Buy (Karen Smith - 9/18/07)

Having gotten past the Canon SD750 fiasco, [see review 16th July] I was still interested in Canon as opposed to other brands. I carefully checked... read more

  • 3 out of 5
Missing (Jax - 9/2/07)

They need a 10 x optical Zoom on the next one and its a perfect Cam.read more

  • 5 out of 5
brilliant digital camera (michael - 7/23/07)

it is great,wonderful digital camera with 8 mp and 16 combined zoomread more

  • 5 out of 5
yes. it can zoom while taking videos (Jason - 6/12/07)

so far so good. chose this over the T100 after looking a video samples on youtube between the two. I tested the video on this... read more

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