Canon SD880 IS Camera Review, Camera Review Canon SD880, Canon SD880 Ultra Compact Camera Review

I was nervous when I started the process of trying to buy a new Camera because there are so many to choose from and the rate of improvement seems almost to be almost monthly.

I picked this camera because:
It has a wide angle lens, this can make it better for taking pictures in rooms as you can get more in the picture.
It takes video, I wanted to be able to make simple videos without having to drag a larger format video camera around with me wherever I go.
It records sound along with the video as well as simply acting as a sound recorder, this lets me record conversations without the need to always take notes.
It is ultra compact, this means I can carry it everywhere I go using a belt clip so I don’t miss snaps because I didn’t want to carry a camera. I’m lazy like that.
It is manufactured by a camera company and not a computer company, the implication being that the optics are in theory better.

On using this camera I discovered:
It lived up to all the above points and is also really easy to use, point and snap or get picky about specific settings.
The video is really high quality and with the 16Gb memory card I also bought, it can in theory take up to 4 hours of video.
The battery seems to last a long time. I bought a second which I keep just in case it’s needed in the case.
The picture quality is excellent, I certainly can’t fault it and the screen is remarkably bright and large.
The Canon Ultra SD880 comes with a charger that you plug the battery into directly. As the camera itself only comes with a 32Mb memory card, I purchased an additional card. This card came with a USB stick enabling me to plug it straight into my PC. Therefore I discovered I needed no cables at all though a download cable does come with the camera.

Although the battery life seems to be very good with this camera. I have learned that it always pays to carry a spare battery as there is nothing worse than running out of power at a crucial moment. Given that the Li-ion NB-5L batteries for this camera are ridiculously inexpensive (as low as $2.00 each) and fit inside a typical carry case I would not be without one.

It’s hard to find fault with this camera. It would have been icing on the cake if Canon had included a microphone jack and a wide screen mode for video recording as seems now to be the rage for YouTube videos.
In just two short weeks I have found that I use this camera almost exclusively and have yet to be disappointed with the results.

Timothy Harpers
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