Canon PowerShot SD950 IS Review

The Canon PowerShot SD950 IS (rated 93 at wize.com) has lots of megapixels (12.1), but no manual controls. I just don't understand how Canon can make such a camera. If you've got that high of a resolution, why can't you set your shutter speed and/or f-stop?

The camera has 18 shooting modes and ISO speeds up to 3200. It also has face detection and red-eye correction (in playback). You might find the camera to be slow, especially when taking two shots in a row.

The camera does have some more interesting specs:

35mm Zoom Lens    36 - 133 mm
Aperture Range    f2.8/f5.8 (w/t)
Built-in Microphone    With Built-in Microphone
Camera Type    Compact
Depth    1.09 in.
Digital Zoom    4x
Exterior Color    Silver
File Size (High Res.)    5.04 MB (25 images on 128MB card)
File Size (Low Res.)    0.08 MB (about 1,600 images on 128MB card)
Flash Type    Built-In
Focal Length    7.7 - 28.5 mm
Focus Range    19.2 in. to Infinity (w)
Focus Type    Autofocus
Frames Per Second    1.5 Frames
Height    2.36 in.
Hot    None
Image Sensor Type    CCD
Interchangeable Lens    Not Interchangeable Lenses
Interface Type    USB 2.0
LCD Panel    With LCD Panel
LCD Panel Size    2.5 in.
LCD Protected Position    Without LCD Protected Position
LCD Screen Resolution    230,000 pixels
MPN    POWERSHOTSD950IS
Macro Focus Range    24 - 19.2 in. (w) / 15.6 - 19.2 in. (t)
Max Movie Length    Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size)
Megapixels    12.4 Megapixel
Name Brand    None
Optical Zoom    3.7x
Release Date    September, 2007
Resolution    12.4 Megapixel
Shutter Speed    15 - 1/1600 sec
Video Interface    Video Out
Video Speed    15 fps
Viewfinder    Optical
Warranty    90 Days
Weight    0.36 lb.
Width    3.78 in.

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This is my second PowerShot in the series. I loved my SD900, but it didn't have Image Stabilization. It makes a huge difference on this current camera and the pictures look much better.