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CNET Oct 3, 2006

A slim, stylish body, a wide-angle lens, very good photo quality, and snappy performance make the Canon PowerShot SD800 IS a great point-and-shoot.

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9.0
brett brett

I loved this little guy. It had nearly all of the features I was looking for in a point and shoot. I liked that it had a 3.8X optical zoom compared to the 3X of other cameras in its price range. The camera felt really responsive and had a decent LCD display. It also had an optical viewfinder...

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10
rajnr rajnr

My previous digital camera - a Nikon CoolPix 5700 was getting long in the tooth, was too bulky and too slow. I never carried it when I went out with friends or family, or when hiking, cycling etc. Eventually I decided to buy a small point and shoot (and later - a DSLR). My criteria were: -...

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