Digital Trends

It rarely surprises me when I see market research stating Canon is the number-one global digital camera manufacturer. The company just knows how to make cameras that take photographs that are better than good. And although they charge a premium to other makers, consumers keep gravitating to them when they place their credit cards on the counter simply because the digicams do the job. An excellent case in point is the 8-megapixel PowerShot SD850 IS Digital ELPH, a compact point-and-shoot camera I’ve been using awhile. In fact, with 10MP D-SLRs readily available at arm’s length such as the Olympus E-510 and Canon Digital Rebel XTi, it’s the ELPH I pop into my pocket for everyday snapshots and even some memorable events such as birthdays, pool parties and the like. And I’m rarely disappointed with the final prints. However, all is not paradise with this ELPH as we soon shall see…