Canon PowerShot SD850 IS 8.0 MP Digital Elph Camera 
Canon SD700 vs SD850
I'm not going to write a technical review since those will be available once the reviews are out. I have no doubt that this camera will meet the same standards as the SD700. I couldn't find this camera at target because it was new, so I just ordered it and expected a canon quality camera.
I wanted to replace my Canon SD700 because after a year of owning it, I find that it takes a lot longer for the camera to respond. The SD700 seems to have a problem with focusing and I end up either missing pictures or getting semi-blurry pictures. I find that with time, canon cameras do this because I also owned the canon S410 and had the same problem.
The biggest problem I foresee is the on/off button. It's in the same spot, though I have no idea why they even moved it there in the first place. The problem with it is that the button sits nearly flush with the camera. I have to use my fingernail to turn it on. So if you want to take a picture, you better have your camera on and ready beforehand. I find it very difficult to turn on the camera without using my nail since I don't feel like pressing really hard on the button just to turn it on. If they just left it the same as the SD700, they would've been better off. I'm sure there will be a lot of complaints on this one.
What they did improve was the circular options dial. They raised it to the point where you can actually feel and see the difference. Why they didn't do this with the on/off button is beyond me. There is also an auto sensing mechanism in it because when you put your finger on the flash, for example, the lightning bolt bolds and is bigger than the other options. A little unnecessary, but whatever.
The screen is a vast improvement over the SD700. On the SD700, I have a little mark on mine similar to one of a missing pixel, but the lcd is damaged from being banged around in my bag. I have seen other people's SD700 and theirs is far worse. There are also other minor scratches on the SD700 screen, though not bad. The SD850 is made of some kind of scratch resistant material and when you turn the camera on, you can immediately tell the difference between the 2 screens. If you touched the lcd on the SD700, you can see the liquid squishing around and you don't get that on the SD850. Do yourself a favor and just buy a screen protector. They sell them everywhere.
I'm not going to write a technical review since those will be available once the reviews are out. I have no doubt that this camera will meet the same standards as the SD700. I couldn't find this camera at target because it was new, so I just ordered it and expected a canon quality camera.
I wanted to replace my Canon SD700 because after a year of owning it, I find that it takes a lot longer for the camera to respond. The SD700 seems to have a problem with focusing and I end up either missing pictures or getting semi-blurry pictures. I find that with time, canon cameras do this because I also owned the canon S410 and had the same problem.
The biggest problem I foresee is the on/off button. It's in the same spot, though I have no idea why they even moved it there in the first place. The problem with it is that the button sits nearly flush with the camera. I have to use my fingernail to turn it on. So if you want to take a picture, you better have your camera on and ready beforehand. I find it very difficult to turn on the camera without using my nail since I don't feel like pressing really hard on the button just to turn it on. If they just left it the same as the SD700, they would've been better off. I'm sure there will be a lot of complaints on this one.
What they did improve was the circular options dial. They raised it to the point where you can actually feel and see the difference. Why they didn't do this with the on/off button is beyond me. There is also an auto sensing mechanism in it because when you put your finger on the flash, for example, the lightning bolt bolds and is bigger than the other options. A little unnecessary, but whatever.
The screen is a vast improvement over the SD700. On the SD700, I have a little mark on mine similar to one of a missing pixel, but the lcd is damaged from being banged around in my bag. I have seen other people's SD700 and theirs is far worse. There are also other minor scratches on the SD700 screen, though not bad. The SD850 is made of some kind of scratch resistant material and when you turn the camera on, you can immediately tell the difference between the 2 screens. If you touched the lcd on the SD700, you can see the liquid squishing around and you don't get that on the SD850. Do yourself a favor and just buy a screen protector. They sell them everywhere.
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Canon PowerShot SD850 IS 8.0 MP Digital Elph Camera
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