If you're looking for a small camera with an "optical" viewfinder in addition to the digital viewfinder, this is as good as it gets! Sorry, but when you're over 40 you just plain can't see the image on those itty-bitty digital screens, especially outdoors in bright sunlight. Consequently the resulting photo becomes guess-work at best. An optical viewfinder is a must! Canon PowerShot sd780is

July 2, 2010

Review by Aloha Lady

Best Little Camera !

Haven't had this for very long but I like it. It's very small and easy to carry. It fits in a shirt or pant pocket or a small purse without causing any bulging of said pocket or purse. Photo quality is good so far and stabilization is also good. Keep in mind that this is a very small point and shoot camera so the zoom is what it is for this size camera.

The only problem with this camera is the "on" button. This button is flush with the camera body so it can take a little while to hit the button just right to turn the camera on. If you have very large hands you may have some difficulty in turning the camera on and off.

The negative review about the view finder being useless is not true. If you're outside it's sometime hard to see the LCD screen so the view finder is definitely handy to have.

I have 2 other Canon cameras and I'll admit I'm partial to the brand with it's ease of use and good photo quality on most of their cameras . I now have a small, med and large size Canon camera for all occasions. I purchased 2 of my cameras from Amazon because of the pricing, service and return policy.