Canon SD890IS PowerShot Silver Digital Camera Reviews
An easy to use, point and shoot style digital camera, the Canon SD890IS offers 10 megapixel picture quality and a 5x optical zoom lens, all in a user friendly package seemingly tailor made for newcomers to digital photography. The SD890 features Canon's image stabilization technology which helps to prevent blur in photos by actually moving the lens to adjust to movement in the frame.
A wide range of adjustment options are offered in this model, including contrast, sharpness and saturation along with color adjustment options which allow the user to play up some colors while de-emphasizing others and helping to prevent the common problem of unnatural rendering of skin tones in photographs. The exceptional high ISO performance and image stabilization features of this model make the SD890IS a camera that is well suited for indoor and outdoor photography alike, even performing well under low light conditions.
One feature which new users especially will like is the addition of an optical viewfinder (remember those?) in addition to the 2.5 inch LCD viewfinder; the LCD viewfinder is a bit smaller than seen on many other models, though the option of having an optical viewfinder in addition to the LCD screen may more than make up for this deficit in the minds of many users.
Other features include Face Detection, including automatic adjustment of flash, white balance and exposure to get better photos of faces in a frame. The Face Detection & Track feature is something that many users will like; this feature allows the camera to zero in on a particular subject and track their motion, allowing for a clear picture even if your subject moves while you're snapping your picture.
For long-distance photographs, the Canon Powershot SD890 IS offers reasonable performance, in fact better than many similar models with its 5x optical zoom, offering a 3 mm - 185 mm focal range (35 mm equivalent). The SD890 is ideal for the amateur photographer who needs a compact, lightweight camera which can provide the performance and many of the features of a semi-pro camera without the cost, size or need for extra lenses and other accessories.
