Canon PowerShot SD1000 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Silver)

The camera is good, but they charged me more the the street price. Also it was a gift and the price was displayed on it. I will deal with them in the future, but only if their price is conpetitive and mailed directly t6o me if it's a gift

If you buy this, make sure you get the following:
- huge SD card, 1 GB+ recommended
- carrying case or protective screen cover
- CHDK, modified firmware that enables additional camera features

This is a great little camera for travel, because it fits so nicely in a pocket, is easy to use, and takes decent pictures.

The size of the camera is comparable to a the size of a deck of cards. This is my first camera and I'm not to versed in the world of photography but this is definitely more than a point and shoot camera if you want it to be. If not, it definitely functions as one.
There are manual settings to play around with to capture the shot very similar to how you see it when you take the picture. It's a very nice camera, for a very reasonable price.

I bought this camera after reading several reviews on the amazon website. This camera has lived up to the great reviews given by alot of people. I will highlight the positives in this camera and they are:
1. Great point and shoot for beginners.
2. Fast booting of the camera to get that important moment shoot.
3. The size of the camera can easily fit in your t-shirt pocket.
4. Several features of this camera can make it a hit with your friends.

The negatives of this camera are:
1. The movie mode can produce high quality movies but it records in avi format which takes up massive amounts of storage.
2. The flash in this camera is excellent when shooting at a close distance at night but if the subject is a distance away, the shoot can be grainy.