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Manufacturer: Canon Part number: 1079B001
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- Specifications
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- Manufacturer info
- Bottom Line:
- Despite its no-frills feature set, the Canon PowerShot SD600 delivers quality photos and strong performance in a small package.
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CNET editors' review
Canon PowerShot SD600 price range: $499.99
- Reviewed by: Shams Tarek
- Edited by: Lori Grunin
- Reviewed on: 04/26/2006
- Released on: 03/07/2006
The good: Excellent image quality; top-notch build quality; quick performance.
The bad: Basic feature set.
The bottom line: Despite its no-frills feature set, the Canon PowerShot SD600 delivers quality photos and strong performance in a small package.
User reviews
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I don't leave home without it!
by ycats0273 on May 21, 2006
Pros: Great picture quality & user friendly.
Cons: No image stablization; only 3x zoom.
Summary: I bought this camera after a fiasco with the Kodak V570. Love the simplicity along with great picture quality. Really like the viewfinder for bright sunny days. Very compact and ...
Summary: I bought this camera after a fiasco with the Kodak V570. Love the simplicity along with great picture quality. Really like the viewfinder for bright sunny days. Very compact and fits into my pocket.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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It's a good camera
by kalesri on May 20, 2006
Pros: Compact & Powerful
Cons: Yet to be discovered
1 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Love Canon cameras
by s2kvietboi on April 23, 2006
Pros: Fast start, Widescreen
Cons: slim and small
Summary: well i had the sd450 and that was also a good camera saw this in best buy liked it and bought it home amazing quality. love canon products would buy ...
Summary: well i had the sd450 and that was also a good camera saw this in best buy liked it and bought it home amazing quality. love canon products would buy another camera soon maybe their Rebel. But BUY This
1 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Durable, Good quality photos
by JoeBeKa on January 25, 2010
Pros: Durable, Good quality for a point and shoot camera, small/easy to carry with you where ever you go.
Cons: Mine was run over by a car and I can't use the screen but other than that works great even with smashed housing.
Summary: I found this camera in the street one day. It was wet and pretty muddy. I also noticed that it had most likely been run over by a car because ...
Summary: I found this camera in the street one day. It was wet and pretty muddy. I also noticed that it had most likely been run over by a car because it's body has been crushed and deformed. The screen is cracked and unusable. I took some pictures with it at a basketball game through the view finder, which is pretty small. The the pictures came out fine. I also took a few videos and they also came out fine and with decent quality but one of them did not record any audio. Overall, I'm extremely pleased with it's durability and I'm looking for a charger so I can use it as an everyday camera instead of my phone camera or Nikon D200.
This site lists this camera to cost about $549; that's outrageous. It's not worth that much as a point and shoot camera. I found this same camera for about $250 on another website. And considering it's durability, I would not be afraid to buy used. -
This camera is GREAT.
by deepgreensea on January 2, 2010
Pros: I've taken more than 35,000 pictures on it during my 4 years with it. It's been dropped (hard!) five or six times, and keeps on tickin'! The "manual" mode allows experimentation and good quality photos in a variety of conditions.
Cons: None, really -- I wish it was waterproof!
Summary: If you can get a reasonably priced used one, go for it -- it's definitely worth it.
Summary: If you can get a reasonably priced used one, go for it -- it's definitely worth it.
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Good while it lasted...
by sekinsocal on December 10, 2009
Pros: Took pretty good photos for three years, but then a "lens malfunction" rendered it useless...
Cons: ...and I really babied the camera. Turns out it costs $109 to fix. Smacks of planned obsolescence to me. Always a big Canon fan, but now I am wary of their products.
Summary: Nothing is built to last anymore.
Summary: Nothing is built to last anymore.
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Small Package But BIG PERFORMANCE!
by justwinbaby on October 31, 2009
Pros: Photo Quality and Good Video
Cons: Weak Zoom Capabities
Summary: The photo quality is excellent and video is good considering the weak zoom capabilities. The small camera kicks big @#$
Summary: The photo quality is excellent and video is good considering the weak zoom capabilities. The small camera kicks big @#$
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My all time favorite!
by thistlelady on July 25, 2009
Pros: Very user-friendly, and sharp, detailed pics. For the price-top notch!
Cons: Absolutely nothing.
Summary: This has been the best camera I've ever purchased. I had the misfortune of losing my first one (Careless me.), and I immediately sought a replacement. I love it, ...
Summary: This has been the best camera I've ever purchased. I had the misfortune of losing my first one (Careless me.), and I immediately sought a replacement. I love it, and would definitely get another-hope I don't have to though.:)
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2 powershots, both have stuck lens
by xenon68 on January 7, 2009
Pros: Small and looks good
Great for those that buy service contracts at the electronics store, because it will pay off on this cameraCons: So delicate you will eventually end up with the lens that will not retract
Summary: I have 2 of the powershots. First was the SD600... lens stuck open. Fixing is more than the cost of the camera, so I go buy a SD1000. Gues what, ...
Summary: I have 2 of the powershots. First was the SD600... lens stuck open. Fixing is more than the cost of the camera, so I go buy a SD1000. Gues what, same thing in the next couple of months. Buyer beware, if you don't carry this in a velvet box and take pictures with bubble wrap surrounding it you will have a lens that will eventually not retract.
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Blurs often, but otherwise great.
by swimdummy693 on April 24, 2008
Pros: Compact Size, Great design, LCD size, Picture Quality Good Most of the TImes
Cons: Picture Quality Bad Sometimes, Poor Flash, Simple Features, Video Takes Up Storage Space and Wears Battery Out
Summary: This was a great camera, and it managed to last a year longer than its warranty guaranteed. Then eventually flash stopped working and so did it's tolerance for low ...
Summary: This was a great camera, and it managed to last a year longer than its warranty guaranteed. Then eventually flash stopped working and so did it's tolerance for low light.
The only issues that I had with it were the ones listed next to the "Cons" above.
Such as the Picture Quality: Flash is okay, but sometimes it adds too much contrast into a picture, but it's hardly ever blurry. Flash also delays for about three seconds--maybe longer--before it actually takes a picture, which is undoubtedly frustrating. Without Flash on, the pictures can come out blurry unless you have it on the proper ISO setting. Make sure you have a steady hand.
The problem with the videos is pretty minor. It doesn't take up too much space as long as it's a minute or less and the battery doesn't wear out too much faster. The video con was really just a warning.
Other than those things, the camera was great. The quality was good when I could get it to work, and it lasted two years.
It's a good camera, especially for not being one of jthe latest models.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Canon
- Part number: 1079B001
- Description: Canon PowerShot SD600 is equipped with 6.0 Megapixels, an optical 3x zoom lens (f/2.8 - f/4.9) with Canon high-performance and high-speed processing "DIGIC II", which makes it possible to take pictures with up to a maximum of 2816×2112 recording pixels and achieve more comfortable camera operation complying with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed. By blending superb functionalities and exquisitely elegant form into a compact body, Standard and Comfort Design was achieved. High grade and full flat metal body with an overflowing metallic feel enhanced the excitement of shooting and pleasure of having this camera. Employing a large 2.5-inch LCD monitor on the rear allows easy operation. Higher ISO Speed that can be adjusted up to 800 equivalent and High ISO AUTO that sets the ISO Speed to higher settings than the existing ISO AUTO enable you to reduce camera shake and subject blur, and shoot beautiful images in a dark area where the shutter speed is set to a slow setting.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Point-and-shoot highlights A slim profile makes this camera easy to carry. Video capture ability makes this camera ideal for social functions or vacation shots.
- Resolution 6 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Total Pixels 6,200,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 6,000,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5"
- Optical Zoom 3 x
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
- Digital Video Format AVI
- Image Recording Format JPEG
- AV Interfaces Composite video
Exposure & White Balance
- Light Sensitivity ISO 800,
ISO 100,
ISO 200,
ISO 80,
ISO 400,
ISO auto - Exposure Metering Evaluative,
Center-weighted,
Spot - Exposure Modes Program,
Automatic,
Manual - Shooting Programs Snow,
Night snapshot,
Digital macro,
Beach,
Underwater,
Stitch assist,
Indoor,
Foliage,
Kids & pets,
Fireworks,
Portrait mode - Special Effects My Colors,
Vivid,
Black & White,
Sepia,
Neutral,
Positive,
Color Accent,
Color Swap - White Balance Automatic,
Presets,
Custom - White Balance Presets Daylight,
Tungsten light,
Fluorescent,
Cloudy,
Fluorescent light (daylight) - Max Shutter Speed 1/1500 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Lens System
- Type 3 x x Zoom lens - 5.8 mm - 17.4 mm - F/2.8-4.9
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 105 mm
- Focus Adjustment Automatic
- Min Focus Range 11.8 in
- Macro Focus Range 1 in - 19.7 in
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens Construction 5 groups / 6 elements
- Features UA lens,
Built-in lens shield Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Built-in flash
- Flash Modes Fill-in mode,
Slow synchro,
Auto mode,
Flash OFF mode,
Red-eye reduction - Features AF illuminator
- Effective Flash Range 1.6 ft - 11.5 ft
Additional Features
- Continuous Shooting Speed 2.1 frames per second
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec,
10 sec - Additional Features Digital image rotation,
Display brightness control,
MOTION PRINT,
Audio recording,
Date/time stamp,
AF lock,
DPOF support,
RGB primary color filter,
FE lock,
Built-in speaker,
AE lock,
Auto power save,
Digital noise reduction,
Histogram display,
Camera orientation detection,
PictBridge support,
USB 2.0 compatibility,
Direct print Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Optical - Real-image zoom
Display
- Type 2.5 in LCD display
- Resolution 173,000 pixels
- Display Features Built-in
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x USB,
1 x Composite video/audio output
Software
- Software Canon ZoomBrowser EX,
Canon PhotoStitch,
Drivers & Utilities,
Canon ImageBrowser,
ArcSoft PhotoStudio System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support MS Windows 98 SE,
MS Windows XP,
MS Windows 2000,
Apple Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4,
MS Windows ME - Peripheral Devices USB port,
CD-ROM drive Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Battery charger,
USB cable,
Wrist strap,
Audio / video cable - Body Material Stainless steel
Battery
- Supported Battery Canon NB-4L
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 760 mAh ( Included )
Memory / Storage
- Memory Card Slot SD card
- Supported Memory Cards MultiMediaCard,
SD Memory Card - Included Memory Card 16 MB SD Memory Card
- Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 4 VA - With 16MB card,
Fine JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 8 VA - With 16MB card,
Normal JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 17 VA - With 16MB card,
Super-fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 6 VA - With 16MB card,
Fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 12 VA - With 16MB card,
Normal JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 24 VA - With 16MB card,
Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 13 VA - With 16MB card,
Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 24 VA - With 16MB card,
Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 46 VA - With 16MB card,
Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 52 VA - With 16MB card,
Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 80 VA - With 16MB card,
Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 127 VA - With 16MB card,
Super-fine JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 6 VA - With 16MB card,
Fine JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 11 VA - With 16MB card,
Normal JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 23 VA - With 16MB card - Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 6 sec - With 16MB card,
AVI - 640 x 480 - 14 sec - With 16MB card,
AVI - 320 x 240 - 20 sec - With 16MB card,
AVI - 320 x 240 - 40 sec - With 16MB card,
AVI - 320 x 240 - 10 sec - With 16MB card,
AVI - 160 x 120 - 99 sec - With 16MB card,
AVI - 320 x 240 - 60 sec - Max clip duration,
AVI - 160 x 120 - 180 sec - Max clip duration Dimensions & Weight
- Width 3.4 in
- Depth 0.9 in
- Height 2.1 in
- Weight 4.9 oz
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
- Humidity Range Operating 10 - 90%
CNET Labs' Benchmarks
- Labs information All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our <ref type="link" url="http://reviews.cnet.com/Labs/4520-6603 7-1014358-1.html">labs information page</ref> for information on how digital cameras are tested.
- CNET Labs Flash shot to shot time 2.1
- CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 1.5
- CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.5
- CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 0.7
- CNET Labs Typical burst speed 2.1
- CNET Labs Wake up time 1.5
Accessories
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:Canon
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One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY 11042 - Phone: 516-328-5000
- Email: mediacontact@cusa.canon.com
