Canon PowerShot SD3500IS 14.1 MP Digital Camera with 3.5-Inch Touch Panel LCD and 5x Ultra Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
March 17th, 2010 | 
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- 3.5-inch LCD with Touch Panel Technology; customization of touch screen icons and touch AF/AE
- 14.1-megapixel resolution for high-quality prints up to 16.5 x 23.4 inches
- 24mm ultra wide-angle lens; 5x Optical Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer
- 720p HD movie shooting capability plus HDMI output
- Smart AUTO will intelligently selecting from 22 predefined settings; scene modes such as Miniature Effect and Fisheye Effect
Product Description
Touch. It’s always been the heart of communication. Simply put your finger to the brilliant 3.5-inch wide PureColor System Touch Panel LCD screen, and the versatile excellence of the Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS Digital ELPH is at your command. Naturally, a camera this smart and intuitive knows a few things about style. Color gleams, while smooth curves reveal a definite edge. Touch the future!… More >>
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I recieved this camera one day ago…I have many P&S all of them are less expensive but regarding the image quality,all of them better than this camera….I took few pictures under sun light and the image quality is not bad but not great…They are close to the kodak M340 which is one sixth the price of this one….
The touch screen is very responsive,the design is good and it feels tough..These are the only advantages and why I gave it 2 stars…
But…I expected a camera with a fast shutter speed and no delay and at least can take good pictures…But realy this camera disappointed me…The indoor pictures are BAD even using the flash which takes the whole life to load ,and on top of that slow shutter speed..Pictures are noisy and you even don’t want to look at them…I campared its pictures to the pictures of the Sony DSC-T500,Kodak M340,Kodak Z950 and Samsung TL225 and no comparison with the pictures of any of these….I tried all the settings hoping I’m wrong but all the indoor pictures were horrible.
Maybe my expectations were high…But this what you expect from canon and for this price…I hope I’m wrong but I don’t think this camera worths $30.
Rating: 2 / 5
I upgraded from my sturdy, reliable Canon SD1000. No regrets! The enlarged touchscreen is intuitive and all the bells and whistled perform as advertised. The 5X optical lens is awesome!
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a great camera and it replaces my SD 980 IS which I bought last year to use when I don’t want to carry my Canon 5D Mark II around. Because of its size and weight it fits well in your shirt or pants pocket and as it suited for carrying all day long. You may even forget you have it. The 3.5″ touch screen interface is sharp and bright. The menus are self explanatory and easy to use. The only physical controls are your shutter, on / off and playback buttons. A three position switch sets the auto, program, and movie mode. An easy to use dial around the shutter button adjusts the zoom level.
The HD video (1280 x 720) is a great option and you can record 10 minute clips that use about 2GB’s of memory. Two standard definition video formats are also available. (640 x 480 and 320 x 240)
Image quality is good, and suitable for large prints.
Camera body color options are black, silver and pink.
If you are looking for an easy to use point and shoot, compact camera that is very light weight also shoots great video I think you will be happy with the SD3500.
Rating: 5 / 5
This camera has an absolutely mesmerizing touch screen that will immediately seduce you. But while Canon chose to innovate in this area, the rest of the camera falls far short of the quality they’ve been known for. The camera boasts 14.1 MP and an ability to shoot “HD” video at 1280 x 720. This is true…technically speaking. Canon achieves this by fudging the numbers. While the HD video is indeed 1280 x 720, it’s at a data rate of 23.9 Mb/s. To put this into perspective, older Canon models (going as far back as the SD700IS…3 years ago) shot 640 x 480 video at 15 Mb/s and above. Simple math should tell you that while Canon has doubled the video size, it hasn’t doubled the data rate. The resulting video actually looks WORSE per-pixel than other Canon models, even models that are 3 years old. The same is true for the 14.1 MP JPEGs. While they are indeed 4320 x 2432 with images around 3 MB, Canon’s older model cameras have much larger file sizes per megapixel than the SD3500IS (6 MP files at 1.8 MB). This means that the image quality per-pixel is actually significantly worse than older cameras. The result is grainy photos, ghosting and halos around almost every edge, and exaggerated contrast. This is absolutely noticeable, even given the enormous image size. (In “auto” mode, the camera always tries to shoot with the aperture wide open, usually around 2.8, further decreasing image quality)
Canon also boasts a wide-angle lens. Indeed that’s true. In certain circumstances this is a great feature. Shooting huge landscapes is this camera’s strong suit. But the drawback is the absolutely enormous amount or parallax you get in return for this wide angle. Getting straight lines with this camera is virtually impossible. There is a significant “fishbowl” effect to all the images. Faces and objects distort as they move away from the center of the image, resulting in eggplant-shaped heads and heavily leaning walls. You have to constantly think about shot composition, exactly centering important subjects. Personally I find this incredibly antithetical to a fun shooting experience.
Two good things I will say about this camera; Canon has finally fixed their flash woes (this flash is stellar), and the touch-focus is brilliant. While these two things are great, the drawbacks far outweigh the benefits.
On paper the Canon PowerShot SD3500IS is a beautiful and technically adept camera. The reality is something altogether different, and very disappointing.
Rating: 2 / 5
This camera is awesome.I have a Nikon SLR that I love but I get tired of lugging it around everywhere so I decided to look for a compact full featured point and shoot. Being a Nikon fan I was having a tough time deciding between the Nikon S8000 (which has 10x zoom and a 3.0 inch non-touch screen) and the Canon SD3500IS (because it was slightly more compact at the cost of a lower 5x zoom but it had a bigger 3.5 inch screen touch screen). It reminded me of trying to decided between a Honda(Nikon) and a Toyota(Canon), both are quality japanese products where you really can’t lose either way, the honda feels more sporty but the toyota is more refined. Needless to say I went with the Canon SD3500IS because although a 10x zoom on a point and shoot would be nice my top priority was a compact camera with a proven track record. The Canon SD line has has been around a lot longer than the Nikon Cool Pix line so I feel Canon has much more refinement and experience in the point and shoot category. I think both are really good cameras but for my needs the Canon won out by a slim margin. I’ve had it for a few days now and here is what I’ve noticed so far.
Pros: 5x optical zoom, 3.5 inch screen, image stabilization (which seems to be standard now on most point and shoots), really good Auto mode (automatically detects the best out of 20 settings based on the current shooting conditions, save yourself the time of spinning a dial and trying to choose the best macro mode, just put it in auto and be convinced you picture will come out right), touch auto focus(touch what you want to focus on the screen and the camera will lock on the target even if you move the camera around), 24mm wide lens(everything fits in the screen).
Cons: I’m not sure if this is really a con but with the screen being so big and the camera so compact your thumb will definitely get all over the right side of the screen because there is not much extra space on the right to hold it, so make sure you get a screen protector! At the time I write this review the camera has only been out for about a week so I have yet to find a website listing screen protectors for the SD3500IS.
Summary: Great camera but you will want to be careful with the screen.
Rating: 5 / 5
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