As you are making a purchase decision, we suggest that you take the time to read some SD780is Canon Powershot Camera reviews in order to see what other consumers have to say about the product. Here are some user reviews to help you make your shopping decision:

I love this camera. It's just what I wanted. I am the owner of several canon cameras so when my last canon died after several years of heavy use, I knew that canon was the only way to go. I went in search of reviews of highly recommended small cameras. After reading many reviews on different websites the Canon SD780IS captured my heart. I love the gold color. The pictures that it produces exceeds my expectations. It's very easy to use straight out of the box. This camera has many features that one may never use but is there if you ever need them. Haven't played with the video much yet so the jury is still out on that. I love that it is so small it fits in a pocket ready to pull out at a moments notice to capture that can't miss picture. I highly recommend this camera to anyone no matter your level of photography experience.
-B. Hughes (SD780is Canon Powershot Camera user review from Amazon.com)

now, dont get me wrong, i was a total Canon SD750 junkie. that is still an amazing camera, so much so that i kept buying them after i would lose one. so, with a high precedent set, i eventually tried to go outside canon. I got the kodak 1033. pictures were ok, VIDEO WAS SO BAD. HORRIBLE Sound. returned it. went back to the canon. And i shopped around wanting to go a step above and FINALLY they released this little devil. so slim, so compact and amazing HD video!!! LOVE IT! and CANON! I also had a flip camera and it was so annoying carrying around 2 things! this little devil does both!! so happy
-M. Snedegar (SD780is Canon Powershot Camera user review from Amazon.com)

As many have already left HUGE reviews on this camera I will try to be quick about it, but I did have to review this camera. This camera is great. When I say that I mean it. I work for a camera store and everyday I'm reviewing cameras to people's faces and when this one came out I took one look at it and the features and told my boss "Oh yeah, we'll be out by tomorrow" and we were. It sells FAST. Why? Because it's a GREAT camera.

The form factor can't truly be captured in a picture, you have to feel this thing in your hand to know what everyone's talking about. 9 out of 10 people I show the camera to decide to buy once they've held it. It's small, it's REALLY small. It's just a sexy form. The 2.5 isn't screen isn't because they wanted to be cheap, it's because they couldn't put a bigger screen on there without making the camera a good deal bigger. Same for the 3x zoom.

The Digic IV processor and iSAPS technology means this camera is fast and accurate. It's constantly focusing and letting you know what it thinks you want to take a picture of. It's facial recognition is so fast and accurate, it can track someone running quickly across the screen with a box around their face the whole time. And it picks up faces on magazines, ads, anything that has a human face on it. The iSAPS is constantly changing the mode to better suit what you're shooting and it'll show you the mode you're in while it's doing it(upper left hand corner of the screen).

The 720p high-def video is the one that seals the deal. You know it's fast. You know it's accurate. You know it's easy. But the video, always catches you of guard. "Wait you mean to tell me this camera smaller then my blackberry curve can take high-def video as well as pictures??" Oh it can do more then that. Canon always has a few things thrown into video mode for the fun of it, like color Accent, as in taking away all but one color. Allowing your friend in the red shirt to be the REAL center of attention. And seeing that on the big screen only makes the camera more interesting.

And I even sold myself on buying the camera, with it's sleekness, speed, accuracy, and high-def I just couldn't resist. I'm not telling you to get the camera, but if you do, you won't be disappointed.
-K. Hambrock (SD780is Canon Powershot Camera user review from Amazon.com)

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Picture quality: I cant complain. Some people write about noisy photos, over saturation, washed out this and that, i just dont see it and honestly i think it makes people feel smart when they write reviews like that. to my eye, the pics look great. i am not a professional photographer so maybe thats the problem. if you are like me and are a regular consumer, i am sure you will be pleased.

HD movies: I was specifically in the market for point and shoot that did video well. let me say, the video in a brightly lit area is fantastic. hooked the camera up to my HD TV via mini hdmi and was amazed that this tiny little guy took such sharp video. in low light, the video can be a little noisy, but that is going to happen with any digital camera. that will even happen with a dedicated video camera, so no complaints from me.

Battery life: battery is great, once again, no complaints.

I think there is a reason that all the top selling camera's on amazon appear to be Canon's. This camera met all my expectations.
-Y. Marx (SD780is Canon Powershot Camera user review from Amazon.com)

I bought an SD770 from amazon 3 months ago which is another 5-star. With the recent HD pocket cam craze, I wanted to get in on the action, and bought Kodak Zi6. DISAPPOINTING. Twice the size of this cam. Then bought Vado HD. A little better quality, still not great HD quality. I realized that all the video samples I had seen were played on my PC screen, and not on a HDTV. So, once I plugged the Vado to my HDTV, I was disappointed. But decided to keep it regardless. Very soon, I realized the drawback - I would have to carry two devices, both my SD770 and the Vado HD. Looking for solution - ENTER SD780 IS.

WOW!! The best video quality I have seen so far. This thing is MADE IN JAPAN (like it's older bro SD770) and the build quality makes me think it was manufactured by UFO flying aliens. The black LOOKS SICK!!

Canon must not compress the video as much as Vado, even in HD+ mode. In HD+ mode, Vado shows 2h:12m remaining on 8GB. Canon shows only 44m n 8GB. May be that has something to do with "smoother" quality video.

Overall.. 780IS 720p video OWNS them all - in the compact HD category.
-"Sportura" (SD780is Canon Powershot Camera user review from Amazon.com)

I bought this camera and immediately took it on a two week trip in Europe where I got to use it both indoor and outdoor.
The main reason I bought it was to have the ability to take decent pictures with a camera that fits in side pocket of my jeans.
I was not disappointed at all. The pictures came out well, the camera feels solidly built, with intuitive menus and easy access to features.
The videos are decent even when shot in lower res mode.
My only complaint really is that the little switch that controls whether the camera is in auto/pro/video mode changes position pretty easily if you put the camera in a pocket, so one needs to be careful to check that the camera is in the right mode.
Overall: very good.
-YK (SD780is Canon Powershot Camera user review from Amazon.com)

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