Canon PowerShot SD430 / Digital IXUS Wireless

usability, price, portability, image quality, zoom

95% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Wireless connectivity

Camera features inadequate

The addition of wireless can't quite make up for its inadequacies elsewhere

Very good picture quality. Speedy performance.

Should include more ease-of-use features that help with connecting and troubleshooting wireless. Expensive for a 5MP camera. ; Watch the Canon PowerShot SD430 Video Review!

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At $500, the SD430 is a bit on the expensive side for a 5-megapixel camera, and you seem to be paying a big premium for the wireless features. It's $100 more than the Nikon P2, which also includes wireless. However, in our tests the Canon had a slight...

Stylish compact camera offers wireless connectivity, though it's pricey for a 5-megapixel model.

Wireless B printing with included WiFi adapter ; Vibrant, appealing color ; Good skin tones ; Auto white balance handles a wide range of lighting well ; Better than average exposure accuracy ; Good lens, generally low distortion (some chromatic...

WiFi transfers only to Windows systems ; Very inaccurate optical viewfinder ; Only white balance and EV compensation options in Manual mode ; Shutter response at telephoto focal lengths is a little slow ; Contrast is a little high, tends to lose...

Unlike other Canon PowerShot ELPH digicams, the SD430 "rocks." Stood on end like its cousins were designed to do, the Canon SD430 is actually resting on its slightly curved WiFi antenna. Following Nikon and Kodak into the WiFi-enabled digicam arena,...

Excellent image quality.Very functional wireless capability with Canon printers and Windows XP SP2.Reliable metering.Up to 15 second long exposures.Very compact and well-finished.

Built-in flash lacks power.Some noise as of 100 ISO with flash photography.Icons on 4-direction controller's surface too difficult to see.

Very good photo quality (though see issues below) ; Compact and stylish metal body ; Built-in Wi-Fi for wireless transmittal of photos to a PC or printer (though see issues below); Camera can be controlled wirelessly; Printer Adapter included (Nikon...

Some corner softness; noisy images at high ISO settings ; Redeye is a problem ; 100+ price premium for Wi-Fi ; Wi-Fi features aren't Mac compatible -- yet ; Can only record about 8 minutes of VGA video due to 1GB file size limit ; Battery life isn't...

When it gets down to recommending the PowerShot SD430 things get a bit more difficult. If you're after a camera with Wi-Fi capabilities, and you use a Windows PC, then I'd recommend the camera without hesitation. If you think "well, that's cool, but I...