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Review: Canon PowerShot SD30 Digital Camera By Lawson Wong October 26, 2005 7:15AM In a move to make electronics gear more fashionable, Canon lets you accentuate your ensemble with the choice of four different colors, including "rockstar red" and "vivacious violet."   Related Topics canon digital camera Latest News The Dearth of Female Entrepreneurs Nook E-Reader Heads to Retail Stores Veteran SAP CEO Abruptly Resigns U.S. Losing in Clean-Tech Innovation Will Fans Love Hulu If It's Not Free? While picture quality and functionality still reign supreme, digital camera manufacturers now offer sleek form factors and fashionable colors. Canon's latest Digital Elph, the PowerShot SD30, offers it all in a small, attractive package. No bigger than a candy bar cell phone, the 3.8 x 1.8 x 0.9 in. SD30 weighs a scant 4.8 oz. and can slip easily in any pants pocket or clutch purse. It's a perfect party camera. Despite its diminutive size, this little dynamo packs a lot of features. The 5-megapixel SD30 can take superb pictures that have vivid colors. It will work well outdoors and in lower-light settings, such as at a company party or at happy hour after work. While the camera does offer digital-zoom capabilities -- a more or less useless feature on all digital cameras -- the 2.4 optical zoom is great for framing that perfect shot of your buddies. And, while small, the flash works perfectly in low-light settings. The camera offers no viewfinder, but does have an easy-to-view 1.8 in. LCD screen for taking and reviewing pictures. There are 16 shooting modes to choose from, including a "My Colors Mode" for completely customizing camera settings. In a move to make electronics gear more fashionable, Canon lets you accentuate your ensemble with the choice of four different colors, including "rockstar red" and "vivacious violet." The included iPod-esque desktop cradle blends fashion and function and serves as both a power charger and docking station for transferring photos to a PC. While it is not designed for taking professional-quality panoramic landscape pictures of the Grand Canyon, the new $399 SD30 offers just the right mix of size and quality to capture memorable moments in a night out on the town. Stick it in your pocket or purse and you are ready to go. We give it a rating of 4.5 out of 5.   Tell Us What You Think Your Comment: Also Visit: iPad Info Center Billions of Bytes Mobile Device Now Apple Info Center TopTechWire.com Advertisement  Personal Tech 1.   Google May Make Gmail More Social 2.   Analysts Expect iPad Price To Drop 3.   MySpace-Suspension Rulings Differ 4.   Nook E-Reader Heads to Retail Stores 5.   iPad Blitz Yields Low Buying Plans

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