Canon PowerShot SD430
The Canon PowerShot SD430 happens to be Canon’s first PowerShot with built-in Wi-Fi technology, which allows you to send photos to your Windows PC without touching a USB cable. The SD430 has a 35mm to 105mm lens with a relatively slow f/2.8 to f/4.9 maximum aperture, a 2 inch LCD screen, optical viewfinder and limited manual control, snappy shooting performance, but with impressive remote control capabilities. Using Canon’s RemoteCapture utility for Windows XP SP2 a PowerShot SD430 user can remotely control zoom, ISO speed, macro mode, white balance, color mode, metering mode, focus point, image size and compression level , autofocus type and flash mode
Positive features of the PowerShot SD430 are:
• Built-in wireless control, image transfer and printing
• With the ‘My Colors” features one can customize the photos while shooting
• Shutter speeds of 15 seconds to 1/2000 second
• Voice memos can be attached to still images
• Continuous shooting at 2 frames per second till memory permits
• Unlimited length of movie mode at 640×480 with sound
Negative features of the PowerShot SD430 are:
• The zoom and focus mechanisms are a little noisy
• WiFi transfers works only to Windows systems
• Shutter response at telephoto focal lengths is a little slow
• Inaccurate optical viewfinder
• Only white balance and EV compensation options in Manual mode
• Low battery life
Specifications:
Megapixels – 5.0
Weight (oz.) – 4.5
Optical Zoom – 3x
LCD Size – 2.0 inch
Flash Range (ft) – 1.6 to 12 ft
Image stabilizer - No
Battery type – Rechargeable Lithium battery
Special features – Print/Share button for direct printing, 16 MB SD Memory, Customizable “My Camera” settings, Continuous shooting mode, Connect to Television
Summary:
The SD430 is attractively styled, but considering its poor battery life and noisy operation, and priced at $500, the SD430 is a bit on the expensive side for a 5-megapixel camera with wireless features. It’s $100 more than the Nikon P2, which also includes wireless.