Title : Canon Sure Shot 85 Platinum Zoom 35mm Camera
Author : Canon Cameras US
Release Date : 20011010
Binding : Electronics
Regular Price : $129.99
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Editorial Reviews : The Canon Sure Shot 85 Zoom camera provides the casual photographer with a maximum array of features in a sleek, ultracompact design. An advanced 3-point, 280-step Smart Autofocus system quickly and concisely identifies and focuses on the main subjects of your shot. The power zoom ratio, controlled by two oversized buttons, is located in the front for convenience and quick access. The built-in lens cap opens and closes automatically, allowing for simple user operation and making the Sure Shot 85 Zoom perfect for beginners. Its 38-85mm (2.2x) power zoom lens lets you select the composition that you want. The 38mm is great for wide-angle shots, group scenes, or landscapes, while 85mm is ideal for intimate portraits and close-ups. Or set it somewhere in between--this camera's zoom selection makes it easy to capture the moment. The ultrafast Real Time shutter setting is ideal for capturing sports or other action shots. Whatever the situation, Canon's three-point autofocus produces sharp, dramatically vivid photos every time.
Five flash modes provide balanced and accurate lighting to your scene, whether you're inside or outdoors. These flash modes also enhance the creative control you have over the shot. For example, the slow-sync flash mode adjusts the flash and shutter speed in order to reveal both background and foreground subjects with perfect clarity. The Canon Sure Shot 85 also comes with a self-timer, red-eye reduction, and automatic film load, advance, and rewind. Green and orange LED indicators, located in the viewfinder, inform users of acceptable or warning conditions. This package includes the Canon Sure Shot 85 Zoom camera and a neck strap.
Buyer Reviews : I had experience with several cameras ranging from small point-and-shoot to SLRs, and I observed that zoom lenses have to be fairly expensive to provide decent image quality. Indeed, a zoom lens is usually more complicated than a lens with single focal length since it contains more elements, and it also requires accurate mechnics. This Canon seems to break this rule. The quality of pictures taken with this camera in daylight conditions is suprisingly good for the price. It is certainly on par with more expensive pocket cameras, and rivals low-end SLRs (i.e., priced below $500). The other advantages of this camera is that it is fairly light and small and the controls are extremely simple (off, auto-flash mode, red-eye reduction, fill-in flash, and no flash + two buttons to control zoom).
The negative side of this camera is poor flash performance. It seems that the electronics built into it cannot properly determine how much energy should be send to the flash (or maybe it does not have variable flash power at all). The result is that a portrait taken in twighlights will be overexposed if the person is to close to the camera, and underexposed if he/she is too far. My daugher took quite a few pictures in the dark lately, and hardly any came out right. Further drawbacks are somewhat cheap look, sluggish zoom motor, and poor quality of paint on the program wheel (it started peeling off way too quickly). There is also no pre-programmed modes which more sophisticated cameras offer (such as portrait mode, night shooting, landscape, sports (quickly moving objects), etc.)
The bottomline is that in terms of the feel of the camera and its electronics you get pretty much what you would expect to get for this kind of money; in terms of optics, you get a very good deal. If you are looking for a small camera with wide-range zoom that can take sharp pictures, and do not want to spend several hundred dollars for high-end models, this Canon is likely to be the best deal on the market. I rated it five stars for its price/value ratio.
There is another version of the same camera available ..., with quartz date. My opinion that the price difference between the two is much more than that feature is worth.
(by Andrei A. Isratov)
Features/Technical Specs : * 35mm compact point-and-shoot * 38-85mm 2.2x zoom lens with autofocus * Multi-mode flash features red-eye reduction * Automatic film loading, advance, and rewind * Box includes camera and strap
