Canon PowerShot A550 - Great Camera that Can Be Had for a Great Price

Canon has a clever new little camera in its PowerShot A-series, and it is the A550. This camera is not quite as stylish as some of the other Canon PowerShot cameras (like the SD line) but it's quite comparable feature wise to other PowerShot cameras. For instance, it comes with a 7.1 mega pixel CCD sensor and Digic II image processor, which is supposed to enhance color and help with picture quality. It also comes standard with other features found on many other cameras, like a movie mode and high ISO shooting speeds, and the capability to display detailed information on the LCD. The physical design is not bad, but not compact like the PowerShot SD series or Nikon COOLPIX cameras for example. However, it is easy to hold especially if you have larger hands or have trouble pressing tiny buttons (most of the buttons on the A550 are easy to use). Another nice physical feature (that is disappearing on most digital point and shoot cameras unfortunately) is the viewfinder. I find this quite handy when using the camera outdoors when you can hardly see the LCD screen.