#Point and shoot camera with viewfinder movie#

#Point and shoot camera with viewfinder movie#

Very small simple operation very good photo and HD movie quality HDMI out.

The Canon PowerShot SD990 IS is a fine ultracompact camera, but its price-to-feature benefits are questionable. Also, if you don't mind a larger, more advanced camera, Canon's PowerShot G11 and Nikon's Coolpix P6000 models both feature optical viewfinders.Įxcellent picture quality very good shooting options for its size.ĭisappointing lens specs mixed performance high-resolution sensor adds little benefit no HD video. If you want it to be powered by AA-size batteries, too, you're limited to the A-series models. Generally, they're all very good cameras and at current prices I wouldn't hesitate to recommend any of them if you must have a viewfinder. (On the upside the SD990 can now be found for more than $100 less than its original $399.99 price, making it a much better purchase than when I originally reviewed it.)īelow is a listing of the five models that are still readily available at retail with links to their reviews. If you want manual control over shutter speed and aperture, the only option is the 14.7-megapixel SD990 IS (and it's nearing the end of its life). In Canon's current lineup of PowerShot Digital Elph and A-series models, there are just five models featuring the company's real image optical zoom viewfinder. Canon is basically the lone major manufacturer of compact cameras with optical viewfinders. Read through the user reviews of point-and-shoot cameras on CNET and you'll come across a common question: where's the optical viewfinder? The answer is there aren't any. The Canon SD990 IS is the only pocket camera with an optical viewfinder and manual shooting control worth buying.