Good to average speed for a consumer camera.

The Canon Powershot SD750's performance ranges from quite fast to just average, beginning with its quick start-up time. The slowest time is in switching modes from play to record, at 2.5 seconds. Shutter lag at wide angle and telephoto zoom settings is quite good, and "prefocus" times (half-pressing and holding down the shutter button before the final exposure) are also fast, with a shutter delay of only 0.081 second. Shot-to-shot cycle times are a little better than average these days, at about 1.52 seconds for large/superfine JPEGs, and the camera captures frames continuously at this rate. Continuous-mode speed is about average for this class, at 1.6 frames/second, and the camera captures frames continuously at this rate too. The flash is below average at recycling, at 8.9 seconds after a full-power shot. Connected to a computer, download speeds are quite fast, so you won't feel a need for a separate card reader. Bottom line, the Powershot SD750 is responsive enough for most family photo opportunities, but its standard continuous shooting mode may prove a bit slow for sports or wiggly kids. That issue aside, overall performance is pretty good.

Battery
Fair battery life with the included rechargeable battery.

The Canon Powershot SD750 uses a custom rechargeable LiIon battery pack for power, and both a battery and a charger are included with the camera. 210 shots is a little below average for this category, so we strongly recommend picking up a spare battery and keeping it freshly charged and on-hand for extended outings.

The table above shows the number of shots the camera is capable of (on a fully-charged rechargeable battery), based on CIPA battery-life and/or manufacturer standard test conditions.

(Interested readers can find an English translation of the CIPA DC-002 standards document here. (180K PDF document))

Storage
The Powershot SD750 accepts SD, SDHC, and MMC memory cards, and comes with a 32MB MMC card.

We strongly recommend buying a large capacity SD/SDHC memory card at least a 1GB card, preferably a 2-4GB one, to give yourself extra space for extended outings. (Check the shopping link above, cards are really cheap these days, so no reason to skimp.)