Canon - Powershot SD870 IS Digital Camera Digital Camera Review

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Fantastic Camera- IS is great

loving my digital camera, somewhat tech savvy, computer literate, married, not rich, willing to pay for quality

Pros

great pictures quality, Great features

JUN

2008

I did some serious research and compared this sd870, the sd750 and the new sd1100's with IS. I LOVED the large screen of the sd870 and sd750 but wanted the IS of the 1100... so, after actually buying all 3 (the nice sales folks said I could try them out and return the 2 I didn't want) and comparing image quality, color etc... I was sold on the sd870. While the IS won't cure every movement, it definitely helps and I am glad I got a camera with it and I am so pleased I went with the HUGE screen. It's amazing. I wish that the sd870 had the image resizing tool in the camera like the 1100 does-- all the 870 has is resizing for websites-- you can't choose where to crop the photo. However, it's no big deal to resize with the editing software so that's just a teeny minor issue. If you're on the fence, go with this camera!

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Key Features	Image Sensor Type CCD Resolution 8.3 Megapixel Optical Zoom 3.8x Camera Type Compact Weight 0.34 lb. Family Line Canon PowerShot
Lens	Interchangeable Lens Not Interchangeable Lenses Optical Zoom 3.8x 35mm Zoom Lens 28 - 105 mm Digital Zoom 4x Focus Type Autofocus Focus Range 18 in. to Infinity (w) Macro Focus Range 1.2 - 24 in. (w) / 12 - 24 in. (t) Focal Length 4.6 - 17.3 mm
Image Quality	Camera Resolution 8.3 Megapixel Image Resolutions 640 x 480 • 3264 x 2448 • 2592 x 1944 • 2048 x 1536 • 1600 x 1200
Video	Video Resolutions 320 x 240 (QVGA) • 640 x 480 (VGA) • 160 x 120 Video Speed 30 fps Max Movie Length Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size) Video Format AVI • Motion JPEG
Exposure Control	Aperture Range f2.8/f5.8 (w/t) Shutter Speed 15 - 1/1600 sec White Balance Auto • Manual • Daylight / Sunny (Preset) • Cloudy (Preset) • Fluorescent (Preset) • Tungsten (Preset) Frames Per Second 1.3 Frames
Storage	Memory Type Multimedia Card • SD Card • SDHC Card Compression Modes Fine • SuperFine • Normal Compression Type JPEG • EXIF 2.2 • DPOF 1.1 File Size (High Res.) 3.36 MB (38 images on 128MB card) File Size (Low Res.) 0.08 MB (about 1,600 images on 128MB card)
Flash	ISO Speeds Auto • 100 • 200 • 400 • 800 • 1600 • 80 Flash Type Built-In Flash Functions Flash Off • Auto Flash • Fill-in Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash • Slow Sync
Viewfinder / Display	Viewfinder Without Viewfinder LCD Panel With LCD Panel LCD Panel Size 3 in. LCD Screen Resolution 230,000 pixels LCD Protected Position Without LCD Protected Position
Interfaces	Interface Type USB 2.0 Video Interface Video Out
Power Supply	Battery Type Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery Battery Life 270 Images
Included Features	Self Timer 2 Sec. • 10 Sec. Built-in Microphone With Built-in Microphone
System Requirements	Operating System Microsoft Windows XP • Microsoft Windows Vista
Dimensions	Width 3.65 in. Depth 1.02 in. Height 2.32 in. Weight 0.34 lb.
Miscellaneous	Included Accessories Software • USB Cable • Hand Strap • 32 MB Memory Card • Lithium Battery • Battery Charger • AV Cable Release Date September, 2007 Product ID 44849916 Exterior Color Silver
Warranty	Warranty 90 Days
Product MPN	MPN POWERSHOTSD870IS

Canon - Powershot SD870 IS Digital Camera Digital Camera

Canon - Powershot SD870 IS Digital Camera Digital Camera Review

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