Canon PowerShot SD870 IS / IXUS 860 IS Expert Reviews

We have analyzed the reviews for the Canon PowerShot SD870 IS / IXUS 860 IS using our BETA review analysis. These are our findings: The Canon PowerShot SD870 IS / IXUS 860 IS is very good. Users are pleased with the photos, large display, and video mode. Mark this digital camera as an option.

top-quality display, brilliant features, extraordinary lens, exceptional low light performance, exceptional photo color quality, exceptional photos, excellent size, excellent user interface, brilliant video mode, exceptional zoom.

really bad red eye.

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Just a few months after its predecessor was released onto the market, the Canon PowerShot SD870 IS made its debut.

Excellent colors, Great movies, Excellent White Balance accuracy, 3-inch LCD with wide view, Trendy look, 28mm wide lens, Quick face detection

High noise above ISO 80, Poor dynamic range above ISO 80, Lots of over-sharpening, 1.3 fps Burst mode, Weak flash, Expensive

The Canon PowerShot SD870 IS offers a few practical upgrades from its predecessor. The 3-inch screen makes it easier to read menus and check pictures. It has a wider 28mm lens that can fit larger portraits. The SD870 also boasts a new face detection syste...

The Canon PowerShot SD870 IS IXUS / Digital ELPH features a large 3.0 inch LCD screen and an ISO range of 100 to 1600. 3.65 x 2.32

The Canon Powershot SD870 IS is one of those rare ultra-compact cameras with a wide-angle lens, actually Canon only makes one other camera with a wide-angle lens, the ultra-compact . Some aspects of the SD870's performance are quite good.

Nicely saturated colors, Generally quite accurate white-balance, Reliable metering system, Low purple fringing, Good image sharpness away from corners, Wide-angle lens in ultra-compact body, Solid construction, Much faster than the average ultra-compact,...

Noticeable vingetting, Destructive noise above ISO 400 in good light, above 200 in low-light, Nearly useless ISO 1600, Moderate corner softness, Slight color-cost under artificial lighting, Dynamic range a little below average, Some barrel distortion, No...

Big, 3-inch LCD. Wide-angle lens. Touch wheel control.

No optical viewfinder. High ISO settings result in noisy images.

No optical viewfinder. High ISO settings result in noisy images.

In these respects the 860IS / SD870 IS is undoubtedly one of the best compacts we've tested, but this degree of quality and performance doesn't come cheap. Canon cameras can be heavily discounted, but in terms of official RRPs, the 860IS / SD870 IS comes...

28mm wide angle and optical stabilisation., Large and great quality screen., Very good build quality and design., Quick and easy access to settings.,

Higher RRP than rivals., Little or no manual control., Slow continuous shooting., No Live Histogram; coarse zoom steps.

The Canon Ixus 860IS / PowerShot SD870 IS has a lot going for it. The great build quality, large screen, quick response, wide angle coverage and respectable quality will be sufficient to sell it to many people.

Though not made as sturdily as other Elphs, the SD870 IS has a big LCD, an extra-wide zoom lens, and takes great pictures.

Extra-wide zoom lens Big LCD (3 inches)

Not as well constructed as other Elphs Animated on-screen button is distracting

It's pricey, but the extra-wide-angle lens, the big LCD, and the well-thought-out exposure control system make this an attractive compact camera

The Canon PowerShot SD870 IS Digital ELPH ($399) is an ultra-compact camera with a wide-angle lens, huge 3-inch LCD display, and all the bells and whistles that you'd expect on a point-and-shoot camera in 2007. The SD870 is sort of a combination of the SD...

Very good photo quality (though see issues below) Wide-angle lens Compact, stylish metal body Optical image stabilization Huge 3-inch LCD display; easy to see outdoors and in low light Snappy performance AF-assist lamp, great low light focusing Effective...

Corner softness, some vignetting Noise and noise reduction artifacting above ISO 400 Redeye a big problem (though the tool in playback mode gets rid of it) Current zoom setting not shown on LCD LCD can be difficult to see when wearing polarized sunglasses...

Though it's not perfect, the Canon PowerShot SD870 IS Digital ELPH is a very good choice for those who want an ultra-compact camera with a wide-angle lens, image stabilization, and a huge LCD display. It takes good quality pictures quickly, with an easy-t...

The Canon SD870 IS Digital ELPH features a compact, stylish case with rounded horizontal edges, and a retracting lens to make it pocket-friendly. With an an 8-megapixel 1/2.5" imager and 3.8x optical zoom lens, the Canon SD870 covers a range of 28-105mm e...

The Canon ELPH SD870 has a rather wide ISO sensitivity range, from 80 to 1,600, for better performance in dim lighting. Canon also manufactures a line of photo printers, and prides themselves on the level of integration between their cameras and printers....