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Canon IXUS 970 IS / PowerShot SD890 IS / IXY 820 IS Reviews
Digital camera - compact - 10.0 Mpix - optical zoom: 5 x - supported memory: MMC, SD, SDHC, MMCplus More product details
$169.95
Optical image stabilization ; optical viewfinder ; decent photos (cnet.com)
Whether human or camera, it's always hard following in the footsteps of a popular sibling, and... (zdnet.com)
alaTest Review Summary for Canon IXUS 970 IS / PowerShot SD890 IS / IXY 820 IS
We have collected and analyzed 61 expert reviews and 282 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 73/100 and users rate it 87/100. The average review date is October 31, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 555063 reviews from other Digital Compact Cameras. The alaScore™ for this product is 92/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 21, 2009.
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Expert Reviews (61)
Review summary for the Canon IXUS 970 IS / PowerShot SD890 IS / IXY 820 IS
alaTest has collected and analyzed 343 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the performance. The shutter also impresses, but many are less positive about the lcd.
Performance, Shutter, Glare, Design
Lcd, Price, Interface, Memory
Reviewers rate this product 87/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Compact Cameras, the Canon IXUS 970 IS / PowerShot SD890 IS / IXY 820 IS is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 92/100 = Excellent ...
Canon PowerShot SD890 IS
Whether human or camera, it's always hard following in the footsteps of a popular sibling, and the near-universally well-liked Canon PowerShot SD850 IS is a harder act to follow than most. Rather than simply bump up the resolution and zoom range for ...
Whether human or camera, it's always hard following in the footsteps of a...
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Canon PowerShot SD890 IS
Optical image stabilization ; optical viewfinder ; decent photos
Poor shot-to-shot performance ; small LCD ; awkward design ; no optical zoom in movie capture
A solid compact snapshooter, the Canon PowerShot SD890 IS nevertheless disappoints when compared with its predecessors and line-mates.
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User Reviews (282)
"Poor Body Design - Slips out of your hand easily"
I have been a loyal Canon fan for a long time...
The good side is the 10X zoom is great. You can buy extra batteries online for reasonable prices because you will need some extra ones if you shoot a lot. The image stabilizer works fairly well up to 4x zoom. Pictures are fairly sharp.
The worst problem is that it can slip out of you hand easily because it has rounded edges. Repeating shot after shot takes a bit a time to recycle . It seems like the quality of the material of the body is cheap plastic.
"Disappointment!"
I bought it to replaced my SD700 (Canon wante...
Excellent photos, fast and strong zoom, good customer service
Poor design, user unfriendly, heat up quick
"I am very happy with this camera - colour is beautiful"
Easy to use out of the box
I am still not sure about the camera body shape
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Manufacturer's Description
You've never been closer to your subjects than when you're holding the ES970. It features the world's longest optical zoom lens - 22X - and it's exclusively available from Canon. You'll transform distant subjects into dramatic close-ups in as little as 3 seconds; especially subjects too far away to be seen by the bare eye. Canon's Optical Image Stabilization System is the perfect match for this ultra-powerful zoom. You'll record smooth, steady images while in full stride or shooting from a...
