Canon PowerShot SD970IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom and 3.0-inch LCD (Silver)
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon PowerShot SD970IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom and 3.0-inch LCD (Silver)
Customer Review: Great photos, OK video
Summary: 4 Stars
This is our third PowerShot digital camera, with our first dating back to 2003. The camera is fast and the auto settings for photos do a very good job of getting decent photos in all sorts of conditions. The LCD is very nice and remains fairly visible even on a sunny beach. The form factor is great and the body is just the right size: small enough to pocket, big enough to hold.
The video is 720p, which is just fine. The built-in HDMI is a nice bonus, but you'll need to purchase a mini-HDMI to HDMI cable separately. We got one on Amazon for $6. The video itself is decent, but heavily compressed. To be fair, the compression is only visible in shots that stress the codec (e.g. uninterrupted blue sky, which ends up looking like shifting blocks of blue). Lens or imaging flares (vertical lines in the image) are also quite apparent when shooting against intense light sources. Since these are just for the family video album, we don't really care about this stuff, but we would not use the PowerShot in any production setting.
Overall, another fine addition to the PowerShot family.
Customer Review: My first Canon camera
Summary: 4 Stars
This is the first time I tried Canon. I wanted to try different brands of point and shoot cameras and I've had a Nikon and Sony in the past. I thought it was time to buy a new one when my Sony of 4 years started to suddenly not respond appropriately. I mainly chose this Canon model because this is the only model that has the size proportion and screen that I like. It's true that it's noisy even if I already adjusted the volumes; but I tend to keep my camera on most of the time so as not to miss a nice shot whenever I'm out taking pictures, so it helps remind me to turn it off. I also find that there is a lag in response when shooting pictures unlike my Sony, that I've missed some good shots. However, when I do get the shots I wanted, the pictures look so good and the movie mode is wonderful as well. The function dial and some of the buttons are still a little confusing but I'm giving myself time to get acquainted with it a little more. Overall, I'm happy with my purchase and if it gives me 4-5 years worth of good service, then the price is just right.Customer Review: canon sd970is
Summary: 4 Stars
It's a great camera and looks really elegant, by the look and feel in your hands you can tell that it's a better quality camera. I love that it has 5x zoom and 12 mp. It's not the smallest one, and not really one of the cheap ones, but I bought it to have it for a longer period of time to take great pictures. I like the kind of rounded shape of it; it feels really comfortable holding it in your hand. I didn't really have time to play with the functions of the camera, so far I was only taking pictures on AUTO mode, and I know pictures can be better if I adjust and customize it a little, once I read the instructions... However, I'm happy with the camera, although the cost is pretty high, as for me, a student. Adding to it, I needed a good camera to take good pictures outside, and also close-ups of the models I build, and I think the camera works really well for me in this case.Customer Review: Another Day w\SD970
Summary: 4 Stars
I've had my SD970 for about 2 months and I'm reserved happy. The features are exceptional, great feel and look, excellent photo quality, easy to use and I would recommend the SD970 to anyone including the experts who wish to carry a pocket sized camera for those impromptu photo opportunities. That's my happy interpretation. As for my reserved side, kind of pricey especially if you do not intend to use all the features (but Canon has a camera designed to suit your needs at a lower price). At the SD970 price a 10X digital zoom would of been nice and that pesky auto focus noise (what gives with that). Otherwise I am a happy photo opportunist and will upgrade in a few years (my last camera was a Canon SD900) hopefully with another Canon but who knows there are other companies that deserve another look?Customer Review: SD970IS Review
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a nice little point and shoot to carry around. I bought it because it has one of the longer optical zoom ranges in a point and shoot; I don't like the digital zoom feature on any of the point and shoots as too much detail is lost. Overall it's a great little camera to tote around and it produces nice, every-day pictures with great color. I am a little disappointed with it's autofocus on landscape and garden shots, it does not always pick appropriate points of focus. It's low light performance is not particularly great either, although that is pretty typical in this level of camera.