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Canon PowerShot SD870 IS (Black) comparison

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Price Check Prices $391.80 to $399.99 $254.00 to $319.95 $289.95 to $329.97 $193.95 to $279.95
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Release date August 19, 2009 April 01, 2009
The Bottom Line While the Canon PowerShot SD870 IS doesn't have an optical viewfinder or manual exposure controls, it captures beautiful images with its wide, 3.8x optical zoom lens and ranks among the top compact cameras we've seen. As long as you're not expecting dSLR speed in a tiny body, the Canon PowerShot S90 is an excellent compact camera for advanced amateurs. One of the best ultracompacts available, the Canon PowerShot SD940 IS nonetheless falls short of greatness in performance and photo quality. The Canon PowerShot SD980 IS is a very good touch-screen camera for those on the fence about using a touch-screen camera. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 is an excellent, well-balanced compact camera.
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Features
Lens apertureF/2.8-5.8
F/2.0-4.9
F/2.8-5.9
F/2.8-5.9
F/3.3-5.2
Equivalent 35mm focal length28 - 105 mm
28 - 105 mm
28 - 112 mm
24 - 120 mm
28 - 140 mm
Optical zoom3.8 x
3.8 x
4 x
5 x
5 x
Light sensitivityISO 80
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800
ISO 1600
ISO auto
ISO 80
ISO 100
ISO 125
ISO 160
ISO 200
ISO 250
ISO 320
ISO 400
ISO 500
ISO 640
ISO 800
ISO 1000
ISO 1250
ISO 1600
ISO 2000
ISO 2500
ISO 3200
ISO auto
ISO 80
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800
ISO 1600
ISO auto
ISO 3200 (2Mpix)
ISO 80
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800
ISO 1600
ISO auto
ISO 3200 (2Mpix)
ISO 80
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800
ISO 1600
ISO 3200
ISO auto
Display (projector) technologyLow Temperature Poly-Silicon (LTPS)
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
Memory storage capacity32 MB
Info unavailableInfo unavailableInfo unavailable11 MB
Video input typeDigital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Flash memory form factorSD Memory Card
Info unavailableInfo unavailableIntegrated
Integrated
Digital zoom4 x
4 x
4 x
4 x
2 x
Battery technologyInfo unavailableInfo unavailableInfo unavailableLithium ion
Lithium ion
Weight5.5 oz
6.2 oz
4.2 oz
4.6 oz
6.1 oz
Effective sensor resolution8,000,000 pixels
10,000,000 pixels
12,100,000 pixels
12,100,000 pixels
12,100,000 pixels
Still image formatRAW
JPEG
RAW
JPEG
RAW + JPEG
JPEG
JPEG
JPEG
Service & support typeInfo unavailableInfo unavailableInfo unavailableInfo unavailable1 year warranty
Display (projector) diagonal size3 in
3 in
2.7 in
3 in
3 in
Manual focusAutomatic
Manual
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
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