Canon PowerShot SD870 IS (Silver)

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4.5 stars

"Almost as good as my Nikon D70"

by MajorD on November 30, 2007

Pros: Fast startup, decent flash, great battery life, great movie mode

Cons: Weird menu, auto mode could be a bit better, body scratches
Summary: I've been using the Nikon D70 for 3 years and have snapped over 20,000 pictures with it. I like this Canon SD870 almost as much as the D70.

Obviously the D70 has better glass and is all-around a better camera; however, I like this camera almost as much for the following reasons:

- Small, I can take it everywhere!
- Movies, it's a whole new world being able to shoot movies. This camera also has a really cool time-lapse movie mode with an adjustable time lapse.
- Movie quality is impressive - 640x480 @ 30fps. This is adjustable too.
- Great battery life, went 4 days and 200 pictures without charging (with lots of flash)
- Good picture quality. Not as good as a DSLR, but good. Very rich colors.
- Surprisingly good control over exposure, shutter speed and color/saturation. You'll definitely need to spend a few days playing with the camera settings. I was able to capture some great low light shots with a few minutes of setting adjustments.

CONS
- The auto mode could be a bit better - my wife botched a couple shots because of low light exposure and flash issues. This was almost a non-issue though, really.
- The menus take a bit to figure out. Based on which mode you're in, the menu will appear differently. If you've got 30 minutes to read the manual, this is also a non-issue.
- The body on this camera scratches very easily... get a case if you want this camera to look new. After one trip it looks like it's 6 months old.
- Someday camera manufacturers will create a sunset mode - where the sunset is behind the subject. To this camera's credit, I was able to get the settings just right for the shot - took about 3 minutes though (wife tapping foot and getting snippy)

BOTTOM LINE
As an avid photographer, I absolutely love this camera and would recommend it to anyone.

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