Canon PowerShot SD870IS 8MP Digital Camera with 3.8x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver) by Canon
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Digital camera reviews of Canon PowerShot SD870IS 8MP Digital Camera with 3.8x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver)
Digital camera Review: 870 replaced
Summary: 4 Stars
Good all-around camera, though obsolete. Re-purchased due to theft and to fit in an existing underwater housing.Digital camera Review: A Great Poinit & Shooter!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've owned digital cameras since "Genesis". Recently, my S30 was stolen from the car. Here were my requirements before I bought the SD870: <28mm wide angle, compact size, image stabilization, fast performance, good image quality & manual controls. Due to the scarce choices, I had to compromise the manual control feature and came up with the SD870. It had the above great attributes less the manual control (shutter speed/aperture) ability. SD870 takes excellent photos under most well lighted settings as already covered by many other reviews; here are my tips/notes for the less lighted settings:
1) When normal flash is used(slow sync off), the shutter speed is fixed at 1/60 sec(too fast); this explains why the photos turns out darker when using a flash at certain settings than no flash. This setting is good for not very dark setting.
2) When slow synch flash is used, the shutter speed could get much slower so it would capture much better amount of light. When lighting is very dark, the shutter speeds would go up to 1 sec(too slow to hold by hand); at this speed, you must use the tripod to avoid blurry photos. Play with the slow sync option and you'll be surprised at how different the photos would turn out.
3) When "night snapshot" mode is used, the ISO is fixed at 250 and shutter at 1/8 sec. A very useful mode to use. I set this mode as my default "scn" mode; when you slide the slider on top of the camera to the middle. I wish the ISO is fixed at 200 for less noise and shutter at 1/6.
4) In manual mode, you can adjust the shutter speed only from 1~15 sec; I wish Cannon allowed the control from 1/20~15 sec. But better than nothing. Great feature for very low light and must use a tripod.
5) Decent photo quality when ISO is 80~200; so in most situations, try to lock the ISO at as low as possible to obtain the best quality photos. You may have to use continuous mode to capture multiple shots and choose the best ones & use shutter delay 1 second to avoid hand shake.
When not using tripod, always turn the image stabilizer to continuous. You can still get a clear photo @ 1/2 sec shutter (1 out of 2 or 3 shots).
6) Customize the share botton to "exposure" control for convenience. But you rarely would need it since SD870 has very accurate exposure.
Hope this helps.
Digital camera Review: A Little Giant
Summary: 5 Stars
This camera is da bomb! so simple to use, and what professional type photos! This is a little pocket sized pack of dynamite! Canon rules!
A breakthrough in the "point and shoot" digital camera field.
Digital camera Review: A good point and shoot
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this camera as a good point and shoot to take along on trips and I've been happy with it so far. It produces great images in outdoor conditions, such as mountains and forests. The image stabilization feature is good to have, and the included software for downloading images works for me. With a tripod and a bit of time to learn proper ISO and exposure settings, the camera created some nice nighttime pictures as well. The battery life is good, easily able to handle a full day of picture taking, even with the screen at its brightest, and charging is quick and simple.
I found the camera to be very sensitive to single point light sources at night and even during the day (the sun) producing excessive amounts of lens flare. One annoyance is the camera does not remember your flash settings when you turn it off, and always defaults to on. Also, the silver finish has gotten fairly scratched up from my abuse, but I kept the large screen safe with an invisibleSHIELD. The zoom isn't spectacular, at 3.8x, but it's usually not much of a concern. Some people may not like that it does not have an optical viewfinder, but the large screen really makes up for it, and I personally would never use an optical viewfinder anyway --even to save battery.
Overall I'd say the Canon PowerShot SD870IS is an excellent camera for the price, producing excellent quality images for a point and shoot.
Digital camera Review: A good purchase, but some inconveniences
Summary: 4 Stars
The pictures are great for a little camera, which was a replacement to my aging but very good S400. I bought this camera primarily for two reasons: portability and the canon name. For taking pictures, I have no complaints whatsoever. A great little point and shoot. My issues all lie with video capture: don't get me wrong. For a camera whose primary mission in life is to take snapshots and be small, the video quality is fantastic. The file size, however, is tremendously big at 640 resolution. Don't ever think about emailing them.