Canon PowerShot A710 IS
Digital Camera Review
Oct 09, 2006
- By Richard Baguley
Canon’s new PowerShot A710 IS bumps the resolution up from the previous model (the A700) and adds a big new feature: image stabilization. Built around a 1/2.5 inch CCD sensor that captures 7 megapixel images, this new camera also includes a 6x zoom lens. So is this new $370 camera a big step forward? Read on to find out…
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Picture Quality / Size Options
Three options are provided for image quality, which Canon refers to as Superfine, Fine and Normal. No option is provided for shooting in RAW mode. The image size options are as follows: Large 3072 x 2304, Medium1 2592 x 1944, Medium2 2048 x 1536, Medium3 1600 x 1200, Small 640 x 480, Postcard 1600 x 1200 and Widescreen 3072 x 1728.
Picture Effects Mode
Canon provides a number of picture effects modes, which it calls My Colors. The effects offered include Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Positive Film, Vivid Blue, Vivid Red, Vivid Green, and Custom Color. The latter allows you to tweak how the colors will be processed with sliders for red, green and blue color enhancement along with saturation, contrast, and sharpness. Some pretty freaky effects can be created, but I’m not convinced by these; you could do the same thing with more finesse and better results in an image editing program.
