Picture Quality / Size Options 
(7.5)
The Canon PowerShot SD700 IS has three compression sizes, all located in the Func. /Set menu: SuperFine, Fine, and Normal . Just below the compression choices is the list of image sizes. The following 4:3-formatted options are available: 2816 x 2112, 2272 x 1704, 1600 x 1200, and 640 x 480. There is also a widescreen-optimized 16:9 mode that shoots with 2816 x 1584 pixels. Sadly, there is no 3:2-formatted image size. This would have been helpful to the majority of users, who simply print 4 x 6-inch sheets.
Picture Effects Mode (8.0)
A My Colors mode, unique to the Canon digital cameras, offers lots of interesting color filters and effects. In the SD700, My Colors is available for the first time in playback as well as recording. The following filters are in the My Colors portion of the Func./Set menu: Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, and Custom Color, which is only available in recording mode. Unlike previous Canon cameras, the SD700 groups the really interesting effects with the scene modes. The Color Swap and Color Accent modes are not very intuitive, even though there are on-screen directions. Users can trade the color of a shirt for the color of the couch or accent their lovely eyes if they so choose. All of the My Colors modes are very cool, but users should play with them for quite awhile before recording anything of any meaning.
