Canon PowerShot SD700 IS Digital Camera Review

Canon PowerShot SD700 IS

Digital Camera Review

1.8 The PowerShot SD700 IS, the first of Canon's trendy Digital Elph line to offer image stabilization. The camera also provides a 4x optical zoom lens and several improvements that are fairly new to Canon cameras. Its new 1/2.5-inch image sensor has 6 megapixels and is designed to suppress noise at higher ISO sensitivities. With an ISO range from 80-800, the Canon SD700 also has a larger ISO range than its PowerShot siblings. This model adds a 16:9 widescreen-optimized format and revamps the popular My Colors mode. While PowerShot cameras previous to 2006 included this mode only while recording, the new SD700 lets users add interesting color filters and effects in recording or playback. The Canon PowerShot SD700 IS was introduced in February and released in April for a retail price of $499.
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Specs / Ratings
Canon PowerShot SD700 IS Specs
Type Compact  
Price 0.00  
Length 3.60  
Width 1.00  
Height 2.20  
Weight 0.00  
Pixels 6.20 Megapixels 
Effective Pixels 6.00  
Sensor Type 1/2.5  
Image Size 2816 x 2112  
Aspect Ratio 4:3, 16:9  
IR Cut Low Pass Filter No  
Image Format JPEG (stills), AVI Motion JPEG (video), WAV (auido)  
File Size 2.65 MB (highest res), 0.08 MB (lowest res)  
Compression JPEG (stills), AVI Motion JPEG (video), WAV (audio)  
Lens 4x optical zoom  
Viewfinder real image optical viewfinder  
LCD 2.5  
Auto Focus Type TTL autofocus  
Detecting Range Standard: 1.5 ft. - infinity; Close-up Wide: 0.8 in. - 2 ft. Close-up Tele: 1.3 - 2 ft.  
Metering Modes evaluative, center-weighted, spot  
Shutter Speed 15.00  
Self Timer 2 or 10 sec, Custom  
Modes Auto, Program, Movie  
Speed No  
Burst No  
Automatic Modes Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Color Accent, Color Swap  
Exposure Compensation +/- 2.0 EV in 1/3 steps  
Built in Flash Auto, Auto w/ Red-Eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-Eye Reduction, Flash Off, Slow Synchro  
Flash Range Wide: 1.6 - 11.6 ft.; Tele: 1.6 - 6.6 ft.  
Sync Contact no  
Resolution 2816 x 2112  
Settings SuperFine, Fine, Normal  
ISO Sensitivity auto; manual: 80-800  
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom  
Playback Options single, 9-image index, magnification, jump, rotate, histogram, sound memo, slide show  
Direct Printing Yes  
Video Output Yes  
Software Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM  
Battery Power Source Rechargeable Lithium Battery NB-5L  
AKA SD700 IS Digital ELPH  
Zoom Wide 35  
Zoom Tele 140  
Intro Date 2006-02-21  
fstop Max 2.80  
fstop Min 5.50  
Zoom Digi 4.00  
Movie Mode 640 x 480 and 320 x 240 at 15 and 30 fps, 320 x 240 at 60 fps, 160 x 120 at 15 fps  
Storage Type 16MB SD card included; SD / MMC card compatible  
LCD Pixels 173000  
Resolution Maximum 2816 x 2112  
Resolution Minimum 640 x 480  
External Flash 0  
Ratings Raw Weight 
Color 10.64   2.5 
Resolution 4.85   2.5 
Noise Auto ISO 2.10   2.5 
Noise Manual ISO 4.92   2.5 
Low Light 0.00  
Dynamic Range 0.00   2.5 
Flash 0.00  
Model Design Appearance 8.00   1.25 
Size Portability 6.75   1.1 
Handling 7.00   1.5 
Control Button Positioning Size 6.25   0.85 
Front 8.00   0.6 
Back 8.00   0.6 
Left 8.00   0.5 
Right 8.00   0.5 
Top 8.00   0.6 
Bottom 0.00   0.5 
Menu 7.00   1.25 
Auto Mode 7.00   1.5 
Auto Focus 0.00   1.75 
Focus 7.75  
ISO 7.25   1.25 
White Balance 7.50   1.25 
Exposure 7.00  
Metering 7.50   1.15 
Shutter Speed 0.00   0.9 
Aperture 0.00   0.9 
Custom Image Presets 8.00   0.75 
Drive Mode 7.50   1.2 
Picture Quality Options 7.50   0.5 
Picture Effects Mode 8.00   0.5 
Playback Mode 7.50   0.9 
Movie Mode 7.00  
Viewfinder 3.50   0.55 
LCD Screen 6.50   1.5 
Flash 6.75   1.25 
Zoom Lens 7.00   1.65 
Memory 3.50   0.5 
Battery 0.00   1.25 
Startup 1st Shot 8.31  
Shot Shot 9.53  
Shutter Shot 8.46  
Software 7.50   0.5 
Jacks / Ports / Plugs 5.00   0.4 
Direct Print Options 7.00   0.65 
Ease of Use 7.50   1.2 
Other Features 5.00   0.55 
Value 6.50  
Total (weighted)   330.54
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