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Canon PowerShot SD970 IS
Digital Camera Review
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 The Canon PowerShot SD970 IS is a capable 12.1-megapixel point and shoot with a 5x zoom. We found image quality was consistently very good, and movies shot at 720p were impressive. |
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Product Tour | Solidly built metal body; large high-res LCD | Bulky; depth limits pocketability; very difficult to attach wrist strap |
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Color | High marks for accuracy, particualrly skin tones, greens and oranges | Vivid color mode produced most accurate hues |
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Noise | Image noise low overall, particularly at higher ISOs | Some cameras tested better at ISOs below 800 |
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Resolution | Good sharpness result; image stabilization produced modest improvement | Significant barrel distortion at wide angle |
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Videos | Shoots high-def 720p video with handsome color and decent sharpness | No optical zoom for video |
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Playback | Variety of browsing options; in-camera category tagging; extensive PictBridge printing options | Active Display camera-tilt-to-browse feature not very practical |
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Hardware | Handsome 4611,000-dot LCD; 5x zoom; HDMI out | Lens not very wide or fast; dim red-eye reduction / autofocus assist lamp; no viewfinder |
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Controls | Wide selection of color enhancement settings; fast reliable autofocus performance | No manual exposure options; slow burst mode |
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Design & Handling | Effective menu system; one programmable button; well-written manual | Tough to avoid covering the mic with your index finger |
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