Canon PowerShot SD970 IS Digital Camera Review

Canon PowerShot SD970 IS

Digital Camera Review

Jun 19, 2009 - By Steve Morgenstern
4.1 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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Front

Red-eye reduction/AF assist/self-timer lamp
Flash
6.6-33mm zoom lens with automatic lens cover
 

Back

Direct print
3-inch 461,000-dot screen
Activity indicator
Playback
Menu
Display
Control dial with four-way access to exposure compensation, flash, self-timer and macro/infinity control during shooting, delete during playback
 

Sides

Mini HDMI port cover
Wrist strap connector
AV/USB port cover

Bottom

Flip-up cover conceals DC power cable access
Sliding battery/memory compartment cover
Metal tripod socket centered under lens
 

Top

Power button
Speaker
Shutter
Mode switch
Microphone
Zoom control during shooting, image magnification during playback
 

Size Comparisons

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Canon PowerShot SD970 IS Casio EX-FC100 Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900
Price:  $379.99 Price: $349.99 Price: $399.95 Price: $379.99
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Canon PowerShot SD970 IS Casio EX-FC100 Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900
Width: 3.73 in/94.8mm Width: 3.92 in/99.5mm Width: 3.8 in/97.7cm Width: 3.86 in/97.9mm
Depth: 1.04 in/26.3mm Depth: 0.88 in/22.4mm Depth: 0.9 in/23.4mm  Depth: 0.66 in/16.3mm
Height: 2.24 in/56.8mm Height: 2.30 in/58.4mm Height: 2.3 in/58.9mm  Height: 2.36 in/57.8mm
Weight: 5.64 oz/160g Weight:  5.1 oz/145g Weight: 6.2 oz/175g Weight: 5.2 oz/147g

In the Box

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• Canon PowerShot SD970 IS camera
• battery (NB-5L)
• battery charger (CB-2LX)
• USB cable (IFC-400PCU)
• AV cable (AVC-DC400)
• Wrist strap
• User guide
• Software CD

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