Canon PowerShot SD870IS 8MP Digital Camera with 3.8x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver)

Canon PowerShot SD870IS 8MP Digital Camera with 3.8x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver) Features:

• 8-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 16 x 22-inch prints
• 3.8x wide-angle image-stabilized optical zoom; 3.0-inch wide-viewing-angle LCD display
• Face Detection technology and in-camera red-eye fix
• 17 shooting modes, including 10 special scene modes; Print/Share button
• Powered by NB-5L lithium-ion battery (battery and charger included); stores images on SD memory cards (32MB memory card included)

Customer Reviews:

• Canon Powershot SD870 IS: The screen is incredible. 8 megapixels was the perfect amount for me: not unnecessarily huge image sizes, but enough to produce very clear pictures. The many features are fun to utilize; I really like the color accent feature.
• New to Photography : Just purchased the Canon PowerShot SD870IS and can't really say how pleased I am with this new purchase. This camera is really easy to use and figure out.
  
  The design itself is sleek and simple. Don't let the simple design fool you though, this little thing has a ton of options to work with. The wide angle pictures and image stabilization are the features that lured me into buying this beauty. Another thing was the awesome price.
  
  I was really only looking for a point and shoot that would help me take some pictures of things at work for documentation purposes. For that purpose it is beyond anything that I could have imagined for. The options are awesome and let you fit into almost any situation you may run into.
  
  Never before have I owned a digital camera of my own. This is a first for me so I was under the impression that I would need a lotta work to get the pictures just right. Not with the Image Stabilization working like a charm. Also the ISO options help a ton with this. The Wide Angle pictures also look stunning when taking picutres of a nice horizon scene.
  
  The battery lasts about a week while taking picture on and off. I carry my camera everywhere I go so it varies depending on what I see. But on average the battery will last me 7-10 days. Charging it takes about 2 hours. Buying another one will be necessary when vacationing. Getting stuck without a battery is not an option when you have such a good camera =)
  
  One thing that I will say about this package is that you will need to also buy an SD card to accomodate you properly. I got the camera and saw that it came with only a small 32MB card. I promply bought 2 SanDisk 2 GB SDSDX3-2048-901 Extreme III SD Memory Card (Retail Package) and can say that it should last me a good while. Even with the pictures on max settings I still get about 500-600 pictures for each 2GIG card.
  
  In the end I can't say how pleased I am with this purchase. It's totally peaked my interest in photography and has let me see things in a new light. I have never delved into the photography scene however. So please take this as a review from a beginners point of view.
• CAUTION: wide angle--you'll get what you ask for: just got this camera "sight unseen" as an upgrade from an older casio, as i couldn't find it locally to give it a test drive. as i like to travel a lot, i thought the wide angle would be a great addition. but in reality, most of my photos are of my family. i have to admit, when i grabbed the camera to take a quick snapshot of my 1 year old, i was startled to see so much background. i'm used to a tighter crop, and realizing i would probably spend a lot of time zooming in despite being just a few feet away, i've decided to bite the bullet, return this one, and get the 850is instead.
  
  i've still given it 4stars. the picture and response were great, and i'm looking forward to the 850is. just ask yourself if you REALLY want that wide angle... it's NOT for everyone. i almost wish i'd read a similar review, so here's my service to anyone else sitting on the fence...
• Blurrry!: After my (Great)Canon S60 fell for the last time I decided it was time for a new Canon. Because i have a 10D, and a 30D as well and they are great too, i am a canon man. That was a $300.00 mistake. every other picture is Blurry (with the image stablizer on or off). and i was just looking / comparing the old picrures by the S60, All the SD870is pic.s seemed blurry. It's time to give Nikon a chance. H.
• Another addition to an already stellar line of digicams: I've owned and bought for others a range of Canon cameras, ranging from the G2 to the EOS (Rebel, 30D) to Elph (quite a few), and most recently bought this one.
  
  The Elph series specializes in being incredibly user friendly and and easy to use - and this one is more improvement on an already amazing product. Among other ELPH models, this one is special because this has a wide-angle lens which goes to 28mm equivalent. Indispensable for the family and landscape shots.
  
  Other features on this camera which are highly useful:
  1. Prices are now even lower than they used to be. You can get this camera under $300, even a year ago they were over.
  2. Now you don't have to rotate a dial to move between Play and Shoot mode, you just press the Play button.
  3. Moving to special modes (like Night shot, etc. is easier with the slider on top)
  4. Button preview is an amazing feature for those not-so-camera-savvy - before you press one of the directional buttons, the screen shows you what you're about to press and what it will do in the current mode.
  5. The larger screen seems brighter than previous models and is incredibly useful in daylight, evening situations
  6. Face recognition seems to be improved. On the 850 I had to turn this off. On the 870, I do use it often.
  
  Peeve: I liked the champagne finish on the 850IS better, looked more sophisticated. This one is back to bland silver
  
  Peeve: Part of the casing is plastic - the 850 was all metal and hence "looked" more sturdy. But knowing Canon, I would say this is equally as sturdy.
  
  Peeve: In a time when amateurs are playing around with things like HDR, exposure bracketing and other such useful features seems to be absent / hard to find.
  
  Summary:
  Incredible camera, makes taking great pictures amazingly easy. Much better and better value for money compared to other brands' similar offerings. Very good user interface and ergonomics, novice users will immediately be able to use it (including the older generation). This is a better value for money than the 9xx series, which is charging more for a higher megapixel count (WHICH IS NOT WORTH IT). Go for this camera, with the wide-angle, you'll need it.