While the Canon PowerShot SD870 IS doesn't have an optical viewfinder or manual exposure controls, it captures beautiful images with its wide, 3.8x optical zoom lens and ranks among the top compact cameras we've seen.
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The SD870 IS follows in the footsteps of some highly regarded cameras so it's understandable that Canon has chosen not to tinker too much with a successful formula. The camera's image quality is generally very good, especially considering its use of a genuinely wideangle lens. A reasonable...
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annalene
In addition to the sd870 I'd also previously owned the S50 and sd1000. First of all, if you're going to invest any money in a Canon definitely put in a few extra bucks to go with the camera with IS because the blurriness you will get without it is almost unbearable. That being said, I...
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brett
This camera acts as the smaller backup camera for my XSi. The 3" LCD is nice even though it is somewhat of a compromise for not having an optical viewfinder. When I use this camera, I really miss having any type of manual controls. I want to at least have good aperture and shutter...
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