Review (Summary): "From its model number, you might think that it's a follow-up to the SD850 IS, but with its wider-than-normal, 28mm-to-105mm, f/2.8-to-f/5.8, 3.8x optical zoom lens, it's really more of a successor to the SD800 IS. Aside from a step up to an 8.3-megapixel CCD sensor, a larger 3-inch, 230,000-pixel LCD, and Canon's new Digic III processor, there's not much different in the SD870 IS other than some nice cosmetic enhancements. ...
The PowerShot SD870 IS yields very high-quality images with accurate colors and tons of detail, and which are very clean at lower ISOs. The automatic white balance does a very good job of neutralizing colors in different kinds of lighting, but with incandescent lighting, its images have a very slight warm cast. ..."
Review (Summary): "Plenty of point-and-shoot cameras promise to pack terrific image quality into a compact and easy-to-use device. The 8-megapixel Canon PowerShot SD870 - an update of the SD850 and SD800 in the Digital Elph series - delivers spectacularly on both claims and adds solid image stabilization as well. ...
In the lab, the SD870 turned in an outstanding performance, averaging 1,925 lines of resolution, which is on the high end for an 8MP camera. In both daylight and flash shots, images were well exposed, with realistic color. In our field-test images, highlight areas were accurate, with bright coloring. Shots of the New York City skyline in daylight yielded accurate colors with a bright-blue sky. ..."
Review (Summary): "The new Canon IXUS 860 IS (Powershot SD870 IS in the U.S.) offers an 8 megapixel sensor and a wide-angle 3.8x zoom lens equivalent to 28-105mm, complete with optical image stabilization to help ensure that your photos are shake-free. There's also a large 3 inch LCD screen with 230,000 pixels and an anti-glare, scratch-resistant coating. Canon's DIGIC III image processor, which is also used in its DSLR camera range, powers the IXUS 860 IS behind the scenes, and additionally provides the camera's Face Detection and Noise Reduction technologies. ...
The Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS is the best IXUS model that we've reviewed. Period. It's an excellent point and shoot camera with a wealth of features that make it easy to take great photographs. Pick the IXUS 860 IS up for the first time and there is an undeniable sense of quality which exceeds most of the competition. ..."
Review (Summary): "The Canon PowerShot SD870 IS Digital ELPH ($399) is an ultra-compact camera with a wide-angle lens, huge 3-inch LCD display, and all the bells and whistles that you'd expect on a point-and-shoot camera in 2007. The SD870 is sort of a combination of the SD750 (for the LCD) and the SD800 (for the wide-angle lens), though that's not "official". ...
... Though it's not perfect, the Canon PowerShot SD870 IS Digital ELPH is a very good choice for those who want an ultra-compact camera with a wide-angle lens, image stabilization, and a huge LCD display. It takes good quality pictures quickly, with an easy-to-use interface and plenty of point-and-shoot features. It remains to be seen how the SD870 compares to its closest competitor, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX55, but standing on its own, this PowerShot is a camera that I can recommend. ..."
Review (Summary): "With an an 8-megapixel 1/2.5" imager and 3.8x optical zoom lens, the Canon SD870 covers a range of 28-105mm equivalent, a useful wide angle to a moderate telephoto. Exposure is fully automatic, but the user can tweak it with 2.0EV of exposure compensation and four metering modes to handle difficult lighting, while a generous twelve Scene modes keep the camera approachable for beginners. ...
... There's a lot to like about the Canon PowerShot SD870 IS. Perhaps the best selling feature is the large and lovely 3-inch LCD screen, which makes an excellent playback device. Moms who want to carry around their own "brag book" of weddings and newborns have an excellent choice here, although I found the slideshow options a bit wanting. ..."
Review (Summary): "Canon's Ixus 860 IS (Powershot SD870 IS in the U.S.) replaces the Ixus 850 IS model but offers slightly higher resolution for a lower price. The 850 IS's optical viewfinder has been dispensed with, in favor of the new model's larger, 3.0-inch LCD monitor. Continuous shooting speeds are slightly slower in the 860 IS, which has a top burst rate of 1.3 Large/Fine JPEG frames/second. However, the new model can record longer video clips – up to 4GB per recording. It also offers time lapse recording at VGA resolution, with a limit of two hours. ...
... Pictures taken with the test camera were sharp and clean with natural-looking colors and the slightly elevated saturation that typifies compact digicams. Plenty of detail was recorded and dynamic range in bright lighting was wider than average for this type of camera. Imatest showed resolution to be slightly below expectations but indicated a low level of post-capture processing, which resulted in very clean image files. Resolution declined sharply at ISO 1600. ..."
Review (Summary): "The SD 870 IS is a distinctly gentle revision of the SD800 IS, launched around a year ago. It offers a larger screen than its predecessor but it loses the optical viewfinder to keep the overall body size virtually unchanged. It also gains a higher resolution sensor but loses out in terms of continuous shooting speed, with the frame rate dropping from 1.7fps to 1.3, suggesting the buffer has not been increased. Other noticeable gains include a useful user-definable function button, a touch control wheel and Auto ISO-shift function. ...
Like other cameras in this range what makes the SD870 IS so appealing - aside from the high quality design and construction - is the 'point and shoot' reliability, which produces good, sharp, well exposed results in a wide range of shooting conditions, something you simply can't say about a lot of competitors. ..."
Review (Summary): "The 860 IS (870 IS in the U.S.) is an 8.0-megapixel compact camera featuring a high quality 3.8x image-stabilized zoom lens with a wide-angle end equivalent to 28mm, and a large high-resolution 3.0-inch LCD monitor. Like most of Canon's Digital IXUS range it is a fairly expensive product, selling on the high street for around £240, or from online retailers from a little over £200. It's a lot of money for an 8MP compact camera ...
... The camera's real quality, and the justification for that rather expensive price tag, comes in its overall performance. It starts up extremely quickly in a little over one second, and shuts down again nearly as quickly, but it is the autofocus system that really stands out. It is one of the fastest and most accurate AF systems I've ever seen on a compact camera, focusing in a fraction of a second in virtually all lighting conditions, including total darkness thanks to a very powerful AF assist lamp. ..."
Review (Summary): "The Canon Digital Ixus 860IS – or PowerShot SD870 IS Digital Elph as it's known in North America - is an 8 Megapixel compact with a 3.8x optically-stabilized zoom lens and a large 3in screen. Announced in August 2007, it's the successor to the popular Ixus 850IS / SD800 IS. ...
... Photographic enthusiasts will miss full manual control, but then the 860IS / SD870 IS does a great job in automatic. The slow continuous shooting, lack of a live histogram and relatively coarse zoom steps will also annoy some, but won't bother the majority. And as for that touch wheel? We may not have got on with it, but it could work just fine for you. ..."
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