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DPReview.com: Canon PowerShot SD 700 IS Digital ELPH (IXUS 800) Review

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Simon Joinson reviews the PowerShot SD 700 which is Canon's first ultra-compact model to feature optical image stabilization. 'Like the SD500 and 550 before it, the SD700 IS replaces the minimalist boxy styling of earlier Ixus/Elph models with what Canon's marketing department christened a 'Perpetual Curve' design (less straight lines to you and me). The SD700 IS bears a close resemblance to the SD550, though some controls have moved, and the back plate is now half-covered in an attractive shiny black plastic (Canon's nod towards the gradual return to fashion for black cameras).

Like the SD500 / SD550 before it, the SD700's looks and feel exude quality, and the silky stainless steel finish is almost indulgently tactile, and - as befits a camera at the higher end of the ultra- compact price range - it is beautifully built with an admirable attention to detail. The only downside of the finish used is that it seems very susceptible to scratches and marks (so keep it in a case when not in use). Although the control layout has been tweaked slightly (the mode dial is now inset into the body), the basics are the same as most models in the range. This means you get external controls for flash, focus (macro or infinity), self-timer/drive and - in a welcome change - ISO, everything else is accessed via the excellent FUNC menu.'

Features:
• 6.0 Megapixel, 1/2.5 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
• Focal Length: 5.8-23.2mm f/2.8-5.5 (35mm film equivalent: 35-140mm)
• LCD Monitor: 2.5 in, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCDLCD Pixels: pprox. 173,000 pixels
• Maximum Aperture: f/2.8 (W) - f/5.5 (T)
• Shutter Speed; 15-1/1600 sec.; Long Shutter operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1.3-15 sec
• Light Metering Method: Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot** Metering frame is fixed to the center
• White Balance Control: Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H), Custom
• Built-in Flash: Auto, Auto w/ Red-Eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-Eye Reduction, Flash Off, Slow Synchro
• Shooting Modes: Auto, Camera M, Special Scene (Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Color Accent, Color Swap), Digital Macro, My Colors, Stitch Assist, Movie
• Photo Effects: Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Custom Color
• Self-Timer: activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom
• Storage Media: SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard
• File Format: Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1 320 x 240 (30 fps/15 fps) available up to 1GB, 320 x 240 (1 min. at 60 fps), 160 x 120 (3 min. at 15 fps)

Read: Canon PowerShot SD 700 ISReview - dpreview

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