Canon PowerShot SD970 Review

The PowerShot SD970 IS becomes the twelfth Canon compact digital I’ve reviewed for this site, and the previous eleven have established the line as generally providing good image and color quality and overall decent performance.The cameras seem to follow a measured but steady progression of feature upgrades and improvements as technology advances, rather than opting for a dramatic “break the mold” departure from past practices such as Casio’s

EX-F1 and its 60fps still shooting ability. Whether by accident or design, Canon’s recipe must work as the company claims to have moved over 22 million units worldwide in the first 10 years since the ELPH nameplate reached the market in May 1996.

Pros

Very good still image and color quality

Very good HD (720p) video quality

Good shutter lag and AF acquisition times

Good battery life

Cons

Flash easy to cover with finger(s) while shooting

Full discharge flash recycle times approach 10 seconds

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