Testseek.co.uk have collected 39 expert reviews of the Canon PowerShot SD1000 Digital ELPH / IXUS 70 and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Canon PowerShot SD1000 Digital ELPH / IXUS 70.
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39 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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122 Reviews
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The editors liked
Small and elegant
Intuitive interface
Very reactive
Quality LCD screen
Good macro mode
Well built and solid
Fast starting up
Excellent image quality
Solid build quality
Speedy performance
Optical viewfinder
Face recognition
Good image quality - excellent colour
Good video mode - VGA
30fps
Sound
Feels good (solid) and looks good with an ultra-compact stylish body
Slimmest Canon Digital IXUS at just 19.4mm thick.
Quick in operation - continuous shooting is quick
Lots of c...
The editors didn't like
Some components seem fragile
Noise starting at 200 ISO
White balance is sometimes unpredictable
No exposure bar while shooting
Light on features
Indifferent image quality
No manual exposure controls
Videos take up a lot of space - eg 2 minute VGA/30fps video uses 250mb! (MPEG4 compression would be nice)
Slightly slow flash recharge time
Some (slightly) hidden options
Cool looks and brand caché have made the Ixus a firm favourite with jetsetters and supermodels the world over... perhaps they're the sort of people that Canon hopes will buy such a gaudy bauble as a diamond-encrusted compact.For the rest of us - those ...
This camera is no massive leap forward on the Ixus roadmap, and it doesn’t offer a lot in terms of features or functionality. But then the Ixus 70 doesn’t pretend to be anything other than a highly portable, pick-up-and shoot camera that can d...
Abstract: The Canon IXUS 70 is a small, neat digital camera. There is nothing especially flashy about this camera, but it looks good and appears to have a decent build quality. At 19mm wide the IXUS 70 is one of the slimmer digital cameras and you should have no...
To celebrate ten years since the first Ixus appeared, Canon commissioned ten, special, diamond-encrusted models of what has become the worlds most iconic camera sub-brand. Cool looks and brand caché have made the Ixus a firm favourite with jetsetters ...
Abstract: The Canon IXUS 70 is a standard, pocket sized digital camera. It has all the normal features you would expect from a typical point and shoot digital camera. The emphasis has been placed on quality with this camera, both in terms of build and picture q...
Abstract: The Canon Ixus 70s smart, minimalist look is inspired by the original Ixus design. Its finished in silver and black and despite its small dimensions it feels incredibly well built and solid. Its a point and shoot model, but despite its tiny size, C...
Abstract: Digital SLRs are great for all-round picture quality, but theyre bulky and difficult to carry around with you everywhere. So its always handy to have a quality pocket digital camera to keep with you all the time.
Abstract: The Digital IXUS 70 is the most expensive camera on test and lives up to its price tag. Its the smallest of the group, although theres little in it in terms of thickness and height, but it has managed to shave a few millimetres off the width – provi...
