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
Average score from owners of the product.
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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
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...
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: Panoramic / Stitch assist at bottom of Photo menu, Sharpness, Contrast, Saturati...
The Canon Digital IXUS 70 / SD1000 is an excellent ultra compact digital camera - image quality is very good with great colour and detail although images are slightly soft. This camera is one of the slimmest Canon digital cameras available and is a cam...
Abstract: Nowadays technology is steadily becoming smaller and lighter, especially when it comes to digital cameras. Most digital camera manufacturers are always trying to out do the competition with a smaller, lighter, and faster digital camera. We as consumers...
Thin camera body, good response times, face-detection technology, sharp and bright LCD
Image quality suffers in low light, no IS feature, MSRP is a little high, flash could be stronger
Canon has included some nice features in its PowerShot SD1000, especially considering that it is an ultra-compact digital camera. However, some image-quality problems in low-light conditions make it tough to recommend this model at nearly $300; its a...
Abstract: Although the Canon Powershot SD1000 has a retro look similar to the original Digital Elph, it has much more in common with the excellent Canon Powershot SD550. Besides its looks, the SD1000 is everything the SD550 was and more. Particularly, the SD100...
Abstract: Canon looked to the very first ELPH for inspiration when designing the PowerShot SD1000 Digital ELPH, and it came up with a quintessential iteration of the icon: slim, clean-lined, and fully flat. Inside, the SD1000 Digital ELPH looks only to the futur...
Abstract: Canon’s design-driven IXUS compact range has a new eye-catching addition in the IXUS 70, but is its breathtaking design worthy of a price normally paid for a better specified compact? The new IXUS lacks the headline grabbing spec of other compacts i...
Compact, light weight, "take anywhere" camera
Responsive performance with fast start-up, good shot-to-shot speed; minimal shutter lag
Large, bright LCD usable in very bright and very low light
Effective and accurate automatic Face Detection
B...
No manual aperture and shutter-speed controls
Navigator ring/4-way controller difficult to operate
Auto white balance renders warm images under incandescent lighting
Fine-tuning adjustments and some scene modes buried deep within the Function menu
ISO ...
The Canon PowerShot SD1000 will instantly be usable for anyone already familiar with Canon compacts, and will only take a few minutes for everyone else to become quite comfortable as well. The SD1000s feature set, which includes 10 scene modes, specia...
There really isn’t anything new here. Canon is the most modular of the major digicam manufacturers and their product development folks have a broad catalog of proven components (sensors, zoom lenses, LCD screens, processors, etc.) to draw from when cr...
The Canon Digital IXUS 70 is a stylishly retro, well-made, responsive point-and-shoot digital camera that successfully recalls the original IXUS design and which thankfully doesnt sacrifice substance for style. The IXUS 70 is a tiny and slim camera t...
