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Compact Digital Cameras

Canon IXUS 970IS

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Canon IXUS 970IS 4.25

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RRP

$549.95

Price range

$436

Review Date

Wednesday, 7th of May, 2008

Features

Camera Resolution : 10.0 MP

ISO Speeds : 100

ISO Speeds : 1600

ISO Speeds : 200

ISO Speeds : 400

ISO Speeds : 80

ISO Speeds : 800

Optical Zoom : 5x

What's Hot

5x optical zoom with Optical Image Stabilisation, sharp images, good noise performance up to ISO 800, looks fantastic

What's Not

Some chromatic aberration issues, power button poorly designed

The Final Word

With few flaws a lot to like, the IXUS 970IS is another great compact camera from Canon. Its most noteworthy feature is the stabilised 5x optical zoom, but there should be something for most users in this package.

Digital Camera Features

Optical Zoom

Camera Resolution

10.0 MP

Interchangeable Lens?

Focus Type

Autofocus

Focus Length Telephoto (cm)

33.0

Aperture Priority?

FlashType

Built-in

ISO Speeds

800, 1600, 80, 100, 200, 400

Max Shutter Speed

1/1600

Min Shutter Speed

Shutter Priority?

White balance

Auto

Fixed Image Resolutions

3648x2736

Image Sensor Type

CMOS

Image stabilization (Optical)?

Yes

Viewfinder

Optical

Continuous Shot?

Yes

Focus Length Wide (cm)

6.6

Digital Video

Video resolutions

640x480

Video speed (fps)

15, 30

Maximum movie length (minutes)

Display

Screen size

2.5 in

General

Length (mm)

95.4

Width (mm)

27.4

Height (mm)

57.2

Weight (g)

160

Media

Supported Memory Media

Secure Digital (SD)

Supported Video File Formats

Motion JPEG

Power

Battery Size

Proprietary

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