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Bizrate User Review.
Safe investment, but not the best for photgraphers
, Oct. 18, 2006
QuickTake:
Pros: Compact size, simple interface
Cons: minimal photographic features
Recommended: Yes
Has Owned Product: 1 year
Bizrate User Review.
pretty good for toursit
, Jun. 30, 2005
Comments:
I have bought this camera for one and half year. It's pretty good for outside, such as beach and greenland. Inside is Ok, just the picture is not so bright. The problem is: need long time touching for taking a picture.
I have bought this camera for one and half year. It's pretty good for outside, such as beach and greenland. Inside is Ok, just the picture is not so bright. The problem is: need long time touching for taking a picture.
QuickTake:
Pros: take big pictures
Cons: need long time to take a picture
Recommended: Yes
Has Owned Product: 1 year
Bizrate User Review.
Best digital camera I own
, Jun. 17, 2005
Comments:
This is the 4th digital camera I've owned and by far the best. It's compact size is great to carry with you everywhere you go yet is very stable to use. The controls are easy to operate and even in fully automatic mode the pictures are awesome. It far su
This is the 4th digital camera I've owned and by far the best. It's compact size is great to carry with you everywhere you go yet is very stable to use. The controls are easy to operate and even in fully automatic mode the pictures are awesome. It far su
QuickTake:
Pros: Small but stable; awesome picture quality; very easy to oper
Cons: none
Recommended: Yes
Has Owned Product: 3 weeks
cnet.com.au Professional Review.
Canon Digital IXUS 700 Review - Digital Cameras
Comments:
A very well-designed, 7-megapixel snapshot camera. Just don't look for advanced controls.
A very well-designed, 7-megapixel snapshot camera. Just don't look for advanced controls.
QuickTake:
Pros: Very well designed, The best start-up time in its class, Quick shot-to-shot performance, Novel, fast frame-rate movie mode
Cons: More frequent than usual purple fringing, Longish flash shot-to-shot times
asia.cnet.com Professional Review.
Canon Digital IXUS 700
Comments:
A very well-designed, 7-megapixel snapshot camera. Just don't look for advanced controls.
A very well-designed, 7-megapixel snapshot camera. Just don't look for advanced controls.
QuickTake:
Pros: Very well designed; the best start-up time in its class; quick shot-to-shot performance; novel, fast frame-rate movie mode.
Cons: More frequent than usual purple fringing; longish flash shot-to-shot times.
laptopmag.com Professional Review.
Canon PowerShot SD500
Comments:
Frame your shots with ease and share them on the spot.
Frame your shots with ease and share them on the spot.
pcmag.com Professional Review.
Canon Powershot SD500 Digital Elph
Comments:
Review Verdict: The SD500 is a versatile, accurate, fun 7MP compact camera that performed very well on our tests and will appeal to a broad section of shooters. We like it so much, we've awarded it our Editors' Choice.
Review Verdict: The SD500 is a versatile, accurate, fun 7MP compact camera that performed very well on our tests and will appeal to a broad section of shooters. We like it so much, we've awarded it our Editors' Choice.
QuickTake:
Pros: Quick performer. Excellent image quality. Unique My Color feature. Good ergonomics. Sleek and attractive.
Cons: Macro mode did not produce good results. Flash had some problems in backlit situations.
t3.com Professional Review.
Canon Ixus 700
Comments:
Whack a curve on the end of a box. Design genius!
Review Verdict: Styling makes for a subtle twist on a design classic, and helps mark this model out from the rest of the current line-up.
Whack a curve on the end of a box. Design genius!
Review Verdict: Styling makes for a subtle twist on a design classic, and helps mark this model out from the rest of the current line-up.
QuickTake:
Pros: Wonderful styling
Cons: A tad expensive for a compact
digitaltrends.com Professional Review.
Canon PowerShot SD500 Review
Comments:
Canon wins very high marks with this tiny camera.
Canon wins very high marks with this tiny camera.
QuickTake:
Pros: Incredibly small; wonderful picture quality
Cons: Relatively short-lived proprietary battery; expensive
goodgearguide.com.au Professional Review.
Canon IXUS 700
Comments:
Review Verdict: The small and rugged Canon Digital IXUS 700 is a good companion for capturing everyday mementos, though image quality may disappoint more demanding photographers.
Review Verdict: The small and rugged Canon Digital IXUS 700 is a good companion for capturing everyday mementos, though image quality may disappoint more demanding photographers.
QuickTake:
Pros: Optical viewfinder, very easy to use
Cons: Image quality a little lower than expected
pcadvisor.co.uk Professional Review.
Canon Digital Ixus 700
Comments:
We've seen mixed results from Canon's Ixus range, but this latest addition has to be the best point-and-shoot compact model yet - and we don't just mean from Canon. While keen hobbyists may baulk at the lack of manual exposure options, everyone else will
Review Verdict: It may be too automated for budding photographers but for everyone else, the Ixus 700, competitively priced and easy to use, is the compact camera to buy.
We've seen mixed results from Canon's Ixus range, but this latest addition has to be the best point-and-shoot compact model yet - and we don't just mean from Canon. While keen hobbyists may baulk at the lack of manual exposure options, everyone else will
Review Verdict: It may be too automated for budding photographers but for everyone else, the Ixus 700, competitively priced and easy to use, is the compact camera to buy.
pocket-lint.co.uk Professional Review.
Canon Ixus 700 Digital Camera
Comments:
Review Verdict: On paper this is a great model, but in practice do you really need7 megapixels in a compact digital camera.
Review Verdict: On paper this is a great model, but in practice do you really need7 megapixels in a compact digital camera.
QuickTake:
Pros: Styling , image quality, 7 megapixels if that's your thing
Cons: The high megapixel count will eat memory for breakfast
dpreview.com Professional Review.
Canon PowerShot SD500
Comments:
Announced just before PMA in February 2005, the SD500 (which goes by the names of Digital Ixus 700 in Europe and IXY DIGITAL 600 in Japan) is the latest in a long line of ultra-compact 'ELPH' or 'IXUS' cameras stretching back to early 2000 (and a lot fart
Review Verdict: It's not without reason that the IXUS/Elph range has proved so popular; the combination of size, design and materials, performance and decent image quality is a compelling one.
Announced just before PMA in February 2005, the SD500 (which goes by the names of Digital Ixus 700 in Europe and IXY DIGITAL 600 in Japan) is the latest in a long line of ultra-compact 'ELPH' or 'IXUS' cameras stretching back to early 2000 (and a lot fart
Review Verdict: It's not without reason that the IXUS/Elph range has proved so popular; the combination of size, design and materials, performance and decent image quality is a compelling one.
QuickTake:
Pros: Excellent resolution, Very compact and pocketable, Beautifully built and all-metal construction, Excellent color and exposure, Manual (custom) white balance, Fast focus and very responsive performance overall, Good flash performance at short distances, Hi
Cons: Low contrast fine detail (such as foliage or hair) looks soft, AiAF focus unreliable - turn it off, Screen resolution not high enough for a 2.0-inch LCD, Some purple fringing, Slight corner softness at wide angle, Battery life when using LCD not fantastic
dpreview.com Professional Review.
Canon PowerShot SD500 Review
Comments:
Review Verdict: It's not without reason that the IXUS/Elph range has proved so popular; the combination of size, design and materials, performance and decent image quality is a compelling one.
Review Verdict: It's not without reason that the IXUS/Elph range has proved so popular; the combination of size, design and materials, performance and decent image quality is a compelling one.
QuickTake:
Pros: Excellent resolution, Very compact and pocketable, Beautifully built and all-metal construction, Excellent color and exposure, Manual (custom) white balance, Fast focus and very responsive performance overall, Good flash performance at short distances, Hi
Cons: Low contrast fine detail (such as foliage or hair) looks soft, AiAF focus unreliable - turn it off, Screen resolution not high enough for a 2.0-inch LCD, Some purple fringing, Slight corner softness at wide angle, Battery life when using LCD not fantastic
whatdigitalcamera.com Professional Review.
Review of the Canon IXUS 700 - Digital SLR Reviews
Comments:
The popular and stylish Ixus range continues to march merrily forward with this season's new addition - the 7MP Ixus 700.
The popular and stylish Ixus range continues to march merrily forward with this season's new addition - the 7MP Ixus 700.
pcworld.com Professional Review.
Canon Powershot SD500 Digital Elph Camera
Comments:
The $500 Canon PowerShot SD500 Digital Elph is so small it fits easily in just about any pocket, leaving you no excuse for not having a camera handy when those once-in-a-lifetime baby/puppy/soccer shots happen. The resulting photos weren't our taste teste
Review Verdict: The SD500's weakness is its image quality. The photos looked good overall, but in our taste tests they didn't score as well as some other compact point-and-shoots in the same price range. For example, the Fujifilm F10 significantly outscored the SD500 in
The $500 Canon PowerShot SD500 Digital Elph is so small it fits easily in just about any pocket, leaving you no excuse for not having a camera handy when those once-in-a-lifetime baby/puppy/soccer shots happen. The resulting photos weren't our taste teste
Review Verdict: The SD500's weakness is its image quality. The photos looked good overall, but in our taste tests they didn't score as well as some other compact point-and-shoots in the same price range. For example, the Fujifilm F10 significantly outscored the SD500 in
QuickTake:
Pros: Small size Rugged body
Cons: Image quality isn't tops
steves-digicams.com Professional Review.
Canon Powershot SD500
Comments:
Dubbed the "Perpetual Curve Design" by its engineers, the sleek and curvy PowerShot SD500 Digital ELPH continues Canon's tradition of providing high quality digital imaging in an ultra-compact and very easy-to-use package. Departing from the linear style
Dubbed the "Perpetual Curve Design" by its engineers, the sleek and curvy PowerShot SD500 Digital ELPH continues Canon's tradition of providing high quality digital imaging in an ultra-compact and very easy-to-use package. Departing from the linear style
imaging-resource.com Professional Review.
Canon PowerShot SD500
Comments:
Almost the same size as the predecessor PowerShot S500 model, the new Canon PowerShot SD500 features the great looks and sharp design that are a signature of Canon's ELPH cameras. Canon refers to the SD500 as having "Perpetual Curve Design", which basical
Review Verdict: The Canon SD500 features a 3x, 7.7-23.1mm zoom lens, equivalent to a 37-111mm zoom on a 35mm camera. Aperture is automatically controlled, but the maximum setting ranges from f/2.8 at full wide angle to f/4.9 at full telephoto. A maximum 4x digital zoom o
Almost the same size as the predecessor PowerShot S500 model, the new Canon PowerShot SD500 features the great looks and sharp design that are a signature of Canon's ELPH cameras. Canon refers to the SD500 as having "Perpetual Curve Design", which basical
Review Verdict: The Canon SD500 features a 3x, 7.7-23.1mm zoom lens, equivalent to a 37-111mm zoom on a 35mm camera. Aperture is automatically controlled, but the maximum setting ranges from f/2.8 at full wide angle to f/4.9 at full telephoto. A maximum 4x digital zoom o
QuickTake:
Pros: Compact size, Solid build, In-camera image stabilization makes all lenses better for low light shooting, Same sensor as 7D, Kit lens covers 18-70mm 35mm equivalent range, Very good to excellent low-light capability, Excellent battery life, Decent shutter
Cons: Proprietary hot shoe, No PC sync port, No video recording (a fact of life with SLRs), Hand grip may be uncomfortably small for some users, Image noise slightly high at ISO 1600, RAW+JPEG option only saves fine-mode JPEGs. (But that's not a bad choice.), F
dcmag.co.uk Professional Review.
Canon Digital IXUS 700
Comments:
There's a lot on offer here for beginners and even for enthusiasts looking for a second snapshot camera. However, those seven megapixels don't quite make this camera a star in the all-important image quality department and there are too many quirks for fu
There's a lot on offer here for beginners and even for enthusiasts looking for a second snapshot camera. However, those seven megapixels don't quite make this camera a star in the all-important image quality department and there are too many quirks for fu
digitalreview.ca Professional Review.
Canon Powershot SD500 and SD400 Digital Cameras
Comments:
Canon has today introduced the compact Canon Powershot SD500 and Powershot SD400 digital cameras, offering 7.1 and 5.0 megapixel resolution respectively. The Canon Powershot SD400 features a 35 - 105mm equivalent 3x optical zoom lens, while the
Canon has today introduced the compact Canon Powershot SD500 and Powershot SD400 digital cameras, offering 7.1 and 5.0 megapixel resolution respectively. The Canon Powershot SD400 features a 35 - 105mm equivalent 3x optical zoom lens, while the
digitalcamerainfo.com Professional Review.
Canon PowerShot SD500 Digital Camera Review
Comments:
Canon added the 7.1-megapixel PowerShot SD500 to its Digital Elph line in February, 2005. The new model again expresses Canon's Elph-line philosophy of excellent imaging in small packaging; the SD500 has a 1/1.8-inch CCD with 7.4 total megapixels and Cano
Review Verdict: The Canon PowerShot SD500 now leads the Digital ELPH-line with 7.1 megapixels on a large 1/1.8-inch CCD, though it strays from the sharp lines of the previous models.
Canon added the 7.1-megapixel PowerShot SD500 to its Digital Elph line in February, 2005. The new model again expresses Canon's Elph-line philosophy of excellent imaging in small packaging; the SD500 has a 1/1.8-inch CCD with 7.4 total megapixels and Cano
Review Verdict: The Canon PowerShot SD500 now leads the Digital ELPH-line with 7.1 megapixels on a large 1/1.8-inch CCD, though it strays from the sharp lines of the previous models.
QuickTake:
Pros: -Sleek, stylish look -Unusual My Colors mode -3 images sizes in movie mode with fast frame rates -Enough megapixels to print a billboard
Cons: -Lack of aperture and shutter speed controls -Unless shooting in bright light, noise will be a recurring problem -Limited sensitivity range (if offering long exposure option) -Overpriced MSRP of $499 -zoom switch is not comfortable
pcworld.com Professional Review.
Canon PowerShot SD500 Digital Elph Review
Comments:
This Digital Elph has a smooth metal body and is small enough to take everywhere, but image quality could be improved.
Review Verdict: The SD500's weakness is its image quality. The photos looked good overall, but in our taste tests they didn't score as well as some other compact point-and-shoots in the same price range. For example, the Fujifilm F10 significantly outscored the SD500 in
This Digital Elph has a smooth metal body and is small enough to take everywhere, but image quality could be improved.
Review Verdict: The SD500's weakness is its image quality. The photos looked good overall, but in our taste tests they didn't score as well as some other compact point-and-shoots in the same price range. For example, the Fujifilm F10 significantly outscored the SD500 in
QuickTake:
Pros: Small size Rugged body
Cons: Image quality isn't tops
dcresource.com Professional Review.
Canon PowerShot SD500 Digital ELPH
Comments:
When Canon set out to make an ultra compact, ultra high resolution camera, it wasn't as simple as dropping a new CCD into an existing body. The reason for that is due to the size of the CCD sensor itself: on the SD200, SD300, and the new SD400, the CCD is
Review Verdict: Canon gives you a 32MB Secure Digital (SD) memory card along with the SD500, which sounds nice at first until you see how many photos that can hold. Since you probably don't know, I'll tell you: it holds nine at the highest quality setting. So you definit
When Canon set out to make an ultra compact, ultra high resolution camera, it wasn't as simple as dropping a new CCD into an existing body. The reason for that is due to the size of the CCD sensor itself: on the SD200, SD300, and the new SD400, the CCD is
Review Verdict: Canon gives you a 32MB Secure Digital (SD) memory card along with the SD500, which sounds nice at first until you see how many photos that can hold. Since you probably don't know, I'll tell you: it holds nine at the highest quality setting. So you definit
QuickTake:
Pros: Excellent photo quality (though see issues below) Compact and very stylish metal body Blazing performance First rate movie and continuous shooting modes Powerful flash for a compact camera Unique My Colors feature LCD visible in low light (and it's about
Cons: Some corner softness and purple fringing Redeye is a problem Cheap plastic door over memory card / battery compartment While an improvement over the other SD series cameras, battery life could be better Can't swap memory cards while camera is on a tripod
ephotozine.com Professional Review.
Canon Ixus 700 review
Comments:
Review Verdict: The Canon Ixus 700 is capable of producing some stunning results. The images produced by this camera contain tons of detail, natural colour and a good tonal range.
Review Verdict: The Canon Ixus 700 is capable of producing some stunning results. The images produced by this camera contain tons of detail, natural colour and a good tonal range.
QuickTake:
Pros: Images are sharp and full of detail, The camera is quick and responsive, Controls are very well designed, The screen is very clear, even in bright light, Build quality, The automatic white balance is very accurate, Very simple to operate
Cons: No control over aperture or shutter values for the more advanced user, Start-up isn't the quickest but is still acceptable
dpexpert.com.au Professional Review.
CANON IXUS700
Comments:
is a 7 megapixel digital camera with a 3x zoom - 37~111mm film equivalent. The lens is reasonably fast at wide angle - f2.8, falling to f4.9 at maximum telephoto
Review Verdict: Once again dpexpert is impressed with the construction quality and picture taking ability of a small, highly automated camera. The IXUS700 is the sort of camera that can be easily carried everywhere and be ready in a second to snap the once-in-a-lifetime
is a 7 megapixel digital camera with a 3x zoom - 37~111mm film equivalent. The lens is reasonably fast at wide angle - f2.8, falling to f4.9 at maximum telephoto
Review Verdict: Once again dpexpert is impressed with the construction quality and picture taking ability of a small, highly automated camera. The IXUS700 is the sort of camera that can be easily carried everywhere and be ready in a second to snap the once-in-a-lifetime
QuickTake:
Pros: : The IXUS700, like its competitors in this price range, seems to be so fast in its responses that we may be able to say that shutter lag is now just a bad memory. We had no trouble capturing the decisive moment.
Cons: Picture noise is obvious at ISO400. This is no doubt a consequence of squeezing 7 million light receptors onto a small area sensor. The noise effect can be tamed with noise reduction software, but it is still a nuisance. ISO400 is not particularly fast no
photographypress.co.uk Professional Review.
Canon Ixus 700 Digital Camera
Comments:
Review Verdict: On paper this is a great model, but in practice do you really need 7 megapixels in a compact digital camera.
Review Verdict: On paper this is a great model, but in practice do you really need 7 megapixels in a compact digital camera.
QuickTake:
Pros: Styling , image quality, 7 megapixels if that's your thing
Cons: The high megapixel count will eat memory for breakfast
cameras.co.uk Professional Review.
Canon IXUS 700
Comments:
Canon IXUS 700 Review. A stylish digital camera. Although not cheap it is well made and takes very good photos.
Review Verdict: High quality, stylish digital camera. Easy to carry around and shouls slip into a good sized pocket. Excellent build quality and sure to be very popular.
Canon IXUS 700 Review. A stylish digital camera. Although not cheap it is well made and takes very good photos.
Review Verdict: High quality, stylish digital camera. Easy to carry around and shouls slip into a good sized pocket. Excellent build quality and sure to be very popular.
QuickTake:
Pros: Build quality
Cons: Red eye
digicamreview.co.uk Professional Review.
Canon Digital IXUS 700 / Powershot SD500
Comments:
The Canon Digital IXUS 700 / SD500 features a Canon 3x optical zoom lens, a 7.2 megapixel sensor, and a large 2" screen (the newer IXUS 750 features a 2.5" screen). The IXUS 700 is available from around £275 | $396, making the IXUS 700 decent...
Review Verdict: The 7 megapixel Canon Digital IXUS 700 is a very good digital camera. The easy to use camera is capable of very good results, although there is some purple fringing and images are slightly soft. The camera gives you a lot of options, such as 'my colours',
The Canon Digital IXUS 700 / SD500 features a Canon 3x optical zoom lens, a 7.2 megapixel sensor, and a large 2" screen (the newer IXUS 750 features a 2.5" screen). The IXUS 700 is available from around £275 | $396, making the IXUS 700 decent...
Review Verdict: The 7 megapixel Canon Digital IXUS 700 is a very good digital camera. The easy to use camera is capable of very good results, although there is some purple fringing and images are slightly soft. The camera gives you a lot of options, such as 'my colours',
QuickTake:
Pros: Very good colour Very good image quality (exposure / auto white balance good) Custom white balance Good movie modes Quick switch on time, shutter response and shot to shot time 'My Colours' adds some fun and potentially useful creative features Very compa
Cons: Doesn't display shutter / aperture speed (in playback or photo mode) USB/AV Cover difficult to open Purple fringing noticable Slightly soft images
review-shop.com Professional Review.
Canon PowerShot SD500 Digital Elph Digital 7.1-Megapixel Camera Review
Comments:
After trying out the 5-Megapixel Canon PowerShot SD400 Digital Elph and the 4-Megapixel Canon PowerShot SD300 Digital Elph, I just had to experience the 7.1-Megapixel Canon PowerShot SD500. The camera was difficult to get as it was sold out in many stores
Review Verdict: I highly recommend Canon SD500 if you want a miniature, cool yet capable camera with 7.1-megapixel resolution that produces excellent photos with print sizes of up 13x19 inches. It is extremely fast, easy to use and utterly capable.
After trying out the 5-Megapixel Canon PowerShot SD400 Digital Elph and the 4-Megapixel Canon PowerShot SD300 Digital Elph, I just had to experience the 7.1-Megapixel Canon PowerShot SD500. The camera was difficult to get as it was sold out in many stores
Review Verdict: I highly recommend Canon SD500 if you want a miniature, cool yet capable camera with 7.1-megapixel resolution that produces excellent photos with print sizes of up 13x19 inches. It is extremely fast, easy to use and utterly capable.
alaTest.com Professional Review.
Review summary of Canon PowerShot SD500 / IXUS 700
Comments:
alaTest has collected and analysed 944 reviews of Canon PowerShot SD500 / IXUS 700 from international magazines and websites.
Review Verdict: Experts rate this product 81/100 and users 84/100. Comparing these reviews to 396332 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 88/100 = Very Good.
alaTest has collected and analysed 944 reviews of Canon PowerShot SD500 / IXUS 700 from international magazines and websites.
Review Verdict: Experts rate this product 81/100 and users 84/100. Comparing these reviews to 396332 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 88/100 = Very Good.
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This is a good all-around point-and-shoot digicam. I would recommend other cameras if you're looking for more features, like the Panasonic FX01