Buy it from one of these stores:

Canon PowerShot SD870 IS Digital-ELPH - Black

User Rating:

(43 reviews)

Price Range: $269 to $549

Bizrate User Review.

Solid as a rock !!

by izeta , May. 29, 2008

Comments:
Great picture quality. Nice 3" Screen. Enough manual controls. Good face tracking feature. Not many predefined scene types. Bulky compared to ultraportables. I intend to use it for everyday pictures. The automatic mode should work well for most instances; this mode is setup very good that most pictures come out very well. Best camera I had so far. Picture & video quality is very good. It has some (hidden) features, such as displaying the clock. The rotation sensor makes viewing the pictures enjoyable. The screen is bright and big so you can see the details. It's a little bit bulky compared to the ultraportables I've had before (Casio Exilim), but the picture quality it takes is worth it.

QuickTake:

Pros: Great picture quality. Nice 3" Screen. Enough manual controls. Good face tracking feature.

Cons: Not many predefined scene types. Bulky compared to ultraportables.

Recommended: Yes

cnet.co.uk Professional Review.

Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS

by Rich Trenholm

Comments:
The Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS does the thinking for you. Its wealth of features include 10 scene modes, plus Canon's Digic III technology, which handles face detection and noise reduction. The screen is a large 76mm (3 inches) and the menu items accessibl

Review Verdict: With a combination of impressive features, big screen and wide angle lens all serving up excellent photographs, the Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS shows that there's far more to digital photography than megapixels

Read full review at cnet.co.uk

QuickTake:

Pros: Fast performance and excellent image quality ; optical image stabilisation ; face detection ;

Cons: No manual exposure controls ; slightly heavy ;

asia.cnet.com Professional Review.

Review: Canon IXUS 860 IS

by Online Shopper

Comments:
Though it doesn't have an optical viewfinder or manual exposure controls, it's still one of the top compact cameras we've seen. Now why is that?

Read full review at asia.cnet.com

QuickTake:

Pros: Impressive performance and image quality ; optical image stabilization ; face detection ;

Cons: No manual exposure controls ; no optical viewfinder ;

pcmag.com Professional Review.

Canon PowerShot SD870 IS

by David Gussman

Comments:

Review Verdict: No optical viewfinder. High ISO settings result in noisy images.

Read full review at pcmag.com

QuickTake:

Pros: Big, 3-inch LCD. Wide-angle lens. Touch wheel control.

Cons: No optical viewfinder. High ISO settings result in noisy images.

zdnetindia.com Professional Review.

Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS

by Online Shopper

Comments:

Review Verdict: While the Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS doesn't have an optical viewfinder or manual exposure controls, it captures beautiful images with its wide, 3.8x optical zoom lens and ranks among the top compact cameras we've seen.

QuickTake:

Pros: Impressive performance and image quality ; optical image stabilization ; face detection ;

Cons: No manual exposure controls ; no optical viewfinder ;

computershopper.com Professional Review.

Canon PowerShot SD870 IS Digital Elph Digital Camera Review

by John B. Stafford

Comments:

Review Verdict: The PowerShot SD870 IS is simply one of the best compact point-and-shoot cameras you can buy.

Read full review at computershopper.com

QuickTake:

Pros: Excellent image quality ; easy-to-use interface ; extremely responsive ; minimal shutter lag ;

Cons: No optical viewfinder ; no manual exposure controls ;

digitaltrends.com Professional Review.

Canon PowerShot SD870 IS

by David Elrich

Comments:
As I said with the SD850 IS, I will heartily recommend this camera to anyone looking for a solid aim-and-forget digicam..

Read full review at digitaltrends.com

QuickTake:

Pros: 8MP ; 3-inch LCD ; wider-angle shooting ;

Cons: Not many manual options ;

trustedreviews.com Professional Review.

Canon IXUS 860 IS

by Online Shopper

Comments:
Is this the perfect pocket compact?

Review Verdict: The Canon IXUS 860 IS is an expensive camera for an 8MP pocket compact, but it justifies it with stylish design, exceptional build quality, class-leading performance and outstanding picture quality. Its wide zoom range provides greater versatility than mo

Read full review at trustedreviews.com

pocket-lint.co.uk Professional Review.

REVIEW: Canon IXUS 860IS digital camera

by Stuart Miles

Comments:

Review Verdict: While it looks very nice, the entry price is higher than that of its predecessor and, mysteriously, there are a few things missing from the new model

Read full review at pocket-lint.co.uk

QuickTake:

Pros: Great build, image quality as lower ISOs, responsive, easy to use, good metering and colour, nice lens focal range

Cons: Reduced detail due to noise reduction processing, Intrusive noise at higher ISOs, white balance issues in mixed lighting, screen marks easily

dpreview.com Professional Review.

Canon PowerShot SD870 IS

by October 2007

Comments:
The SD870 IS (known in Europe as the IXUS 860 IS and in Japan as the IXY Digital 910IS), announced in August, is a replacement for the SD 800 IS (IXUS 850 IS), one of last year's most popular ultra compacts. It retains the SD800's optically stabilized 28-

Review Verdict: The SD870 IS follows in the footsteps of some highly regarded cameras so it's understandable that Canon has chosen not to tinker too much with a successful formula.

QuickTake:

Pros: Good image quality (at lower ISO settings), Accurate metering in the majority of situations, Very useful lens range with surprisingly good edge-to-edge performance, Useful and adaptable Auto ISO-shift function, Handy macro performance at wide end of lens,

Cons: AiAF/Face detection a little haphazard, Occasional tendency to ignore (and overexpose) bright regions, Touch wheel slightly awkward, Image quality suffers above ISO 400 due to noise and noise reduction issues, Easily scratched and scuffed, Manual control