Canon PowerShot A570 IS - Expert Reviews

Award: Highly Recommended!

Pros: Good resolution, Clean and detailed results across the frame and zoom range, Effective image stabilization, Fast, reliable focus, Reliable exposure and white balance and accurate color, Clear and understandable menu and control layout, Good feature set, G

Cons: Occasional highlight clipping, Combined card / battery compartment can make changing cards without losing the batteries fiddly, Slow flash recycling (especially when batteries are weak), Low screen resolution, Images a bit soft viewed at 100% - benefit fr

Verdict: Canon's A series PowerShots were originally designed as 'entry level' cameras but since have quite clearly moved out of their original market segment.

Pros: Sharpness of photo - viewfinder - red eye correction tool

Cons: Shutter lag with flash on

Verdict: The Canon Powershot A570 IS scored well in all of my tests. Picture quality is some way above average especially for a camera in this price bracket. It also has a range of features you are unlikely to find in many other cameras for the same price. Recomme

Review summary: Canon's website describes the newly introduced Canon Powershot A570 IS as

Review summary: The Canon Powershot A570 IS proved to be an excellent compact digital camera. With a well-rounded feature set including full-manual controls, image stabilization and unlimited continuous shooting, plus use of readily available AA batteries and chear SD (a

Pros: Low image noise until ISO 200 in good light, Fast and responsive, Good focusing speed, LCD has good low-light visibility, Effective stabilization

Cons: Above average image noise starting at ISO 400, Nearly useless ISO 1600, Low resolution LCD, Poorly placed tripod mount, Slight barrel distortion