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Review summary: Canon Digital IXUS 70 : Canon updates its Digital IXUS range with the 7.1 Megapixel Digital IXUS 70 (SD 1000 Digital Elph). The Digital IXUS 70 is Canon's slimmest optical zoom camera yet, featuring a clean, minimalist design inspired by the original ...

Review summary: Canon's new PowerShot SD1000 Digital ELPH has a futuristic, yet retro look that is almost identical to the original, film-based ELPH, introduced back in May 1996. In addition to its compact size and eye-catching design, the 7-megapixel SD1000 has a ...

Pros: 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, ...

Cons: 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, ...

Review summary: Canon's latest pocket-sized Digital IXUS camera has the familiar shape and look of Canon's original IXUS range. It can also take cracking photos.

Review summary: The most noticeable internal change is the switch to the new Digic III processor. Canon says it enables longer battery life, faster startup, autofocus, and shutter response (we call this shutter lag).

Pros: Excellent image quality ; solid build quality ; speedy performance ; optical viewfinder ; face detection

Cons: No manual exposure controls

Verdict: Small size, excellent image quality, and a solid, though not extensive, feature set make the Canon Digital IXUS 70 a great choice for a compact camera.

Review summary: Canon looked to the very first ELPH for inspiration when designing the PowerShot SD1000 Digital ELPH, and came up with a quintessential iteration of t