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Review summary: The Digital Elph line continues its trendy reputation with the Canon PowerShot SD40. The 7.1-megapixel digital camera comes in four colors and has a slim, pocket-sized body. The SD40 was introduced in late 2006 with a batch of Canon cameras equipped ...

Review summary: The Digital Elph line continues its trendy reputation with the Canon PowerShot SD40. The 7.1-megapixel digital camera comes in four colors and has a slim, pocket-sized body. The SD40 was introduced in late 2006 with a batch of Canon cameras equipped ...

Verdict: has 6.3 megapixels and can detect up to nine faces in a frame, like the SD40. The FinePix sells for much less, though. This cool feature isn't the only thing the Digital Elph has to offer. It has ISO sensitivity up to 1600 for better pictures in low ...

Review summary: The Canon PowerShot SD40 follows the SD30 by adding a few more megapixels, a whole new image processor, and a few adjustments to the specs. This 7.1-megapixel Digital Elph comes in four trendy colors and measures smaller than most cell phones. It has ...

Pros: Effective face detection technology ; Slim stainless steel body ; Nicely organized menus ; Good movie mode ; Unlimited burst mode ; Wide ISO range ; Fun My Colors effects

Cons: Small LCD screen ; LCD collects fingerprints ; Non-intuitive navigational/zoom control ; Tiny ineffective flash ; Small 2.4x lens with insensitive control ; Slow burst mode ; 190-shot battery

Verdict: The newest Digital Elph comes with 7.1 megapixels and a Digic III image processor with some trendy technology. The Canon PowerShot SD40 not only has a sleek sturdy body, but it also includes effective face detection technology that ensures portraits ...

Review summary: Really small in size, it will easily fit in a shirt pocket without appearing in the slightest bulky. Is it however reasonable in zoom and good in mega pixel, could this be another Canon winner?

Verdict: I found the tiny built in flash ineffective at more than a metre or so. In fact in reasonable light providing you can keep the camera steady far better images were taken if you turned the flash off. There was more definition and certainly far more ...

Review summary: Snap in style

Pros: It's incredibly good-looking

Cons: Slow; Minimal spec; Average snaps

Verdict: Better than a camera phone, but there are better quality fashion cams around