Overview

The Canon PowerShot SD700 is an ultra compact digital camera with 6 megapixels resolution, a 4x optical zoom and a large 2.5 inch LCD display. It is also Canon’s first digital ELPH camera to feature Canon’s optical image stabilizer. The image stabilizer, in combination with the SD700’s high sensitivity mode of ISO800 reduces image blur caused by camera shake and improves the ability to shoot in low light conditions.
Besides the traditional high quality movie mode with a resolution 640×480 at 30 frames per second, the Canon SD700 also offers a high speed movie mode at 320×240 and 60 frames per second, to capture fast moving action.

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Available Reviews

• Canon PowerShot SD700 IS / Ixus 800 review at PhotographyBlog
• Canon PowerShot SD700 IS / Ixus 800 test at Digital Camera Review
• Canon PowerShot SD700 IS / Ixus 800 review at dpreview
• Canon PowerShot SD700 IS / Ixus 800 review at Photoxels
• Canon PowerShot SD700 IS / Ixus 800 review at imaging resource
• Canon PowerShot SD700 IS / Ixus 800 review at DCRP
• Canon PowerShot SD700 IS / Ixus 800 review at Megapixel.net
• Canon PowerShot SD700 IS / Ixus 800 review at LetsGoDigital
• Canon PowerShot SD700 IS / Ixus 800 review at dpinterface
• Canon PowerShot SD700 IS / Ixus 800 review at Steve's Digicams
• Canon SD700 / IXUS 800 review at cameras.co.uk
• Canon PowerShot SD700 review at CNet
• Canon PowerShot SD700 IS first impression at DigitalCameraInfo

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Specifications

Resolution: 6 megapixels
Focal Length: 35-140mm, 35mm equivalent
Optical Zoom: 4x
Exposure Modes: Auto, Scene Modes
Macro Mode: 0.79 in./ 2 cm (digital macro)
Movie Mode: 640×480 at 30fps, high speed mode: 320×240 at 60fps
Shutter Speed: 15-1/1600 sec.
LCD Display: 2.5 inch
Storage Media: SD/MMC card
Battery: battery pack
Dimensions (H x W x D): 3.56 x 2.22 x 1.04 in. / 90.4 x 56.5 x 26.4mm

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Press Release

Canon once again ups the ante on performance and persona with three scintillatingly stylish and photographically powerful new Digital ELPH cameras. The new six-megapixel PowerShot SD700 IS, PowerShot SD630, and PowerShot SD600 Digital ELPH cameras maintain the petite profile that has characterized the line since its inception while adding big new features designed to make these the boldest and easiest to use Digital ELPH cameras to date.

With these new Digital ELPH cameras, we once again confirm the adage that great things come in small packages, and from these great things come great pictures. It is truly a gift that keeps on giving,” stated Yukiaki Hashimoto, senior vice president and general manager of the Consumer Imaging Group at Canon U.S.A., Inc. “We recognize that if we continue to make digital cameras easy to use, easy to take along, and attractive enough to fit in wherever one goes, people will carry them as a matter of course and chronicle their daily lives for fun, whim, and whimsy and not simply for the momentous occasions that occur.”

Featured enhancements on all three of these new Digital ELPH cameras include Canon’s newly designed six-megapixel image sensor that together with Canon’s proprietary DIGIC II image processor helps to dramatically reduce “noise” for better image quality and achieves ISO equivalent speed ratings ranging from 80 to 800. This increased sensitivity allows the use of faster shutter speeds, thereby reducing the effects of camera shake and subject blur during hand-held photography in low light.

Light weight and feature packed, these three fashionable Digital ELPH models are easily slipped into a pocket or nestled in a purse making them the quintessential go-anywhere cameras. Despite their diminutive dimensions1, these new Digital ELPH models all feature large, easy-to-read 173,000-pixel LCD screens ranging in size from 2.5 inches to three inches.

The PowerShot SD700 IS Digital ELPH Camera
Adding to the unshakeable quality that is the benchmark of Canon cameras is the PowerShot SD700 IS Digital ELPH camera’s new Optical Image Stabilization. Unlike electronic image stabilizer systems that typically cause degradation of image quality, Canon’s Lens Shift Optical IS system is based on the advancements made in the development and refinement of Canon’s EF and video lenses. Reduced in size to fit ELPH scale, this Image Stabilizer provides up to three stops of camera shake correction in shutter speed equivalent. What’s more, when combined with these ELPH models’ top ISO rating equivalent of 800, its new six-megapixel image sensor that further reduces image noise and the model’s fast f/2.8-5.5 4X optical zoom lens (35-140mm equivalent), the odds of taking a shaken or blurred image are dramatically reduced. Both the Image Stabilizer and the 4X optical zoom are firsts for the Digital ELPH series.

The SD700 IS Digital ELPH camera sustains and surpasses the elegant lines and “perpetual curve design” first introduced on the PowerShot SD500 Digital ELPH model. The body shaping method reduces unevenness and fits the hand more comfortably. Like its predecessor, Canon sculpted the PowerShot SD700 IS Digital ELPH camera with a gradual bulge from the grip side of the camera towards the flash side, achieving a visually slim appearance from the front, while the still trim side panels add to the camera’s ultra-thin appearance. Indeed the dimensions of this Digital ELPH camera make the large and vibrant 2.5-inch LCD screen seem larger still. The camera’s tricolor finish—ice metal silver, moonlight silver, and ebony black—add designer elegance to what is already an impressive photo experience.

The PowerShot SD700 IS Digital ELPH camera will be available in April for an estimated selling price of $499.992.
(source: Canon)