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Canons easy-to-use PowerShot S70 feels like a brick compared to the majority of todays lightweight point-and-shoots, and at $999 its expensive for its class. For the premium, however, it produces outstanding pictures and a has built-in wide-angle lens.
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dpexpert.com.au Updated: 2011-11-04 07:15:01
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The Canon Powershot S70 and G6 cameras are the 7 megapixel evolutions of the company?s top optical viewfinder cameras. Think of it as the already excellent S60 and G5 getting better. There are improvements in the sensors (now 7mp), the ergonomics and...
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News Issue 8.5 Onsale Now! Why would you want a 7 megapixel camera when a lowly 3.2 megapixel is enough to print out perfectly good 8x10 enlargements? How often do you run monster-sized prints? How many inkjet printers can even do that? The ans...
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Neocamera.com Updated: 2011-09-25 22:51:01
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The Canon Powershot S70 would be great if it did not have so many problems! In terms of functionality it is similar to the Canon Powershot G6, except for a compact body and lens. This is where the corner softness and purple fringing not seen on the G...
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Computerpoweruser.com Updated: 2011-09-25 22:51:06
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Not long ago, cameras with resolution of greater than 6MP were relegated to the realm of digital SLRs. In the past year or so, a few manufacturers began integrating high-resolution image sensors into compact cameras. Canons PowerShot S70 is one incar...
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If youre looking for a solid camera that takes excellent photos, but dont want the heft or expense of a model like the Cano Specs: Included Memory Amount: 32 MB, Included Memory: Media Card, Media Format: CompactFlash, Type: Compact, Maximum Reso...
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On August the 19th of this year Canon announced a new flagship addition to its successful S range, the 7 megapixel PowerShot S70. Aside from the black paint job and new sensor the S70 is identical to the PowerShot S60 (reviewed August 2004), sharing...

Excellent resolution, Low noise at ISO 50 and 100, not bad at 200 and 400, Excellent metering, color and dynamic range, Very clean, artefact-free images, Wide-angle zoom (28 - 100 mm equiv.), Excellent range of controls, Solid build quality, nice metallic...

Some purple fringing visible at wide-angle or maximum apertures, Some corner softness at wide-angle and maximum aperture, Lens slow at telephoto (F5.3), Auto focus can be slow, Low-light focus unreliable - especially at long end of the zoom, LCD monitor d...

Our first experience of Sonys new 7.1MP chip, as seen in the Cyber-shot P150, was overwhelmingly positive. Not only does it outperform the 5MP sensor it replaces (the 6MP version never really made an impact on compact cameras) in resolution terms, it...
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The Canon PowerShot S70 ($599) is a 7 Megapixel version of the PowerShot S60 (see our review) that was released earlier this year. The S60 and S70 are virtually identical, with the S70 having a 7.1 Megapixel CCD (versus 5.0 on the S60), a slightly...
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The Powershot S70 is the "big brother" of the 5.0 megapixel PowerShot S60 and is aimed at the advanced user who wants full photographic control in a compact digital camera with very high resolution. The S70 combines a 7.1-megapixel imager with the same...
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