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January 2008
(80%)
39 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(76%)
11 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Image stabilizer
Face detection focus mode (which defaults to 9-point AF if no faces are found)
Natural color without high contrast and oversaturation
Custom assignment of Print/Share button
Auto fine focus after manual focus
Flash power is adjustable
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Face detection & image stabilization work well
Aggressive pricing
Excellent color performance
Accurate white balance
Manual controls
Good value
Above-average image quality
Good performance
Easy to use
Some advanced features and options
Includes optical IS
Optical image stabilization
Manual exposure controls
Optical viewfinder
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
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The editors didn't like
Canon insists on supplying documentation in two booklets
A Basic User Guide and an Advanced User Guide
Making it a pain to look anything up
Low resolution LCD
Slow flash recycle time
Stiff Mode dial
Poor seals and light construction indicate it may break easily
Slow focus
Slow burst speed
Batteries and memory in the same compartment
Camera is larger than other point-and-shoot models
LCD could be a little sharper
Noisy at higher ISOs
Occasional highlight clipping
Combined card / battery compartment can make changing cards without losing the batteries fiddly
Slow flash recycling (especially when batteries are weak)
Abstract: Here are a few features of the A570is Manual exposure mode Av exposure mode Tv exposure mode Manual focus mode Manual flash power control (3 steps) Exposure compensation +/- 2 stops in 1/3 stop steps Flash exposure control +/2 2 stops in 1/3 stop s...
The Canon PowerShot A570 IS is a good choice for an amateur photographer, or the busy family that is 'on the go'. Currently it is the least expensive of the Canon 'A' series line to offer the optical image stabilizer technology, which is worth its weig...
Abstract: I was recently looking for a small digicam which had full manual control, good low light capability, good image quality and which didnt cost too much. After going through lots of options I decided that the Canon Powershot "A" series image stabilized...
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...
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...
Canons A series PowerShots were originally designed as entry level cameras but since have quite clearly moved out of their original market segment. A series PowerShots have improved with each generation and - thanks to the inclusion of comprehensiv...
Good value, above-average image quality, good performance, easy to use, some advanced features and options, includes optical IS
Camera is larger than other point-and-shoot models, LCD could be a little sharper
Canons PowerShot A570 IS point-and-shoot digital camera provides a very good mixture of features and usability for novice photographers. By shopping around a bit, you might be able to find the PowerShot A570 for around $200, which makes it a great va...
Abstract: Since the birth of the PowerShot range, Canon has continued to provide its users with something slightly different, from a level of manual control not offered by other compacts to a viewfinder – something which many people don’t want to
Abstract: Under a wide range of what are considered normal outdoor shooting situations (sunset, sunrise, bright sunlight throughout the day, overcast and so on, the Canon A570 IS performs like a champ. While I carp and whine about visible digital noise in low li...
Abstract: 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 S...
Face detection & image stabilization work well
Aggressive pricing
Excellent color performance
Accurate white balance
Manual controls
Poor seals and light construction indicate it may break easily
Slow focus
Slow burst speed
Batteries and memory in the same compartment
Its a shame that Canon doesnt put more effort into making low-end cameras durable. Pentax and Olympus prove that it can be done. Sadly, more than a few PowerShot A570ISs will likely end up damaged or broken. However, for just over $200, the PowerShot...
