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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.
80010039
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: For just over a year now, any time anyone has asked me to recommend a good low-cost mid-range camera with manual controls, I have unhesitatingly pointed them at the Canon PowerShot A540 , which I reviewed here in May of last year. However my recommendatio...
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
...
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
The Canon A570 IS stands out for its usable ISO as high as 1600 (for small prints, at least) and excellent image stabilization so useful youll always want it active. Considering you get that for just $50 over the price of the quite similar A560, its ...
Abstract: The PowerShot A570 IS ($279) finds itself in the middle of Canons entry-level A-series of digital cameras. It features a 4X optical zoom lens, 7.1 Megapixel CCD, full manual controls, a 2.5" LCD display, and a VGA movie mode. The A570 is also th...
Abstract: Canon can congratulate itself with the PowerShot A-series cameras. For the past few years cameras in this class have been extremely popular, because of their versatile qualities. Its amazing to see that the Canon PowerShot A570 IS has more to offer in...
Abstract: The 7.1 megapixel PowerShot A570 IS takes its place as the new "top of the line" "A" series model with its impressive 4x (35mm-140mm equivalent) zoom lens and Canon’s advanced Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) that significantly reduces the effects...
Abstract: The Canon A570 IS is an improved version of the excellent and inexpensive A550, adding Image Stabilization, a larger 2.5" LCD and a few handy extra features like totally manual exposure control, stitch assist mode and programmable function buttons. Th...
Brilliant pictures, Image stabilisation works very well, Face detect technology
Nothing of note The Final Word Canons A570IS is a brilliant advanced camera, combining exceptional image quality with all the features youd expect. It packs in two technologies, image stabilisation and face detect, that are sure to make an impression...
Canons A570IS is a brilliant advanced camera, combining exceptional image quality with all the features youd expect. It packs in two technologies, image stabilisation and face detect, that are sure to make an impression on consumers.
Abstract: Canons PowerShot A570 IS is an excellent choice for anyone who wants to learn more about shooting controls. At just under $450 (RRP), it represents pretty good value for family photographers and offers a lot more control than most similarly-priced poi...
